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Nuclear Hopes Fade with the End of Bulgaria's Belene [Apr 18, 2012] from Al Jazeera by Julian Popov Bulgaria has finally abandoned the building of a second 2GW nuclear power plant by the town of Belene on the banks of the River Danube.... [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria's Albena Summer Resort Moves to Lure Chinese Tourists [Apr 18, 2012] Bulgaria's summer resort Albena has revealed its plans to establish itself on the Chinese market by offering a Balkan Tour. The Bulgarian resort is hoping to attract Chinese tourists by offering a 10-day tour around cultural and historical monuments in Bulgaria, Turkey and Greece. Albena will also present to the Chenese market an 8-day program that will include Bulgarian cities Varna, Veliko ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Research and Markets: Bulgaria Food and Drink Report Q1 2012 [Apr 18, 2012] Research and Markets has announced the addition of the "Bulgaria Food and Drink Report Q1 2012" report to th [via YahooNews] More >>

Penniless Bulgaria to Give Up Building Turkish Border FMD Fence [Apr 17, 2012] Bulgaria's government will reverse its decision to build a fence along its border with Turkey, a measure which was supposed to tackle the infiltration of foot-and-mouth disease-infected animals. This has been announced Tuesday night by the press service of the Bulgarian Council of Ministers, ahead of the regular weekly meeting of the Cabinet on Wednesday. The announcement states that regardless ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria, Greece 'Swap' Record Number of Tourists for Easter [Apr 17, 2012] A record number of Bulgarians and Greeks have visited each others' countries during the Eastern Orthodox Easter holidays over the past weekend, border police data indicates. Some 65 000 Bulgarians went to Greece during the four-day Easter holiday, while almost just as many Greeks ? about 58 000 ? spent their brief Easter vacation in Bulgaria. According to Lora Lyubenova, spokesperson of the ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria, Vietnam to Launch Education Cooperation [Apr 17, 2012] Bulgaria and Vietnam signed a bilateral agreement for cooperation in the sphere of education during Bulgarian Parliamentary Speaker Tsetska Tsacheva's visit to the Asian country. An agreement for the bilateral protection of information was also signed between Bulgaria and Vietnam. On Tuesday, Tsacheva met with Vietnam's National Assembly Chairman Nguyen Sinh Hung. ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Unhappy Hens Lay More EU Troubles for Bulgaria [Apr 17, 2012] Bulgaria, along with another eleven EU member states, risks to draw Brussels wrath for failing to comply with its hen welfare standards by the end-May deadline. In end-January, the European Commission launched infringement procedures against 13 EU member states, including Bulgaria, over their failure to implement EU legislation concerning the welfare of laying hens. But a source close to the ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria-Greece Border Record Busy during Easter 2012 [Apr 17, 2012] More than 100 000 Bulgarian residents have visited Greece in search of more exciting Easter holidays, obviously undisturbed by the economic turmoil in the neighboring country. Traffic through Bulgaria-Greece border checkpoints was record-high during the Easter holidays, the most intensive being at the Kulata and Kapitan Petko Voyvoda, the Bulgarian Border Police announced. More than 65 000 ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria Could Veto Serbia for EU over Bulgarian Minority - VP [Apr 15, 2012] Serbia will not become a member of the European Union until it resolves the issue with its Bulgarian minority, Bulgaria's Vice President Margarita Popova has declared. Popova visited the town of Bosilegrad in Serbia, which is populated by ethnic Bulgarians, not onlike other border regions in Eastern Serbia, which Bulgaria was forced to cede under the Treaty of Neuilly-sur-Seine after World War I ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria plans third nuclear reactor [Apr 15, 2012] Bulgaria's government has announced plans to install a third reactor at the country's only nuclear power plant in Kozloduy. [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria?s Orthodox Christians Celebrate Easter [Apr 15, 2012] Thousands of Orthodox Christian worshipers in Bulgaria clutching candles crowded into churches Saturday night to hear the Holy Mass that celebrates Easter, the day when Jesus resurrected from the dead. At midnight sharp, when the mass was over, as is the ritual, the believers were asked to go around the church three times, with their candles burning. There is a belief that if you have been a ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria Was Smallest Defense Spender in NATO 2011 [Apr 14, 2012] Bulgaria was the NATO member who spent the least for defense during last year, according to information released by the Alliance. The gross defense spending of the 28 members of the block during 2011 was USD 1.38 B, which is a decrease with respect to 2010, when they spent USD 1.... [via YahooNews] More >>

Killer stray dogs put Bulgaria on edge [Apr 14, 2012] Sprawling in the sun or barking and chasing cars, stray dogs have become part of urban life in Bulgaria but after a pack mauled a US university professor to death, the mood of tolerance is over. [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria Urges SEECP Countries to Deepen Joint 'Smart Defense' [Apr 12, 2012] Bulgaria's Defense Minister Anyu Angelov has urged the countries from the Southeast European Cooperation Process to deepen further their cooperation within NATO's "Smart Defense" program. Angelov spoke at a ministerial of the SEECP in Belgrade, Serbia, on Thursday, as cited by the press service of the Bulgarian Defense Ministry. "These initiatives provide us with great opportunities for regional ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Syrian refugees find an uncertain home in Bulgaria [Apr 12, 2012] SOFIA ? Over 30,000 Syrians have fled their country since the beginning of 2011. The fact that more than 100 of them have applied for asylum or humanitarian status here in Bulgaria ? the poorest country in the European Union ? is a testament to their desperation. read more [via YahooNews] More >>

Orthodox Bulgaria Marks Maundy Thursday [Apr 12, 2012] Bulgaria marks on April 12th Maundy Thursday, also known as Holy Thursday, Covenant Thursday, Great and Holy Thursday, and Thursday of Mysteries. Maundy Thursday is the Christian feast or holy day falling on the Thursday before Easter that commemorates the Last Supper of Jesus Christ with the Apostles. The day is preceded by Holy Wednesday and followed by Good Friday. ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria's President: Buying New Fighter Jets Urgent [Apr 11, 2012] Bulgaria needs to modernize its air force urgently in order to guarantee its national security and alliance commitments, according to President Rosen Plevneliev. The President, who is by Constitution, the commander-in-chief of the Bulgarian armed forces, spoke at a Military Aviation Conference in Sofia dedicated to the 100th anniversary of the Bulgarian Air Force. Plevneliev noted several major ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria FinMin Vows to Raise Pensions Pre-Election [Apr 11, 2012] Retirement pensions in Bulgaria will be raised starting 2013 announced Bulgarian Finance Minister Simeon Djankov following a cabinet sitting Wednesday. "Cabinet approved the state budget outlook for the following 3 years. The outlook includes pension raises," said Djankov. ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria to fall under extended smoking ban in June [Apr 11, 2012] Smoking in tobacco-addicted Bulgaria will be banned in all enclosed public spaces as of June 1, including cafes, bars and restaurants, regardless of size, lawmakers decided Wednesday. [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria plans third nuclear reactor [Apr 11, 2012] Bulgaria's government has announced plans to install a third reactor at the country's only nuclear power plant in Kozloduy.The decision came two weeks after the government gave up a decades-old project ... [via YahooNews] More >>

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