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Bulgaria Ex VP May End Up at Constitutional Court [Feb 02, 2012] Bulgaria's top court is planning to approach the constitutional court to have the final say on the controversy over the legitimacy of the country's former vice president. "We are expecting the presidency to officially confirm the lack of a decree that authorizes Angel Marin for his second mandate, after which we will approach the constitutional court," Georgi Kolev, chairman of the Supreme ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria Axes Danube Agency Chief amidst Record Low River Level [Dec 12, 2011] Bulgaria's Transport Ministry has fired Georgi Georgiev, head of the Bulgarian Executive Agency for Exploration and Maintenance of the Danube River based in the Danube city of Ruse. The news comes amidst record just as record low level of the Lower Danube, i.e.... [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria's Bank System Can Cope with Bad Credit - Analyst [Nov 19, 2011] Bulgaria's bank system has enough buffers to cover bad credits, according to Open Society economist Georgi Angelov. Giving a lecture Saturday, Angelov commented that although bad credits have reached unprecedented highs, the banking system in the country remains stable. According to data quoted by the economists, 14.... [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria May Become Subtropical by 2050 - WWF [Oct 26, 2011] The spreading of new pests and diseases will be among the results of the climate changes that are going to affect Bulgaria in the following decades. A drastic increase in the number of wildfires in the country is expected, which may jeopardize the Bulgarian forests and arable land, according to Georgi Stefanov from the international environment protection organization WWF. A higher risk of ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria Elects President of New 'Special Court' [Oct 06, 2011] Judge Georgi Ushev was elected by the Bulgarian Supreme Judicial Council to head the first-instance criminal court set up to hear high-profile organized crime and corruption cases. This was the third competition for the so-called 'specialized court' or 'anti-mafia tribunal' head, after the first two failed with no candidates adequate showing up. Ushev was elected with 21 votes from the Supreme ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria Deputy Regional Minister Quits [Sep 20, 2011] Bulgaria's Deputy Regional Development Minister Georgi Pregyov resigned on Tuesday just two weeks after the replacement of the department's head, who will run for the presidency office. Pregyov, who was responsible for the Directorate for national construction control, the Agency for geodesy, cartography and cadastre and road projects, has cited personal reasons. It was not immediately clear who ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria Puts 2 More Military Plant Stakes on Privatization Table [Aug 10, 2011] Bulgaria's Privatization Agency has announced a tender for the sale of two state-owned minority stakes in two of the country's military repair plants from the TEREM group. Thus, the Agency for Privatization and Post-Privatization Control will offer investors 34% of the "Terem-Georgi Benkovski" plant in Plovdiv and 28% of "Terem-Gen. Vladimir Zaimov" located in Bozhurishte near Sofia. ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria's Export May Suffer from Debt Crises in US, Europe [Aug 08, 2011] Bulgaria's export may be hit by the debt crisis in the US and many European countries, according to Georgi Stoev, economist and managing associate at Industry Watch. In a Monday interview for Darik radio, he said that the world was now much better prepared for a new wave of an economic and financial crisis and was set to face a longer period of stagnation than originally forecast. The economic ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria Should Follow in Estonia's Footsteps after Moody's Upgrade - Expert [Jul 24, 2011] Moody's recent upgrade of Bulgaria's debt is the first step towards distinguishing it clearly from the troubled countries in the region, a local expert argues. "This is the beginning of a process of differentiation, which - if brought to an end through sound economic policies - can restore investors' confidence in Bulgaria despite the problems of the other countries in the region," Georgi ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria's Govt Adamant, to Appeal Plovdiv Fair Ownership Ruling [Jul 13, 2011] Bulgaria's Cabinet has declared firmly it will take the case for the ownership of the Plovdiv International Fair to the highest court of appeals, after the Plovdiv Appellate Court restored the company to businessman