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Bulgaria extends smoking ban to cafes, stadiums
Lawmakers in Bulgaria approved on Thursday last-minute changes to the country's health bill to ban smoking in stadiums and all enclosed public spaces such as cafes and restaurants as of June 1.
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Bulgaria Flooded Village Still Waiting for Rulers' Generous Donation
The ruling, center-right Citizens for European Development of Bulgaria party, GERB, still has not transferred the one million levs that it promised to donate to a flood-buried village, a check has shown. The funding was to be taken from the party's state subsidy and was destined to help the victims of the tragedy in the flooded southeastern village of Biser. "This is our personal help to these ...
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Qatar eyes Bulgaria investment possibilities
Qatar eyed Bulgaria investment opportunities on Thursday as the two countries signed a framework agreement at the start of a visit here by Qatari Prime Minister Sheikh Hamad bin Jassem Al-Thani.
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Bulgaria Wins Concession as EU Agrees on Bank Capital Rules
European Union finance ministers have addressed Bulgarian concerns as they agreed on a plan to force banks to hold more capital to counter their risk-taking. After Bulgaria voiced concerns that banks may be forced to hold more capital against the country's sovereign debt, the EU ministers decided that banks in the country will not be obliged to report as risky the assets they hold in euros and ...
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Bulgaria bans smoking in indoor public spaces
SOFIA (Reuters) - Bulgaria's parliament voted on Thursday to ban smoking in all indoor public spaces from June 1 in an attempt to persuade one of Europe's heaviest smoking nations to kick the habit. The European Union's poorest member state has joined a growing list of nations to ban smoking in bars and restaurants. It also agreed to forbid smoking outside nurseries and schools and at stadiums ...
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Bulgaria's Fiscal Reserve Climbs to BGN 4.9 B Apr 2012
Bulgaria's fiscal reserve by April 30, 2012, amounted to BGN 4.9 B, according to flash estimates released Thursday by the press office of the Bulgarian Finance Ministry. According to government data about the first half of 2011, published at the end of August 2011, as of June 30, 2011, Bulgaria's state fiscal reserve amounted to BGN 5....
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Bulgaria bans smoking in public places
Bulgaria?s parliament has adopted a total ban on smoking in indoor public places, after earlier attempts failed due to strong opposition from restaurant owners. The ban, which was approved...
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Bulgaria in Desperate Attempt to Salvage Lead-Zinc Plant
Bulgaria's Economy and Energy Minister, Delyan Dobrev, is discussing Thursday with bank creditors the future of the Kardzhali Lead and Zinc Complex (LZC; OTZK). OTZK is the largest Bulgarian producer of non-ferrous metals in the southern city of Kardzhali, providing until recently livelihood of many in the city and the region. OTZK has been out of operation in the past five months due to the ...
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Bulgaria Boasts 22.2% Women in Government
Bulgaria ranks among the countries with over 20% of women in the government, outpacing a number of other European countries like Poland, the United Kingdom, Italy, Portugal, the Czech Republic, Romania, Hungary, Slovenia, Slovakia and Greece. Bulgaria has four women in a 17-strong cabinet (22.22%) - Justice Minister Diana Kovacheva, Regional Development Minister Lilyana Pavlova, Environment ...
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Bulgaria's Razlog to Advertise Tourism Opportunities to Indian Tour Operators
The southwestern Bulgarian town of Razlog is eager to present the opportunities for cultural and historical tourism, mineral baths and SPA treatments to tourists from India. On Sunday, Razlog will welcome representatives of Indian tour operators. The visit will take place within the forum "Bulgaria as a tourist destination on the Indian market". ...
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Bulgaria, Gazprom Power Ahead with South Stream Gas Pipeline
Bulgarian Economy and Energy Minister Delyan Dobrev and the head of Russian energy giant Gazprom Alexei Miller have concluded that the construction of the South Stream gas transit pipeline is progressing "as scheduled". Dobrev and Miller met in Moscow Wednesday, with their talks focusing on the future of South Stream, in addition to the Russian natural gas supplies for Bulgaria, Gazprom said in ...
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Bulgaria Defeated in Court by Viva Ventures over Telco Deal
Bulgaria has lost a lawsuit against Viva Ventures, a subsidiary of London-based equity fund Advent International, which acquired a 65% stake in the state Bulgarian Telecommunications Company (BTC), in a widely criticized deal in 2004. The International Arbitration Court in Paris ruled that Viva Ventures has abided by its commitments to the telco workforce, as envisaged in the contract for its ...
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Bulgaria's FDI Starts Crawling Up in Q1 2012
Bulgaria has registered an increase in its foreign direct investment in January-March 2012 year-on-year, according to the latest data of the Bulgarian National Bank released Wednesday. According to preliminary data, the Foreign direct investment in Bulgaria for January - March 2012 amounted to EUR 236.8 M (0....
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Bulgaria's Problem with Opportunists by Any Other Name
Bulgaria's right-wing Blue Coalition, an entity comprising the Union of Democratic Forces (UDF) and the Democrats for Strong Bulgaria (DSB), is no more. The breakup of the Coalition set up in 2009 was announced Tuesday, together with the resignation of UDF Chair Martin Dimitrov. The failure of the Blue Coalition Co-Chairs to negotiate the entity's participation in the general elections in 2013 ...
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Research and Markets: Telecoms and Technology Report Bulgaria
Research and Markets has announced the addition of the "Telecoms and Technology Report Bulgaria" report to th
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European Study Ranks Bulgaria at Healthcare's Bottom
Bulgaria's healthcare is one spot before the last one in Europe in the 2012 ranking of the Euro Health Consumer Index (EHCI), presented Tuesday in the European Parliament in Brussels. The Index champion was the Netherlands, gaining 872 out of potential 1 000 points. The Dutch were followed by Denmark (837 points), Iceland (810 points), Luxemburg (802 points) and Belgium (797 points), the top ...
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Bulgaria's Economy Expands by 0.5% in Q1 2012 Y/Y
The Gross Domestic Product, GDP, in Bulgaria in the first quarter of 2011 increased by 0.5%, compared with the same quarter of the previous year. GDP remains at the same level compared to the fourth quarter of 2011. ...
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Bulgaria Customs Boss: Lukoil Stages Fake Trial against Me
Bulgaria's prosecution acts under pressure by oil company Lukoil Bulgaria to levy charges against Customs Agency head Vanyo Tanov, according to Tanov himself. The Bulgarian customs boss spoke out to the press after the first hearing in the case Tuesday, saying that the trial is fake and staged and that accusations against him are baseless. Gen Vanyo Tanov is charged for allegedly disclosing ...
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The Social Media Bible, 3rd Edition - Chapter on Bulgaria
Novinite.com (Sofia News Agency) and Novinite.bg publish the first ever chapter on Bulgaria in "The Social Media Bible: Tactics, Tools, and Strategies for Business Success", a global bestseller by Lon Safko....
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Maxim Behar Introduces Bulgaria to The Social Media Bible
Bulgaria has been included for the very first time in The Social Media Bible, a global bestseller by Lon Safko, thanks to Bulgarian PR guru Maxim Behar. Behar has authored the Chapter on Bulgaria in "The Social Media Bible: Tactics, Tools, and Strategies for Business Success", after the publisher invited him to explain the influence of social media in his native country. A prominent media ...
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