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NGO: Bulgaria's Organized Crime Makes BGN 3.5 B Annually, Stable [Apr 03, 2012] The top twelve organized crime activities in Bulgaria generate some BGN 3.5 B (EUR 1.7 B), according to a report of the Sofia-based NGO Center for the Study of Democracy (CSD). ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Clinton: Bulgaria Is Democratic Example for Arab World [Feb 05, 2012] Bulgaria is a success story in the transition from an authoritarian regime to democracy and could help countries in the Arab World, stated US State Secretary Hillary Clinton in Sofia. Sunday Clinton is on an official visit to the Bulgarian capital, where she discussed key global and bilateral matters with local leaders. The US Secretary of State said that Bulgaria has effected its transition ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria Remains Closer to Balkans than EU - Study [Jan 31, 2012] Bulgaria and Romania lag behind other EU countries in their development, according to a recent study. The two newest EU Member States remain commensurable to the other Balkan countries in terms of economic state, quality of life, level of democracy and state governance, according to the so-called Catch-up Index, prepared by experts of the Open Society Institute. The study analyses Bulgaria's EU ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria's Democracy Index Keeps Falling - EIU Study [Dec 18, 2011] Bulgaria has continued the trend of dropping down the Economist Intelligence Unit's Democracy index, being ranked 52th with an index of 6.78 in the 2011 edition. In the 2010 EIU study, Bulgaria shared the 51th place with Argentina with an index of 6.... [via YahooNews] More >>

PM Borisov Reiterates Bulgaria's Bid to Help Democracy in Arab World [Dec 03, 2011] Bulgaria is capable and ready of helping Arab countries that have stepped on the way to democracy, stated Bulgarian PM Boyko Borisov at a conference in Sofia devoted to the Arab Spring. Saturday PM Borisov delivered the opening speech of the "Justice in Transition" event of the Sofia Platform called by the Bulgarian Foreign Affairs Ministry and featuring pro-democracy opposition leaders from ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria's Grey Economy Reaches Up to 30% - Study [Oct 27, 2011] 20-30% of Bulgaria's economy is in the shadowy sector known as grey economy, according to a study revealed Thursday by the economics unit of the Bulgarian NGO Center for the Study of Democracy. According to the research, the fields most affected by grey economy are construction, retail, the restaurant business, fuel trade and healthcare. Researchers have commented that among the most frequent ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria's Ex President Stoyanov: Run-off Classic Left-Right Clash [Oct 27, 2011] Bulgaria's former President Petar Stoyanov, one of the emblematic figures of the Union of Democratic Forces and the country's transition to democracy, has described the upcoming run-off for head of state as a left-right face-off. "I know the temptation to vote against the ruling center-right GERB party is quite strong in the right-wing circles, but these are presidential, not general elections ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria Marks Communist Take-Over Anniversary Divided [Sep 09, 2011] The emblematic until recently date September 9, marking Bulgaria's anti-fascist uprising in 1944, will be marked in polar ways by political forces here. Celebrations across the country, initiated by the Socialist Party, will mark the 67th anniversary since the communist take-over, while members of the democracy-forbearer, the Union of Democratic Forces, will bow heads to commemorate the victims ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria, National Democratic Institute Vow Joint Middle East Democratization Efforts [Apr 28, 2011] The National Democratic Institute, a US NGO, and the Bulgarian government have signed a memorandum of understanding to help reform in regions in transition towards democracy around the world. "As democratic activists in the Middle East and North Africa have stepped up their fight for freedom, NDI and the government of Bulgaria have signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) to cement their ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria Plans to Re-Open Consulate in Benghazi [Mar 30, 2011] Bulgaria's government is set to re-open the country's consulate in the Libyan town of Benghazi, although it does not recognize the Libyan opposition transitional National Council as a legitimate government. "We should find a way to open a real political process of national reconciliation and transition to democracy in Libya," Foreign Minister Nikolay Mladenov said in a statement. "In this ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria Ready to Send Humanitarian Aid to Libya [Mar 08, 2011] Bulgaria is ready to send humanitarian aid to Libya where a pro-democracy uprising is fighting the regime of dictator Muammar Gaddafi. According to Bulgaria's Foreign Minister Nikolay Mladenov, Bulgaria can aid the population in Libya with medical and food supplies. "There are more and more indications of the shortage of medicines, food, and other supplies in all parts of Libya, not only in the ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria Ruling Party to Name Presidential Runner June-July [Mar 03, 2011] Bulgaria's ruling center-right party GERB will announce its candidate for the upcoming presidential elections in June-July, confident of its success, the prime minister said on Thursday. "The name of the presidential runner will be publicly announced in June-July," Boyko Borisov said on Thursday in an interview for private TV channel TV7. "Our government insured democracy in the country as ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria Marks 21 Years since Collapse of Communist Regime [Nov 10, 2010] Bulgaria is marking Wednesday, November 10, 2010, the 21st year since the internal coup in the Bulgarian Communist Party which led to the ousting of long-time dictator Todor Zhivkov, and the crumbling of the communist regime, and eventually paved the way for reforms instituting democracy and market economy. [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria Marks 20 Years since Convention of Constitutional Assembly [Jul 09, 2010] The largest pro-democracy demonstration in Bulgaria after 1989 took place on June 7, 1990, on the "Eagle's Bridge" in downtown Sofia, featuring 1 million participants according to some estimates. [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria 'Dirty' Money Reaches BGN 5 B Annually (Novinite.com) [Feb 17, 2010] The annual revenues from illegal activities in Bulgaria amount to at least BGN 4 to 5 B, according to the latest research of the Center for the Study of Democracy. [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria 'Dirty' Money Reaches BGN 5 B Annually (Novinite.com) [Feb 17, 2010] A research of the Center for the Study of Democracy reveals huge amount of profits is generated each year in Bulgaria through illegal activities. File Photo [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria Consumers Don't Support Renewable Energy Sources - Poll (Novinite.com) [Jan 04, 2010] Bulgaria?s households pay the lowest electricity bills in the EU, a report of the Center for the Study of Democracy reveals. [via YahooNews] More >>

Expert: Large-Scale Criminal Business Is Bulgaria's Big Problem (Novinite.com) [Jan 02, 2010] The major problem of Bulgaria is the large-scale criminal business which legalizes its incomes generated during the post-communist transition period. This has been stated by Tihomir Bezlov, expert at the Sofia-based think-tank Center for the Study of Democracy. [via YahooNews] More >>