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Bulgaria Encourages Turkmenistan for Trans-Caspian Gas Pipeline
The construction of the Trans-Caspian Gas Pipeline will greatly benefit both Turkmenistan and Europe, Bulgarian Economy Minister Traicho Traikov told his Turkmenistan counterpart Byashimmyrat Hodzhamammedov in Sofia. Hodzhamammedov is in the Bulgarian capital as part of a Turkmenistan government delegation. Bulgaria?s Economy Minister Traikov has underscored that Turkmenistan and the EU should ...
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Bulgaria Turns Clocks to Daylight Saving Time March 27
The summer daylight saving time will be introduced in Bulgaria on March 27, the National Metrology Center announced on Friday. At 3 am Bulgarian time on March 27, all clocks will be turned one hour forward until 4 am Bulgarian time on October 30, 2011. So, all who are in Bulgaria on March 27, should not forget to put the hands of their clocks one hour forward. ...
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Bulgaria Former PM Stanishev May Escape Court
Sergey Stanishev, Bulgaria's former prime minister and leader of the opposition Socialist Party, is likely to steer clear of the court room despite charges over the leak of a classified report on organized crime. "The prosecutor's office will make one more and last attempt to find the confidential documents, which triggered the investigation against Sergey Stanishev. This is the reason why the ...
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Bulgaria Stays Out of Direct Military Action against Libyan Dictator Gaddafi
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 ...
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Bulgaria PM Ties up Belene Nuclear Project with HSBC Report
Bulgaria's government will make up its mind whether to go ahead with its second nuclear power plant project or not only after the assessment by consultant HSBC is ready, the prime minister has said. "A contract for consultancy services will be signed very soon with HSBC and its conclusions will be the answer to the question whether or not Belene nuclear power plant will be built," Boyko Borisov ...
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Bulgaria Inks Agriculture Cooperation Agreement with Turkmenistan
Bulgaria and Turkmenistan signed an agreement on cooperation in the Agricultural sector on Thursday. The document was inked by Bulgaria's deputy Agriculture Minister Tsvetan Dimitrov and his Turkmeni counterpart Muradgylych Atayev. Both Ministers exchanged information about the potential sectors of cooperation, such as plant growing and plant protection, veterinary practices, food safety and ...
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Bulgaria's Belene NPP to Endure Apocalyptic Tornado ? Rosatom Official
Bulgaria's Belene Nuclear Power Plant is supposed to endure a once-in-a-100 000 years tornado, Kiril Komarov, a representative of the Russian Rosatom company stated in Bulgaria. According to Komarov, as much as 40% of the total cost for the power plant will account for the implementation of security systems, including such that prevent the active zone's melting. Passive safety systems have been ...
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Bulgaria Hopes to Find Investor for Stock Exchange by End-2011
Bulgaria's stock exchange, which launched the sale of its shares in January, is hopeful that it will attract a key European investor for the sale of its majority stake by the end of the year. "Bulgaria's stock exchange has high chances of attracting a strategic investor, who is one of the big names on the European capital market," Assen Yagodin, president of the bourse's Board of Directors, told ...
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Bulgaria Sends Blankets to Disaster-struck Japan
Bulgaria is sending a large number of blankets to Japan as humanitarian help, Prime Minister, Boyko Borisov, announced Thursday. The decision was made by the cabinet Wednesday. Borisov says the Bulgarian authorities are in constant touch and have up-to-the minute coordination with Bulgaria's EU Commissioner on International Cooperation, Humanitarian Aid and Crisis Response, Kristalina Georgieva ...
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Bulgaria's Burgas Mayor: Investors Eager for New Industrial Zone
Bulgarian and foreign companies are constantly inquiring with the city of Burgas for plots, which is why the Burgas Municipality has moved to set up a new industrial zone, Mayor Dimitar Nikolov announced. Nikolov declared his hopes for greater investments and more new jobs over the recently announced new industrial and logistics zone to be set up in Bulgaria's Black Sea city and port of Burgas ...
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Bulgaria Mulls Reducing Districts from 28 to 6 over EU Funds
Bulgaria's government is considering removing the 28 administrative districts of the country to set up 6 larger units in their place, according to EU Funds Minister Tomislav Donchev. Donchev spoke at a construction forum on Wednesday, saying that the establishment of only six administrative districts was currently being considered by the government's Council on Decentralization. Thus, the six ...
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Bulgaria Starts Preparing to Introduce Electronic Toll Systems
Bulgaria has started working towards implementing electronic toll systems as a replacement for its existing road vignettes, the Council of Minister's press center has announced. "Those who drive less will pay less, those who drive more will pay more,"Regional Minister Rosen Plevneliev commented on Wednesday, stating that the new toll systems will be the fairest road pricing concept. On previous ...
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Bulgaria's Oldest Cosmetics Producer Offered on Sale for BGN 10 M
Bulgaria's oldest and largest cosmetics producer "Alen Mak" is on sale for about BGN 8-10 M, according to one of its creditors. The Plovdiv-based Alen Mak ("Scarlet Poppy") factory, in financial trouble for some years, is one of the iconic brands of Bulgaria's communist period. It was the last state-owned cosmetics factory to be privatized ? in 2002 it was sold for USD 5....
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Bulgaria continues plans to build second nuclear power plant
Bulgaria has plans to finish a nuclear power plants by 2016. Government officials say the facility, located on a geologic fault, can withstand the region's seismic activity. Environmental protection groups disagree.
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Bulgaria Jobless Rate Rises In 2010
(RTTNews) - Bulgaria's unemployment rate increased in 2010 to its highest level in six years, data released by the National Statistical Institute showed Wednesday.
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Bulgaria's Unemployment Rate Up by 3.4% 2010 y/y
Bulgaria's 2010 unemployment rate was 10.2%, which is a 3.4% increase year on year, according to the national Statistical Institute's latest labor force survey. ...
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Bulgaria Health Minister: No Grounds for Radiation Pills Craze
Bulgaria's health minister has tried to assuage fears of radiation winds reaching the country after Japan nuclear plant blasts, which has spiked demand for the drug potassium iodide. "Those Bulgarians who are worried about their health over the events happening in Japan should better recall their lessons in geography and see where this country is on the map. They will realize right way that ...
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Interior Head: Bulgaria Now Totally Schengen-Ready
Bulgaria has now covered the last remaining technical requirement for its Schengen entry ? the opening of the Lyubimets refugee camp, the country's Interior Minister Tsvetan Tsvetanov declared Tuesday. Tsvetanov, who officially opened the refugee camp near the border with Tukey, announced an expert committee from the European Commission is to visit and inspect Bulgaria's preparedness to join the ...
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Bulgaria With Current Surplus, Balance Deficit
January shows that disbalances in Bulgaria's foreign trade are being mended, while payments to foreign creditors are on the rise. The Bulgarian National Bank revealed Tuesday that for January Bulgaria's current account has a surplus of EUR 158.1 M, compared with a deficit of EUR 291 M for January 2010. ...
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Bulgaria's FDI Rises In January
Foreign direct investment (FDI) in Bulgaria increased in January, data released by the Bulgarian National Bank showed on Tuesday.
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