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Bulgaria's 'Arsenal' Military Plant Braces for Massive Layoff [Feb 03, 2012] Over 900 employees of Bulgaria's Arsenal Kazanlak, one of the largest military factories in the Balkans, will be laid off, it was made clear after the plant's managing body met with representatives of the local municipality. Approximately 600 of the workers about to be laid off are employed on temporary contracts, while 94 have reached the age of retirement, the Bulgarian National Radio ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria's Eco Min Vows Cleaner Black Sea through Water Plants [Dec 21, 2011] Bulgaria's Environment Ministry has signed three contracts for new wastewater treatment plants along the Black Sea coast worth some BGN 100 M. "We are going to have cleaner water, a cleaner sea. People will live in better conditions, with sewage," Bulgaria's Environment Minister Nona Karadzhova declared upon the singing of the contracts for the projects, which are to be funded under EU ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria Bans Hunting on Elections Day [Oct 30, 2011] Hunting has been banned in Bulgaria on Sunday, October 30, the day on which presidential and local election runoffs are carried out in the country. The ban has been signed by Bulgaria's Agriculture Minister Miroslav Naydenov. However, organized hunting tourism has been allowed, since contracts for hunting tourist groups have already been signed. ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria to End Contract with Japan Credit Rating Agency [Apr 20, 2011] Bulgaria's Cabinet has authorized Finance Minister Simeon Djankov to terminate the existing contract with the Japan Credit Rating Agency (JCRA). JCRA has been one of the four international credit rating agencies that Bulgaria's government has had contracts with; at present, Bulgaria has contracts for credit rating services only with Moody's and Standard & Poor's, after in 2010 Djankov moved to ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria's Trade Registry - Invisible, Inc? [Apr 14, 2011] The currently unrestricted public access to the Business (Trade) Registry of Bulgaria's Registry Agency will be limited and paid as of the beginning of 2012. The amendment means that the companies' contracts, protocols, shareholders' decisions and other vital information will be hidden. It passed with the votes of ruling centrist-right GERB and their closest allies, the far-rightist Ataka, just ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria's Volleyball Team Out of World League after Loss from Brazil [Jul 10, 2010] Bulgaria's national volleyball team has lost its last match in the qualifications for the World League Final. ... By August 10, the Bulgarian state company "Bulgargaz" will receive an offer from the Russian "Gazprom" for the price parameters of the new contracts for gas supply after 2011.... [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria's Socialists Smell Repression in Gas Debate [Jul 02, 2010] Bulgaria's former energy minister has slammed as "political repression" the prime minister's plan to submit to prosecutors the contracts that his Socialist predecessor signed with energy giant Gazprom for the supplies of Russian natural gas. [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria Ministries Report to PM Borisov over Debts [Apr 15, 2010] Ministers and finance experts have reported to Bulgaria PM Boyko Borisov over the amount their Ministries owe to companies that they have signed contracts with. [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria PM: Power Utilities May Severe Fines, Nationalization Impossible [Apr 12, 2010] There is no way to renounce the privatization contracts of Bulgaria s three foreign-owned power utilities, Prime Minister Boyko Borisov said Sunday night. [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria 2009 Deficit Doubled over 'Hidden Deals', Govt Fears EU Sanctions [Apr 09, 2010] Bulgaria s 2009 budget deficit has doubled as a result of hidden contracts made by the Stanishev Cabinet, the Borisov government has announced. [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria Mulls Nixing Power Utilities Sale [Apr 07, 2010] I never came to understand why Bulgaria had to sell the electricity distribution companies in the first place, Boyko Borisov said on Wednesday, adding that those who signed the unfavourable contracts will have to face the music. [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria PM Reveals New Fraud in Energy Sector [Apr 06, 2010] Bulgaria 's Prime Minister, Boyko Borisov, declared a probe is investigating violations in insurance policies of State energy companies and in contracts of the National Electric Company (NEK). [via YahooNews] More >>

Chief Prosecutor: Bulgaria Must Fulfill Probed Contracts [Apr 01, 2010] Bulgaria s Chief Prosecutor, Boris Velchev, declared Thursday that all 150 contracts currently under investigation must be fulfilled regardless of the outcome. [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria 'Competitive Economy' Program Gains Momentum (Novinite.com) [Mar 30, 2010] Bulgaria's operational program for "Competitiveness of the Economy" is now gaining momentum, with 700 contracts signed in less than a year. Deputy Economy Minister Evgeni Angelov reported on Tuesday that this figure compared with less than 100 such deals concluded in the previous twelve months. [via YahooNews] More >>

Minister: Bulgaria Ex Govt Made Illegal Health Contracts for BGN 9 M (Novinite.com) [Mar 30, 2010] Bulgaria?s ex Health Ministry committed violation by making contracts with private firms worth BGN 9 M for which it did not have the necessary funding. [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria Military Contracts Face Legal Sanctions (Novinite.com) [Mar 29, 2010] Bulgaria's Defense Minister, Anyu Angelov, has warned that his department may face legal sanctions by the Arbitration Court. Angelov announced on Monday that a failure to carry out commitments to modernization contracts means the ministry may fall foul of the Arbitration Court. [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria Military Contracts Face Legal Sanctions (Novinite.com) [Mar 29, 2010] Bulgaria Defense Minister Anyu Angelov speaks of his concerns regarding military aircraft contracts. Photo by BGNES [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria Probes Previous Govt Contracts (Novinite.com) [Mar 29, 2010] Bulgaria state prosecutors have launched a complete investigation of contracts worth over BGN 2 B approved by the previous, socialist government. They will examine 150 contracts formalized by 13 government ministries, all from the time of the triple coalition. [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria Probes Previous Govt Contracts (Novinite.com) [Mar 29, 2010] Bulgaria prosecutors begin their investigation of BGN 2 B worth of contracts that may have been improperly assigned by the previous government. Photo by BGNES [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria Eurozone Dreams Wrecked by Hidden Budget Deficit (Novinite.com) [Mar 27, 2010] Bulgaria?s hidden budget deficit may ruin Bulgaria?s dreams of joining the eurozone, Bulgaria PM Boyko Borisov reported Saturday. Borisov, speaking at the extraordinary meeting of the Bulgarian Medical Association , said that if the BGN 2,12 B in contracts, including those signed by the previous government for energy projects such as the Belene Nuclear Power Plant and Tsankov Kamak, are not ... [via YahooNews] More >>