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Bulgaria Foils Terror Attack on Israelis - Report [Jan 09, 2012] Bulgarian authorities last week foiled a bomb attack targeting a bus chartered to take Israeli tourists to a ski resort, Israeli media reported. The device was found on a bus on Tuesday that was due to transport a group of Israeli tourists from the Turkish border to a Bulgarian ski resort, the Israeli public television reported, as cited by AFP. Bulgarian troops were deployed in several ski ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria Likely to Soften Crack-Down on Illegal Assets [Nov 11, 2011] Bulgarian authorities are likely to have the right to launch probes and seize without a conviction unexplained wealth, worth more than BGN 150,000, which has been acquired only over the last five years. This is envisaged by amendments, currently in the pipeline, to the long-delayed bill authorizing widespread confiscation of illegally obtained assets, according to insiders. The majority in ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria Freezes Assets of Self-Proclaimed Roma Tsar [Sep 28, 2011] 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 ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria's Low Tax Regime Draws Investment, [Jul 29, 2011] Business formations in Bulgaria by entities from Romania and Greece have risen markedly in recent, new statistics show - a testament to the reforms put in place by Bulgarian authorities to attract foreign investment. [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria Debates Tougher Crack-Down on Illegal Assets [Jul 06, 2011] Bulgaria's parliament is scheduled to debate this week a long-delayed bill authorizing widespread confiscation of illegally obtained assets without a conviction. Bulgarian authorities are likely to have the right to seize unexplained wealth, worth more than BGN 150,000, without a conviction as of January 1, 2012, when the law is expected to enter into force. The Council of Europe's Venice ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria to Toughen Crack-Down on Illegal Assets in 2012 [Jun 19, 2011] Bulgarian authorities are likely to have the right to seize unexplained wealth, worth more than BGN 150,000, without a conviction as of January 1, 2012. This is when the long-delayed bill authorizing widespread confiscation of illegally obtained assets is expected to enter into force. The Council of Europe's Venice Commission has made this recommendation after approving the final, fifth version ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria Missed Chance Twice to Arrest Osama's Proxy Al-Zawahiri [May 11, 2011] The Bulgarian authorities failed twice to arrest one of Al Qaeda's major leaders, Ayman Al-Zawahiri, because of legal and security reasons, according to former Bulgarian police executives. Ayman Al-Zawahiri, who is now believed to be the head of the global terrorist network after the US hunted down Osama bin Laden last week, was in Bulgaria twice in the mid 1990s, former head of the National ... [via YahooNews] More >>

IMF Mission Starts Visit to Bulgaria [May 10, 2011] A mission of the International Monetary Fund will visit Bulgaria's capital Sofia during the period May 10-20 to hold regular bilateral discussions on economic policies with the Bulgarian authorities. This is part of the IMF's surveillance under Article IV of the IMF's Articles of Agreement. The mission will be headed by Mrs.... [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria criticized for denying Macedonian reporters access [Apr 21, 2011] VIENNA -- South East Europe Media Organisation (SEEMO) condemns the decision of Bulgarian authorities to deny Skopje-based journalists the permission to enter Bulgaria. [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria Sends Blankets to Disaster-struck Japan [Mar 17, 2011] Bulgaria is sending a large number of blankets to Japan as humanitarian help, Prime Minister, Boyko Borisov, announced Thursday. The decision was made by the cabinet Wednesday. Borisov says the Bulgarian authorities are in constant touch and have up-to-the minute coordination with Bulgaria's EU Commissioner on International Cooperation, Humanitarian Aid and Crisis Response, Kristalina Georgieva ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria Braces for Hurricane-Like Winds, Danube Vessels Alerted [Feb 12, 2011] The Bulgarian authorities have declared a Code "Yellow" alert all across the northern and southeastern parts of the country over hurricane-like winds. The National Institute of Meteorology and Hydrology of the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences announced that Code "Yellow", the third highest level of alert, is for the districts of Vidin, Montana, Vratsa, Pleven, Lovech, Plovdiv, Gabrovo, Veliko ... [via YahooNews] More >>

World Football - Bulgaria investigate fix-claims [Dec 02, 2010] Bulgarian authorities are to investigate claims of possible match-fixing in eight football matches over the last year. [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria Moves to Extend Life of Kozloduy NPP [Nov 09, 2010] The Bulgarian authorities have started procedures to extend the lifespan of the two operational reactors of the Kozloduy nuclear power plant. [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria Lets Fire-Stranded Russian Tourists Stay Longer [Aug 08, 2010] The Bulgarian authorities will not be imposing any sanctions on Russian visitors with expired visas, who decided to stay longer in Bulgaria because of the critical situation with wildfires in the Moscow region. [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria Opens Historic Interior Files from 1923-1944 [Apr 20, 2010] Bulgarian authorities have decided to open the Interior Ministry archives from one of the most turbulent periods in Bulgarias history 1923-1944. [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria confirms avian flu in dead bird [Apr 02, 2010] SOFIA, Bulgaria , April 2 (UPI) -- Bulgarian authorities confirmed the H5N1 flu virus, also called bird flu, killed a buzzard and three other suspected cases were being investigated Friday. [via YahooNews] More >>

Greek Farmers Lift Blockade at Bulgaria Border, Worse to Come (Novinite.com) [Jan 15, 2010] Protesting Greek farmers have lifted the blockade at the Ilinden-Eksohi border crossing point on the Bulgaria-Greece border. Traffic in the area has been restored, the Bulgarian authorities at the border report Friday. [via YahooNews] More >>