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Bulgaria brings home smuggled antiquities from Canada [Jun 30, 2011] Bulgaria has repatriated 21,000 smuggled coins, jewelry and other rare antiquities from Canada through diplomatic mail to save money, Culture Minister Vezhdi Rashidov said Thursday. [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria brings home smuggled antiquities from Canada [Jun 16, 2011] Bulgaria has repatriated 21,000 smuggled coins, jewelry and other rare antiquities from Canada through diplomatic mail to save money, Culture Minister Vezhdi Rashidov said Thursday. [via YahooNews] More >>

Canada returns seized antiquities to Bulgaria [Jun 11, 2011] Canada returned 21,000 coins, jewelry and other rare antiquities to Bulgaria on Friday that had been illegally excavated and smuggled into the country, the government announced. [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria 26th Out of 31 in Migrant Integration [Apr 21, 2011] Bulgaria is ranked 26 out of 31 states, which include the EU and North America, in the Migrant Integration Policy Index, produced by the British Council and the Migration Policy Group. The ranking is topped by Sweden, followed by Portugal and Canada. Slovakia, Cyprus and Latvia take the last 3 places. ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria's 'Eastern Plays' Fails to Make Cut for Oscar [Jan 21, 2011] "Eastern Plays", the Bulgarian foreign language Oscar competitor, has not made it for the final shortlist. The category's nine-film shortlist was released on Thursday from the initial list of 65 films that were announced as eligible.The nine films on the Academy's shortlist hail from Algeria, Denmark, Canada, Greece, Japan, Mexico, South Africa, Spain and Sweden.... [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria Regains Ownership of Antiques Seized in Canada [Nov 04, 2010] Bulgaria's Minister of Foreign Affairs, Nikolay Mladenov, officially handed Tuesday to Deputy Culture Minister, Todor Chobanov, over 350 antique objects returned from Canada. [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria Regains Ownership of Antiques Seized in Canada [Nov 02, 2010] Bulgaria's Minister of Foreign Affairs, Nikolay Mladenov, proudly displays part of the priceless objects just returned from Canada in an effort to fight illegal antiques smuggling. [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria's Petar Stoychev Wins World Bronze at Marathon Swim [Jul 23, 2010] Bulgarian swimmer Petar Stoychev won the bronze medal in 25-km competition at the long-distance swimming World Championship in Canada. Bulgaria's Stoychev swam the 25-km open-water stretch for 5:33.40 h, finishing third. [via YahooNews] More >>

EurOmax Starts Diamond Drilling Program in Bulgaria [May 13, 2010] Canada-based mining company has started a diamond drilling program at its Breznik Gold Project in Bulgaria. The program which will total seven holes and approximately 1,000 metres is designed to test the continuation of the currently identified mineral resource. [via YahooNews] More >>

Businessman Ivo Prokopiev Named Canada's Honorary Consul in Bulgaria [Apr 28, 2010] The government approved Wednesday the nomination of Ivo Prokopiev as the Honorary Consul of Canada in Bulgaria. The honorary consuls are nominated by the country they will represent, and their appointment has to be approved by the Bulgarian government. [via YahooNews] More >>

China, South Korea dominate to win every gold at short-track speedskating worlds in Bulgaria (The Canadian Press via Yahoo! Canada Sports) [Mar 21, 2010] SOFIA, Bulgaria - Canada grabbed the silver medal in a women's 3,000-metre relay at the short-track speedskating world championships on Sunday. [via YahooNews] More >>

China, South Korea dominate to win every gold at short-track speedskating worlds in Bulgaria (The Canadian Press via Yahoo! Canada Sports) [Mar 21, 2010] SOFIA, Bulgaria - Canada grabbed the silver medal in a women's 3,000-metre relay at the short-track speedskating world championships on Sunday. [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria Becomes Part of International Defense Logistics Unit (Novinite.com) [Mar 17, 2010] Bulgaria?s Cabinet approved Wednesday a memorandum for the country?s participation in an international integrated logistics unit. Each of the participants ? Bulgaria, Canada, Croatia, Hungary, Lithuania, and Slovakia ? is going to take part with 4 military officers in the NATO logistics unit. [via YahooNews] More >>

Canada's Dundee freezes smelter project in Bulgaria (Reuters via Yahoo! Canada News) [Jan 25, 2010] Canada's Dundee Precious Metals Inc has frozen its plans to build a gold and copper smelter in Bulgaria over delayed construction permits, a senior company official said on Monday. [via YahooNews] More >>