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Bulgaria PM to Inspect Danube Bridge 2 Construction Each Month [Feb 03, 2012] Bulgaria's Prime Minister Boyko Borisov will personally inspect the construction of the so-called Danube Bridge 2 between Bulgaria and Romania each month, it has been made clear. "I wasn't to know what these companies that receive so much money are doing every day," the Prime Minister declared during the latest Council of Ministers sitting. On Wednesday, the Bulgarian government decided to draw ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria to Pay Debt on Burgas-Alexandroupolis in 2012 [Feb 01, 2012] Bulgaria plans to pay its debt on the Burgas-Alexandroupolis oil pipeline in 2012, said Plamen Grozdanov, Bulgarian Ambassador to Moscow. In an interview for Russian news agency Interfax, he explained that the Bulgarian government had agreed to allocate BGN 12.8 M for the payment of its financial obligations as a participant in the oil pipeline project. ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria To Cut VAT In 2013 [Dec 29, 2011] The Bulgarian government has announced that it will deliver on the pledge it made when entering into office in 2009 and begin to reduce the nation's value-added tax towards 16% by 2015, in all probability by 1% in 2013. [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria Launches EVN Unit Sales on Bourse [Dec 21, 2011] The trade with shares from the Bulgarian government's 33% minority stake in the local unit of Austria's EVN AG started early on December 21. The offering will be open for a month. Bulgaria seeks to rake in at least BGN 78.... [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria's Ruling Party 'Gets' One More Mayor by Mistake [Dec 11, 2011] More than a month after Bulgaria's 2011 local elections a Bulgarian town has had its newly-elected mayor changed, at least according to the municipal correspondence with a key central authority institution. A letter from the State Agriculture Fund, a Bulgarian government agency that handles the distribution of EU funding for agriculture and rural development, has sent a letter to the ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria decides to drop Trans-Balkan oil pipeline project [Dec 07, 2011] The Bulgarian government has decided to give up the Russia-led Trans-Balkan oil pipeline project, Bulgarian Finance Minister Simeon Djankov said on Wednesday. [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria gives environmental OK for Dundee Precious Metals gold project [Nov 24, 2011] TORONTO - Dundee Precious Metals Inc.'s (TSX:DPM) announced Thursday that the environmental impact assessment of its Krumovgrad gold project has received Bulgarian government approval. [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria Aspires to Enter Schengen in 2 Stages 2012 - Top Cop [Nov 18, 2011] Bulgaria is working hard on covering the requirements for a phased-in Schengen accession, the country's Interior Minister Tsvetan Tsvetanov told reporters in Finland on Thursday. "All Schengen entry requirements are being fulfilled despite the harsh economic and political conditions,"Tsvetanov declared during his Helsinki visit. Tsvetanov revealed that the Bulgarian government has allocated ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria Backs Moldova's EU Perspective, Territorial Integrity [Nov 07, 2011] Bulgaria supports Moldova's "EU perspective", Bulgarian Foreign Minister Nikolay Mladenov has told his Moldavian counterpart Iurie Leanca. Mladenov and Leanca met Monday in Bucharest during a forum of the Foreign Ministers of the countries from the Danube region, the Foreign Ministry in Sofia announced. On behalf of the Bulgarian government, Mladenov welcomed the recent presentation of an action ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria Eager for EU-Korea FTA to Kick In, Forum Finds [Oct 29, 2011] South Korea is a priority economic partner for Bulgaria, Bulgarian Minister of Economy, Energy, and Tourism Traikov declared at a forum in Sofia dedicated to the Free Trade Agreement between the East Asian nation and the EU. "The efforts of the Bulgarian government are directed at attracting Korean investments in sectors with great potential such as electronics and engineering, car parts ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria Enraged by Dutch Schengen Veto, Prepares Counter-Measures [Sep 17, 2011] Bulgaria will reconsider its support for the reforms of the Schengen Agreement if it decides it is getting unfair treatment over its application for the visa-free area, Foreign Minister Nikolay Mladenov announced in Sofia. The reaction of the Bulgarian government came after Friday night the Dutch government decided that the Netherlands will veto Bulgaria and Romania's accession to the Schengen ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria to Rebuild Cold War Turkey Border Fence 2012 [Aug 24, 2011] Bulgaria will start building its border fence with Turkey no earlier than the beginning of 2012, it was made clear Wednesday. The Bulgarian government had initially intended to have the fence built by October 2011. A total of 21 companies are competing in a public procurement for designing the fence.... [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria's New National Tourism Site Coming in 1 Month [Aug 10, 2011] The new version of the national tourism portal of the Bulgarian government www.bulgariatravel.org is said to be ready in a month. ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Austrian Media Warn Bulgaria Against Playing Games with Russian Oil Giant [Aug 02, 2011] Austrian press reports of the Lukoil saga in Bulgaria have emphasized the superiority of the energy giant, at the same time advising the country to be careful about its energy relations. "Lukoil has shamed the Bulgarian government", Der Standard wrote, while Wirtschaftsblatt cautioned that Bulgaria was "playing with fire". "A court decision tilted the balance in favor of the Russian monopoly ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Libyan Embassy in Bulgaria switches to rebel side following expulsion order against diplomat [Jul 25, 2011] SOFIA, Bulgaria (AP) ? The Libyan Embassy to Bulgaria has gone over to the rebel side following the Bulgarian government's decision to expel a senior diplomat there. [via YahooNews] More >>

Rebel flag flies over Libyan Embassy in Bulgaria [Jul 25, 2011] The Libyan Embassy to Bulgaria has gone over to the rebel side following the Bulgarian government's decision to expel a senior diplomat there. [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria's 2010 Arms Exports Amounted to EUR 260 M [Jul 20, 2011] Bulgaria exported arms and munitions worth over EUR 259 M in 2010, according to a Bulgarian government report. The 2010 of the Inter-institution Commission for Export Control and Non-proliferation of Weapons of Mass Destruction of the Bulgarian Economy Ministry was adopted by the Cabinet on Wednesday, and will be presented to the Parliament. It shows that in 2010 the arms commission issued a ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Energy prices spike for Bulgaria [Jul 18, 2011] SOFIA, Bulgaria, July 18 (UPI) -- After a dust-up over monitoring of refineries in the country, the Bulgarian government said fuel prices in the country spiked after a Russian move on energy. [via YahooNews] More >>

Russia 'Insulted' by Bulgaria's Treatment over BA Oil Pipeline [Jul 01, 2011] Russian oil pipeline operator Transneft will soon consider if it is still expedient to attempt further cooperation with Bulgaria on the trans-Balkan Burgas-Alexandroupolis oil pipeline project, Transneft President Nikolai Tokarev said on Friday. Tokarev's statement comes after a week ago the Bulgarian government delayed further the controversial project for the Burgas-Alexandroupolis oil ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria Gives Up on Trying to Make Gas Pipe to Turkey Part of Nabucco [Jun 24, 2011] The Bulgarian government is no longer trying to make the future gas interconnection between Bulgaria and Turkey a section of the EU-sponsored gas transit pipeline Nabucco, Economy Minister Traikov announced. The gas pipeline connecting the natural gas networks of Bulgaria and Turkey could be ready by 2014, and through which Bulgaria could be receiving up to 5 billion cubic meters of natural gas ... [via YahooNews] More >>