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Farmers on tractors protest in Bulgaria's capital [Dec 06, 2011] Grain producers who want higher state subsidies staged a tractor blockade in the center of the Bulgarian capital on Tuesday, tangling downtown traffic. [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria to Approach EC if Greek Border Blockade Worsens [Feb 08, 2011] Bulgaria will send a note to Greece and to the European Commission regarding a potential blockade at the Kulata-Promahon cross point on the Bulgarian-Greek border, Bulgaria's Agriculture Minister said. "If we reach again last year's situation, it will definitely affect the good Bulgarian-Greek relations because we will not tolerate this for the third consecutive year," Naydenov said. The ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria Suffer Dramatic Loss in World Volleyball Championship [Oct 07, 2010] Bulgaria's Todor Aleksiev (right) breaks Cuba's blockade during Wednesday's match in Italy. Photo by EPA/BGNES [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria Tobacco Growers Skirmish with Police at Danube Bridge [Apr 21, 2010] Protesting tobacco producers clashed with police as they attempted to blockade the road to the Danube Bridge connecting Bulgaria and Romania near Ruse. [via YahooNews] More >>

Novinite.com International Survey: Bulgaria-Greece [Apr 05, 2010] Bulgarian Prime Minister Boyko Borisov (L) meets with Greek farmers as he arrives at the Kulata - Promahonas border crossing between Greece and Bulgaria on 22 January 2010 amidst the farmers border blockade. [via YahooNews] More >>

Greek farmers end Bulgaria border blockade: police (Eu Business) [Feb 17, 2010] (SOFIA ) - Greek farmers started to pull their tractors back from the main border crossing with Bulgaria Wednesday, ending their 30-day blockade in demand of government aid, Bulgarian border police said. [via YahooNews] More >>

Uncertainty Reigns at Major Bulgaria-Greece Border Crossing (Novinite.com) [Feb 13, 2010] The blockade of the major Bulgaria-Greece border crossing point Kulata-Promahonas was lifted on Saturday but it remains uncertain whether protesting Greek farmers will not block it again. [via YahooNews] More >>

EC Vice President Asks Greece to Lift Bulgaria Border Blockade (Novinite.com) [Feb 09, 2010] The European Commission's Vice-President G?nter Verheugen says the EC sanctions of Greece over the farmers' border blockade will depend largely on detailed information submitted by Bulgaria and Romania. [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria Informs EC about Losses from Greek Farmers Blockade (Novinite.com) [Feb 06, 2010] Bulgaria submitted to the European Commission information about the losses for the country?s economy from the continuous border blockade by protesting Greek farmers. [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria Informs EC about Losses from Greek Farmers Blockade (Novinite.com) [Feb 06, 2010] For 20 days now, truck drivers at Kulata cross border point between Bulgaria and Greece have to wait long hours over the Greek farmers blockade. Photo by BGNES [via YahooNews] More >>

Tensions Expected at Bulgaria-Greece Border over Blockade (Novinite.com) [Feb 06, 2010] The border crossing point Kulata ? Promahon between Bulgaria and Greece is closed again Saturday over the protesting Greek farmers? blockade. The blockade is in its 20th day and 200 tractor-trailers are reported to be waiting in line. [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria PM Hopes Greek Blockade Ends on Sunday (Novinite.com) [Feb 05, 2010] Bulgaria's prime minister has expressed hopes that the blockade of Greek protesting farmers at the border between the two EU countries will be put an end to on Sunday, stressing the support of the European Commission. [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria-Greece Border Closed for Traffic, Protests Escalate (Novinite.com) [Feb 04, 2010] Truck drivers at Kulata cross border point between Bulgaria and Greece had to wait for 72 hours over the Greek farmers blockade. Photo by BGNES [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria Firms Register Losses from Greek Border Blockade (Novinite.com) [Feb 03, 2010] Bulgaria Transport Minister, Alexander Tsvetkov, stated Wednesday that 25 Bulgarian companies had submitted documents so far detailing their losses from the border blockade by protesting Greek farmers. [via YahooNews] More >>

All Traffic Halted again at Bulgaria Border over Greek Blockade (Novinite.com) [Feb 02, 2010] Tensions at Kulata cross border point between Bulgaria and Greece are mounting and over 300 truck drivers are getting angrier over the long wait caused by the Greek farmers blockade. [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria PM Urges Brussels to Intervene in Greek Blockage (Novinite.com) [Feb 02, 2010] Bulgaria's prime minister has renewed his calls on the European Commission to urgently intervene in a bid to bring to an end the blockade of the Greek protesting farmers at the border between the two EU countries. [via YahooNews] More >>

Tensions Mount at Bulgaria-Greece Border over Farmers Blockade (Novinite.com) [Jan 30, 2010] The protesting Greek farmers continued Saturday the blockade at cross border points between Bulgaria and Greece, despite earlier promises they will be lifted during the weekend. [via YahooNews] More >>

Tensions Mount at Bulgaria-Greece Border after Latest All Traffic Closure (Novinite.com) [Jan 30, 2010] Tensions at Kulata cross border point between Bulgaria and Greece are mounting and 200 truck drivers are getting angrier over the long wait caused by the Greek farmers blockade. [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria Govt to Take Quick Decision on Greek Compensation Claim (Novinite.com) [Jan 29, 2010] Bulgaria's Council of Ministers will decide on Wednesday, February 3, whether the country will submit a claim for compensation against Greece in response to the farmers' border blockade. [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria Govt to Take Quick Decision on Greek Compensation Claim (Novinite.com) [Jan 29, 2010] Bulgaria Agriculture Minister Miroslav Naydenov announces that the government is expected to take a speedy decision on whether to proceed with a court claim for compensation against Greece on the issue of the farmers' border blockade. [via YahooNews] More >>