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Bulgaria Warns Turkey, Greece about Overflowing Dams [Feb 06, 2012] Bulgaria's Foreign Ministry has sent a note warning the authorities of Turkey and Greece about the overflowing of major water dams on Bulgarian territory. Bulgaria's Ministry of Foreign Affairs, in a note this morning, informed Greek and Turkish authorities that the Ivailovgrad water reservoir and the Studen Kladenetz water reservoir will begin to overflow. The volume of water expected to ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria Sees 100% Y/Y Increase in Personal Data Abuse Complaints in 2011 [Jan 27, 2012] Bulgaria's Foreign Ministry will be issued a penalty statement for a personal data leak committed in connection with the end-October local and presidential elections, the Commission for Personal Data Protection (CPDP) announced on Friday. In early October 2011, the Foreign Ministry published on its website about 37 000 permanent address registrations of Bulgarian voters residing abroad. The ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria's Foreign Ministry Vows Business Focus before AmCham [Jan 13, 2012] The Bulgarian Foreign Ministry has stressed its commitments to turning the country into an "attractive business destination" during a meeting with the leadership of the American Chamber of Commerce (AmCham) in Bulgaria. "We want to make Bulgaria an attractive business destination for foreign investors," Foreign Minister Nikolay Mladenov told AmCham Bulgaria President Peter Lithgow, Vice ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria Confirms It Knows Nothing about Hezbollah Threat [Jan 06, 2012] Bulgaria has not received any information from Israel concerning possible Hezbollah terrorist attacks on the Balkan country's territory, the Bulgarian Foreign Ministry's spokesperson has confirmed. "We have no information about such terror attacks. Usually, we receive such information in due time," spokeswoman Vesela Cherneva declared on Friday, pointing out that the Foreign Ministries of ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria's Foreign Ministry to Be Re-modeled after EU Diplomatic Services [Dec 21, 2011] Bulgaria's Cabinet has adopted the new Organizational Statutes of the Foreign Ministry bringing its structure closer to the diplomatic corps of other EU member states. "The document provides the grounds for the carrying out of a structural reform in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in accordance with the 2010 Strategic Review of the Bulgarian Diplomatic Corps," the Foreign Ministry said in a ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria Backs Moldova's EU Perspective, Territorial Integrity [Nov 07, 2011] Bulgaria supports Moldova's "EU perspective", Bulgarian Foreign Minister Nikolay Mladenov has told his Moldavian counterpart Iurie Leanca. Mladenov and Leanca met Monday in Bucharest during a forum of the Foreign Ministers of the countries from the Danube region, the Foreign Ministry in Sofia announced. On behalf of the Bulgarian government, Mladenov welcomed the recent presentation of an action ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Skopje Admits Fake Propaganda Figures about 750 000 'Macedonians' in Bulgaria [Sep 01, 2011] Macedonia's Foreign Ministry does not have data that 750 000 "ethnic Macedonians" live in Bulgaria, and has not provided the press with such figures, Macedonia's top diplomat admitted in Sofia. Macedonia's Foreign Minister Nikola Poposki has thus refuted a propaganda piece published in August 2011 by Macedonian newspaper Dnevnik stating that some 750 000 "ethnic Macedonians" are living in ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria to Welcome Top Diplomats of Macedonia, Brazil, South Africa within 2 Days [Aug 31, 2011] Three countries' top diplomats ? the Foreign Ministers of Macedonia, Brazil, and South Africa ? will pay visits to Bulgaria's capital Sofia in just two days, Bulgaria's Foreign Ministry announced. Macedonia's Foreign Minister Nikola Poposki is arriving in Sofia Wednesday night for his official visit on September 1. He will have talks with Bulgarian Prime Minister Boyko Borisov and Foreign ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria, Too, Demands Gaddafi Step Down [Aug 22, 2011] Libyan strongman Muammar Gaddafi should relinquish office, the Bulgarian Foreign Ministry has officially stated. "It was a long process, but it marks the beginning of a new page of Libya's history. Libya's people showed real courage and dignity over the last couple of months, rising against Colonel Gaddafi's authoritative reign, decisively defending their right to live in freedom," Vesela ... [via YahooNews] More >>

