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EU Recommends Bulgaria to Pursue ?Strict? Fiscal Policies (Bloomberg)
March 17 (Bloomberg) -- The European Commission urged Bulgaria to pursue ?strict? fiscal policies that will compensate for ?slightly favorable assumptions on growth and revenue collection.?
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Subpoena Blunder Postpones Notorious Bulgaria Road Fund Case (Novinite.com)
Former Director of Bulgaria's Road Infrastructure Fund, Veselin Georgiev (l), who is charged with abuse of power and conflict of interests, sits in the courtroom Wednesday.
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Bulgaria Interior Minister Slams Magistrates' Lack of Will (Novinite.com)
Bulgaria's Interior Minister, Tsvetan Tsvetanov, accused the judicial system of lacking the will to deal with organized crime in the country.
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Bulgaria Interior Minister Slams Magistrates' Lack of Will (Novinite.com)
Bulgaria's Prime Minister, Boyko Borisov (l) and Interior Minister, Tsvetan Tsvetanov at the opening of the the international conference devoted to the best Bulgarian practices in combating corruption.
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Economist Urges Total Privatization in Bulgaria (Novinite.com)
Bulgaria?s Borisov government should go all the way with privatization, according to Krasen Stanchev, Chair of Governing Board of the Sofia-based Institute for Market Economy.
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Bulgaria Becomes Part of International Defense Logistics Unit (Novinite.com)
Bulgaria?s Cabinet approved Wednesday a memorandum for the country?s participation in an international integrated logistics unit. Each of the participants ? Bulgaria, Canada, Croatia, Hungary, Lithuania, and Slovakia ? is going to take part with 4 military officers in the NATO logistics unit.
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Press: Bulgaria Makes 'Indecent Proposal' to Macedonia (Novinite.com)
Macedonian papers have expressed their outrage over bits and pieces that allegedly leaked from the ?Friendship Treaty? proposed by Bulgaria.
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Press: Bulgaria Makes 'Indecent Proposal' to Macedonia (Novinite.com)
Bulgaria's ex PM Stanishev handed the "Friendship Treaty" to his Macedonian counterpart Gruevski in Dec 2008, according to Macedonian press. Photo by BGNES
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Bulgaria Govt to Slash Privatization Prices to Raise Revenue (Novinite.com)
Bulgaria?s government is reducing by up to 30% the privatization prices of several companies in a quest to raise badly-needed revenue. The Bulgarian Privatization Agency has announced that it is selling on the stock exchange state shares in 40 companies.
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Bulgaria PM Asks EPP for EU Funds Lobbying (Novinite.com)
Bulgaria?s Prime Minister, Boyko Borisov, has asked the leadership of the European People?s Party to lobby in Brussels for the allocation of EU funds.
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EPP Head Martens: All-out Support for Bulgaria?s Borisov Govt (Novinite.com)
The Chair of the EPP, Wilfried Martens (left) together with one of his deputies, Bulgaria's ex Foreign Minister Rumiana Jeleva, duirng the presentation of his book in Sofia.
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Bulgaria Soccer Star Berbatov Proud of Home Fans (Novinite.com)
Bulgaria soccer star Dimitar Berbatov has written in his new blog how much he appreciates the support of his fans, and how proud he is when they enjoy his success.
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Bulgaria Soccer Star Berbatov Proud of Home Fans (Novinite.com)
Bulgaria soccer idol Dimitar Berbatov has now praised his friends and supporters in a new blog entry on his official web site. Photo by berbatov.bg
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Bulgaria Defense Minister: Govt, Not President, Should Control Intelligence (Novinite.com)
The executive branch rather than the President should be in control of Bulgaria?s intelligence services, according to Defense Minister Anyu Angelov. Speaking Tuesday evening, Angelov has made it clear he was expressing his personal opinion. He said the issue is yet to be discussed.
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Bulgaria Defense Minister: Govt, Not President, Should Control Intelligence (Novinite.com)
Bulgaria's Defense Minister Anyu Angelov. Photo by BGNES The executive branch rather than the President should be in control of Bulgaria?s intelligence services, according to Defense Minister Anyu Angelov.
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New Scandal Shakes Bulgaria Supreme Judiciary (Novinite.com)
After the so-called Krasio the Black scandal shaking Bulgaria's judicial system, another Bulgarian Supreme Magistrate has been exposed Tuesday for alleged ties with crime bosses.
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Bulgaria Reacts to Romanian Bird Flu Outbreak (Novinite.com)
Bulgaria's Minister of Agriculture has ordered the National Veterinary Service to monitor an outbreak of avian flu in neighboring Romania.
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Bulgaria Reacts to Romanian Bird Flu Outbreak (Novinite.com)
Bulgaria veterinarians have been put on high alert, following an outbreak of H5N1 avian flu in southeast Romania. Photo by BGNES
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Minister: Bulgaria awash in fake licenses (UPI)
SOFIA, Bulgaria, March 16 (UPI) -- Bulgaria's transport minister said the country's high accident rate is because of tens of thousands of people who obtain drivers licenses on the black market.
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Bulgaria Socialists: Halting NPP Is National Treason (Novinite.com)
BSP issued a declaration stating nuclear energy in Bulgaria has no other alternative than the Nuclear Power Plant (NPP) in the Danube town of Belene and every attempt to stop or freeze the project equals national treason.
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