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Bulgaria Backs Moldova's EU Perspective, Territorial Integrity [Nov 07, 2011] Bulgaria supports Moldova's "EU perspective", Bulgarian Foreign Minister Nikolay Mladenov has told his Moldavian counterpart Iurie Leanca. Mladenov and Leanca met Monday in Bucharest during a forum of the Foreign Ministers of the countries from the Danube region, the Foreign Ministry in Sofia announced. On behalf of the Bulgarian government, Mladenov welcomed the recent presentation of an action ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Berbatov snubs calls for Bulgaria return [Oct 19, 2011] BUCHAREST (Reuters) - Manchester United striker Dimitar Berbatov has refused to come out of international retirement after several hundred Bulgarian fans made the trip to Romania to urge him to change his mind. [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 >>

Bulgaria, Romania Set Up High-Level Cooperation Council [Oct 12, 2011] The Cabinets of Bulgaria and Romania have set up a High-Level Cooperation Council at their first ever joint sitting held Wednesday in Bucharest. The governments of the two neighboring EU countries met in the Romanian capital led by the two Prime Ministers, Boyko Borisov and Emil Boc, and signed a political declaration for establishing a cooperation council. The joint sitting of the two Cabinets ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria, Romania Set Stage for Massive Danube Hydro-Energy Projects [Jul 18, 2011] Bulgaria and Romania's economy ministers have discussed two large-scale hydro-energy projects on the Danube, whose future realization is said to harbor great economic potential. Bulgaria's Minister of Economy, Energy, and Tourism Traicho Traikov was received Monday in Bucharest by his counterpart, Romania's Minister of Economy, Commerce, and Business Environment Ion Ariton. After Traikov and ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria, Romania to Join Schengen end-2012 - French Ambassador to Romania [Jul 14, 2011] French Ambassador in Bucharest Henri Paul has said that Bulgaria and Romania will join Schengen in end-2012 under the worst case scenario. According to the diplomat, as cited by Bulgarian Sega daily, the attitudes among the current Schengen members towards the two candidate countries differ considerably. Henri Paul has also confirmed that the air borders of Bulgaria and Romania are very likely ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Commission reads sermon No. 8 to Romania, Bulgaria [Feb 18, 2011] For the eighth time since the accession of Romania and Bulgaria to the EU on 1 January 2007, the European Commission today (18 February) unveiled its [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria, Romania Await Finland Nay-Sayer to Schengen Hopes [Feb 03, 2011] Finland's minister of immigration and European affairs, who opposed last month Bulgaria and Romania's accession to the Schengen zone, will pay a visit to the two countries next week. Astrid Thors will visit Bucharest on 6-7 February and Sofia on 7-8 February, the Finnish government announced. In Bucharest, Minister Thors will meet the Romanian Minister of Foreign Affairs Teodor Baconschi, and ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria, Romania face Schengen delay - Summary [Dec 22, 2010] Sofia/Bucharest- Bulgaria will continue reforms it needs to join European Union's Schengen zone, regardless of moves by big Western nations to block it, a top official said Wednesday. [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria?s PM Urges for More Bridges over Danube River [Nov 08, 2010] The Bulgarian PM is in Bucharest for the signing of a declaration between the 14 Danube countries. Borisov has stated that Bulgaria and Romania should take advantage of the presence of the Hungarian Prime Minister, in order to receive his support since Hungary will head the EU Presidency from January 2011. [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria, Romania Schengen bid faces delay [Sep 14, 2010] EU?European affairs ministers yesterday (13 September) decided to extend monitoring on Romania and Bulgaria, which was put in place to tackle their poorly functioning judicial systems and inability to curb corruption. France said the majority of countries are opposed to Bucharest and Sofia's accession to Schengen until the monitoring has been lifted. [via YahooNews] More >>

(AFX UK Focus) 2010-05-26 11:15 UPDATE 1-Bulgaria set to apply for ERM-2 entry in 2011 [May 26, 2010] BUCHAREST, May 26 (Reuters) - Bulgaria plans to apply for the pre-euro ERM-2 waiting room next year, Finance Minister Simeon Djankov said on Wednesday. "We can't apply for ERM-2 this year, we have to wait. But starting with January 1 of next year we are ready to move. Our intention is to apply next year," Finance Minister Simeon Djankov said but did not elaborate. In April, Bulgaria was forced ... [via YahooNews] More >>

(AFX UK Focus) 2010-05-25 10:20 UPDATE 1-Bulgaria to target 4.8 pct/GDP fiscal gap in 2010 [May 25, 2010] BUCHAREST, May 25 (Reuters) - Bulgaria will target a budget deficit of 4.8 percent of gross domestic product under local accounting standards in 2010, far wider than initial estimates, central bank deputy Governor Kalin Hristov said on Tuesday. Bulgaria's admission last month that it had hidden the truth about the size of its 2009 deficit sent ripples across emerging Europe, raising concerns ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Romanian Tourists Flood Bulgarias Golden Sands Resort for Easter [Apr 04, 2010] Some 20 000 Romanians are spending the Easter holidays in the top Bulgarian Black Sea resort Golden Sands. The tourists are mostly from Bucharest and have been attracted to the Bulgarian seaside by the competitive all-inclusive package three nights for EUR 100. [via YahooNews] More >>

Gazprom???s South Stream: Romania in, Bulgaria out? (Novinite.com) [Feb 19, 2010] Bucharest has given Russian gas monopoly Gazprom all the documentation relevant for building the South Stream pipeline through Romanian territory, it was announced yesterday (18 February). The move appears to give flesh to a recent Russian threat to eliminate Bulgaria from the project. [via YahooNews] More >>