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Bulgaria freezes ACTA ratification [Feb 15, 2012] Bulgaria became the latest European country yesterday to back off from the controversial anti-online piracy pact ACTA, amid public pressure and fears it could curtail Internet freedom. [via YahooNews] More >>

Signing ACTA - Killing Both Torrent Sites and Bulgaria's Regions [Feb 01, 2012] Bulgaria's Borisov Cabinet has just come up with a new unpleasant surprise for the Bulgarian public by signing ACTA (Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement), the controversial copyright protection deal, without telling anyone. ACTA has already caused international protests because of fears that it blurs counterfeiting and content sharing on the Internet. It even requires Internet providers to ... [via YahooNews] More >>

EU keeps Bulgaria, Romania out of Schengen borderless travel zone; Germany criticizes Denmark [Jun 09, 2011] LUXEMBOURG ? The European Union decided Thursday to keep Bulgaria and Romania out of its borderless travel zone even though the two EU nations have met the required technical standards. The move by EU interior ministers came amid increasing fears of illegal immigration and crime across the continent and put further pressure on the Schengen system of unfettered travel across 26 European nations ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria Health Minister: No Grounds for Radiation Pills Craze [Mar 16, 2011] Bulgaria's health minister has tried to assuage fears of radiation winds reaching the country after Japan nuclear plant blasts, which has spiked demand for the drug potassium iodide. "Those Bulgarians who are worried about their health over the events happening in Japan should better recall their lessons in geography and see where this country is on the map. They will realize right way that ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria Faces No Radiation Risk after Japan Blast - Expert [Mar 15, 2011] Bulgarian scientists have tried to assuage fears that radiation winds could reach the country after Japan nuclear plant blasts, ruling out the very possibility of such a scenario. "Talk that Bulgaria may be affected by radiation waves following the explosions at the Japanese quake-stricken Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant is just absurd," Valeri Spiridonov, deputy head of the National Institute ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria Urged to Brace for Influx of Migrants after Arab Exodus [Feb 17, 2011] Bulgarian analysts have stoked fears about a wave of illegal migrants trying to reach the country because of turmoil in the Arab world. "Bulgaria, being a border country in the European Union, risks to be flooded by a wave of illegal migrants from Northern Africa or other Arab countries," Kiryak Tsonev, a specialist on the Arab world and Chavdar Charvenkov, Bulgaria's former ambassador to ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria Fears New FMD Cases in Yambol Region [Feb 15, 2011] Bulgaria's Food Safety Agency has announced there are fears about new cases of foot-and-mouth disease (FMD) in the village of Stefan Karadzhovo, near the city of Yambol. Signs of the disease were established Monday during regular checks of about 15 cattles. Blood samples have been taken and sent to the National Diagnostic Veterinary Research Institute.... [via YahooNews] More >>

Sofia Seeks to Dispel Franco-German Fears over Bulgaria's Schengen Fitness [Jan 25, 2011] The Foreign Ministry in Sofia has sought to assuage the fears of several influential EU member states over Bulgaria's fitness to join the borderless Schengen Agreement. The Spokesperson of Bulgaria's Foreign Ministry Vesela Cherneva has declared the government's position that the country will be meeting fully the Schengen Area accession criteria by March 2011. Bulgaria and Romania were ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria's Finance Minister Assuages Fiscal Reserve Fears [Oct 25, 2010] Bulgaria's Finance Minister, Simeon Djankov, assuaged fears the fiscal reserve is depleted by saying the current BGN 6.5 B are BGN 2 B above the legally mandated minimum. [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria's Borisov Loses Ground and Temper [Oct 12, 2010] Just over a year after taking office as Bulgaria's prime minister, Boyko Borisov has faced his first no-confidence vote in parliament. He comfortably survived it - not so much due to his own strength but rather thanks to the weakness of his opponents and his allies' fears of early elections. [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria Explains Mystery Budget in Brussels [Jun 22, 2010] Bulgarias Finance Minister Simeon Djankov went to Brussels to assuage fears of a new Greek-style budget fraud. Photo by BGNES [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria FinMin Not Concerned over EU Statistics Audit [Jun 09, 2010] Bulgaria's finance minister has tried to assuage fears over Brussels' upcoming audit of the national statistics, saying this comes as no surprise. [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria Assuages Investors' Fears over Widening Gap [May 27, 2010] Bulgaria's finance minister has tried to assuage fears that the country's swelling budget deficit is sending a bad message to markets and investors. Deficit in itself is good for the economic development. [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria FinMin Vows to Resign if VAT Hike Materializes [May 03, 2010] Bulgaria's Finance Minister, Simeon Djankov, assuaged fears of increasing VAT by promising to resign if the tax goes up. Photo by BGNES [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria Justice Minister Backs Disputed Penal Code Changes [Apr 12, 2010] The controversial changes in Bulgaria s Penal Code are positive and the fears connected with them are unjustified, according to Justice Minister Margarita Popova. [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria Central Bank: No Greek Banks Liquidity Drain (Novinite.com) [Mar 04, 2010] People pass by a branch of the National Bank of Greece in central Athens, Greece. Greece's fiscal problems have raised fears of a liquidity squeeze that may force its banks to withdraw liquidity from subsidiaries in Bulgaria. [via YahooNews] More >>

Greece's Eurobank EFG: Bulgaria Needs Tight Policy for ERM II (Novinite.com) [Mar 02, 2010] The Greek crisis has triggered fears about the stability of the eurozone and concerns that it may end up foiling Bulgaria's aspirations to join the euro in three years, despite the country's budgetary rigor. [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria Top Cops, Drug Lord Witnesses in Trial against Jurgen Roth (Novinite.com) [Mar 01, 2010] The writer has decided not to come to Bulgaria for the second hearing of a slander trial against him, saying he fears for his life. Photo by BGNES [via YahooNews] More >>

Jurgen Roth Steers Clear of Bulgaria, Fears for His Life (Novinite.com) [Feb 25, 2010] Renowned German publicist Jurgen Roth has decided not to come to Bulgaria for the second hearing of a slander trial against him, due on Monday, saying he fears for his life. [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria Set to Apply for ERM 2 by July (Novinite.com) [Feb 18, 2010] Amid growing fears that Bulgaria's aspirations to join the euro soon may be foiled, the country's finance minister has assured officials from the International Monetary Fund that membership in the Eurozone waiting room remains top priority. [via YahooNews] More >>