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Bulgaria's National Liberation Day Celebrated in Moscow [Mar 04, 2012] Bulgaria's Day of National Liberation from the Ottoman Empire, March 3, has been celebrated in Moscow by Bulgarians living in Russia and Russian officials. Bulgaria celebrates on March 3rd its National Holiday, marking the 134th anniversary of its Liberation from five centuries of Ottoman yoke, which came after the Russian-Turkish War of 1877-1878. In the Russian capital, Bulgaria's Liberation ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria Celebrates National Liberation Day [Mar 03, 2012] Bulgaria celebrates on March 3rd its National Holiday, marking the 133rd anniversary of its Liberation from five centuries of Ottoman yoke. The Team of Novinite.com (Sofia News Agency) congratulates its Bulgarian readers on the occasion of Liberation Day! ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria?s revival [Mar 03, 2012] Heritage is a big deal to Bulgarians, who see in their monasteries, mansions and fortresses the tapestry of the country?s history. [via YahooNews] More >>

National Day Of Bulgaria Saturday [Mar 03, 2012] MANILA, Philippines - Saturday is the National Day of Bulgaria. This event commemorates the signing of the Treaty of San Stefano between Russia and the Ottoman Empire in 1878, thus giving birth to the government of Bulgaria after being ruled by the Ottoman Empire for around 500 years. [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria Jails Medieval Capital Former Mayor [Mar 02, 2012] Rumen Rashev, former mayor of Bulgaria's medieval capital Veliko Tarnovo, will spend three years in jail on charges of power abuse, a local appeals court ruled on Friday. The other defendant in the case, Tarnovo former chief architect Elena Abadzhieva was delivered a suspended three-year sentence. "Of course I will appeal.... [via YahooNews] More >>

National Day Of Bulgaria Saturday [Mar 02, 2012] MANILA, Philippines ? Saturday is the National Day of Bulgaria. This event commemorates the signing of the Treaty of San Stefano between Russia and the Ottoman Empire in 1878, thus giving birth to the government of Bulgaria after being ruled by the Ottoman Empire for around 500 years. National Day celebrations start with the hoisting of the national flag in front of the Unknown Soldier Monument ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria, Israel to Join Forces on Mediterranean Gas Deposits [Mar 02, 2012] Bulgaria and Israel are considering a new field of cooperation ? gas supplies from the newly-found natural gas deposits in the Eastern Mediterranean, Bulgaria's Foreign Minister Nikolay Mladenov indicated after meeting with his Israeli counterpart Avigdor Lieberman in Sofia. "In addition to the other fields of cooperation between Bulgaria and Israel, the development of the new natural gas ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria Made Commitments to Chevron, Nationalist Party Says [Mar 02, 2012] Bulgaria's marginal nationalist VMRO party has expressed its outrage with a co-sponsorship contract between Chevron and the Bulgarian Embassy in the US concerning a reception on the occasion of Bulgaria's national day. Bulgaria has made business engagements to Chevron, VMRO has concluded, stating that Chevron's name has been involved in the "scandalous" situation surrounding shale gas ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria Signs EU Fiscal Pact with Reservations [Mar 02, 2012] Bulgaria, together with 24 other EU Member States, signed Friday the Treaty on Stability, Coordination and Governance in the Economic and Monetary Union during an EU Summit in Brussels. Prime Minister Boyko Borisov backed the fiscal treaty with a reservation concerning the coordination of economic policies, the press office of the Bulgarian Council of Ministers said in a statement. Bulgaria ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria Moves to Ban Plea Bargains for Road Killers [Mar 02, 2012] Bulgaria's government has proposed legislative amendments that abolish plea bargains in cases of traffic accidents that have cost human lives, the country's Interior Minister Tsvetan Tsvetanov. No plea bargains will be possible for drivers who have killed pedestrians at traffic lights or crosswalks, Tsvetanov clarified on Monday in an interview for the Bulgarian National Television. Road killers ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria Won?t Confront Netherlands over Schengen Failure [Mar 02, 2012] Bulgaria does not intend to engage in a confrontation with the Netherlands over the country's decision to block its Schengen Accession once again, Bulgarian Interior Minister Tsvetan Tsvetanov has declared. "I met with the Dutch Ambassador a couple of days ago and what he thanked us for is that there was in fact no change in our cooperation in the sphere of security, since we are working ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria, Romania Schengen Bids Blocked until September [Mar 02, 2012] No decision on Bulgaria and Romania's bids to enter the Schengen Agreement will be taken earlier than September, it has been made clear. "It is agreed that the council should revert to the issue of Bulgaria and Romania's accession to the Schengen area in order to adopt its decision in September," said the draft post European Council summit statement, obtained by international media. Last month's ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria's Varna Airport To Officially Reopen Upgraded Runway [Mar 02, 2012] SOFIA (Bulgaria), February 29 (SeeNews) - Bulgaria's Fraport Twin Star Airport Management said that the runway of the airport it operates in the city of Varna will be officially reopened on Sunday following four months of renovation. [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria Stands Up for Low Taxes before EU Fiscal Pact Summit [Mar 01, 2012] Bulgaria will stand for keeping its tax rates, currently the lowest in the EU, thus seeking an opt-out from the new EU Fiscal Pact, Bulgarian PM Boyko Borisov has declared before the start of the European Council Summit. "Tax policy must remain the priority of each member state," Borisov stated in Brussels Thursday night, as cited by BNR. On Friday, Bulgaria will join the Treaty on Stability ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria's Fiscal Reserve Shrinks to BGN 4 B Jan 2012 [Mar 01, 2012] Bulgaria's fiscal reserve by January 31, 2012, amounted to BGN 4 B or about BGN 1 B less, compared to January 2011. The information was released by the press office of the Bulgarian Finance Ministry. According to government data about the first half of 2011, published at the end of August, as of June 30, 2011, Bulgaria's state fiscal reserve amounted to BGN 5.... [via YahooNews] More >>

