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Bulgaria Last in EU in Green Energy Use - Report [Nov 15, 2011] Bulgaria still lags behind all other EU Member States in the use of green energy, according to a study of the Friedrich Ebert Foundation. The Foundation presented Tuesday its report on the possibility of Bulgaria's economy in using renewable energy sources and proposals to stimulate their development. Bulgarian households rank last in the EU in energy effectiveness, leading to more expenses and ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Aliyev: Bulgaria Among First to Get Gas from Azerbaijan [Nov 15, 2011] Bulgaria might be one of the first countries to receive Azerbaijani natural gas supplies, according to Azerbaijan's President Ilham Aliyev, who received Monday his Bulgarian counterpart Georgi Parvanov. "If we look at the geography, we can see that Bulgaria is one of the closest to our gas. Naturally, Bulgaria may be one of the first countries to receive our gas.... [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria's President Becomes Grandfather at 54 [Nov 15, 2011] Bulgaria's outgoing President Georgi Parvanov has become a grandfather after coming back from a state visit to Azerbaijan. Parvanov's elder son Vladimir and his wife Tsvetanka have just had their first baby. The baby boy was born Tuesday with a weight of 3 800 gr, and will be named Georgi after his prominent grandfather, Darik Radio reported. ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria's FDI Crawls Up to EUR 535 M in Q1-Q3 [Nov 15, 2011] Bulgaria attracted a total of EUR 534.5 M of foreign direct investment in the first nine months of 2011, according to preliminary data of the Bulgarian National Bank. Thus, Bulgaria's FDI in Q1-Q3 amounted to 1.... [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria's Budget 2012 Attacked from Left, Right [Nov 15, 2011] The right-wing would not offer parliamentary support for budget 2012, according to the co-Chair of the Blue Coalition and leader of Union of Democratic Forces, (UDF), Martin Dimitrov. The statement confirms the right-wing position from last week when the other co-Chair, leader of Democrats for Strong Bulgaria party (DSB) and former Prime Minister, Ivan Kostov, said "three times NO" to the draft ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria's Economic Growth Stagnating in Q3 2011 [Nov 15, 2011] Bulgaria registered an economic growth of 1.3% in the third quarter of 2011 year-on-year, according to preliminary data of the National Statistical Institute in Sofia. At the same time, however, the Bulgarian economy is stagnating on quarterly basis as seasonally- adjusted GDP was unchanged in the third quarter. ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria among EU Leaders in US Foreign Student Numbers [Nov 14, 2011] Bulgaria is ranked 44th in terms of the number of foreign students enrolled at US colleges and universities in 2010-2011, according to the annual report of the US Institute for International Education. According to the report, the number of Bulgarian students declined by 21.6% - from 2 495 in 2009-2010 down to 1 957 in the 2010-2011 academic year. ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria Turns 4 Busted Albanians Over to Greece [Nov 14, 2011] Four Albanians arrested in Bulgaria under European Arrest Warrants have been turned over by the Bulgarian police to the Greek authorities, the Interior Ministry in Sofia announced. The four Albanians have been wanted by Greece through the Schengen Information System for kidnapping, robberies, and extortion; they have made a total of EUR 1.4 M, the Bulgarian police explained. ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria, Romania Bust Illegal Nigerian, Afghan in Dutch Car Trunk [Nov 14, 2011] Bulgarian and Romanian border police officers have arrested two illegal immigrants hidden in the car trunk of a Dutch citizen, Bulgaria's Interior Ministry announced. The two men ? one from Nigeria and one from Afghanistan ? were found hidden in car driven by 50-year-old citizen of the Netherlands during a joint inspection of the Bulgarian and Romanian authorities on the so called Danube Bridge ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria's Gas Supplier Offers 17.61% Price Hike in Q1 2012 [Nov 14, 2011] Natural gas in Bulgaria should cost BGN 699.05 per 1000 cubic meters, VAT excluded, in Q1 2012, or 17.61% over the Q4 2011, according to preliminary estimates of Bulgargaz. ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria to Show EU How to Make Gas Deals with Azerbaijan - President [Nov 14, 2011] The expected deliveries of natural gas from Azerbaijan to Bulgaria will be a "small breakthrough" for the European Union, Bulgarian President Georgi Parvanov declared in Baku. Parvanov met Monday with his Azerbaijani counterpart Ilham Aliyev, who confirmed Azerbaijan's commitment to providing Bulgaria's with about 1 billion cubic meters of natural gas per year once the respective gas transit ... [via YahooNews] More >>

10 000 Unique Archaeology Treasures to Be Unveiled in Bulgaria [Nov 14, 2011] Bulgaria's National History Museum will put on display about 10 000 "extremely valuable" archaeological finds and artifacts. The finds in question were seized from a treasure hunting and antiques trafficking crime group back in 2004, and are now being transferred from the Sofia City Prosecutor's Office to the ownerships of the National History Museum in Sofia. They feature archaeological items ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria Says Back on Global Cars Production Map [Nov 14, 2011] Sixteen years after Bulgaria's last failed attempt to revive its automobile industry, the first cars under the Great Wall badge assembled here have been rolled out at a factory near the town of Lovech, Northern Bulgaria. Cars produced by China's Great Wall already hit the Bulgarian market in October this year through a network of twelve representative show rooms across the country. Voleex C10 ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria's Killer Air Exposes Wider EU Problems [Nov 14, 2011] EurActiv Chronic pollution makes Bulgaria one of the world's deadliest places to live because of poor air quality, despite years of efforts to improve monitoring and comply with EU standards. But Bulgaria's problems are not isolated and reflect broader concerns over air quality among EU member states. ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria Registers 4.5% Inflation Y/Y in Oct 2011 [Nov 14, 2011] The consumer price index (CPI) in October 2011 compared to September 2011 was 100.8%, meaning the monthly inflation was 0.8%. ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria?s killer air exposes wider EU problems (News) [Nov 14, 2011] Chronic pollution makes Bulgaria one of the world?s deadliest places to live because of poor air quality, despite years of efforts to improve monitoring and comply with EU [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria's Plevneliev wins presidency [Nov 13, 2011] Bulgaria's ruling GERB party candidate, Rosen Plevneliev, won a presidential run-off against his Socialist opponent, preliminary official results showed today, strengthening the ruling party before an election to parliament where most power lies. [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria's Military Storage Blasts Caused by Arson - Report [Nov 13, 2011] The explosions that took place Saturday at former military storage facilities near the northern Bulgarian town of Sevlievo were very probably caused by arson. Haralambi Yonkov, head of the storage facilities' security, told the TV 7 private channel on Sunday that arson is a possible cause for Saturday's blasts. The explosions took place just several minutes after security guards started their ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria Moves to Increase Capacity of Its Kozloduy NPP [Nov 13, 2011] Bulgarian Kozloduy nuclear power plant will increase the capacity of its two working units to 104%, which will increase the output of each reactor to 1100 MW. If Kozloduy's two operational reactors, Unit 5 and Unit 6, work at 100% of their current capacity, their output would be 1040 MW each. The upgrade will cost less than BGN 1 M per MW, which will be considerably less expensive than the ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria's Top Male Tennis Star Parts with Aussie Coach [Nov 13, 2011] Grigor Dimitrov, Bulgaria's top male tennis star, and Peter McNamara have ended their coaching relationship, the Patrick Mouratoglou Academy reported. The two were together for a year-and-a-half, and Australian McNamara helped Bulgaria's most prominent tennis hopeful reach a career-high No. 52 ranking in the ATP list ? a 300-spot climb.... [via YahooNews] More >>

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