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Confindustria Bulgaria President Pietro Ghia: For Italian Business Bulgaria Is the Very Center of the Balkans [Jun 01, 2011] Interview with Pietro Luigi Ghia, President of Confindustria Bulgaria, the association of Italian business in Bulgaria, for the "International Survey: Bulgaria-Italy" of Novinite.com (Sofia News Agency). ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgarian Volleyball Legend Lyubo Ganev: Italy Is a 'Second Bulgaria' [May 31, 2011] Interview with legendary Bulgarian volleyball player Lyubo Ganev for the "Bulgaria-Italy Survey" of Novinite.com (Sofia News Agency). Ganev is the President of Casa Sicilia, the official representation of Sicily in Bulgaria. ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Confindustria Bulgaria Director Federico Cassi: Bulgaria Offers Increasingly Good Standards to Foreign Investors [May 30, 2011] Interview with Federico Cassi, Director of Confindustria Bulgaria, the association of Italian businesses in Bulgaria, for the "International Survey: Bulgaria-Italy" of Novinite.com (Sofia News Agency). ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Novinite.com Launches Its 'Bulgaria-Italy' Survey [May 30, 2011] Bulgaria's largest English-language media, Novinite.com (Sofia News Agency), is launching the new edition of its 'International Surveys', dedicated to the relations between Bulgaria and the Italy (READ HERE). The ''Italian Survey" of Novinite.... [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria receives final C-27J transporter [Apr 01, 2011] ROME, April 1 (UPI) -- The Bulgarian air force now has the third and final C-27J transport ordered from Italy's Alenia Aeronautica and a logistics center for them. [via YahooNews] More >>

'Bulgaria Building Week' to Feature 310 International Companies [Mar 08, 2011] More than 310 international companies will present new and original solutions in the sphere of modern construction during the 11th edition of "Bulgaria Building Week". The event will be open Tuesday at the Inter Expo Center in Sofia and will continue until March 12. The exhibitions will feature not only Bulgarian, but also companies from 30 countries, including Germany, Italy, Turkey, the UK ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Men's World Cup Super-Combined Results [Feb 26, 2011] BANSKO, Bulgaria (AP) -- Results Saturday from the men's World Cup super-combined race on the Banderitsa course (super-G and slalom times in parentheses): 1. Christof Innerhofer, Italy, 2 minutes 23.87 seconds (1:01.12-1:22.75). 2. Felix Neureuther, Germany, 2:23.88 (59.92-1:23.96). 3. Thomas Mermillod Blondin, France 2:24.20 (1:01.68-1:22.52). 4. Ted Ligety, United States, 2:24.37 (1:00.99-1:23 ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria's Pironkova Seed 3 at Monterrey Open [Feb 20, 2011] Bulgaria's top female tennis player Tsvetana Pironkova has been seeded 3rd in the main draw of the Monterrey Open tournament in Mexico. Seeded 1st and 2nd are Jelena Jankovic from Serbia and Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova from Russia. The other seeded are Germany's Julia Goerges, Latvia's Anastasija Sevastova, Italy's Sara Errani, Czech Republic's Iveta Benesova and Slovenia's Polona Hercog. ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria 3rd in EU Tax Evasion [Feb 06, 2011] Bulgaria has been ranked third in the EU for the rate of successful tax evasion, according to a report done by the KRLS-Network of Business Ethics NGO. In the report Italy was ranked first as its citizens have evaded paying taxes on 54.5% of the income that is supposed to be taxed.... [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria, Greece, Italy sign agreement on gas interconnector [Dec 01, 2010] Bulgaria, Greece and Italy signed here on Tuesday a shareholders agreement on establishing a joint company aimed at building the first gas interconnector between the two Balkan countries. [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria and Russia to sign energy deal [Nov 13, 2010] The Bulgarian government says it will sign a deal with Russia that will push forward a pipeline project aimed at bringing Russian natural gas to central Europe and Italy. [via YahooNews] More >>

Serbia keeper Stojkovic to miss Bulgaria friendly [Nov 12, 2010] Serbia coach Vladimir Petrovic left goalkeeper Vladimir Stojkovic out of his squad to play Bulgaria in a friendly next week, fearing more trouble by Serbian fans. Last month, the Italy-Serbia European Championship qualifier was abandoned in Genoa after Red Star fans rioted over Stojkovic's move to rival Belgrade club Partizan in the offseason. [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria Suffer Dramatic Loss in World Volleyball Championship [Oct 07, 2010] Bulgaria's men's team lost 2:3 to Cuba in the quarter final of the World Volleyball Championship in Italy. The last match in Pool Q of the tournament was played in Florence Wednesday night. [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria to Face Cuba in Crucial Volleyball Championship Match [Oct 06, 2010] Bulgaria are playing against Cuba in a crucial World Volleyball Championship match in Italy Wednesday night. [via YahooNews] More >>

Why Bulgaria Is the Next Big Worry for the Eurozone [Jun 10, 2010] Greece was the founder member of the 'Erode the euro' club. Ireland, Portugal, Spain and Italy have also been in from the start, although everyone pretended not to notice at the time. [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria Police Crack Down on Traders of Stolen EU Cars [May 21, 2010] Bulgarias police have carried out a special police operation against an organized crime group trading with cars stolen in Austria, France, and Italy. [via YahooNews] More >>

(AFX UK Focus) 2010-05-20 16:12 EVN says eyes Enel's Bulgaria coal-fired plant [May 20, 2010] SOFIA, May 20 (Reuters) - Austria's utility EVN is interested in acquiring Enel's majority stake in a Bulgarian thermal power plant, EVN Bulgaria regional manager Joerg Sollfelner said on Thursday. In March, the chief executive of Italy's biggest utility, Fulvio Conti, said Enel had started a process to sell its Bulgarian operations. Sollfelner said EVN was interested in Enel's 73-percent stake ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Enel Green Power Unveils Second Wind Farm in Bulgaria [May 10, 2010] Enel Green Power, renewable energy arm of Italy's biggest utility Enel, put into operation its second wind farm in Bulgaria, doubling its installed wind capacity in the country, which already totals 42 MW. [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria, Romania Least Competitive EU Economies - WEF Study [May 10, 2010] Bulgaria remained the least competitive economy in the European Union, preceded by Romania and Italy, according to the World Economic Forum study. Bulgaria collected 3.77 points and kept the first place at the bottom of the list, while Romania slipped one spot from last year and ranked 26th. [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria, Albania, FYROM, Italy Throw Weight behind Corridor VIII [Apr 29, 2010] Bulgaria, Albania, Macedonia, and Italy have attended a conference entitled Corridor VIII Bridge between the Adriatic and the Black Sea. The forum in Tirana was opened by Albanian Prime Minister Sali Berisha on Thursday. Bulgaria is represented by Transport Minister Alexander Tsvetkov. [via YahooNews] More >>