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Bulgaria Finance Ministry Switches to Forecasting GDP Growth in 2010 (Novinite.com)
Bulgaria?s Finance Ministry has amended its forecast for a 2% decline of the economy in 2010 switching to expecting a 0,3% GDP growth.
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Petya Evtimova Becomes Bulgaria Deputy Education Minister (Novinite.com)
Petya Evtimova was appointed Wednesday Bulgaria?s new Deputy Education Minister by the Ministry?s Head, Sergey Ignatov. Evtimova replaces Svetlana Lomeva and will be in charge of international relations and the EU funds.
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Petya Evtimova Becomes Bulgaria Deputy Education Minister (Novinite.com)
Bulgaria's Education Minister, Sergey Ignatov, has made changes in his Deputies' appointments to increase the capacity in absorption of EU funds needed for the education reform.
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Bulgaria December Travel Figures Show Diminishing Decline (Novinite.com)
The number of visitors to Bulgaria again fell in December 2009, and Bulgarians themselves made 24% fewer visits abroad during the month.
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(AFX UK Focus) 2010-01-27 11:41 UPDATE 1-Bulgaria raises its 2010 GDP forecast to +0.3 pct (Interactive Investor)
SOFIA, Jan 27 (Reuters) - Bulgaria on Wednesday forecast a return to slight economic growth this year, reversing a previous forecast for a 2 percent contraction and citing fiscal measures taken by the government. Finance Minister Simeon Djankov said the economy was poised to expand by 0.3 percent in 2010, helped by the centre-right government's prudent fiscal policy and measures to raise budget ...
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Bulgaria Revises 2010 GDP Forecast to Predict Growth (Update1) (Bloomberg)
Jan. 27 (Bloomberg) -- Bulgaria revised its forecast for gross domestic product this year, predicting growth instead of contraction, citing improving economic conditions in the country?s European Union trading partners.
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Bulgaria Rightists Vow Confiscation of Ethnic Turkish Leader Properties (Novinite.com)
Bulgaria?s right-wing Democrats for Strong Bulgaria (DSB) demand the confiscation of the properties of the ethnic Turkish party leader, Ahmed Dogan.
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Bulgaria Justice Minister: Penal Code Impedes Solving Crimes (Novinite.com)
Bulgaria's Justice Minister, Margarita Popova, says that the old NPK is too formal and includes inadequate solutions to fight corruption and organized crime.
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Bulgaria Justice Minister: Penal Code Impedes Solving Crimes (Novinite.com)
The police needs to be included in the process of the court?s investigation, Bulgaria's Justice Minister, Margarita Popova insists. Popova spoke before the Members of the Parliament Wednesday during the first reading of the proposed amendments of Bulgaria?s Penal Code (NPK).
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Bulgaria Visitor Arrivals Fall In December (INO News)
(RTTNews) - Visitor arrivals to Bulgaria dropped 7.3% year-on-year to 357,100 in December, the National Statistics Institute reported on Wednesday. Total arrivals from the European Union were down 10.7%. Visitor arrivals from Greece plunged 20.3% annually, while those from Romania fell 5.7%.
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Bulgaria Industrial Association Predicts 20% 2010 Unemployment (Novinite.com)
The Bulgarian Industrial Association (BIA) has reported that they expect the real unemployment rate in Bulgaria to reach 19-20% by the end of 2010.
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Deputy PM: Bulgaria EU Nominee Compensates for Jeleva Failure (Novinite.com)
Tsvetanov also commented on the crime situation in Bulgaria saying that the GERB government was moving in the right direction. Photo by BGNES
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Deputy PM: Bulgaria EU Nominee Compensates for Jeleva Failure (Novinite.com)
Bulgaria Interior Minister and Deputy PM, Tsvetan Tsvetanov, has stated that the nomination of Kristalina Georgieva as Bulgaria?s EU Commissioner-Designate compensates for the failure of Rumiana Jeleva's bid.
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Ex Bulgaria Defense Minister: Taliban Target NATO Ministers (Novinite.com)
Former Bulgaria Defense Minister, Nikolay Tsonev, has said that all Ministers from NATO countries who visit Afghanistan will always be a tempting target for the Taliban.
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Bulgaria Should Sue Ali Agca (Novinite.com)
Calls for taking Turkish gunman Mehmet Ali Agca to court has been given a new boost in Bulgaria after his release from prison in a bid to dismiss any suspicion of the country's involvement in the pope assassination attempt.
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Economy Minister: Greece Creates a Serious Problem for Bulgaria (Novinite.com)
Bulgaria Energy, Economy and Tourism Minister Traicho Traikov, has likened Greece?s role in the current blockade of the Bulgaria-Greece border by Greek farmers to the Ukraine?s role in the 2009 gas crisis.
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Bulgaria Energy Minister: Belene NPP May Involve EU Partners (Novinite.com)
Bulgaria Energy, Economy and Tourism Minister, Traicho Traikov, has stated that high quality energy companies from all over Europe, not just Germany, may show interest in the Belene Nuclear Power Plant project.
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Bulgaria runs check on commission nominee (Gulf Times)
A special panel has been set up to investigate the Communist-era past of Bulgaria?s new European Commission nominee and World Bank expert, Kristalina Georgieva, an official said yesterday.
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Gray Economy Forms 37% of Bulgaria GDP - Report (Novinite.com)
Increasing payments via debit and credit cards is a method to help limit the gray economy in Bulgaria, accoridng to Visa Europe experts. Photo by BGNES.
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Gray Economy Forms 37% of Bulgaria GDP - Report (Novinite.com)
Up to 37% of Bulgaria?s Gross Domestic Product (GDP) comes from the gray economy, according to a Visa Europe survey. The data was announced by Nikos Kabanopoulos, Vice President, and General Manager of the company for Greece, Cyprus and Bulgaria.
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