Georgi Gergov. On Tuesday, the Plovdiv Appellate Court overturned the ruling of the Plovdiv Regional Court to annul the two increases of the capital of the Plovdiv International Fair ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria's Ex EU Commissioner Kuneva Officially Unveils Presidential Bid [Jun 06, 2011] An initiative committee of 53 people has officially backed the presidential bid of Bulgaria's ex EU Commissioner Meglena Kuneva for the elections in the fall of 2011. The committee features a wide range of prominent Bulgarians, including sculptor Georgi Chapkanov, former Deputy Prime Minister in the Stanishev Cabinet Daniel Valchev, film director Iglika Trifonova, actresses Yoana Bukovska and ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria Should Negotiate Fairer Terms of Eurozone Accession - Analyst [May 30, 2011] Georgi Angelov, senior economist at the Open Society Institute, warned of the risks accompanying Bulgaria's Eurozone accession during a discussion organized Monday by Bulgaria's Economic Policy Institute and the Friedrich Ebert Foundation. "Bulgaria could benefit from joining the Eurozone on two conditions- if the Eurozone did not fall apart and if we did not have to pay an extraordionately high ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria's Railways Contract Turkey's Tuvasas for 30 Sleeping Cars [May 27, 2011] The Bulgarian State Railways BDZ will order the construction of 30 sleeping cars to Turkey's state owned manufacturer Tuvasas after BDZ lost a court battle trying to cancel the order. The CEO of the debt-ridden Bulgarian state railways Pencho Popov and the technical director of the company Georgi Panchev visited the production facilities of Tuvasas in Turkey's Adapazari. During their meeting ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria Awards Nobel Prize Winner Orhan Pamuk [May 18, 2011] Renown Turkish novelist and Nobel Prize-laureate Orhan Pamuk received the Golden Age Award, the Bulgarian Ministry of Culture's highest prize, on Wednesday. He was awarded by the country's Culture Minister, Vezhdi Rashidov, for his contribution to the world's literature. Pamuk also met with Bulgarian writers, including Georgi Gospodinov, Vladimir Lechev and Anton Donchev. ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria Issues Danube Navigation Warning, River Level Critical [May 02, 2011] There are five critical navigation spots in the Bulgarian section of the Danube River resulting from its drastically low level, according to the state authorities. The level of the Danube at the city of Ruse is only 189 cm, and is expected to decline by 20 more cm in the next two days, announced Georgi Georgiev, head of the Executive Agency for Exploration and Maintenance of the Danube River ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Cosmonauts Eager, Hopeful for Reboot of Bulgaria's Space Program [Apr 17, 2011] Bulgaria's first cosmonaut Gen. Georgi Ivanov has urged the government to take steps to reinvigorate and develop the Bulgarian space program. Ivanov, who flew in open space on a Soviet-Bulgarian mission in 1979, spoke Sunday in Sofia at a press conference dedicated to the 50th year since the first manned space flight ? that of Yuri Gagarin ? on April 12, 1961. ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria Bids Farewell to Beloved Actor Georgi Rusev [Apr 05, 2011] The laying in state of beloved Bulgarian actor, Georgi Rusev, is held Tuesday at the "Sveti Sedmochislenitsi" Church in downtown Sofia at 1 pm, the Union of Bulgarian Actors informs. Rusev passed away in his home on April 1, at the age of 82. The actor was born on May 7, 1928, in the village of Kostenets, near the town of Ihtiman, not far away from the capital Sofia.... [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria Braces for Eternal Footbal Derby [Feb 26, 2011] Arch-rivals Levski and CSKA will face each other in the most high-profile derby of Bulgarian football Saturday evening in Sofia. The spring half of the 2010-2011 national football championship will open with the Levski-CSKA match hosted by Levski's Georgi Asparuhov stadium, at 18.00 EET. ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria's Capital Celebrates St. Sofia Day [Sep 17, 2010] Bulgaria's President, Georgi Paranov (l), and Prime Minister, Boyko Borisov (center), attend the 2009 official ceremony, marking the Day of Sofia. Photo by BGNES [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria Socialists Pick Yuppie for Sofia Mayor Runner [Jun 27, 2010] Bulgaria's Socialist Party is expected to elect on Sunday Georgi Kadiev, city councilor and failed runner for mayor of Sofia, to be its candidate in the upcoming local elections in the capital next year. [via YahooNews] More >>