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Bulgaria Construction Output Falls Again [Apr 06, 2012] Bulgaria Construction Output Falls Again [via YahooNews] More >>

Rodman makes appearance in Bulgaria [Apr 06, 2012] Former NBA star Dennis Rodman arrived in Bulgaria this week ahead of his appearance at the country's All-Star game on Saturday, the Sofia News Agency reported. [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria Participates in Huge International Cocaine Bust [Apr 05, 2012] Bulgarian authorities are currently involved in a large-scale cocaine bust operation, according to Deputy Prime Minister and Interior Minister, Tsvetan Tsvetanov. Speaking in an interview for the Bulgarian National Radio, BNR, Thursday, Tsvetanov announced that the international operation concerns over 1 metric ton of the illegal drug and that a Bulgaria national is involved in the major drug ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria Starts Construction of Hwy to Greek Border [Apr 05, 2012] Bulgaria is holding Thursday, April 5, the groundbreaking ceremony of the 15-km Lot 4 of the Struma Highway. On March 19, the Greek company Aktor and the Bulgarian Road Infrastructure Agency signed the contract for the construction of Lot 4 of the Struma Highway leading from Sofia to the Bulgaria-Greece border. The construction of the road section will cost BGN 59 M, and is supposed to be ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria's Oil Oligarch Admits to Excessive Fuel Prices [Apr 04, 2012] The General Director of Lukoil Bulgaria Valentin Zlatev, known as one of the top Bulgarian oligarchs, has admitted that fuel prices in the country are way too high. Zlatev, who is in charge of the Bulgarian branch of the Russian oil giant, including the largest refinery in the Balkans, Lukoil Neftochim Burgas, did say, however, that it is both the consumers, and the producers who suffer from the ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria Courts Austrian Investors for Danube Ports Concessions [Apr 04, 2012] Bulgaria expects to lure Austrian investors into becoming concessionaires of a number of Bulgarian ports on the Danube, according to Ivaylo Moskovski, Minister of Transport, Information Technology and Communications. "We have so far enjoyed a very good cooperation with Austrian investors and I hope that their interest in interest in our country will deepen in the future," Moskovski said ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria Govt Greenlights Eurobond Sale [Apr 04, 2012] Bulgaria's government issued on Wednesday a mandate for the sale of Eurobonds on international markets to raise funds for repaying debt maturing in early 2013. Finance Minister Simeon Djnakov has been entitled to go ahead with the preparations for the sale under amendments to the State Budget Act, which the cabinet approved at its meeting. Bulgaria plans to tap international markets at the end ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria Interior Min: Gangsters Earn Abroad, Invest Here [Apr 04, 2012] Bulgarian organized crime activities generate a major part of their turnover, recently estimated at BGN 3.5 B (EUR 1.7 B) annually, abroad, according to the interior minister. ... [via YahooNews] More >>

US anti-drug agency opens office in Bulgaria, which lies on major drug trafficking route [Apr 03, 2012] SOFIA, Bulgaria (AP) ? A U.S. anti-drug agency has opened a new office in Bulgaria, which lies on a major drug trafficking route linking Western Europe, the Middle East and Southwest Asia. [via YahooNews] More >>

US anti-drug agency opens office in Bulgaria [Apr 03, 2012] The US Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) opened Tuesday an office in Bulgaria, a major drug trafficking crossroad that nevertheless hopes to achieve further integration into Europe. [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria-Turkey Gas Pipeline Won't Carry Costlier Fuel - Ambassador [Apr 03, 2012] A pipeline carrying Azeri gas to Turkey is expected to reach Bulgaria's Kapitan Andreevo, according to Turkish Ambassador to Bulgaria Ismail Aramaz. In a Tuesday statement in the northeastern city of Ruse, he explained that the pipeline would allow reverse flow, as Bulgaria had requested. During his visit to Ruse, the Turkish Ambassador met with District Governor Stefko Burdzhiev and Mayor ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria to Swap Bonn for Frankfurt Consular Office [Apr 03, 2012] Bulgaria will create a new consular office in Frankfurt-am-Main, announced the Bulgarian Ministry of Foreign Affairs Tuesday. No deadline has been given for the opening of the office, which the Ministry says will give Bulgaria a better representation and coverage of its citizens in Germany. In the move, Bulgaria plans to "temporarily" close down its current Bonn consulate as of June 30. ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria's Ex President Secured Citizenship for Russian Businessman's Wife [Apr 03, 2012] Bulgaria's ex President Georgi Parvanov has been instrumental in granting Bulgarian citizenship to the wife of Denis Ershov, a notorious Russian businessman often alleged to be involved in criminal activities. This has been reported by the private Bulgarian news agency BGNES, which cites its own sources as revealing that Parvanov pressured ex Culture Minister Stefan Danailov to propose granting ... [via YahooNews] More >>

NGO: Bulgaria's Organized Crime Makes BGN 3.5 B Annually, Stable [Apr 03, 2012] The top twelve organized crime activities in Bulgaria generate some BGN 3.5 B (EUR 1.7 B), according to a report of the Sofia-based NGO Center for the Study of Democracy (CSD). ... [via YahooNews] More >>

S. Stream support nets deal for Bulgaria [Apr 02, 2012] MOSCOW, April 2 (UPI) -- Bulgaria received a temporary discount on natural gas prices from Moscow in exchange for expedited development of South Stream, the prime minister said. [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria Opens Doors to South Stream Pipeline [Apr 02, 2012] EurActiv.com Bulgaria and Russia have agreed that a final investment decision on the South Stream gas pipeline will be taken in November.... [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria's February Unemployment Rate among EU's Highest [Apr 02, 2012] Bulgaria was among the EU member states with the highest unemployment rate in February, according to data released by Eurostat. A total of 12.4% of Bulgarians were unemployed in February, which is higher than both the seasonally adjusted average for the EU 27 (10.... [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria opens doors to South Stream pipeline (News) [Apr 02, 2012] Bulgaria and Russia have agreed that a final investment decision on the South Stream gas pipeline will be taken in November. Russia is speeding up construction of the pipeline, which will bring Russian gas through the Black Sea to Bulgaria and countries further west. More ? [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria PM Pins Hopes on Georgia to Diversify Gas Supplies [Apr 01, 2012] Bulgaria's prime minister said in Georgia he has seen for the first time ever a realistic opportunity to diversify his country's gas supplies. "Bulgaria and Georgia will work actively for drawing up a memorandum for gas supplies," Boyko Borisov said after meeting his Georgian counterpart Nikoloz Gilauri. Bulgaria currently imports 90% of its gas from OAO Gazprom, Russia's natural-gas export ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria to Rely Less on Russia, Plevneliev Tells Corriere [Apr 01, 2012] Bulgaria will aim to diversify its gas supplies and improve the efficiency of its energy sector, Corriere della Sera reported, citing an interview with President Rosen Plevneliev. "In order to do this, we need to have strategic vision, construct new facilities for energy production and focus on quality, not only on quantity," Bulgaria's head of state said in the interview, which he gave during ... [via YahooNews] More >>

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