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Bulgaria's PM 'Fired' on Billboards
Billboards threatening to fire Bulgaria's Prime Minister Boyko Borisov were spotted in the Bulgarian capital Sofia early on Monday. "I will fire Boyko Borisov!," the billboards say on their both sides, the BGNES news agency has reported. It is still unknown who has made the statement....
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Bulgaria cruise ship exceeded passenger capacity by 65 people
The cruise ship Bulgaria which sank in Russia's Volga River on Sunday afternoon, was carrying 185 people, 65 more than the maximum 120 allowed by technical regulations for this type of the vessel.
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Bulgaria Social Security New Head Tipped - Report
The former deputy head of Bulgaria's Financial Supervision Commission Bisser Petkov stands very high chances to be elected the next chair of the country's Social Security Institute (NOI), according to reports. "Indeed, the ruling GERB party proposed that I take over the job and I accepted. I am not sure however to how many candidates they have extended their invitation," Petkov said, when ...
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'Bulgaria' Boat with over 170 People Sinks in Russia's Volga
A cruise ship named Bulgaria, carrying over 170 people aboard, sank in Russia's Volga river on Sunday afternoon, the emergency ministry announced. "Seventy-eight people have been rescued by the passing ship Arabella. One woman died," the ministry spokesman Marat Rakhmatullin said, as cited by Russian media. ...
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Bulgaria's Cabinet Faces New No-Confidence Vote in July
The cabinet of Bulgaria's ruling Citizens for European Development of Bulgaria, GERB, party would, for sure, face another no-confidence vote in July. The information was reported Sunday by the leader of the opposition Bulgarian Socialist Party, BSP, and former Prime Minister, Sergey Stanishev, who said the Socialists would support the no-confidence vote request of the leader of the right-wing ...
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Bulgaria Braces for Massive Summer Heat Wave
All of Bulgaria is under a Code "Yellow" warning, the third highest level of alert, because of the summer heat the country is expected to experience on Sunday, July 10. The heat alert level was raised Saturday night after only 9 of Bulgaria's 28 districts were under Code "Yellow" for July 9, the Meteorology Institute of the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences has announced. Two of Bulgaria's districts ...
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Bulgaria Cheers for World's Newest State South Sudan
Bulgaria's Foreign Ministry has joined the other EU countries in the recognition and welcome of the newest independent state in the world, South Sudan, which held Saturday, July 9, 2011, its independence ceremony. "Six months after voting freely for independence in a democratic referendum, we witness the birth of Africa's youngest nation. The peaceful road that led to today was made possible by ...
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Bulgaria's 2011 Grain Yield Said to Be Better Than Last Year's
Bulgaria's grain yield in 2011 will even be slightly better than it was in 2010, the Agriculture Ministry has indicated. Thus, Bulgaria's wheat output is expected to reach 4.1 million tons in 2011, up from 4 million in 2010, while the barley yield is forecast to reach 6....
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Bulgaria's Machine Building Reached 95% of 2008 Exports in 2010, Still in Crisis
Bulgaria's machine-building sector is still facing a serious crisis, which will probably continue well into 2012, according to Iliya Keleshev, head of the Bulgarian Branch Chamber for machine building. Keleshev told Radio K2 Friday that the Bulgarian machine building industry, which employed 143 000 people in 2008, has been seriously hurt by the economic crisis after 2009 and many of its sectors ...
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Bulgaria Honors Wife of Italy's Former Ambassador
Zohara Campagnola, the spouse of Italy's former Ambassador to Bulgaria, was awarded on Friday the Madara Horseman order during an official ceremony at the presidency. Mrs. Campagnola was honored for her outstanding contribution to the development of social services for disabled people and the fight against cancer in Bulgaria. ...
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Bulgaria Foolishly Fails over Tougher Crack-Down on Illegal Assets
The majority in Bulgaria's parliament has surprisingly failed to pass through a long-delayed and keenly expected bill, authorizing widespread confiscation of illegally obtained assets without a conviction. The draft law, initiated by Bulgaria's Justice Minister Margarita Popova and widely touted by the ruling party as a powerful tool in crime and corruption combat, was supported on Friday by ...
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Bulgaria Justice Minister 'Let Down' in Corruption Combat
Bulgaria's Justice Minister Margarita Popova did not hide her disappointment after parliament rejected a bill for a tougher crack-down on illegal assets, initiated by her and backed by Brussels. The bill was hampered by the minister's party members in parliament, most of whom just did not turn up for the crucial vote. The draft can be tabled in parliament again after three months at the earliest ...
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Bulgaria, Romania Pool Efforts for Unfettered EU Job Rights
The governments of Bulgaria and neighboring Romania have asked the European Commission to help convince older member states to lift restrictions for job-seekers from the two countries as of 2012. Bulgarian Labor Minister Totyu Mladenov and his Romanian counterpart Sebastian Lazaroiu have sent to this end a joint letter to Employment, Social Affairs and Inclusion Commissioner L
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Bulgaria Rebuffs Israel, Won?t Commit to Voting Against PA State
Follow Israel news on and . Bulgaria, usually considered an ally of Israel, rebuffed it on Thursday when it would not commit to voting against the planned unilateral declaration of a Palestinian state.
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Bulgaria hands Israel unexpected rebuff over Palestinian bid
Israel suffered an unexpected rebuff from close ally Bulgaria Thursday when it failed to get its immediate backing against a planned Palestinian bid for statehood in September.
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Bulgaria, Israel Deepen Cooperation after Historic Joint Sitting of Cabinets
The governments of Bulgaria and Israel have signed three major cooperation agreements after holding an unprecedented joint sitting in Sofia on Thursday. The bilateral agreements provide for cooperation in agriculture, natural gas supplies for Bulgaria from large-scale Israeli deposits, and for the mutual protection of investments. "We wish to increase the Israeli investments in Bulgaria....
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Bulgaria, Israel to Ink Deals on Defense Cooperation, Joint Military Drills
Bulgaria and Israel are going to hammer our agreements for close cooperation in defense, their Prime Ministers Boyko Borisov and Benjamin Netanyahu announced after the historic joint sitting of their Cabinets in Sofia. After the joint sitting on Thursday, the governments of Bulgaria and Israel signed several bilateral agreements in fields such as economy, agriculture, and culture; bilateral ...
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Bulgaria's Bibi Borisov, Isreal's Bibi Netanyahu Exchange Moving Cordiality
Prime Ministers Boyko Borisov and Benjamin Netanyahu have demonstrated deep personal sympathies for one another during their meeting in Sofia, on top of stressing intentions for ever closer cooperation between Bulgaria and Israel. Borisov and Netanyahu spoke at a joint news conference in Sofia Thursday, right after the governments of Bulgaria and Israel held an unprecedented joint sitting ...
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Bulgaria wants to slash Russian gas imports four times in 2-3 years - paper
Bulgaria may cut its gas imports from Russia to 500,000 cubic meters from the current 2 bcm in the next two to three years, Kommersant business daily said on Thursday quoting Bulgarian Minister of Economy, Energy and Tourism Traycho Traikov.
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Bulgaria's Retail Trade Turnover Crawls Up in May 2011
Bulgaria's retail trade turnover (excluding motor vehicles) registered a minor growth in May 2011 on both annual and month basis. According to latest data of the National Statistical Institute, in May 2011 the turnover in Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles at constant prices grew by 0.4% compared to April 2011. ...
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