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NATO Secretary General Thanks President Plevneliev for Bulgaria's Contribution
Bulgaria's participation in NATO was given a high assessment by NATO Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen. "2012 will be an important year for NATO and Bulgaria may play an important part in the process," Rasmussen said after a Thursday meeting with Bulgarian President Rosen Plevneliev in Brussels. "The fact that you chose to visit the NATO headquarters so soon after your inauguration is a ...
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Bulgaria Joins Romania in Danube Sturgeon Protection
Bulgaria has officially extended its one-year ban on Danube sturgeon fishing for a further four year, thus joining its northern neighbor Romania. "It is of utmost importance that Bulgaria has finally joined Romania in this very important measure", said Vesselina Kavrakova, Programme Manager of the WWF Danube-Carpathian Programme in Bulgaria, as cited by WWF. "The Romanian moratorium came into ...
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Bulgaria Reshuffles Intelligence Service
Bulgaria's new President Rosen Plevneliev and the Borisov Cabinet have dismissed the long-time head of the National Intelligence Service, Gen. Kircho Kirov. Kirov, who has been the head of the Bulgarian intelligence for the past 9 years, has beened dismissed together with his deputy Gen....
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Bulgaria Nominates 24 New Ambassadors
Bulgaria will appoint a total of 24 new Ambassadors in its major diplomatic reshuffle that aims to replace many envoys exposed as agents of the former State Security, the secret service of the Bulgarian communist regime. Bulgaria's new President Rosen Plevneliev and Prime Minister Boyko Borisov agreed upon a list of 24 new Ambassadors during their meeting Wednesday. The list (see below) was ...
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Bulgaria Opens Doors to Schengen Visa Holders
Holders of Schengen visas will be able to visit and stay in Bulgaria without Bulgarian visas, the Bulgarian Cabinet decided on Wednesday. The move is supposed to bring about a boost in foreign tourist numbers and foreign direct investment, according to the Bulgarian Cabinet. Accepting a proposal by the Prime Minister, the Cabinet today decided that until the date of Bulgaria's full accession to ...
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Bulgaria to Appoint 24 New Ambassadors Abroad
Bulgaria will appoint a total of 24 new Ambassadors in its major diplomatic reshuffle that aims to replace many envoys exposed as former Communist State Security agents. Bulgaria's new President Rosen Plevneliev and Prime Minister Boyko Borisov agreed upon a list of 24 new Ambassadors during their meeting early on Wednesday, dnevnik.bg reports. ...
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Bulgaria to Make National Intelligence Service Reshuffle
Bulgaria's new President Rosen Plevneliev has declared that a new Director and Deputy Director will be appointed in the country's National Intelligence Service. "We discussed the candidates, we agreed on them, the Council of Ministers will decide," Plevneliev told the 24 Chasa daily after he met with Prime Minister Boyko Borisov. The names of the candidates have not been revealed yet. ...
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Bulgaria bans Danube, Black Sea sturgeon fishing for four years
SOFIA, Jan 25 ? Bulgaria has imposed a four-year ban on fishing for sturgeon on the River Danube and in its Black Sea waters, the farming ministry said yesterday. The restrictions cover four sturgeon species, all threatened with extinction, and was prompted by the need to protect their populations and align Bulgaria?s rules with a 10-year ban ...
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Bulgaria's New President Embarks on 1st Foreign Visit
Bulgarian President Rosen Plevneliev will depart Wedesday afternoon on his first two-day visit to Brussels. Foreign Minister Nikolay Mladenov will participate in the delegation, the press office of the head of state said in a statement. Bulgaria's new President will head for Brussels after Vice President Margarita Popova returns from Germany. ...
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Bulgaria bans Danube, Black Sea sturgeon fishing for 4 years
Bulgaria has imposed a four-year ban on fishing for sturgeon on the River Danube and in its Black Sea waters, the farming ministry said Tuesday.
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Bulgaria bans Danube, Black Sea sturgeon fishing for 4 years
Bulgaria has imposed a four-year ban on fishing for sturgeon on the River Danube and in its Black Sea waters, the farming ministry said Tuesday.
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Bulgaria to Fully Enter EU Fiscal Pact - FinMin
Bulgaria will most probably back the whole EU fiscal pact and not just some of the texts included in it, Bulgarian Finance Minister Simeon Djankov has revealed, as cited by the Bulgarian National Radio. It is yet to be decided whether Bulgaria will maintain an observer status like other non-eurozone EU member states, Djankov clarified after attending the meeting of the EU Economic and Financial ...
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Bulgaria Moves to Make Major Diplomatic Reshuffle - Report
Bulgaria's Foreign Minister Nikolay Mladenov is expected to propose a major diplomatic reshuffle during Wednesday's cabinet sitting As many as 25 new Ambassadors abroad will be proposed, dnevnik.bg reports, citing its own sources....
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Bulgaria's New President Congratulated by Macedonian Counterpart
Bulgaria's new President Rosen Plevneliev, who was officially inaugurated on Sunday, has been congratulated by his Macedonian counterpart George Ivanov in a phone conversation. During the conversation, Ivanov has expressed his belief that Bulgaria will continue on its successful path during Plevneliev's five-year term, while maintaining its constructive role in the region's stability and ...
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Bulgaria's Top Cop: Claims of Police Brutality Are Often Fake
Bulgaria's Deputy Prime Minster and Interior Minister, Tsvetan Tsvetanov, believes that cases of criminals with groundless claims of police brutality are increasing in the country lately. Speaking in an interview for the largest private TV channel bTV Tuesday, the Minister warned that such claims are not "always 100% true." ...
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Four Bidders Said to Eye Bulgaria's Vivacom
Telekom Austria, Turkey's Turkcell, the head of Bulgaria's Corporate Commercial Bank and Icelandic businessman Thor Bjorgolfsson are interested in the sale of Bulgaria's telecom Vivacom, local media reports say. The potential buyers of debt-laden Vivacom, heir to the state-owned Bulgarian Telecommunications Company (BTC), will be expected to submit bids in a month, but none of them has ...
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ABB Factory in Bulgaria Extends Production Competence
The ABB factory in Bulgaria's Sevlievo has assembled and delivered its first Metal Enclosed Capacitor Banks (MECB) products to European customers, ABB Bulgaria announced Monday. The delivery was carried out at the very end of 2011, with the beneficiary being the Solvey Sodi company, a significant chemical plant in Bulgaria. The assembly unit has been set up in Bulgaria's Sevlievo, with the ...
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Bulgaria to See More Hypermarkets Despite Weak Consumption
Chains of stores operating in Bulgaria will keep opening hypermarkets in the country despite weak consumption. According to a survey published by Capital Daily on Sunday, the companies will continue to optimize their retail network and close loss-making outlets. One week ago, Belgium-based Delhaize Group announced it was closing six stores from the Piccadilly retail chain in Bulgaria. ...
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