Four Bidders to Vie for Bulgaria's Vivacom - Report [Mar 01, 2012] Three binding bids have already been submitted for Bulgaria's telecom Vivacom and one more is expected within days, local media reports say. Tsvetan Vassilev, the head of Bulgaria's Corporate Commercial Bank, and Icelandic businessman Thor Bjorgolfsson have made bids for Vivacom, heir to the state-owned Bulgarian Telecommunications Company (BTC), Capital daily reported, citing insiders. The ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria Recycling Body Chair Vladimir Dimitrov: Metals Theft Bill Serves Govt Darlings [Mar 01, 2012] Bulgaria's environment ministry recently drew up a controversial bill on waste management, claiming it is ramping up efforts to tackle metal theft. The bill triggered the anger of local companies, dealing with scrap metals, who say it aims to monopolize the sector by forcing many SMEs to fall by the wayside. The Bulgarian Association of Recycling has been one of the most vocal opponents. ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria Celebrates Traditional 'Baba Marta' Holiday [Mar 01, 2012] Thursday sees Bulgaria celebrate one of its most loved traditional holydays - Baba Marta, which is believed to mark the beginning of spring. Celebrated on March 1, Baba Marta (Grandma March) is believed to be a feisty lady who always seems to be grudging at her two brothers, while the sun only comes out when she smiles. As folklore often goes there are different versions of the Baba Marta tale.... [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria Approves EU Fiscal Pact ahead of Leaders' Summit [Mar 01, 2012] Bulgaria's Cabinet has given a green light to the country's accession to the draft EU Treaty on Stability, Coordination, and Governance in the Economic and Monetary Union. Thus, Bulgaria will be one of the 25 EU member states to join the so called EU fiscal pact, with the UK and the Czech Republic deciding to stay out of it. On Wednesday, the Bulgarian government authorized Prime Minister Boyko ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Hungary 1 Bulgaria 1 - international friendly result [Feb 29, 2012] Hungary 1 Bulgaria 1 - international friendly result: [via YahooNews] More >>

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