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Bulgaria's National Career Gets 1st Embraer Jet [Mar 22, 2012] Bulgaria's national flag career Bulgaria Air presented Wednesday evening its latest acquisition, the Embraer E 190 jet. The aircraft, made in Brazil, has 108 seats ? 100 in economy and 8 in business class. Bulgaria Air is to receive a total of nine Embraer jets, three of them by October 2012. ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria Enters New Stage of Major Diplomatic Reshuffle [Mar 13, 2012] Bulgaria's cabinet has decided to propose a total of 7 new Ambassadors abroad, the country's Foreign Ministry has announced. Former Minister for the Management of the EU Funds Meglena Plugchieva, who is currently an MP with the oppositional Bulgarian Socialist Party, has been proposed as the next Bulgarian Ambassador to Switzerland. Chavdar Nikolov will be appointed as Ambassador to Brazil ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria to Promote Dairy Products in Russia, Brazil [Feb 29, 2012] Bulgaria's State Fund Agriculture (SFA) and the National Association of Dairy Processors have signed a contract for the implementation of the EU-approved "Promotion of dairy products in third countries (Russia, Brazil)" program. The national promotional program has an implementation period of three years, SFA informs in a Wednesday media statement. The total budget of the program amounts to ... [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 to Promote Its Dairy Industry in Spain, Russia, Brazil [Dec 19, 2011] Bulgaria is set to launch advertising campaigns aiming to promote its dairy products in Spain, Russia and Brazil, chairman of Bulgaria's Association of Dairy Processors Dilyana Slavova has announced. The association has already secured the financing of the projects with EU funds money, Slavova has told the Trud daily. Spain is chosen as a new market for Bulgaria's dairy products and the fact ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria Rules Out Transfer for Brazilia-Nabbed Olympic Champ [Nov 17, 2011] Bulgaria's foreign minister has ruled out the transfer to his home country of former Olympic weightlifting champion Galabin Boevski, who was detained at the end of last month in Brazil and accused of carrying nine kilos of cocaine in his luggage. "It is impossible to extradite Galabin Boevski because there is no prisoner transfer agreement between Bulgaria and Brazil," Foreign Minister Nikolay ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria's Boevski in Shock, Moved to Another Brazilian Jail [Nov 11, 2011] Former Olympic weightlifting champion Galabin Boevski, who was detained at the end of last month in Brazil and accused of carrying nine kilos of cocaine in his luggage, is in a state of emotional shock and will be transferred out of Pinheiros jail. Boevski will share a cell with other Bulgarians at the Itai prison, it emerges from a report by Manuel do Nascimento, interim ambassador at Bulgaria ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria, Brazil Pinpoint Key Economic Cooperation Sectors [Oct 05, 2011] Agriculture, technologies, communications and education will be among the key economic spheres in which Brazil is willing to cooperate with Bulgaria, according to the Latin American country's President Dilma Rousseff. "We achieved a great economic growth recently and succeeded in a number of industrial sectors including petroleum production, mining, agriculture and others ? but Brazil's largest ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria Hopeful after Brazil Offers Help to Crisis-Hit Europe [Oct 05, 2011] A day after Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff pledged to stand by Europe in the eurozone debt crisis, she is bringing to Bulgaria a huge business delegation. Rousseff will seek to develop business relations and trade between Brazil and Bulgaria even though the visit has been widely described as personal and highly emotional since it includes a stay in the hometown of her father Gabrovo. The ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Dilma Rousseff Arrives to Her Father's Bulgaria [Oct 05, 2011] Brazil's President Dilma Rousseff has landed in Sofia late Tuesday night for her first visit ever to Bulgaria, the home country of her father. Rousseff landed at Sofia International Airport at about 11 pm Tuesday, where she was welcomed by Gen. Nikola Kolev, chief of staff of Bulgarian President Georgi Parvanov. ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria to Welcome Top Diplomats of Macedonia, Brazil, South Africa within 2 Days [Aug 31, 2011] Three countries' top diplomats ? the Foreign Ministers of Macedonia, Brazil, and South Africa ? will pay visits to Bulgaria's capital Sofia in just two days, Bulgaria's Foreign Ministry announced. Macedonia's Foreign Minister Nikola Poposki is arriving in Sofia Wednesday night for his official visit on September 1. He will have talks with Bulgarian Prime Minister Boyko Borisov and Foreign ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria Dramatically Out of Top 8 at Men's Junior World Volleyball Championship [Aug 04, 2011] Hosts Brazil defeated Bulgaria 23-25, 25-19, 23-25, 25-23, 15-8 in Pool A of 2011 FIVB Men's Junior World Championship Thus, the home boys grabbed the last ticket to the second phase of the tournament to which a total of eight volleyball teams are proceding. Brazilian wing spiker Ricardo Lucarelli led the winners with 20 points followed by Eduardo Loh with 15.... [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria Ends Up with Bad Luck in UEFA World Cup 2014 Seedings [Jul 27, 2011] The Bulgarian national football team has hit rock bottom in qualifiers seedings, as it has now officially landed in pot 4 for the 2014 UEFA World Cup in Brazil. Initially it was thought that the squad will make it to pot 3, but FIFA's latest rankings, published Wednesday, revealed that it had dropped two spots down. On the other hand the rankings of Hungary, who is the European team just before ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria, Brazil triumph as row boils over [Jul 23, 2011] JINSHAN CITY (Reuters) - Bulgaria's Petar Stoychev and Ana Marcela Cunha of Brazil won controversial men's and women's 25-km open water races at the world swimming championships on Saturday with water temperatures exceeding safety guidelines. [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria, Brazil triumph as controversy boils over [Jul 23, 2011] JINSHAN CITY (Reuters) - Bulgaria's Petar Stoychev and Ana Marcela Cunha of Brazil won controversial men's and women's 25-km open water races at the world swimming championships on Saturday with water temperatures exceeding safety guidelines. [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria, Brazil triumph as temperature row boils over [Jul 23, 2011] JINSHAN CITY, July 23 ? Bulgaria?s Petar Stoychev and Ana Marcela Cunha of Brazil won controversial men?s and women?s 25-km open water races at the world swimming championships today. However, the races were overshadowed by withdrawals and complaints that the water temperature, about 90 minutes from competition host city Shanghai, was too ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria Gets Lucky in UEFA's World Cup 2014 Qualifying Pots [Jun 06, 2011] Bulgaria's national football team got lucky as it barely made it into Pot 3 in the UEFA draw for the World Cup 2014 qualifying groups. The draw for the European qualifications for the world cup in Brazil is scheduled for July 30, 2011, while on Monday UEFA announced the distribution of the European national teams in six pots, meaning that each of the qualifying groups will have one participant ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria Stays Out of Direct Military Action against Libyan Dictator Gaddafi [Mar 18, 2011] Bulgaria cannot commit to taking part in direct military action against the regime of Libyan dictator Muammar Gaddafi authorized by the UN, Bulgarian Foreign Minister Nikolay Mladenov announced. Late Thursday night the UN Security Council adopted by 10 votes in favor and five abstaining (Russia, China, Germany, India, and Brazil) a resolution co-sponsored by the USA, UK, France, and Lebanon ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Interviews: Bulgaria in 2011 [Jan 03, 2011] A: Bulgaria's Prime Minister can make a huge blunder while he is in Brazil at Dilma Rousseff's inauguration. B: Why? A: Imagine he forgets where he is and starts teaching Brazilians how to play football.... [via YahooNews] More >>

Interviews: Bulgaria in 2011 [Jan 03, 2011] A: Bulgaria's Prime Minister can make a huge blunder while he is in Brazil at Dilma Rousseff's inauguration. B: Why? A: Imagine he forgets where he is and starts teaching Brazilians how to play football.... [via YahooNews] More >>