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Bulgaria Condemns Taliban Attacks in Afghanistan [Apr 16, 2012] The Bulgarian Ministry of Foreign Affairs has issued a statement Monday condemning the upsurge of violent Taliban activity in Afghanistan's capital Kabul. "The coordinated attacks against offices of institutions in Afghanistan during the last 24 hours are a heavy encroachment against the common efforts of authorities and the international community to establish peace and stability in the region ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria 2012 Growth Forecast Unanimously Capped at 1.5% [Apr 09, 2012] Bulgarian analysts and institutions have cut their growth forecast for 2012 to just below 1.5% instead of the previously forecast 2-3%, citing slumping exports and stagnant domestic demand. Exports to the European Union, the main driver of Bulgaria's economy, declined in the last quarter of 2011 because of the euro-area's debt crisis.... [via YahooNews] More >>

EU Scolds Bulgaria over Judiciary, Crime, Corruption [Feb 28, 2012] Bulgaria should undertake stronger actions to reform its judicial system and show concrete results in combating organized crime and high-profile corruption, according to the EU General Affairs Council. The Balkan country should also adopt an effective legislation on asset forfeiture and create more support for its newly-created institutions. On Tuesday, the General Affairs Council today adopted ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria's Proclaims All-out Support for Moldova's EU Integration [Dec 15, 2011] Bulgaria's Foreign Minister Nikolay Mladenov has joined forces with his counterparts from Poland, Romania, Hungary, Slovakia, Latvia, Lithuania, and Estonia on backing the EU integration of the Republic of Moldova. The foreign ministers of the seven Eastern EU member-states, Bulgaria included, have signed a letter to the EU institutions in support of Moldova's bid to join the EU. Should that ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria Feels Cheated as EU 'Punishes' It for Its Fiscal Prowess [Dec 05, 2011] Bulgaria, the poorest EU member state, is said to feel cheated as the EU institutions are about to seal a new policy allowing six other member states, which are struggling financially, to be able to co-fund projects with much less money. "Countries which maintain a strict financial discipline should not be punished and those that do not maintain the discipline should not be rewarded," said a ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria Hopes to Get EUR 14 B in EU Funding for 2014-2020 [Oct 15, 2011] Bulgaria is seeking to convince the EU institutions and the other member states it should be entitled to a total of EUR 14 B in EU funding for the next EU budget period, 2014-2020, Prime Minister Borisov declared after meeting with EU Commissioner Johannes Hahn. "We are striving for about EUR 14 B for the next programming period, and for the time being they would set aside only EUR 8 B for us ... [via YahooNews] More >>

FYROM's Latest Propaganda Spree Invents 750 000 'Macedonians' in Bulgaria [Aug 16, 2011] Some 750 000 "ethnic Macedonians" are living in Bulgaria, according to the latest propaganda fit of FYROM's official institutions in Skopje. What is imagined to be formal data of the Foreign Ministry of the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia was published by the Macedonian newspaper Dnevnik on Tuesday. It states that there are 750 000 "ethnic Macedonians" in Bulgaria, 700 000 in Greece, 120 ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria blames EU for money crisis [Nov 30, 2010] Bulgaria?s finance minister has told the BBC he blames European institutions for the eurozone crisis. Simeon Djankov said the European Commission and the European Central Bank had not been rigorous enough in monitoring the economies of eurozone countries. [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria attacks EU over crisis [Nov 30, 2010] Bulgaria's finance minister hits out at European institutions which failed to prevent the eurozone crisis. [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria Sets Up Long-Anticipated Food Safety Agency [Jun 09, 2010] Bulgarias government has moved to create a Food Safety Agency by uniting four existing institutions. [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria Updates 2010 GDP Budget Deficit to 3.9% [May 27, 2010] The amendments in the State Budget Act made by the cabinet Wednesday limit to 20% the expenditures and the subsidies transferred to different institutions. [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria President Vows to Back Cabinet's Anti-crisis Package [Apr 01, 2010] Bulgaria s President, Georgi Parvanov, believes a good rapport between the countrys institutions is a must in times of crisis. Photo by BGNES [via YahooNews] More >>

Oxbridge Educational Recruiters Make First Bulgaria Visit (Novinite.com) [Mar 19, 2010] Representatives of some of the world's largest universities are coming to Bulgaria to present their institutions, with Oxford and Cambridge making their debut visit. [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria Interior Minister: Corrupt Employees Must Be Fired (Novinite.com) [Feb 02, 2010] Bulgaria Interior Minister, Tsvetan Tsvetanov, has said that all institutions in Bulgaria should use the Interior Ministry as an example of how to recognize their mistakes and to make a proper self-assessment. [via YahooNews] More >>