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Ex Bulgaria PM Stanishev: I Am Learning from Borisov, Dogan (Novinite.com)
Bulgaria?s former Prime Minister Sergey Stanishev said he was learning from his successor Boyko Borisov. Stanishev spoke on the bTV channel Sunday. He pointed out he respected a lot the leader of the ethnic Turkish party DPS, Ahmed Dogan, and had learned a lot from him.
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Ethnic Turkish Party DPS Wants 'Bulgaria 2020' Strategy (Novinite.com)
Bulgaria?s ethnic Turkish party DPS has demanded from the Borisov government an economic plan ?Bulgaria 2020?, its Deputy Chair stated Sunday.
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US Rock Legend Bob Dylan to Sing in Bulgaria's Sofia June 3 (Novinite.com)
Legendary American song-writer and musician is going to have a concert in the Bulgarian capital Sofia on June 3, 2010. Dylan?s first concert in Bulgaria will be part of a European tour, his personal website, bobdylan.com, announced.
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Environmentalists: Staggering Drop of Migrating Birds in Bulgaria (Novinite.com)
The number of migrating birds in Bulgaria has declined by over 50% in the last 12 years, according to environmentalists. Data of the Bulgarian Society for Protection of Birds shows that 312 000 birds spend the winter in Bulgaria in 2009-2010.
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Bulgaria Labor Minister: Unemployment Rate Growth Slows down (Novinite.com)
The growth of Bulgaria?s unemployment rate is going to slow down after March, according to Labor Minister Totyu Mladenov. On Sunday Mladenov told the BNR that he expected an unemployment rate of 10,4% for the first quarter of 2010. He reminded that in January 2010, the figure was 9,9%.
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Bulgaria to Set up Unified Financial Supervision Body in 6 Months (Novinite.com)
Setting up a unified body for financial supervision in Bulgaria is going to take about 6 months, according the Chair of Parliamentary Finance Committee, Menda Stoyanova.
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Critical Danube Level Threatens Northwest Bulgaria with Floods (Novinite.com)
Parts of villages located along the Danube in Northwestern Bulgaria have already been flooded as the river level is rising threateningly. On Saturday, the Danube level near the northwestern city of Vidin surpassed the critical 750 cm, and on Sunday morning, it already stood at 782 cm.
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Critical Danube Level Threatens Northwest Bulgaria with Floods (Novinite.com)
Northwestern Bulgaria is threatened by a flood as the level of the Danube River increases. Photo by BGNES
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Incriminated Bulgaria Ex Minister Opens House for Media (Novinite.com)
Bulgaria?s incriminated former Social Minister, Emiliya Maslarova, talks to reporters Sunday after letting them tour her house in the upscale Sofia suburb of ?Boyna.?
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World Bank Offers Assistance for Bulgaria Road Infrastructure (Novinite.com)
Bulgaria?s Prime Minister, Boyko Borisov and the Director of the World Bank for Central Europe and the Baltic countries, Peter Harold, held talks regarding road reconstruction and modernization.
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World Bank Offers Assistance for Bulgaria Road Infrastructure (Novinite.com)
The permanent representative for the WB in Bulgaria, Florian Fichtl,held discussed with PM Borisov and the WB Director for Central Europe and the Baltic countries ways to help modernize Bulgaria?s road infrastructure.
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Business Week: Greek Crisis Dims Bulgaria's Euro Dreams (Novinite.com)
The government of EU member Bulgaria made adopting the euro a top priority, but then Greece hit the skids. Now membership in the common currency seems far off.
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Bulgaria Energy Minister: Nuclear Plant Needs EU Investor (Novinite.com)
Bulgaria?s Economy and Energy Minister, Traicho Traikov, declared that there aren?t any disagreements between him and Finance Minister, Simeon Djankov.
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Business Week: Greek Crisis Dims Bulgaria's Euro Dreams (Novinite.com)
?Due to the problems of Greece our bid to join the euro looks unrealistic in the next two to three years,? Bulgaria's Prime Minister, Boyko Borisov said two weeks ago.
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Bulgaria Energy Minister: Nuclear Plant Needs EU Investor (Novinite.com)
Bulgaria?s Economy and Energy Minister, Traicho Traikov, reiterated earlier statements that the Belene Nuclear Power Plant needs a strategic investor other than Russia.
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Bulgaria Ex EU Commissioner: No Carriage before Horse (Novinite.com)
Bulgaria?s former and first European Commissioner, Meglena Kuneva, says there isn?t a connection between her refusal to remain in Brussels and the country?s presidential elections.
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Bulgaria Ex EU Commissioner: No Carriage before Horse (Novinite.com)
Bulgaria?s former EU Commissioner, Meglena Kuneva, says it is too early to talk about her potential presidential bid. Photo by BGNES
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Bulgaria, Romania seek extension of EU infrastructure aid (Eu Business)
(SOFIA ) - Bulgaria and Romania asked the EU on Friday for a one-year extension to 200 million euros (272 million dollars) of aid for key infrastructure projects, including the construction of a new bridge over the Danube.
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Finance Minister: Bulgaria to Overcome Economic Crisis in 9 Months (Novinite.com)
Bulgaria is going to overcome the effects of the economic crisis in three stages over the next few months, according to Finance Minister Simeon Djankov.
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