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Bulgaria Is 'More than Sea, Beaches' at Germany's Tourism Exhibition
Bulgaria will take part in the International Holiday Exhibition CMT in Stuttgart, Germany and will present itself as a diverse holiday destination, the Bulgarian Economy Ministry has announced. This year's edition of the exhibition, which will be held Tuesday, will focus on traditional tourism and traveling by caravans and motorcycles. Bulgaria will participate with a 36 square meter stand ...
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Bulgaria to Start Exporting Electricity to Turkey in March
Bulgaria is expected to resume its electricity exports to Turkey at the end of March 2010, according to the head of the Bulgarian National Electric Company NEK, Krasimir Parvanov. "I am all up for restarting the electricity trade with our southern neighbor because it is no secret that the prices there are better than the market prices in the region," Parvanov said during a forum at the ...
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Bulgaria to Launch FMD Disinfection Tax on Turkish Border
Each vehicle passing through the Turkish-Bulgarian border will have to pay an at least EUR 2 disinfection tax, the measure aiming to stop the recent foot-and-mouth disease (FMD) outbreak in Bulgaria. Upon paying the tax, the vehicles will be thoroughly disinfected. The measure was announced by Yordan Voynov, Head of State Veterinary Public Health Control Directorate on Monday....
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Bulgaria to stop foot-and-mouth disease by rebuilding Warsaw Pact barb fence
Bulgaria will rebuild the barb fence along the border with Turkey to stop foot-and-mouth disease (FMD) coming from that country, a senior official said here on Monday.
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Bulgaria's Rightists Want Head of Top Cop, Customs Agency Director
Bulgaria's Interior Minister, Tsvetan Tsvetanov, and the head of the Customs Agency, Vanyo Tanov, should resign with dignity, said Martin Dimitrov, leader of the rightist Union of Democratic Forces (UDF) party. Dimitrov's statement was made Monday at a press conference, in which he urged all parties to sign a new social contract that would restore the confidence in state institutions. He ...
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Bulgaria Ex Foreign Minister Backs Embattled Diplomats in Spy Row
Bulgaria's former Socialist foreign minister has called on 41 senior diplomats to resist pressure to resign on the grounds they worked for the communist-era secret service.
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Bulgaria Considers Border Fence with Turkey Over FMD
Bulgaria will demand financial support from the European Commission to rebuild its border fence with Turkey due to the danger of animals spreading foot-and-mouth disease (FMD). This was announced on Monday by the Head of State Veterinary Public Health Control Directorate Yordan Voynov on Monday. "It is otherwise impossible to follow each wild or domestic animal passing through the border ...
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Bulgaria Govt Rapped for Failed Privatization Attempts - Survey
Bulgaria's government is most heavily criticized for its failure to rake in revenues into the budget by privatization, shows a survey, conducted among analysts, employers and trade unionists. According to the experts the failed privatizations prove that the plan of the government was chaotic and controversial, says the poll, conducted by the Institute for Market Economy. The privatization tender ...
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Bulgaria confirms new foot-and-mouth outbreak
Bulgarian veterinary authorities confirmed yesterday a second outbreak of foot-and-mouth disease in the southeast of the country, after 500 animals had to be destroyed last week.
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Bulgaria caught more illegal migrants in 2010
(SOFIA ) - Bulgaria saw a major hike in illegal migrants last year, intercepting 25 percent more trespassers -- mainly at its southern border with Turkey -- compared to 2009, the interior ministry said Monday.
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Bulgaria slaughters farm animals after second foot-and-mouth disease outbreak
SOFIA, Bulgaria - Government health officials in Bulgaria say 200 farm animals will be slaughtered in a village near the southern border with Turkey to prevent the spread of foot-and-mouth disease.
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Bulgaria reports second outbreak of foot-and-mouth
SOFIA, Jan 17 (Reuters) - Some 200 cattle, sheep and pigs will be culled in a southeastern Bulgarian village after a second outbreak of foot-and-mouth disease in domestics animals was detected, the National Veterinary Service said on Monday.
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Romania Foreign Minister: Only Bulgaria Failed Schengen Test
France, Germany and Finland have expressed their concerns towards Bulgaria 's Schengen readiness, while the report on Romania has not shown any irregularities, Baconschi has pointed out before Romanian pundits.
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Bulgaria in 2011
Bulgaria and Romania will become members of EU not earlier than 2008, Deutsche Bank analysis said quoted by the Italian Sole 24 Ore. Turkey prospects for EU accession are of longer terms, Croatia must improve for membership in mid-terms....
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Bulgaria in 2011
Bulgaria and Romania will become members of EU not earlier than 2008, Deutsche Bank analysis said quoted by the Italian Sole 24 Ore. Turkey prospects for EU accession are of longer terms, Croatia must improve for membership in mid-terms....
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Bulgaria's Pironkova Advances in Sidney
Tsvetana Pironkova , Bulgaria's best female tennis player, has progressed to the second round of the Australian Open Grand Slam tournament.
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Bulgaria Starts Replacing Diplomats with Communist Ties
Bulgaria begins Monday the procedure of selecting new consuls general to replace those who were exposed as agents or collaborators to the former Communist State Security (DS).
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Bulgaria Ex Foreign Minister Backs Embattled Diplomats in Spy Row
"Bulgaria's ambassador should not give in to the stupid calls and demands of the majority in parliament," Ivaylo Kalfin wrote in his blog.
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Bulgaria to Bask in Another Warm January Week
The new week in Bulgaria will again be warmer than the usual for January , even though temperatures will fall a couple of degrees on Thursday.
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Bulgaria's PM Slams Discrediting Leaked Tapes, Sends Them Abroad
Bulgaria's prime minister has reiterated the leaked wiretaps, accusing him of meddling in the work of the customs, are rigged and has vowed to send them abroad for verification.
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