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Bulgaria Grants Massive Loan to Miserable State Railways [Feb 10, 2011] Bulgaria's government will be granting the troubled state-owned railway company BDZ a low-interest loan of BGN 140 M. The loan arrangement is included in a draft law designed to prop up the railway holding adopted by the Bulgarian Cabinet, Transport Minister Alexander Tsvetkov announced. The credit will be provided through the Bulgarian Development Bank; it will have an interest rate of 5.... [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria Launches Food Safety Agency [Feb 10, 2011] Bulgaria's Agriculture Minister Miroslav Naydenov and the EU Commissioner on Health and Consumer Policy, John Dalli, launched the start of Bulgaria's Food Safety Agency. "This is the first time, since I became a minister, that I am so excited. We promised the Bulgarian nation and our children that we will work towards allowing them to have safer and quality foods on their tables every day.... [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria Aspires to Become 'Player' in Electric Cars Devt [Feb 10, 2011] Bulgaria's government has hopes the country will assume a leading innovation role with respect to the development of electric cars, Economy Minister Traicho Traikov has hinted. Speaking at an international conference in Sofia Thursday entitled "Electric Cars ? Challenges to New Mobility" Traikov declared that since electric cars are an innovative and new product, "new players" can assume a major ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria, Estonia Penalty 'Thriller' Ends in Draw [Feb 10, 2011] Bulgaria and Estonia finished 2-2 in a peculiar friendly football game played on Thursday, all goals being scored from penalties. Midfielder Ivelin Popov scored both penalties for the Bulgarian team 40 and 83 minutes, as did Estonian captain Konstantin Vassiljev at the 20 and 80 minute marks.... [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria Anticipates Record-High Jackpot [Feb 10, 2011] The jackpot in Bulgaria's state lottery "Toto" is expected to reach the record-high BGN 7 M in the Thursday drawing. On Sunday, the jackpot in the Toto 2 6/49 game survived after failing to find winners 24 draws in a row. The Toto craze in Bulgaria continues as a total of 1 500 370 tickets worth BGN 4 M were bought for the Sunday drawing.... [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria Launches 'Traditional' Census [Feb 10, 2011] The classic census kicked off 8 am Thursday in Bulgaria, after over three million people took part in the first ever online census in the country. The traditional census will continue until 8 pm on February 28. It will include 40,000 census takers.... [via YahooNews] More >>

Springtime in Bulgaria ? time to parade in animal skins [Feb 09, 2011] Beginning with the winter solstice and continuing until the spring equinox, villagers in rural Bulgaria dress in animal skins, horned masks, and belts of heavy antique bells and march through the streets, accompanied by folk dancers and musicians. [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria's Export Regains Momentum, Annual Trade Deficit Shrinks 40% [Feb 09, 2011] Bulgaria ended 2010 with a trade deficit that is 42.5% lower than the one in 2009, according to preliminary date of the National Statistical Institute. Thus, in 2010, Bulgaria exported goods and services worth BGN 30.... [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria Second Largest Client of Turkish TV Soap Operas [Feb 09, 2011] Bulgaria ranks second in the world in terms in the number of Turkish TV soap operas that it purchased. The Bulgarian National Radio reported that a total of 27 Turkish soap operas have been bought by Bulgaria, including Binbir Gece, Yaprak Dokumu, Dudaktan Kalbe and Gumus, which had a very high rating at the time of their airing. According to Abdurrahman [via YahooNews] More >>

Finnish Minister: Bulgaria, Romania to Enter Schengen Side by Side [Feb 09, 2011] Bulgaria and Romania are not likely to join the Schengen Agreement seperately, Finland's Migration and European Affairs Minister Astrid Thors said in an exclusive interview for Novinite. com (Sofia News Agency.) ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria to Benefit from EU Blue Card [Feb 09, 2011] Workpermit.com Starting on 1 June 2011, highly skilled workers from outside the European Union can apply to work in Bulgaria under the EU Blue Card scheme.... [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria Former Diaspora Minister Quits Parliament Too [Feb 09, 2011] Bulgaria's former minister without portfolio Bozhidar Dimitrov has been formally dismissed as member of parliament, a month after he quit the government for having links with the Soviet-era secret police. The resignation was supported by 129 MPs, three voted against and another two abstained. Under an amendment, initiated by Dimitrov himself, he will be replaced in parliament by the next runner ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria First Ever Online Census Draws to Close [Feb 09, 2011] More than two million Bulgarians have so far taken part in the first online census that will close on Wednesday. The national census kicked off in Bulgaria at midnight on February 1, making it the first EU country to hold a population count in 2011 and one of only seven member states with an online option. The census questionnaire will be available for those choosing to fill it online on the ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria's Finance Minister Reveals Plan for Financial Stability Pact' [Feb 08, 2011] Bulgaria's Finance Minister Simeon Djankov has officially announced proposed Constitution amendments designed to bolster and guarantee the country's financial stability. The measures termed "Financial Stability Pact" were announced by Djankov on Tuesday at a lecture at the New Bulgarian University in Sofia following the US tradition in which crucial policy speeches are delivered at academic ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria Claims to Have Eliminated FMD [Feb 08, 2011] Bulgaria has eliminated the center of foot-and-mouth disease that emerged end of December 2010, according to Yordan Voynov, head of the National Veterinary Medical Service. Three villages ? Kosti, Rezovo, and Gramatikovo ? in the Strandzha mountain region in the Southeast with animals infected with foot-and-mouth disease were detected in January, the last one being discovered on January 31. ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria's Grigor Dimitrov Out of Rotterdam Tournament [Feb 08, 2011] Bulgaria's top male tennis player Grigor Dimitrov has been defeated in the first round of the prestigious Rotterdam tournament. The 19-year-old Bulgarian was defeated by 4-6, 4-6 by France's Jo-Wilfried Tsonga, who ranks No.18 in the world. ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria's FinMin Rejects Again Upping Minimum Wage [Feb 08, 2011] Bulgaria's Finance Minister, Simeon Djankov, has reiterated his position that there is not enough money in the 2011 state budget for increasing minimum monthly wage. His statement came in response to Bulgaria's Social Policy and Labor Minister, Totyu Mladenov, who suggested earlier on Tuesday a proposal to increase minimum monthly wages by BGN 30, beginning July 1. Djankov suggested amending the ... [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 Invites Investors from Northern Ireland [Feb 08, 2011] Bulgarian Minister in charge of EU funds absorption Tomislav Donchev has invited firms from Northern Ireland to do business in Bulgaria. Four construction sector companies were among eight Northern Ireland firms to attend a briefing recently hosted by Invest NI on doing business in Bulgaria, reports 4NI. During the briefing Donchev urged them to seize business opportunities resulting from ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria's Ex EU Commissioner Shy over Presidency Bid [Feb 08, 2011] Bulgaria's former EU Commissioner Meglena Kuneva has played down rumors that she might run for President of the country in the October 2011 elections. Kuneva, who was Bulgaria's first ever EU Commissioner, in charge of consumer protection at the EC in 2007-2009, has often been mentioned in Bulgarian media as a primary bidder for the Bulgarian Presidency. Speaking in Plovdiv of Tuesday, however ... [via YahooNews] More >>

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