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Bulgaria refuses to pay Russia for pipeline project [Dec 27, 2011] Bulgaria has no intentions of reimbursing Russia for the Burgas-Alexandroupolis oil pipeline project, Bulgarian news agency BGNES quoted Bulgarian Prime Minister Boiko Borisov as saying. [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria Ranks 5th in World by Ageing Population [Aug 03, 2011] Bulgaria is fifth in the world by the speed of its population ageing with drastic changes in the demographic structures expected by 2050. The data comes from a number of local and international studies, according to Emiliya Voynova, an expert with the "Standards of Living and Social Security" Directorate, cited by the Bulgarian news agency BTA. The forecast is that by 2050 those age 60 and over ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria's Pernik University Ends 1st School Year with Clashes [Jun 12, 2011] The first school year at the recently opened Polytechnic University in the western Bulgarian city of Pernik ended with a mass fight. The information was reported Sunday by the Bulgarian news agency BGNES. The fight had been, most likely, triggered by an ethnic-based altercation between Bulgarian and Turkish students.... [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria Registers Highest Rate of Completed Suicides in Europe [May 26, 2011] Bulgaria has recorded the highest rate of completed suicides in Europe. The country has witnessed a total of 1600 suicide attempts over the past two years, half of them successful. According to psychologists, the number of youth suicide attempts is on the rise, the Bulgarian News Agency (BTA) has reported. ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Poptodorova: Small US Business Is Interested in Bulgaria [May 21, 2011] Smaller US companies are increasingly interested in investing in Bulgaria, Bulgarian Ambassador to Washington DC, Elena Poptodorova, says. In an interview for the Bulgarian news agency, BTA, Poptodorova commented on her just-concluded 5-day trip across the US. She went to the cities of Chicago, Il, Houston, TX; Phoenix, AZ, and San Francisco, CA in a joint initiative with US Ambassador to Sofia ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria Shuts Unit 5 of Kozloduy NPP for Maintenance Works [Apr 24, 2011] One of the two functioning reactors of Bulgaria's Kozloduy Nuclear Power Plant, Unit 5, has been turned off for its scheduled annual maintenance and refueling. The information was reported Sunday by the NPP management, cited by the Bulgarian news agency BTA. The routine procedure is under the requirements of the Bulgarian Nuclear Regulation Agency, says a statement of the Kozloduy NPP.... [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria's Labor Minister: Rise of Employment to Continue [Dec 20, 2010] Bulgaria's Labor Minister, Totyu Mladenov. Photo by BGNES In an interview for the Bulgarian News Agency on Monday, the minister said that his expectation for next year is for employment to increase by 0,6-0,7%, which is equal to 22,000 people, and for incomes to increase. [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria, Russia Sign South Stream Road Map [Jul 17, 2010] Bulgaria and Russia have signed the so-called road map for the Russian gas line South Stream in Bulgaria, the Bulgarian news agency BTA reported Saturday. [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria, Russia create joint venture on South Stream gas pipeline [Jul 16, 2010] Sofia - Russia and Bulgaria agreed to create a joint venture to implement the South Stream gas pipeline project in the Balkan country, the Bulgarian news agency BTA reported Friday. [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria rejects Burgas-Alexandroupolis pipeline project - PM [Jun 11, 2010] Bulgaria has rejected plans to develop the Burgas-Alexandroupolis oil pipeline, a joint project with Russia and Greece, Bulgarian News Agency Novinite.com quoted the country's Prime Minister Boiko Borisov as saying on Friday. [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria freezes Belene nuclear power plant construction [Jun 11, 2010] Bulgaria has suspended construction of its Belene nuclear power plant, Bulgarian News Agency BGNES quoted the country's Prime Minister Boiko Borisov as saying on Friday. [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria Regional Police Chief Fired for Mafia Ties [May 05, 2010] The Director of the Regional Directorate of the Interior in Bulgaria's city of Veliko Tarnovo, Milen Manolov, has been fired. The order is signed by Interior Minister, Tsvetan Tsvetanov, the Bulgarian news agency BGNES reports Wednesday. [via YahooNews] More >>

EC interim reports on Romania, Bulgaria due in March (Nine O'Clock) [Feb 24, 2010] The European Commission?s interim report in connection with collaboration and control of internal affair mechanisms and justice systems in Romania and Bulgaria will be issued sometime in March, according to Bulgarian news agency BNA quoted by the Novinite.com website. [via YahooNews] More >>