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All Truck Traffic Halted at Bulgaria Border over Greek Blockade (Novinite.com) [Jan 28, 2010] The protesting Greek farmers continue the blockade at cross border points between Bulgaria and Greece. Kulata-Promahon is closed Thursday for all tractor-trailers, only cars and buses are passing thorough. The border cross point has been closed for trucks since 10 am. [via YahooNews] More >>

Greece Vows to End Farmers' Blockade on Bulgaria Border by Weekend (Novinite.com) [Jan 28, 2010] Greece has made the commitment to solve the problem with the Greek farmers' blockades at the Greece-Bulgarian border. The information was reported by Bulgaria's Economy and Energy Minister, Traicho Traikov, who held talks Thursday with the Greek Deputy Energy Minister. [via YahooNews] More >>

EC Mulls Fining Greece over Bulgaria Border Blockade (Novinite.com) [Jan 27, 2010] The European Commission (EC) could initiate penal proceedings against Greece over the blockade at the border with Bulgaria. The warning was issued Tuesday by Jonathan Todd, EC Spokesperson in charge of Competition. [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria Visitor Arrivals Fall In December (INO News) [Jan 27, 2010] (RTTNews) - Visitor arrivals to Bulgaria dropped 7.3% year-on-year to 357,100 in December, the National Statistics Institute reported on Wednesday. Total arrivals from the European Union were down 10.7%. Visitor arrivals from Greece plunged 20.3% annually, while those from Romania fell 5.7%. [via YahooNews] More >>

Economy Minister: Greece Creates a Serious Problem for Bulgaria (Novinite.com) [Jan 27, 2010] Bulgaria Energy, Economy and Tourism Minister Traicho Traikov, has likened Greece?s role in the current blockade of the Bulgaria-Greece border by Greek farmers to the Ukraine?s role in the 2009 gas crisis. [via YahooNews] More >>

Greek Farmers Re-Blockade Bulgaria-Greece Border (Novinite.com) [Jan 26, 2010] They lifted their blockade of the Kulata-Promahon crossing point at 02:00 Tuesday on the Bulgaria-Greece border after Bulgaria Agriculture Minister Miroslav Naydenov held talks with the local Greek governor. [via YahooNews] More >>

Greek Farmers Temporarily Lift Bulgaria Border Blockade (Novinite.com) [Jan 26, 2010] Greek farmers lifted their blockade of the Kulata-Promahon crossing point at 02:00 Tuesday on the Bulgaria-Greece border after Bulgaria Agriculture Minister Miroslav Naydenov held talks with the local Greek governor. [via YahooNews] More >>

Major Bulgaria-Greece Border Crossing Point Blockaded Anew (Novinite.com) [Jan 25, 2010] The major crossing point on the Bulgaria-Greece border ? Kulata-Promahonas ? is blockaded once again on Monday by protesting Greek farmers. [via YahooNews] More >>

Borisov: Bulgaria wants Greek compensation (UPI) [Jan 22, 2010] SOFIA, Bulgaria, Jan. 22 (UPI) -- Bulgaria's prime minister said Friday his country has approached an international court in a bid to be compensated by Greece for a farmers' trade blockade. [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria, Romania ask EU to lift Greek blockade (Deepika) [Jan 21, 2010] SOFIA, Jan 19 (Reuters) Bulgaria and Romania urged the European Commission today to press neighbouring Greece to reopen border crossings blocked by protesting farmers, government officials said. [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria, Romania ask EU to lift Greek blockade (Deepika) [Jan 20, 2010] SOFIA, Jan 19 (Reuters) Bulgaria and Romania urged the European Commission today to press neighbouring Greece to reopen border crossings blocked by protesting farmers, government officials said. [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria Winter Resorts Hit by Greek Farmers Border Blockade (Novinite.com) [Jan 19, 2010] Hundreds of trucks wait in line to pass the Promahon border station in Greece to Bulgaria on 29 January 2009 as Greek farmers blocked the border with their tractors protesting the government's farm policy. [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria Winter Resorts Hit by Greek Farmers Border Blockade (Novinite.com) [Jan 19, 2010] Local tourist companies have reported a huge drop in tourist numbers in Bulgaria?s main winter resorts over the blockade by Greek farmers of the Bulgaria-Greece border. [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria Ranks 1st in EU by Material Deprivation Rate (Novinite.com) [Jan 18, 2010] The highest at-risk-of-poverty rates in 2008 were found in Latvia (26%), Romania (23%), Bulgaria (21%), Greece, Spain and Lithuania (all 20%), and the lowest in the Czech Republic (9%), the Netherlands and Slovakia (both 11%), Denmark, Hungary, Austria, Slovenia and Sweden (all 12%). [via YahooNews] More >>

Greek Farmers Set to Block Bulgaria Border for 10 Days (Novinite.com) [Jan 16, 2010] Protesting Greek farmers are set to block the Bulgarian border for 10 days from Monday, it became clear after a meeting between local government officials from Greece and Bulgaria. [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria, Greece open new border crossing (People's Daily) [Jan 16, 2010] Bulgaria and Greece on Friday opened a new border crossing on the Bulgarian-Greek border at Zlatograd-Xanthi. The new crossing, the fourth between the two countries, opens the shortest link between the central part of Bulgaria and the Aegian region. "The road Zlatograd-Xanthi will connect the Bulgarian ski resort Pamporovo to the Greek beaches and will give new prospectives for bilateral ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Greek Farmers Lift Blockade at Bulgaria Border, Worse to Come (Novinite.com) [Jan 15, 2010] Protesting Greek farmers have lifted the blockade at the Ilinden-Eksohi border crossing point on the Bulgaria-Greece border. Traffic in the area has been restored, the Bulgarian authorities at the border report Friday. [via YahooNews] More >>

Greek Farmers Lift Blockade at Bulgaria Border, Worse to Come (Novinite.com) [Jan 15, 2010] One year ago the Greek farmers protests triggered huge, kilometer-long lines at the Kulata-Promahon crossing point on the Bulgaria-Greece border. Photo by BGNES [via YahooNews] More >>

Greek Farmers Set to Blockade Bulgaria Border (Novinite.com) [Jan 15, 2010] Protesting Greek farmers are expected to blockade one of the three existing crossing points on the Bulgaria-Greece border Friday. [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria Introduces Staggering Cigarette Tax Hike (Novinite.com) [Jan 01, 2010] Bulgaria ranks second after Greece in the EU in terms of number of regular smokers as a percentage of the population, according to a Eurobarometer survey. [via YahooNews] More >>