FYROM's Latest Propaganda Spree Invents 750 000 'Macedonians' in Bulgaria [Aug 16, 2011] Some 750 000 "ethnic Macedonians" are living in Bulgaria, according to the latest propaganda fit of FYROM's official institutions in Skopje. What is imagined to be formal data of the Foreign Ministry of the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia was published by the Macedonian newspaper Dnevnik on Tuesday. It states that there are 750 000 "ethnic Macedonians" in Bulgaria, 700 000 in Greece, 120 ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria to expel Libyan diplomat [Jul 26, 2011] SOFIA (Reuters) - Bulgaria will proceed with plans to expel Libya's consul after Libyan rebel forces denied he had joined their ranks in the Transitional National Council (TNC), the foreign ministry said on Tuesday. [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria expels Libyan diplomat [Jul 25, 2011] A Libyan diplomat in Bulgaria has been declared ?persona non grata? and will have to leave the country within 24 hours, the foreign ministry announced Monday. [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria to Launch Diplomatic Relations with South Sudan [Jul 19, 2011] Bulgaria's government will recognize the Republic of South Sudan as an independent state during its regular sitting this week and will start establishing diplomatic relations with the new state. Bulgaria's Foreign Ministry already joined the other EU countries in the recognition and welcome of the newest independent state in the world, South Sudan, which its independence ceremony on July 9. On 9 ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria Condemns Kurdish Rebel Attack on Turkish Soldiers [Jul 15, 2011] Bulgaria's Foreign Ministry has condemned an attack by rebels from the Kurdistan Workers' Party PKK that killed 13 and wounded 7 Turkish soldiers. "Bulgaria condemns terrorism in all its forms and actions. We are convinced that the only way for the efficient resolution of the existing problems is through dialogue.... [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria Bans Ex-Communist Agents from Key Diplomatic Jobs [Jul 14, 2011] Employees of the Bulgarian Foreign Ministry who were active as secret State Security agents during the Communist regime will no longer be allowed to take key diplomatic positions. The amendments to Bulgaria's Diplomatic Service Act were adopted at second reading Thursday. Bulgaria's 35 ambassadors proven to have been collaborators of the communist regime's secret service can now be removed from ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria Cheers for World's Newest State South Sudan [Jul 09, 2011] Bulgaria's Foreign Ministry has joined the other EU countries in the recognition and welcome of the newest independent state in the world, South Sudan, which held Saturday, July 9, 2011, its independence ceremony. "Six months after voting freely for independence in a democratic referendum, we witness the birth of Africa's youngest nation. The peaceful road that led to today was made possible by ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria Appoints 9 New Consul Generals Abroad [May 25, 2011] A total of nine new Consul Generals have been appointed by the Bulgarian Foreign Ministry to represent the country abroad. The appointments were announced by Foreign Minister Nikolay Mladenov and approved by the Council of Ministers on Wednesday. Until now, the country had acting Consul Generals at those places. ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria evacuates Tripoli embassy: ministry [May 03, 2011] SOFIA, May 03, 2011 (AFP) - Bulgaria has evacuated its embassy in the Libyan capital Tripoli following attacks on foreign missions earlier this week, foreign ministry spokeswoman Vesela Cherneva said Tuesday. [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria's Libya Embassy Evacuated to Tunisian Resort [May 03, 2011] Bulgaria's diplomatic mission in Tripoli has been successfully evacuated to the Tunisian island of Djerba. The Bulgarian diplomats arrived at the island, which is a popular tourist destination, in the early hours of Tuesday, Vesela Cherneva, spokesperson for the country's Foreign Ministry, told the BGNES agency. As of Monday, the Bulgarian Embassy in Libya is not functioning.... [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria Increases Diplomatic Missions Security over Bin Laden Death [May 02, 2011] Bulgaria's Foreign Ministry has moved to increase the security measures for all its diplomatic missions abroad in the aftermath of Al Qaede leader Osama bin Laden's demise. Tougher control will be applied on the access to Bulgaria's embassies and the packages received. Those who need the assistance of the country's diplomatic missions, will be scrutinized more thoroughly upon entering them. ... [via YahooNews] More >>