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Bulgaria's Govt to Complete Sofia-Black Sea Highway July 1 [Apr 06, 2012] Bulgaria's first major highway, "Trakiya", linking Sofia to the Black Sea coast at Burgas is to be completed ahead of schedule, Regional Development Minister Lilyana Pavlova announced. In her words, the builders of the 360-km highway has committed to completing it ahead of schedule with July 1 being the most optimistic deadline for the still uncompleted Lots 2 and 3. At the same time, the ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria's Devt Minister Vows Focus on Northern Highway Project [Jan 03, 2012] The construction of the Hemus Highway ? the one major highway project in Northern Bulgaria ? is set to get a boost, according to Regional Development Minister Lilyana Pavlova. She said the Borisov Cabinet hopes to complete the entire southern Traikya Highway between Sofia and Burgas in 2012, with Lots 2, 3, and most of Lot 4 being ready by July 1, 2012, for the summer tourist season, but that ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria, Romania Restart Joint Patrols of Black Sea Resorts [Jun 30, 2011] Four Romanian policemen have arrived at the District Police in Bulgaria's Dobrich in order to start patrolling the northernmost part of the Bulgarian Black Sea resorts together with their local colleagues. The joint Bulgarian-Romanian patrols of Bulgaria's Black Sea resorts for the 2011 summer season start as of July 1. The first Romanian policemen will be assigned to the northern resorts Albena ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Russian Media: Bulgaria Plays Daredevil over Belene Delay [Jun 20, 2011] Bulgaria does not seem scared by the prospect of being taken to arbitration by the Russian contractor Rosatom as it plans to miss the July 1 deadline for signing a final agreement for the construction of Belene nuclear plant, Russian media comments. Bulgaria suspended negotiations with Rosatom over Belene nuclear project for three months and in this way breached its commitment to sign an ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria's Political Parties Set to Benefit from Raising Minimum Wage [Jun 10, 2011] Political parties in Bulgaria will receive higher state subsidies if the Borisov Cabinet fulfills its intention to raise the minimum monthly salary from BGN 240 to BGN 270. If the government and Parliament raise the minimum wage as of July 1, 2011, this will automatically lead to higher state subsidies for political parties, the Bulgarian daily "Sega" points out in a report. According to ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria Counters Netherlands over Job Seekers [Apr 20, 2011] Totyu Mladenov, Bulgaria's Social Minister, has sent a letter to his Dutch counterpart, Henk Kamp, disagreeing with the latter's initiative to kick Bulgarian workers out of his country's labor market. Bulgarian and Romanian workers will be no longer welcome to the Dutch labor market as proposed by Kamp, the Dutch press recently reported. Starting July 1 2011, Bulgarians and Romanians as well as ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria's FinMin Rejects Again Upping Minimum Wage [Feb 08, 2011] Bulgaria's Finance Minister, Simeon Djankov, has reiterated his position that there is not enough money in the 2011 state budget for increasing minimum monthly wage. His statement came in response to Bulgaria's Social Policy and Labor Minister, Totyu Mladenov, who suggested earlier on Tuesday a proposal to increase minimum monthly wages by BGN 30, beginning July 1. Djankov suggested amending the ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria's Tsvetana Pironkova hits a return to Russia's Vera Zvonareva during their women's semi-final match at the ... [Jul 01, 2010] Bulgaria's Tsvetana Pironkova hits a return to Russia's Vera Zvonareva during their women's semi-final match at the 2010 Wimbledon tennis championships in London, July 1, 2010. REUTERS/Toby Melville [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria's Neighbors Romania, Greece Up Value-Added Tax [Jul 01, 2010] Bulgarias EU neighbors Romania and Greece are formally increasing their VAT s as of July 1, 2010, as part internationally-sanctioned measures to stabilize their state finances. [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria's Neighbors Romania, Greece Up Value-Added Tax [Jul 01, 2010] Bulgarias EU neighbors Romania and Greece are formally increasing their VATs as of July 1, 2010, as part internationally-sanctioned measures to stabilize their state finances. [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria Sees Smaller Electricity Price Hike at Utilities' Expense [Jun 20, 2010] The electricity price in Bulgaria will be increased by 2% as of July 1, instead of the planned 5%, the head of the State Commission for Energy and Water Regulation announced (DKEVR). [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria Set for Staggering Natural Gas Price Hike [Jun 18, 2010] Natural gas prices in Bulgaria will probably be increased by at least 25% as of July 1, according to the State Commission for Energy and Water Regulation (DKEVR). [via YahooNews] More >>