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Bulgaria Says It Won't Ratify ACTA Unconditionally [Feb 02, 2012] Bulgaria will ratify the ACTA trade agreement, but the country will keep its current legislation in the field of Internet services, it emerged on Thursday. On Thursday, Bulgaria's Prime Minister Boyko Borisov met with representatives of the local IT sector, Internet Service Providers and MPs with his ruling centrist-right GERB to discuss the controversial agreement. Bulgaria will express its ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria Ex VP May End Up at Constitutional Court [Feb 02, 2012] Bulgaria's top court is planning to approach the constitutional court to have the final say on the controversy over the legitimacy of the country's former vice president. "We are expecting the presidency to officially confirm the lack of a decree that authorizes Angel Marin for his second mandate, after which we will approach the constitutional court," Georgi Kolev, chairman of the Supreme ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria EconMin to Give Heed to German Stance on ACTA [Feb 02, 2012] Bulgaria's Economy Minister Traicho Traikov will get acquainted with Germany's stance on the controversial ACTA trade agreement during the Bulgarian-German Cooperation Council in Germany. Last week, Bulgaria became one of the 21 EU member states to sign ACTA, while Germany is among the five bloc members that have not inked it. Upon asked whether Bulgaria will take into consideration Germany's ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria's Emblematic Cosmetic Factory to Be Listed for Sale [Feb 02, 2012] Bulgaria's cosmetics factory "Alen Mak," functioning since the times of the Socialist regime, will be listed for sale in just days. The news was reported Thursday by the factory's syndic, attorney Stefan Georgiev, cited by Darik Radio. Georgiev said that the expert evaluation of the factory's assets and liabilities is expected in a couple of day. ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria Called to Account for Wartime Treatment of Jews [Feb 02, 2012] By Alexander Andreev Deutsche Welle An umbrella group of Jewish organizations in Greece has called on Bulgaria to acknowledge the deportation of thousands of Jews during World War II.... [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria Mulls Ways to Attract More Romanian Tourists [Feb 02, 2012] A large-scale business forum is held Thursday and Friday in the central Bulgarian city and old capital Veliko Tarnovo focusing on ways to attract more Romanian tourists. The forum is attended by a number of Romanian companies from the travel sector to hear presentations on Bulgaria as a year-round tourist destination, the largest private TV channel bTV reported Thursday. The event is organized ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria's 'First Lady' Resents National Security 'Watch' [Feb 02, 2012] Bulgaria's "First Lady," Yuliyana Plevnelieva continues to refuse to comply with the National Security Services, NSO, and with her new status. The information was reported by the Bulgarian "Standard" daily, writing that Plevnelieva insists on picking herself groceries and produce for her husband and children and cooking for them and resents the constant checks of her purchases and meals by NSO ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria Wakes up to Fresh Snow [Feb 02, 2012] Bulgaria wakes up Thursday to freezing cold accompanied by a fresh snow cover, but without new record low temperatures. The mercury ranges between minus 19 degrees Celsius to minus 5 across the country with cloudy skies and strong winds in the regions of Montana, Varna, Vidin and Razgrad. Snow is falling in the regions of Montana, Pazardzhik, Dobrich, Haskovo, Sofia, Plovdiv, Blagoevgrad, Burgas ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria Ex VP Enters Court Battle to Prove Legitimacy [Feb 01, 2012] The legitimacy of Bulgaria's former vice president can be proven with a written document only, the country's top court has demanded, fueling the raging controversy. A three-member panel of the Supreme Administrative Court ruled on Wednesday that the presidency should provide a written document, stating whether former Vice President Angel Marin has been authorized for his second mandate or not ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria Formally Closes Down Tobacco Agency [Feb 01, 2012] The Tobacco Fund, Bulgaria's state unit in charge of subsidies for tobacco growers, was officially disbanded at a cabinet sitting Wednesday. The entity had been rendered obsolete by EU requirements, which mandated that tobacco funds be integrated in the state's overall policy for subsidizing agriculture. In line with that, starting 2011 tobacco money passed under the authority of the Agriculture ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Bank Drain Ghosts Haunt Bulgaria Again [Feb 01, 2012] Foreign banks are pulling funds from their subsidiaries in Bulgaria as lending growth in the country stalls, shows preliminary data of BIS, the central bank of central banks, as cited by local media. The total exposure of foreign banks to Bulgaria totaled USD 2.3 B during the third qurater of last year and about half ot it ? USD 1 B was withdrawn by Greek banks, Sega daily reported, citing ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria called to account for wartime treatment of Jews [Feb 01, 2012] An umbrella group of Jewish organizations in Greece has called on Bulgaria to acknowledge the deportation of thousands of Jews during World War II. The issue has sparked anger in a Bulgarian society riven by resentment. [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria Lines New Envoys to Russia, Spain, Morocco, Syria, Pakistan [Feb 01, 2012] Five new ambassadors for Bulgaria's diplomatic service have been formally proposed by the Bulgarian cabinet to President Rosen Plevneliev for approval. This includes brand new envoys to Russia, Spain and Morocco, as well as the promotion of interim ambassadors in Syria and Pakistan to full ambassadors. Boyko Kotsev, who has up to now being permanent representative of Bulgaria to the EU, has been ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria Anti-Mafia Court Pressures Media [Feb 01, 2012] The governing body of Bulgaria's newly established specialized criminal court has asked print and electronic media to submit to it materials covering the activity of the institution for 'verification' before making them public. "We would like you to cooperate with us on obtaining feedback for the coordination of the accuracy of the information released by us by sending us titles of articles and ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria to Pay Debt on Burgas-Alexandroupolis in 2012 [Feb 01, 2012] Bulgaria plans to pay its debt on the Burgas-Alexandroupolis oil pipeline in 2012, said Plamen Grozdanov, Bulgarian Ambassador to Moscow. In an interview for Russian news agency Interfax, he explained that the Bulgarian government had agreed to allocate BGN 12.8 M for the payment of its financial obligations as a participant in the oil pipeline project. ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria with Record High Electricity Use over Polar Cold [Feb 01, 2012] Bulgaria has registered a new record of electricity consumption over the freezing cold that has gripped the country, the Electric Energy System Operator, EESO, reported Wednesday. On January 31, at the 20th hour, the maximum load was recorded in Bulgaria's electric power system ? 7 354 MW, which exceeds the previous record of 7 270 MW, registered on January 26, 2010. Because of the chilly ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria Bows to Victims of Communism [Feb 01, 2012] Bulgaria is marking Wednesday for the second time the official Day of Gratitude and Homage to the Victims of the Communist Regime. The date February 1 was chosen because on this day, in 1945, the so-called People's Tribunal sentenced to death 3 regents, 67 members of the parliament, 22 ministers, 40 generals and colonels of the royal army and a number of other public figures. The sentences have ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria Celebrates Vine and Wine Day [Feb 01, 2012] The Bulgarian Orthodox Church honors on Wednesday, February 1, the Day of Saint Trifon, the patron of vine-growers, wine-producers and tavern-keepers. The holiday is widely known in Bulgaria as Trifon Zarezan - from the Bulgarian verb "zariazvam" meaning to prune vines. Saint Trifon was born in 225 AD in the village of Kossada in Phrygia in Asia Minor.... [via YahooNews] More >>

Signing ACTA - Killing Both Torrent Sites and Bulgaria's Regions [Feb 01, 2012] Bulgaria's Borisov Cabinet has just come up with a new unpleasant surprise for the Bulgarian public by signing ACTA (Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement), the controversial copyright protection deal, without telling anyone. ACTA has already caused international protests because of fears that it blurs counterfeiting and content sharing on the Internet. It even requires Internet providers to ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria to Enter Stage 2 of Its Major Diplomatic Reshuffle [Jan 31, 2012] Bulgaria's diplomatic reshuffle is set to continue on Wednesday, as the country's Foreign Minister is expected to propose the appointment of five new Ambassadors abroad, according to a media report. Russia, Pakistan, Syria, Morocco and Spain are the countries to which Bulgaria will send new envoys, dnevnik.bg reports. ... [via YahooNews] More >>

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