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Bulgaria's Pironkova Turns 23, Hits No. 31 in WTA List
Bulgaria's best female tennis player, Tsvetana Pironkova, has climbed the rankings to a new career-high of No 31 in the world on the back of her success at the US Open, where she bowed out in the second round.
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Go-Ahead for Bulgaria Steel Mill Lackluster Auction
Kremikovtzi, one of Bulgaria's biggest companies, provided jobs for over 5 000 people and its future was a politically sensitive issue ahead of the general elections last summer.
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Bulgaria's International Tourism Ads Suffer Criticism
Bulgaria's recently launched international tourism advertising campaign has been criticized by tour operators at the acquiescence of the respective deputy minister.
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Bulgaria Summons National Security Council over New Strategy
Bulgaria's President Georgi Parvanov has summoned the National Security Council over the draft of a new National Security Strategy.
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Bulgaria's Export to EU Up by 17% in 2010 H1
Bulgaria's export to the other EU member states registered a substantial growth in the first half of 2010. In January-June, it grew by 17.4% reaching BGN 8 B. At the same time, Bulgaria's import from the EU was BGN 9.9 B, an increase of 2.8%.
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Bulgaria Celebrates 120th Years of Opera Tradition
Bulgaria is set to mark the 120th anniversary since the establishment of opera tic art in the country with a series of events.
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Bulgaria border town opens arms to one-time foe
IVAILOVGRAD, Bulgaria (AFP) - When Tsvetan Pavlov was a schoolboy growing up in Ivailovgrad half a century ago, local children were told to let the police know if they ever saw a stranger in town.
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Bulgaria with Third Wrestling Title in Moscow
Bulgaria's Mihail Ganev at the 84-kg final in Moscow, which he came to win. Photo by EPA/BGNES
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Bulgaria's Ruling Party Doing 3 Times Better Than Opposition
Bulgaria's ruling center-right party GERB enjoys the support of 32% of Bulgarians vs. 10.4% for the largest opposition formation, the Socialist Party, a poll shows.
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Bulgaria Jobless Rate Drops In August
(RTTNews) - Bulgaria's unemployment rate dropped for the sixth consecutive month in August, data from the labor ministry showed Friday. The jobless rate was 0.09 percentage points lower than in July. The number of unemployed persons dropped by 3,479 from a month earlier to 33,8520 in August.
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Bulgaria Retail Sales Rise, Industrial Output Drops In July
(RTTNews) - Bulgaria's retail sales, excluding motor vehicles and motorcycles, rose 6.6% in July compared to the previous month, the National Statistical Institute said on Friday.
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Bulgaria Steel Mill Auction May Lack Bidders, Receiver Says
Bulgaria's auction next week of Kremikovtzi AD, a bankrupt steel mill, probably will fail to draw any bidders, raising the prospects the government will cut the price later, said Tsvetan Bankov, the factory's receiver.
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Bulgaria Mulls 9% Unified Tourism VAT
Bulgaria's government plans the introduction of a 9% unified value-added tax (VAT) in the tourism sector, not 14% as initially planned, the prime minister said on Friday.
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Bulgaria's Interior Minister to Answer on ID Documents Issues
Bulgaria's Interior Minister Tsvetan Tsvetanov will answer questions in the Parliament about the problems with the issuing of the new identity documents.
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Bulgaria's Revenue Agency Vows 100% Tax Collection
Bulgaria's National Revenue Agency will collect 100% of the taxes due to the state for 2010, which amount to about BGN 12 B, promised the agency director Krasimir Stefanov.
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Bulgaria, Greece Excited by New Border Crossing after 130 Years of Ties
The Presidents of Bulgaria and Greece, Georgi Parvanov and Karolos Papoulias, have hailed the opening of a new border crossing as a boost to bilateral tourism and investment ties.
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Bulgaria, Greece open new border checkpoint
(IVAILOVGRAD ) - Bulgaria and Greece opened a new border checkpoint Thursday in the Rhodope mountains, a region that used to be one of the most heavily guarded areas of the Iron Curtain during communism.
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Bulgaria's Top Prosecutor Says Yes on Anti-mafiaTribunal
Bulgaria's Chief Prosecutor, Boris Velchev, is against the idea to have the future special tribunal try corruption cases. Photo by BGNES
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Bulgaria's President -Defense Minister War Flares up
The conflict between Bulgaria's President, Georgi Parvanov, and Defense Minister, Anyu Angelov, fanned once again Thursday with the exchange of a new round of mutual accusations.
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Bulgaria Pushes for Unfettered Job Rights, Cites Roma Woes
Bulgaria has renewed its calls for an open door labor market in the ten older member states that still impose restrictions for job-seekers from the country and its northern neighbor Romania right after the end of the European Parliament summer recess.
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