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Bulgaria-Romania 2nd Danube Bridge to Be Completed Nov 2012
The construction of the long-anticipated second bridge linking Bulgaria and Romania across the Danube will be completed by November 2012, according to the Bulgarian government. The construction of the bridge between Bulgaria's Vidin and Romania's Calafat by the Spanish company FCC was inspected Monday by Bulgarian Transport Minister Ivaylo Moskovski and EU Funds Minister Tomislav Donchev ...
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Bulgaria's Long-Delayed Key Tunnel Project Gets Eco Permit
One of the largest infrastructure projects in Bulgaria ? though still only imaginary ? the Shipka Pass Tunnel ? has received the approval of the Bulgarian Environment Ministry. The Supreme Expert Environmental Council at the Minister granted a permit to the project on Monday, the Coalition for Sustainable Development, a NGO, has announced. The tunnel at the Shipka Pass in the very middle of ...
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Bulgaria's Top Court to Rule on US Co Shale Gas Permit in May
Bulgaria's top court will deliver its decision on the appeal against the award of Vranino 1-11 block to US company Park Place in May, it emerged on Monday. The Bulgarian government has formally approved a 5-year concession for oil and gas prospecting in a 400 sq.km....
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Bulgaria's Kostov: Agony over Belene N-Plant Continues
Bulgaria's agony over plans for a second nuclear power plant continues unabated, a rightist leader said on Monday as the final decision on the project was delayed yet again. Uncertainty over the fate of Belene nuclear power plant project only intensified on Monday after a keenly-awaited phone conversation between the prime ministers of Bulgaria and Russia. According to media reports Prime ...
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Bulgaria's Turkish Leader: Morals in Politics Are Detrimental
Striving for morals in politics is detrimental for the State, according to Bulgaria's ethnic Turkish leader, Ahmed Dogan. The statement has been made by the leader of the ethnic party Movement for Rights and Freedoms, DPS, on March 16th before participants in the national program "Management Skills," the Bulgarian Trud (Labor) daily writes, citing their own sources. "The qualities of any ...
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Bulgaria ex-PM Set to Solve Theseus' Paradox
Former Bulgarian PM Reneta Indzhova, who was recently appointed head of Bulgaria's National Statistical Institute, likened her new job to mending the Ship of Theseus. "At the Statistics Bureau you have to steer the Ship of Theseus. The question is whether it's a new one, and if so, whether the new one lives up to the old one, and vice versa," commented Indzhova in an interview for TV7 Sunday. ...
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Bulgaria Switches to Daylight Saving Time
Bulgaria switched to daylight saving time Sunday, turning clocks one hour ahead at 3 am. At 3 am Bulgarian time on March 25, all clocks will be turned one hour forward until 4 am EET on October 28, 2012. The winter and summer daylight savings time were introduced in Bulgaria in 1979 while they were introduced for the first time ever in 1908 in Great Britain to optimize the daylight hours. ...
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Bulgaria to Switch to Daylight Saving Time
Bulgaria will switch to daylight saving time, turning clocks one hour ahead at 3 am Sunday morning. At 3 am Bulgarian time on March 25, all clocks will be turned one hour forward until 4 am Bulgarian time on October 28, 2012. So, all who are in Bulgaria on Sunday should not forget to put the hands of their clocks one hour forward. ...
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Rosatom Offers Bulgaria Yet Another Extension of Belene NPP Contract
Russia's state-owned nuclear corporation Rosatom has made it clear it is ready to agree on yet another extension of the contract with the Bulgarian government for the construction of the Belene nuclear power plant. The currently active extension of the 2006 deal between Bulgaria's National Electric Company NEK and Rosatom's subsidiary Atomstroyexport is set to expire at the end of March 2012 ...
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Bulgaria for Austrians - from Bogan to Boutique?
Austria is a traditional holiday destination for well-heeled Bulgarians. In Bulgaria however Austrian tourists are rare species, most often seeking a bargain and a binge. Could the Balkan country change from bogan to boutique to attract more? ...
