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Berbatov softens stance on Bulgaria comeback [Feb 08, 2012] SOFIA (Reuters) - Manchester United striker Dimitar Berbatov edged a step closer to ending his self-imposed international exile on Tuesday, saying he would be open to an approach from the Bulgaria national team's new coach. The 31-year-old, who is the Balkan country's all-time leading scorer with 48 goals, quit Bulgaria in 2010 and has repeated several times since then that he had no intention ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria Bans Gas Fracking, Thwarting Chevron Drilling Plan [Jan 19, 2012] Bulgarian lawmakers banned hydraulic fracturing and established a 100 million-lev ($65 million) fine for offenders, thwarting Chevron Corp.?s plans to explore for natural-gas deposits in the Balkan country. [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria Bans Gas Fracking, Thwarting Chevron Drilling Plan [Jan 19, 2012] Bulgarian lawmakers banned hydraulic fracturing and established a 100 million-lev ($65 million) fine for offenders, thwarting Chevron Corp.?s plans to explore for natural-gas deposits in the Balkan country. [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria Votes to Ban Gas Fracking, Thwarting Chevron [Jan 18, 2012] Bulgarian lawmakers banned hydraulic fracturing and imposed a 100 million lev ($65 million) fine on potential offenders, thwarting Chevron Corp.?s plans to explore for shale gas deposits in the Balkan country. [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria Gas-Fracking Ban Debated After Chevron Loses Exploration Permit [Jan 18, 2012] Bulgarian lawmakers started debating a ban on hydraulic fracturing today, threatening Chevron Corp. (CVX) ?s plans to explore shale gas deposits in the Balkan country. [via YahooNews] More >>

The Bulgaria 2011 Review: Business and Trade [Jan 07, 2012] In January 2011, it was made clear that Japan was interested in expanding its imports of certain agricultural products from Bulgaria. The Balkan country also signed an agreement with Brazil for cooperation in the IT sector. Bulgaria's first and biggest mobile operator M-Tel has wrapped up the deal for the acquisition of cable operators Megalan Network and Spectrum Net. ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria Confirms It Knows Nothing about Hezbollah Threat [Jan 06, 2012] Bulgaria has not received any information from Israel concerning possible Hezbollah terrorist attacks on the Balkan country's territory, the Bulgarian Foreign Ministry's spokesperson has confirmed. "We have no information about such terror attacks. Usually, we receive such information in due time," spokeswoman Vesela Cherneva declared on Friday, pointing out that the Foreign Ministries of ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria Officially Tells Russia BA Pipeline Is Over [Dec 15, 2011] Russia's Ministry of Foreign Affairs has received an official statement from Bulgaria confirming the Balkan country's decision to abandon the Burgas-Alexandroupolis oil pipeline. "The situation is being discussed by the competent Russian authorities and the corporate participants in the project," the Russian RBK Daily informs. A final decision will be made after all concerned parties have shared ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria's Housing Prices Decrease by 6% September 2011 y/y [Dec 05, 2011] Bulgaria's housing market has registered a 6.1% price decrease in September 2011 as compared with the same month of 2010, according to the Knight Frank Global House Price Index. The Balkan country is now placed 47th among 51 countries researched by Knight Frank and ranked according to their housing market price growth. ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria Slumps Even Further in Corruption Index Ranking [Dec 01, 2011] Bulgaria is the most corrupt among the EU Member States, according to Transparency International's newly published Corruption Perceptions Index (CPI). The Balkan country has registered a score of 3.3, which has placed it 86th out of 178 countries together with Jamaica, Panama, Sri Lanka and Serbia.... [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria's Unemployment Reaches 13% October 2011 - Eurostat [Nov 30, 2011] Bulgaria's unemployment rate was 12.9% in October 2011, according to Eurostat's seasonally adjusted data. In September, the unemployment rate in the Balkan country was a little below 12%, according to EU's statistical office.... [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria to Take Part in Frankfurt's Viva Toristika Exhibition Show [Nov 10, 2011] Bulgaria will participate in the international Viva Touristika caravan and exhibition show in the German city of Frankfurt, the Bulgarian Ministry of Economy, Energy and Tourism has announced. The Balkan country will have its own pavilion at the exhibition for the second time after it debuted in 2010. During 2011's edition, Bulgaria will try to showcase its potential in the spheres of cultural ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria Sees World's Largest Population Decline [Oct 27, 2011] Bulgaria has the most negative natural growth rate of all countries in the world, according to a report prepared by the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA). The Balkan country's expected natural growth rate for the period 2010-2015 is -0.7%, which places it last of all states in the world together with the Republic of Moldova, the report, entitled "State of the World Population 2011", has ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria, Senegal to Ink Bilateral Political Consultations Memorandum [Oct 27, 2011] Bulgaria and Senegal will sign a memorandum on bilateral political consultations, as the African nation's Foreign Minister Madike Niang is to visit Bulgaria on October 27 and October 28. Niang, who is invited by his Bulgarian counterpart Nikolay Mladenov, will become the first Senegalese top diplomat to have ever visited Bulgaria, the Balkan country's Ministry of Foreign Affairs has announced ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria sees 2011 budget deficit below target [Oct 18, 2011] BUCHAREST : Bulgaria 's 2011 budget deficit will be about 2 percent of gross domestic product, its finance minister said on Tuesday, below a target of 2.5 percent and confirming the Balkan country's tight fiscal stance. [via YahooNews] More >>

Sozopol - Bulgaria's 'Rescued' Town and Its Modern Day Saviors on the Way to UNESCO [Oct 10, 2011] Sozopol On Bulgaria's Black Sea coast, in the farthest southern part of the Burgas Bay, some 35 km south of the city of Burgas, on a small rocky peninsula lays the top miracle of the Balkan country ? the ancient town of Sozopol. The town, with a population of about 5 000, is one of the oldest settlements on the Bulgarian coast.... [via YahooNews] More >>

Teen death stokes ethnic tensions in Bulgaria [Sep 29, 2011] Hundreds of Bulgarians rallied for a third night in major cities on Wednesday to protest against the Balkan country's Roma minority. The death of a 19-year-old in southern Bulgaria had triggered the protests. [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria grapples with Roma protests [Sep 29, 2011] More than 160 people were arrested in Bulgaria during a second successive night of protests against the Balkan country?s large Roma minority, the nation?s worst violence for 14 years, and police are prepared for more trouble. [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria protests spread after Roma clash [Sep 28, 2011] Hundreds of people took to the streets of Bulgarian cities, throwing bottles and stones at police after a dispute erupted between a Roma clan leader and Bulgarian villagers, in the worst outbreak of unrest for many years in the Balkan country. [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria opens Socialist art museum [Sep 20, 2011] SOFIA (Reuters) - Bulgaria opened a museum of Communist-era art in capital Sofia on Monday as the small Balkan country tries to lure foreign tourists and benefit from their interest in life under a totalitarian regime which collapsed in 1989. [via YahooNews] More >>