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Bulgaria is surely the IMF?s idea of a model EU member [Dec 23, 2011] from The Financial Times a letter from Ivan Iskrov, Governor of the Bulgarian National Bank Sir, In your report "Eurozone ready to contribute ?150bn to IMF" (December 19), while discussing the non-eurozone countries' share in the ?200bn contribution to the International Monetary Fund, as targeted at the latest European Council summit, you make the following claim: "Other EU governments, such as ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria Joins Durban Climate Change Conference [Dec 06, 2011] Starting Tuesday, a Bulgarian delegation, led by the Minister of Environment and Waters, Nona Karadzhova, is joining the Climate Change Conference in Durban. The United Nations Climate Change Conference, Durban 2011, brings together representatives of the world's governments, international organizations and civil society. The discussions seek to advance, in a balanced fashion, the implementation ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria, Romania Set Up High-Level Cooperation Council [Oct 12, 2011] The Cabinets of Bulgaria and Romania have set up a High-Level Cooperation Council at their first ever joint sitting held Wednesday in Bucharest. The governments of the two neighboring EU countries met in the Romanian capital led by the two Prime Ministers, Boyko Borisov and Emil Boc, and signed a political declaration for establishing a cooperation council. The joint sitting of the two Cabinets ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria FM Blames Schengen Fiasco on Dutch, Finnish Domestic Politics, Predecessors [Sep 24, 2011] The postponement of Bulgaria and Romania's accession to Schengen is due to domestic politics in the Netherlands and Finland, as well as to the sloppy work of previous Bulgarian governments, according to Bulgarian Foreign Affairs Minister Nikolay Mladenov. Thursday the EU Council for Home Affairs decided to put off the membership of the two countries in the free movement area due to vetoes by the ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria, Romania Pool Efforts for Unfettered EU Job Rights [Jul 08, 2011] The governments of Bulgaria and neighboring Romania have asked the European Commission to help convince older member states to lift restrictions for job-seekers from the two countries as of 2012. Bulgarian Labor Minister Totyu Mladenov and his Romanian counterpart Sebastian Lazaroiu have sent to this end a joint letter to Employment, Social Affairs and Inclusion Commissioner L [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria, Israel Deepen Cooperation after Historic Joint Sitting of Cabinets [Jul 07, 2011] The governments of Bulgaria and Israel have signed three major cooperation agreements after holding an unprecedented joint sitting in Sofia on Thursday. The bilateral agreements provide for cooperation in agriculture, natural gas supplies for Bulgaria from large-scale Israeli deposits, and for the mutual protection of investments. "We wish to increase the Israeli investments in Bulgaria.... [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria, Israel to Ink Deals on Defense Cooperation, Joint Military Drills [Jul 07, 2011] Bulgaria and Israel are going to hammer our agreements for close cooperation in defense, their Prime Ministers Boyko Borisov and Benjamin Netanyahu announced after the historic joint sitting of their Cabinets in Sofia. After the joint sitting on Thursday, the governments of Bulgaria and Israel signed several bilateral agreements in fields such as economy, agriculture, and culture; bilateral ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria's Bibi Borisov, Isreal's Bibi Netanyahu Exchange Moving Cordiality [Jul 07, 2011] Prime Ministers Boyko Borisov and Benjamin Netanyahu have demonstrated deep personal sympathies for one another during their meeting in Sofia, on top of stressing intentions for ever closer cooperation between Bulgaria and Israel. Borisov and Netanyahu spoke at a joint news conference in Sofia Thursday, right after the governments of Bulgaria and Israel held an unprecedented joint sitting ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria's Difficult Steps towards the Eurozone [Apr 06, 2011] By Vladimir Shopov and Dimitar Bechev* The fear of isolation is the birthmark of Bulgaria's EU membership. The risk of being left out has always been a burden for the Bulgarian governments, and shapes our diplomacy. ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria Fails to Raise Planned Revenues in 1st Half of 2010 [Aug 02, 2010] Bulgaria has registered a budget deficit of BGN 1.514 B in the first half of 2010 as its revenue from VAT, excise taxes, and social security payments has failed to live up to the governments projections. [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria, India Plan Joint Hi-Tech Parks [Jun 16, 2010] The governments of Bulgaria and India are going to start working on an action plan for the setting up of joint hi-tech park projects. [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria, India Plan Joint Hi-Tech Parks [Jun 16, 2010] The governments of Bulgaria and India are going to start working on an action plan for the setting up of joint hi-tech park projects. The decision was made at the fourth session of the Bulgarian- India n Informationa and Communications Technology Forum which took place in the Bulgarian capital on June 14-15. [via YahooNews] More >>

WHO Scolds Bulgaria over Liberal Smoking Ban [May 21, 2010] The World Health Organization (WHO) Regional Director for Europe, Zsuzsanna Jakab, has slammed the Bulgaria governments decision to delay the full smoking ban in public places. [via YahooNews] More >>

Finance Minister to Ride Bike to Save Bulgaria from VAT Hike [May 06, 2010] Bulgarias Finance Minister Simeon Djankov declared his readiness to ride a bicycle to work as part of the governments newly adopted austerity measures. [via YahooNews] More >>

US Sends Guantanamo Prisoners to Bulgaria, Spain [May 04, 2010] US government has announced it has sent two former Guantanamo prisoners to Bulgaria and Spain. "The identities of the individuals are being withheld for security and privacy reasons at the request of the governments of Bulgaria and Spain," the Pentagon said in a statement Tuesday. [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria, Greece Govts to Move Close to Holding Joint Sitting (Novinite.com) [Mar 26, 2010] The governments of Bulgaria and Greece are going to come together for a joint sitting, Prime Minister Borisov has confirmed. [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria, Greek Governments Set to Meet over Border Blockade (Novinite.com) [Feb 11, 2010] Bulgaria PM Boyko Borisov and his Greek counterpart George Papandreou have agreed to hold a joint meeting of their governments to ?consider the priorities of both parties?. [via YahooNews] More >>