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Bulgaria Marks Meteorology Day with Balmy Weather
Bulgaria and Bulgarian weather people mark March 23, World Meteorological Day with balmy spring temperatures. According to the forecast of the Institute for Astronomy at the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, BAS, the weather on Friday will be sunny and warm, with maximum temperatures between 18 and 23 degrees Celsius, 15 to 18 on the Black Sea coast. The minimum temperatures will be between 2 and 7 ...
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EC: Bulgaria Has 2 Mos to Escape Court over DTT Mux Deals
The European Commission has issued a final warning to Bulgaria over the controversial tenders for the operation of what will be the country's DTT multiplexes. The EU executive body told Bulgaria on Thursday that it will face the EU highest court unless it informs it of the measures taken to address the breach of EU Law within two months. It demanded that the country ensures open and non ...
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Bulgaria's Honey Industry Makes BGN 65 M Annually
Bulgarian beekeepers make between BGN 60 M and BGN 65 M per year, according to data of the Bulgarian Beekeepers' Union. Bulgarian Beekeepers' Union head Gancho Ganev announced Thursday that past year Bulgaria's honey exports amounted to 8 540 metric tons, worth BGN 45 M. Bulgaria's domestic market consumed 2 994 metric tons of honey, making the beekeepers a total of BGN 16 M. ...
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Bulgaria Moves to Draft National Export Strategy
Agriculture Minister Miroslav Naydenov and representatives of the Confederation of Employers and Industrialists in Bulgaria (CEIBG) discussed Thursday the creation of a national export strategy. Naydenov drew attention that Bulgaria's current exports consisted mostly of raw materials like grain and timber and not processed products. He emphasized that the situation had to change and Bulgaria had ...
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Bulgaria in Search for Its New Miracles
The campaign "The Miracles of Bulgaria 2" was officially launched Thursday by the Bulgarian "Standard" daily. The event was held at the National Palace of Culture in downtown Sofia and gathered ministers, archeologists, businessmen, historians, and representatives of the media to form a Public Council. They were invited by "Standard's" Editor-in-Chief, Slavka Bozukova, to discuss and select new ...
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Bulgaria-Romania Land Dispute Concerns South Stream Project
The alleged disputed territory on the Black Sea border between Bulgaria and Romania is located on the route of the future South Stream gas pipeline. The Russia-backed South Stream pipeline project is to carry Russian natural gas through the Black Sea to Bulgaria and further to Greece, Italy and Austria. According to diplomatic sources cited by the Mediafax agency and the Bulgarian Telegraph ...
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Bulgaria Refuses to Pay Russia Damages over Belene N-Plant
Bulgaria's government has made it clear it is not daunted by the risk of being taken to arbitration by the Russian contractor in Belene nuclear project, should it decide to abandon it. "Bulgaria will not have to pay damages if it withdraws from Belene project. Formally the project is based on an intergovernmental agreement between Bulgaria and Russia, not on a contract," Finance Minister Simeon ...
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Bulgaria and Austria ? On the Artery of Europe, Connected through Past and Present
Bulgaria and Austria have been historically intertwined in their past and present, traditions and culture. The relations between the two countries have been facilitated by geographical proximity and the Danube (Donau) River, the artery of Europe. As Elias Canetti, Literature Nobel Prize Winner, who was born in Ruse, lived for many years in Vienna, and wrote in German, noted: "When one traveled ...
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Bulgaria's Top Private TV Stations Get Tangled in Ad Price Dumping Suit
Bulgaria's largest private TV station bTV Media Group has filed a suit against its largest private competitor, Nova Broadcasting Group, with the Bulgarian Competition Protection Commission. bTV claims unfair competition practices on part of Nova TV as stipulated by the Competition Protection Act, the media company announced. According to bTV Media Group, Nova TV has been offering advertising at ...
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