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Bulgaria: Floods Threaten Villages [Feb 08, 2012] Swollen rivers in Bulgaria and Greece burst their banks on Tuesday, leaving dozens of homes underwater, as Bulgarian officials declared a day of mourning for eight people confirmed killed after a dam collapsed. [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria: Floods Threaten Villages [Feb 08, 2012] Swollen rivers in Bulgaria and Greece burst their banks on Tuesday, leaving dozens of homes underwater, as Bulgarian officials declared a day of mourning for eight people confirmed killed after a dam collapsed. [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria, Greece battle flooding; 8 dead [Feb 08, 2012] Dozens of homes are underwater in Bulgaria and Greece as Europe continues to battle extreme weather. [via YahooNews] More >>

Greece and Bulgaria battle flooding as Europe struggles with extreme weather [Feb 07, 2012] SOFIA, Bulgaria - Swollen rivers in Greece and Bulgaria burst their banks Tuesday, leaving dozens of homes underwater, as Bulgarian officials declared a day of mourning for eight people confirmed killed after a dam collapse nearly washed away their village. [via YahooNews] More >>

Greece, Bulgaria battle flooding; 8 dead [Feb 07, 2012] Swollen rivers in Greece and Bulgaria burst their banks Tuesday, leaving dozens of homes underwater, as Bulgarian officials declared a day of mourning for eight people confirmed killed after a dam collapse ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Greece, Bulgaria battle flooding; 8 dead [Feb 07, 2012] A swollen river in Greece bursts its banks, flooding homes and forcing authorities to declare a state of emergency Tuesday, officials said, as rescuers scrambled to a Bulgarian village nearly washed away when a dam collapsed, killing eight people. [via YahooNews] More >>

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 Called to Account for Wartime Treatment of Jews [Feb 02, 2012] By Alexander Andreev Deutsche Welle An umbrella group of Jewish organizations in Greece has called on Bulgaria to acknowledge the deportation of thousands of Jews during World War II.... [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria called to account for wartime treatment of Jews [Feb 01, 2012] An umbrella group of Jewish organizations in Greece has called on Bulgaria to acknowledge the deportation of thousands of Jews during World War II. The issue has sparked anger in a Bulgarian society riven by resentment. [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria, Greece Turn WD Teen Patient Nightmare into Happy Ending [Jan 26, 2012] A thirteen-year-old Bulgarian comatose patient, who was saved after authorities and doctors in Bulgaria and Greece pooled their efforts for a liver transplant, took the first step toward his new life on Thursday. "The operation is unique in that it brings together the efforts of two countries ? Bulgaria and Greece. Fortunately our attempt to save the child's life proved successful," Dr.... [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria Thinks Failed Oil Pipeline Won't Hurt Gas Talks with Russia [Dec 25, 2011] Bulgaria's "killing" of the Burgas-Alexandroupolis oil pipeline, a joint project with Russia and Greece, will not affect the current Bulgarian-Russian natural gas supplies talks, according to Economy Minister Traicho Traikov. Traikov commented on the Bulgarian-Russian negotiations for new gas supply contracts as of 2012 between Bulgargaz and Gazprom on Sunday, a couple of weeks after the ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria a mix of the old and new [Dec 11, 2011] Bulgaria -- When I tell people where I am going on vacation I can see their minds trying to pinpoint it on a map ? is it somewhere off in Eastern Europe or possibly near Russia ? No and, no. Bulgaria is the seat of the Balkans, nestled north of Greece and south of Romania. While Bulgaria may be a new destination for some, it has long been a vacation haven for Europeans. Even during communism ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria exits Trans-Balkan pipeline [Dec 09, 2011] SOFIA, Bulgaria, Dec. 9 (UPI) -- Bulgaria said this week it is following through on threats to pull out of a long-planned oil pipeline from the Black Sea to Greece, citing finances. [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria Pulls Out of Pipeline [Dec 07, 2011] Bulgaria backed out of a 2007 agreement with Russia and Greece to build an oil pipeline bypassing Turkey's crowded Bosporus and Dardanelles straits after saying it won't work. [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria Pulls Out of Pipeline [Dec 07, 2011] Bulgaria backed out of a 2007 agreement with Russia and Greece to build an oil pipeline bypassing Turkey's crowded Bosporus and Dardanelles straits after saying it won't work. [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria pulls out of Russia-Greece oil pipeline [Dec 07, 2011] Bulgaria said on Wednesday it was pulling out of a long-stalled pipeline project meant to bring Russian oil to Greece through its territory, but Athens and Moscow said they remained committed. [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria abandons oil pipeline project with Russia, Greece [Dec 07, 2011] Sofia (dpa) - Bulgaria said on Wednesday it would withdraw from a joint pipeline project to carry Russian oil to Greece, citing possible accidents that could have an environmental impact and harm its tourism industry.Finance Minister Simeon Djankov said after a cabinet meeting that Russia and Greece would be informed of the decision and downplayed the possibility of them demanding that Sofia pay ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria-Greece Gas Link Ahead of Schedule - Energy Minister [Dec 07, 2011] Bulgaria's Minister of Economy, Energy and Tourism Traicho Traikov has dismissed as "mere speculation" allegations that Bulgaria would not receive its rightful share of EU funds for the construction of the gas grid interconnections with Romania and Greece for this year. Traikov specified that the source of the alleged misinformation was MEP Ivaylo Kalfin, a presidential candidate of Bulgaria's ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria Energy Min Blames Partners for Oil Pipeline Demise [Dec 07, 2011] Greece and Russia's failure to fulfill their commitments has forced Bulgaria to walk out of the Burgas to Alexandroupolis pipeline deal, the country's energy minister has said. "Bulgaria's partners in the pipeline deal accused it of delaying the project quite a long time. But now it turns out it is not Bulgaria, but the other countries, which are faulty and this is the reason why we decided to ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria scraps oil pipeline with Russia, Greece [Dec 07, 2011] Bulgaria's finance minister says his country is pulling out of a pipeline deal to carry Russian oil through his country to Greece. [via YahooNews] More >>