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Mobiltel Bulgaria is Fifteenth Operator to Choose RealNetworks to Power Music Service (PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance) [Mar 15, 2010] RealNetworks®, Inc. , the digital entertainment services company, transitioned Mobiltel Bulgaria's music service to the Real platform on March 10, 2010, adding all-you-can-eat functionality and continuing its strong momentum across Europe. ? This is the third deployment under Real's 4-year agreement with mobilkom austria group , providing Mobiltel's 5.4 million subscribers with access to the ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Motorola Milestone with Android 2.1 hitting Bulgaria by March 20th, rest of Europe to follow? (Engadget) [Mar 12, 2010] We'd had some indication that Europe would be seeing Motorola Milestones running Android 2.1 roughly around this time , and it looks like we are now finally starting to get a few more specifics. According to Mobile Bulgaria , that country's leading carrier, Vivacom, will begin selling Milestones equipped with Android 2.1 "by March 20th," which should no doubt be just part of a broader European ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Belgium: Bulgaria, Romania EU Entry was Mistake, Lesson (Novinite.com) [Mar 10, 2010] Europe has learned its lesson after the hasty accession of Romania and Bulgaria and won't repeat that mistake, Belgium's state secretary for European affairs, has said. [via YahooNews] More >>

MIT Professor: Bulgaria Can Count on US Security Guarantees (Novinite.com) [Mar 08, 2010] Realizing the current US plan for a missile shield in Europe, including elements based in Bulgaria, will have a negligible impact on Russian defense, a leading MIT researcher told Novinite.com. [via YahooNews] More >>

Connecting Bulgaria and Romania: New Bridge over the Danube (Novinite.com) [Mar 01, 2010] The bridge between Vidin, Bulgaria and Calafat, Romania should open up one of Europe's poorest regions. Barges loom in the mist. Trucks wait, idling. A small crowd of passengers rub their hands and stamp their feet to keep warm. It's snowing and near-freezing. [via YahooNews] More >>

Bricks & Mortar: Bulgaria to Suffer Year in the Doldrums (Novinite.com) [Feb 23, 2010] Bulgaria's property market went from being one of the best performing in Europe to one of the worst performing. A year of stagnation is now likely. For several years the country was an investors' darling, drawing in a glut of investment. [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria's President Brussels Visit Focuses on Energy (Novinite.com) [Feb 22, 2010] Energy projects were the main topic during the first visit in three years of Bulgaria's President, Georgi Parvanov, to Brussels. The President told the EU Energy Commissioner, G?nther Oettinger, that Bulgaria must be part of the effort for more guarantees for the energy security of Europe. [via YahooNews] More >>

No talks yet on US missile shield, Bulgaria tells Russia (Space War) [Feb 22, 2010] Sofia (AFP) Feb 19, 2010 - Bulgaria's foreign ministry told Russia in an official note Friday that it had not yet held any talks on joining a planned US missile shield in Europe, the ministry said in a statement. [via YahooNews] More >>

No talks yet on US missile shield, Bulgaria tells Russia (SpaceDaily) [Feb 20, 2010] by Staff Writers Sofia (AFP) Feb 19, 2010 Bulgaria's foreign ministry told Russia in an official note Friday that it had not yet held any talks on joining a planned US missile shield in Europe, the ministry said in a statement. [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria Hints It Needs US Missile Shield Because of Iran, Russia Confused (Novinite.com) [Feb 19, 2010] Bulgaria?s Foreign Ministry formally replied to a note of the Russian government that no official talks had been held for locating elements of the US missile defense in Europe on Bulgarian soil. [via YahooNews] More >>

Russia Demands Explanation from Bulgaria over US Missile Defense (Novinite.com) [Feb 19, 2010] Russia has made a formal request asking Bulgaria for clarifications regarding the potential location of elements of the US missile defense in Europe on Bulgarian soil. [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria set to ease tough public smoking ban (AlertNet) [Feb 18, 2010] Source: Reuters * Changes intended to help tourist industry * Bulgarians among heaviest smokers in Europe SOFIA, Feb 18 (Reuters) - Bulgaria's ruling party has proposed watering down a new smoking ban in the ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria Ruling GERB against Full Smoking Ban (Novinite.com) [Feb 18, 2010] Bulgaria holds the second place in Europe by the number of smokers. File Photo [via YahooNews] More >>

Russia Piles up Pressure on Bulgaria over Missile Shield (Novinite.com) [Feb 17, 2010] Russia has demanded once again that Bulgaria explains in details its planned involvement in a new US missile defence system in Europe which came as an unwelcome surprise to Moscow. [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria PM 'Deaf' to Russia-US Spat over Missile Shield (Novinite.com) [Feb 17, 2010] Bulgaria's Prime Minister Boyko Borisov has denied the country is in talks with the United States over its involvement in a new US missile defense system in Europe which has come as an unwelcome surprise to Moscow. [via YahooNews] More >>

German Paper: Bulgaria Role in US Missile Defense to Renew Europe Debates (Novinite.com) [Feb 17, 2010] The talk about Bulgaria?s potential participation in the US missile defense is going to renew the debates in Europe about the American project from the time it was proposed by George W. Bush. [via YahooNews] More >>

Russia wants Bulgaria to explain favor of US missile shield (SpaceDaily) [Feb 15, 2010] by Staff Writers Moscow (AFP) Feb 14, 2010 Russia is waiting for Bulgaria to explain its intention to join a new US missile defence system in Europe which came as an unwelcome surprise to Moscow, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said Sunday. [via YahooNews] More >>

Russia queries Bulgaria's bid to join US missile plan (Press TV) [Feb 14, 2010] Russia awaits Bulgaria's explanation for its stated plan to join the new US missile system in Europe, Russia's top diplomat declared. [via YahooNews] More >>

Russia Presses Bulgaria for Explanation on US Missile Shield (Novinite.com) [Feb 14, 2010] Russia is demanding that Bulgaria explains in details its planned involvement in a new US missile defence system in Europe which came as an unwelcome surprise to Moscow, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said Sunday. [via YahooNews] More >>

Explain, Russia tells Bulgaria (News 24 South Africa) [Feb 14, 2010] Russia is waiting for Bulgaria to explain its intention to join a new US missile defence system in Europe which came as an unwelcome surprise to Moscow [via YahooNews] More >>