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Bulgaria's Severozapaden Still EU's Poorest Region
Bulgaria's Severozapaden (Northwestern) is expectedly still EU's poorest region, according to newly released Eurostat data from 2009. Northwestern Bulgaria's GDP per capita in 2009 was just 27% of the EU average in 2009. Severen Tsentralen (North-central), also in Bulgaria, has been ranked the bloc's second poorest with 29% of the average, together with Romania's Nord-Est. ...
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Bulgaria Enters New Stage of Major Diplomatic Reshuffle
Bulgaria's cabinet has decided to propose a total of 7 new Ambassadors abroad, the country's Foreign Ministry has announced. Former Minister for the Management of the EU Funds Meglena Plugchieva, who is currently an MP with the oppositional Bulgarian Socialist Party, has been proposed as the next Bulgarian Ambassador to Switzerland. Chavdar Nikolov will be appointed as Ambassador to Brazil ...
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Bulgaria Shells Millions for Administration's Microsoft Upgrade
Bulgaria will shell BGN millions to purchase Windows 8 Microsoft software for the needs of the State administration. The information was reported at a briefing Monday by the Chief Secretary of the Council of Ministers, Rosen Zhelyazkov, who listed the amount as BGN 62 M, down from the budget forecast of BGN 90 M ? a reduction the State was able to secure through the public tender. The purchase ...
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Bulgaria's Ex-EU Commissioner Bashed for Leaving Liberal Party
Hristina Hristova, leader of the marginal liberal Movement for Stability and Prosperity (NMSP), has criticized Bulgaria's former EU Commissioner Meglena Kuneva for officially leaving the party. On Sunday, Kuneva discontinued her membership in the party, claiming it was "a hard personal decision" and pledging to stay in politics. "We heard from Mrs....
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Bulgaria seizes snakes, crocodiles in suitcases
SOFIA (Reuters) - Bulgarian customs officials seized a large number of live reptiles, insects and crabs - some of them dangerous - stashed in suitcases in a bus travelling from the Czech Republic, they said on Monday. The alleged trafficker, a Bulgarian national, was arrested for trying to smuggle 49 turtles, 15 chameleons, six komodo dragons, four Cayman crocodiles and other animals including ...
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Bulgaria's Exports to EU Up 34% 2011 Y/Y
In 2011, Bulgarian exports to the EU increased by 33.6% compared to 2010 and amounted to BGN 24.7 B. ...
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Bulgaria EU Commissioner Says Yes to VAT Reduction
Bulgaria's European Commissioner Kristalina Georgieva has backed the government's plans to lower the 20% value-added-tax by the end of its term, but with a pinch of salt. "VAT reduction is an option for boosting domestic demand, but we must carefully balance the reduction of budget revenues and more money in people's pocket," Commissioner Kristalina Georgieva, a former World Bank official ...
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Iran wants to build refinery in Bulgaria
SOFIA, Bulgaria, March 12 (UPI) -- Iran is ready to discuss building an oil refinery along the Bulgarian coast of the Black Sea if Bulgaria is ready for the development, an official said.
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Bulgaria Sees 2% Inflation Rate Feb 2012 Y/Y
Bulgaria's February inflation rate reached 2% as compared with the same month of 2011, the country's National Statistical Institute has informed. February's monthly inflation was 0.9%. ...
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Bulgaria Paid Its Dues, Free to Quit BA Pipe - Russian Media
Bulgaria has paid all outstanding dues for its part in the Burgas-Alexandroupolis oil pipeline project and is free to quit it, Russian media reported on Monday, citing the finance minister in Sofia. Bulgaria's contribution to the project totaled EUR 1.421 M in 2008 and was paid in that year....
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Bulgaria Air Welcomes First Embraer 190 Jet
Bulgaria's Bulgaria Air airline has received the first of nine state-of-the-art Brazilian Embraer jets, which are scheduled to arrive here by the end of 2014. The first E-190 aircraft with registration LZ-SOF is parked on one of the central berths at Sofia Airport Terminal 1, awaiting to start serving flights of Bulgaria Air regular lines. Three more such planes will arrive in Bulgaria by the ...
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Bulgaria's Marinov Triumphs at Europe Wrestling Tournament
Bulgaria's Hristo Marinov has won the gold medal at the European Wrestling Championship in Belgrade. Marinov celebrated the first gold victory for the Bulgarian team after defeating Damian Janikowski of Poland at the men's 84kg Greco-Roman wrestling final match at the European Championship on March 11, 2012. Hristo Marinov was born on March 14, 1987 in the city of Stara Zagora....
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Swedish retail giant H&M enters Bulgaria
Swedish cheap-and-chic fashion giant H&M opened its first store in Bulgaria's capital Sofia on Saturday, the company said.
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Bulgaria Grants Chinese Automaker EU Access: News Analysis
Last month, a deal between China?s Great Wall Motors and Bulgaria?s Litex Motors was reached to allow China to assemble its first cars in the European Union.
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Bulgaria's Lalova Ranks 8th at World Sprint Championship
Bulgaria's star sprint runner finished 8th at the 60 m women's final of the IAAF World Indoor Championships in Athletics in Istanbul Sunday. Lalova, who was competing in a physically worsened condition, having a flu and fever, finished at 7.27 seconds. ...
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Bulgaria Ex PM, Austrian Lobbyist Implicated in Graft Scheme
The scandal with Austrian lobbyist Peter Hochegger, who is said to have bribed Austrian politicians with money received from Bulgaria, has stirred controversies in both countries. In 2008, Hochegger's PR agency was hired by the Three-way Coalition government to hold a one-year promotional campaign to boost Bulgaria's image in the EU. The public procurement was worth around EUR 1 M. ...
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Bulgaria Guards EU Borders According to Schengen Standards - Top Cop
Tsvetan Tsvetanov, Deputy Prime Minister, Interior Minister and Deputy Chair of center-right ruling party GERB, who is in Brussels for a Justice and Home Affairs Council meeting, has met with Wilfred Martens, President of the European People's Party. Tsvetanov thanked Martens, Chairman of the EPP-ED Group in the European Parliament Joseph Daul, and Secretary General of the European People's ...
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Bulgaria's Turkish Leader Cynic, Untouchable in Bonus War - Analyst
Bulgaria's ethnic Turks leader has unapologetically revealed himself this week as a cynic, who feels untouchable, a political analyst argues. "Ahmed Dogan's statement that his fee (for consulting hydro energy projects while his party was in power) is not a bonus and he refuses to return it is very much in line with his style so far. His cynicism stems from his confidence that he is untouchable ...
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