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Bulgaria's Gas, Heating Prices Go Up Oct 1
Natural gas, hot water, and central heating have new, higher prices in Bulgaria, effective Saturday. Natural gas now costs BGN 594.37 for 1 000 cubic meters, which is nearly 7% more, while heating is up over 12%. ...
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Bulgaria will strengthen ties with Georgia in the fields of business and tourism
Connection between Georgia and Bulgaria, particularly in the areas of business and tourism, should be expanded and consolidated.
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Bulgaria?s Dimitrov Reaches Quarterfinals at Bangkok, to Face Murray
Grigor Dimitrov, Bulgaria's best male tennis player, defeated Italian qualifier Simone Bolelli 7-6(8) 6-1 and will play world No 4 Andy Murray of Great Britain at the quarterfinals of PTT Open in Bangkok, Thailand. By reaching the quarterfinals Dimitrov gained 17'400 USD of the prize money and 45 ranking points which would position him to around No 70. The Bulgarian is yet to win against any Top ...
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Bulgaria Can Boost Its Medical Tourism - Report
Bulgaria is among the countries that can provide low-cost medical services and health professionals with considerable experience, which can turn it into an attractive tourist destination, a new study has shown. Countries such as Poland and Bulgaria will experience a rush of Britons seeking cheap medical treatment abroad, an Economist Intelligence Unit report predicts, according to The ...
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Bulgaria Opens Cultural Institute in London, Strikes Louvre Deal
Bulgaria's Culture Minister Vezhdi Rashidov has opened a Bulgarian Cultural Institute in the British capital London. "Bulgaria's culture is unique. Our country rests on Rome, Thrace, and Byzantium," Rashidov stated at the opening, as cited by the press center of the Culture Ministry. ...
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Bulgaria names squad to face Ukraine, Wales (AP)
Bulgaria coach Mihail Madanski has left out Bolton forward Martin Petrov from an overhauled team for the last European Championship qualifier against Wales. Back in the squad are Sporting Lisbon striker Valeri Bojinov and PSV Eindhoven defender Stanislav Manolev. Lothar Matthaeus, who was recently fired as Bulgaria coach, has been repeatedly dropping Bojinov from the squad, saying he was not ...
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Pill from Bulgaria helps smokers quit
A pill developed in Bulgaria during the Soviet era shows promise for helping millions of smokers cheaply and safely kick the habit, the first big study of it shows.
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Bulgaria grapples with Roma protests
More than 160 people were arrested in Bulgaria during a second successive night of protests against the Balkan country?s large Roma minority, the nation?s worst violence for 14 years, and police are prepared for more trouble.
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Soviet-era pill from Bulgaria helps smokers quit
A pill developed in Bulgaria during the Soviet era shows promise for helping millions of smokers cheaply and safely kick the habit, the first big study of it shows.
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Soviet-era pill from Bulgaria helps smokers quit
A pill developed in Bulgaria during the Soviet era shows promise for helping millions of smokers cheaply and safely kick the habit, the first big study of it shows.
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Bulgaria arrests Roma clan leader
The authorities in Bulgaria arrest a local Roma leader as anti-Roma demonstrations spread and more than 160 people are arrested
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Bulgaria Won't Introduce Education Standards for Roma Kids
Bulgaria's Education Minister Sergey Ignatov has stated he is against the idea of introducing "education standards" for children from the Roma minority in the country, as a labor confederation has suggested. According to the Podkrepa Labor Confederation's education syndicate, Roma children are massively allowed to pass grades in school even when they do not cover the necessary criteria and they ...
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Roma 'King Kiro' arrested in Bulgaria
An alleged Roma crime boss in Bulgaria under police protection since violent disturbances in his village at the weekend has been arrested, the government said Wednesday.
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Ethnic Tensions Mar Bulgaria's Presidential Elections
EurActiv The visit of Bulgaria's ruling party presidential candidate to Brussels on September 26, seeking support from his European political family the EPP, was overshadowed by ethnic violence in his home country.Dnevnik, the EurActiv partner in Bulgaria, contributed to this article. ...
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Bulgaria Freezes Assets of Self-Proclaimed Roma Tsar
Bulgarian authorities have frozen assets and property of a notorious self-proclaimed Roma tsar and an alleged mastermind of a murder while he is investigated on tax evasion charges, the revenues agency has said. Kiril Rashkov is believed to have been transported late on Monday to Bulgaria's capital Sofia after his Roma clan sparked unprecedented ethnic tensions in the country. The so-called ...
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Anti-Roma riots engulf Bulgaria after teenage tragedy
The hit-and-run killing of a teenager blamed on the criminal underworld has sparked violent protests across Bulgaria against the Roma community and the government for its failure to deal with organised crime.
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Bulgaria's Competition Watchdog Gives Green Light to Bulgartabac Privatization
Bulgaria's Commission for Protection of Competition gave a go-ahead to Vienna-registered BT Invest to acquire the country's tobacco monopoly, cigarette maker Bulgartabac Holding. The news was reported Tuesday by the Bulgarian National Radio, BNR, citing the Commission's decision, which came on the grounds the deal must be given a green light since it would not obstruct effective and loyal ...
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Bulgaria Exposes 4 Runners for President as Secret Police Agents
A bankrupt Bulgarian bank head and a former intelligence agent are two of four runners for president, who have been ? quite predictably - exposed as as state security agents and collaborators. Ventsislav Yosifov, former director of First Private Bank, which went bankrupt in 1999, collaborated to the State Security under the nickname Iliev, the special panel, investigating Bulgaria's communist ...
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Bulgaria Begs Russia for New Nuclear Project Delay
Bulgaria has approached Russia with a request to extend the negotiations over Belene nuclear project by another four months as of October, the economy minister has said. At the beginning of July Bulgaria's National Electric Company NEK and Russia's Atomstroyexport, a subsidiary of Rosatom, signed an annex extending by three months their contract for the construction of two 1,000 megawatt nuclear ...
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Bulgaria Confirms: New Owner to Resell Bulgarbatac
Russia's second-biggest bank VTB, which recently acquired a majority stake in Bulgaria's cigarette maker Bulgartabac, is highly likely to resell the holding's assets, the economy minister has said, confirming earlier media reports. "This may happen any minute as the contract bans the resale of the holding in the next ten years, but does not ban a change in the ownership of the new owner BT ...
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