Expats

Food Products 'Not Lower Quality' in Bulgaria, Eastern EU [Apr 27, 2011] Major food and drink multinationals have vehemently denied reports that products of lower quality are shipped to Eastern European countries, including Bulgaria, under the same name, as alleged in a survey conducted by the Slovak Association of Consumers. "We categorically reject all attempts to imply that the quality of Coca Cola in Bulgaria and the rest of the world differs," reads a statement ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Glenn Mitchell Promotes Bulgaria's Golf Revolution [Oct 19, 2010] Bulgaria is one of the Eastern European countries, where golf is on the up even though it was considered a sport of the capitalist elite and banned under the rule of communist regimes. [via YahooNews] More >>

RGE Monitor: EU to Stay Cool on Giving Bulgaria the Euro (Novinite.com) [Feb 17, 2010] Greece's woes may end up foiling Eastern European countries' aspirations to join the euro, including Bulgaria which has performed with budgetary rigor, according to RGE, a global economic and financial analysis firm based in New York City. [via YahooNews] More >>

One-Fifth of EU Prostitutes Come from Romania, Bulgaria* (Novinite.com) [Jan 31, 2010] Sex workers from Romania and Bulgaria account for one in five prostitutes in Europe as a result of EU enlargement, according to a survey. A wave of prostitutes from the two Eastern European countries was triggered by their controversial accession to the EU in 2006. [via YahooNews] More >>