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Bulgaria Energy Minister Mulls Removal of Biofuel Component
Commenting on measures to tackle climbing fuel prices, Economy and Energy Minister Delyan Dobrev said in Parliament that the removal of the bio component from diesel would lead to a BGN 0.05 price cut. Speaking after Thursday's meeting with Lukoil Bulgaria CEO Valentin Zlatev, he voiced worries over the situation, adding that before taking steps, their impact had to be analyzed. ...
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Bulgaria govt faces no-confidence vote over energy
SOFIA (April 6): Bulgaria's opposition Socialists filed a motion of no confidence in the centre-right government on Friday over its...
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Bulgaria Retail Sales Decline For Second Month
Bulgaria's retail sales declined for the second consecutive month in February, data released by the National Statistical Institute showed Friday.
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Bulgaria Construction Output Falls Again
Bulgaria's construction output declined for the second consecutive month in February, data released by the National Statistical Institute showed Friday.
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Decline In Bulgaria Industrial Production Worsens In February
Bulgaria's industrial production at the fastest pace in two years in February, data released by the National Statistical Institute showed Friday.
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Bulgaria, Israel to Conduct Joint Military Trainings
The Members of the Bulgarian Parliament ratified Friday the agreement between the Defense Ministries of Bulgaria and Israel for partnership in military trainings. "The agreement is needed in order to strictly regulate the joint military trainings on the territory of the respective country," Defense Minister, Anyu Angelov, says, stressing this collaboration would not bring any burden to public ...
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Rodman makes appearance in Bulgaria
Former NBA star Dennis Rodman arrived in Bulgaria this week ahead of his appearance at the country's All-Star game on Saturday, the Sofia News Agency reported.
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Bulgaria Participates in Huge International Cocaine Bust
Bulgarian authorities are currently involved in a large-scale cocaine bust operation, according to Deputy Prime Minister and Interior Minister, Tsvetan Tsvetanov. Speaking in an interview for the Bulgarian National Radio, BNR, Thursday, Tsvetanov announced that the international operation concerns over 1 metric ton of the illegal drug and that a Bulgaria national is involved in the major drug ...
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Bulgaria Starts Construction of Hwy to Greek Border
Bulgaria is holding Thursday, April 5, the groundbreaking ceremony of the 15-km Lot 4 of the Struma Highway. On March 19, the Greek company Aktor and the Bulgarian Road Infrastructure Agency signed the contract for the construction of Lot 4 of the Struma Highway leading from Sofia to the Bulgaria-Greece border. The construction of the road section will cost BGN 59 M, and is supposed to be ...
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Bulgaria's Oil Oligarch Admits to Excessive Fuel Prices
The General Director of Lukoil Bulgaria Valentin Zlatev, known as one of the top Bulgarian oligarchs, has admitted that fuel prices in the country are way too high. Zlatev, who is in charge of the Bulgarian branch of the Russian oil giant, including the largest refinery in the Balkans, Lukoil Neftochim Burgas, did say, however, that it is both the consumers, and the producers who suffer from the ...
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Bulgaria Courts Austrian Investors for Danube Ports Concessions
Bulgaria expects to lure Austrian investors into becoming concessionaires of a number of Bulgarian ports on the Danube, according to Ivaylo Moskovski, Minister of Transport, Information Technology and Communications. "We have so far enjoyed a very good cooperation with Austrian investors and I hope that their interest in interest in our country will deepen in the future," Moskovski said ...
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Bulgaria Govt Greenlights Eurobond Sale
Bulgaria's government issued on Wednesday a mandate for the sale of Eurobonds on international markets to raise funds for repaying debt maturing in early 2013. Finance Minister Simeon Djnakov has been entitled to go ahead with the preparations for the sale under amendments to the State Budget Act, which the cabinet approved at its meeting. Bulgaria plans to tap international markets at the end ...
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US anti-drug agency opens office in Bulgaria
The US Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) opened Tuesday an office in Bulgaria, a major drug trafficking crossroad that nevertheless hopes to achieve further integration into Europe.
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Bulgaria-Turkey Gas Pipeline Won't Carry Costlier Fuel - Ambassador
A pipeline carrying Azeri gas to Turkey is expected to reach Bulgaria's Kapitan Andreevo, according to Turkish Ambassador to Bulgaria Ismail Aramaz. In a Tuesday statement in the northeastern city of Ruse, he explained that the pipeline would allow reverse flow, as Bulgaria had requested. During his visit to Ruse, the Turkish Ambassador met with District Governor Stefko Burdzhiev and Mayor ...
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Bulgaria to Swap Bonn for Frankfurt Consular Office
Bulgaria will create a new consular office in Frankfurt-am-Main, announced the Bulgarian Ministry of Foreign Affairs Tuesday. No deadline has been given for the opening of the office, which the Ministry says will give Bulgaria a better representation and coverage of its citizens in Germany. In the move, Bulgaria plans to "temporarily" close down its current Bonn consulate as of June 30. ...
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Bulgaria's Ex President Secured Citizenship for Russian Businessman's Wife
Bulgaria's ex President Georgi Parvanov has been instrumental in granting Bulgarian citizenship to the wife of Denis Ershov, a notorious Russian businessman often alleged to be involved in criminal activities. This has been reported by the private Bulgarian news agency BGNES, which cites its own sources as revealing that Parvanov pressured ex Culture Minister Stefan Danailov to propose granting ...
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NGO: Bulgaria's Organized Crime Makes BGN 3.5 B Annually, Stable
The top twelve organized crime activities in Bulgaria generate some BGN 3.5 B (EUR 1.7 B), according to a report of the Sofia-based NGO Center for the Study of Democracy (CSD). ...
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S. Stream support nets deal for Bulgaria
MOSCOW, April 2 (UPI) -- Bulgaria received a temporary discount on natural gas prices from Moscow in exchange for expedited development of South Stream, the prime minister said.
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Bulgaria Opens Doors to South Stream Pipeline
EurActiv.com Bulgaria and Russia have agreed that a final investment decision on the South Stream gas pipeline will be taken in November....
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