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Bulgaria to Sign MoU on "Roman Emperors' Road" Tourism Project [Feb 23, 2012] Traicho Traikov, Minister of Economy, Energy and Tourism, will sign Friday in Novi Sad a memorandum of understanding (MoU) for the implementation of the "Roman Emperors' Road" tourism project. The "Roman Emperors' Road" is a project for an international cultural itinerary of four countries ? Bulgaria, Croatia, Romania, and Serbia. It is aimed at promoting cultural heritage from the Roman Empire ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria, Romania Put Off Key Danube Waterway Expansion [Dec 08, 2011] Bulgaria and Romania have agreed to delay a project for the expansion of the waterway of the Danube River until after 2014. This has become clear from Thursday's announcement of the Bulgarian Transport Ministry on the reallocation of funds from the EU Operational Program Transport approved by the Bulgarian Committee for the Supervision of the program's implementation. The Committee sitting was ... [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 Joins New UN Call over Syria Human Rights Abuse [Nov 22, 2011] Germany, France and the UK have tabled a UN resolution, supported by a number of countries, including Bulgaria, calling for an end to human rights violations in Syria. The resolution, which also calls for the implementation of an Arab League plan to end the violence, was also backed by four Arab countries. With the UN Security Council divided on Syria, the resolution has been tabled in a ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria Reports Moderate Progress in Cutting Red Tape [Jun 22, 2011] Bulgaria's Council of Ministers has approved a report on the implementation of the Action Plan for Reducing Administrative Burden by 20% by end-2012. The set of measures was agreed upon in end-April 2010 and the report spans the period from its introduction until March 2011. The Action Plan envisages a total of 135 measures divided into categories according to the five-component model for ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria to Sell Diplomatic Property in Former East Germany [Apr 13, 2011] The Bulgarian government has approved the sale of one more diplomatic property in Germany, a villa used by former Bulgarian diplomats located in the city of Schwerin. The starting price of the real estate property with an area of 10 686 square meters is EUR 130 000, the Cabinet's press office said in a statement. According to the document, the sale of the property is part of the implementation ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria Now Completely Schengen Ready ? Report [Apr 04, 2011] Bulgaria has now covered all Schengen assessment criteria, the Bulgarian National Radio reported Monday, stating that is what the Working Party for Schengen Matters' latest report says. According to the previous report of the Working Party for Schengen Matters, Bulgaria had covered the Schengen Accession criteria as far as the implementation of the Information System and the Supplementary ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria's Belene NPP to Endure Apocalyptic Tornado ? Rosatom Official [Mar 17, 2011] Bulgaria's Belene Nuclear Power Plant is supposed to endure a once-in-a-100 000 years tornado, Kiril Komarov, a representative of the Russian Rosatom company stated in Bulgaria. According to Komarov, as much as 40% of the total cost for the power plant will account for the implementation of security systems, including such that prevent the active zone's melting. Passive safety systems have been ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria Slow in Implementing Schengen Measures [Feb 06, 2011] Bulgaria is lagging behind in the implementation of the measures set by its national action plan for entering the Schengen agreement, according to the Open Society Institute's latest report. As of January 31 2011, 117 of the total of 159 measures have been taken, 15 are supposed to be implemented by March 31 and 27 have not been taken in time. However, effective measures have taken in January on ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria's PM Suggests Working Group to Regulate Surveillance Devices [Jan 28, 2011] Bulgaria's PM Boyko Borisov has suggested the creation of a working group for regulating the right implementation of the Special Surveillance Devices Act. The task of the working group would be to establish gaps in the practices for using special surveillance devices, which would violate the constitutional right of Bulgarian citizens. When necessary, the group will also be able to suggest ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria's PM to Begin Working on EC Suggestions Immediately [Jul 20, 2010] Bulgaria's PM Boyko Borisov has announced that the cabinet will prepare a plan for implementation of the EC suggestions for reforms in the country's judicial system. [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria to Participate in New Innovative Project by EC [Jun 29, 2010] Bulgaria has begun the implementation of the INOLIN project, aiming at improving the reach of regional innovation policies within the regional innovation system. [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria to Help Bosnia and Herzegovina with NATO Accession Plan [May 12, 2010] Bulgaria is ready to offer Bosnia and Herzegovina practical help for the implementation of its NATO Membership Action Plan (MAP), Foreign Minister Mladenov stated. [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria FinMin to Report on Budget 2010 [Apr 09, 2010] Bulgaria 's finance minister Simeon Djankov is expected to report on Friday on the implementation of budget 2010, whose deficit almost tripled to a record-high of BGN 1.4 B from the beginning of the year by the end of February. [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria Schengen Entry Subject to Civil Monitoring (Novinite.com) [Mar 22, 2010] The civil society will have the right to monitor the implementation of measures for Bulgaria's entry into the Schengen zone, Europe's passport-free travel zone. [via YahooNews] More >>

Russia, Bulgaria creating design company for South Stream (Itar-Tass) [Mar 15, 2010] MOSCOW, March 15 (Itar-Tass) - Russia and Bulgaria are planning to create soon a design company within the framework of the implementation of the South Stream project, in accordance with a bilateral agreement between the two countries, Russian Minister of Energy Sergei Shmatko told journalists on Monday after his talks with Tsetska Tsacheva, head of the Bulgarian People?s Assembly. [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria, Serbia to Sign Pipeline Deal on Friday (Novinite.com) [Mar 04, 2010] The energy ministers of Serbia and Bulgaria wil sign a deal on Friday in Brussels, which will enable the implementation of the gas interconnection project between Serbia and Bulgaria. [via YahooNews] More >>

Gazprom head, Bulgaria officials discuss South Stream project (Itar-Tass) [Feb 16, 2010] MOSCOW, February 16 (Itar-Tass) - Russian Gazprom CEO Alexei Miller discussed in Bulgaria on Tuesday the implementation of the pre-investment stage of the South Stream gas pipeline project. [via YahooNews] More >>