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Bulgaria's Illegal Land Swaps Tied with Energy Tycoon's Deals [May 20, 2010] The illegal land swaps that brought charges against Bulgaria's former Agriculture Minister, Nihat Kabil, are connected to the business of energy tycoon Hristo Kovachki. [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria Ex Agriculture Minister Pinned On Land Swapping [May 20, 2010] Bulgaria's former agriculture minister Nihat Kabil was charged Thursday with illegal land swaps in the southwestern Bulgarian village of Govedartsi. [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria Prosecutors Probe Notorious Land Swap Deals [Apr 08, 2010] Bulgaria Agriculture Minister Miroslav Naydenov has delivered a report on the notorious land swaps scandal to Chief Prosecutor Boris Velchev. [via YahooNews] More >>

EC Relentless in Pressing Bulgaria over Land Swaps (Novinite.com) [Mar 24, 2010] The European Commission had filed a second case for possible irregular State assistance in connection with Bulgaria's notorious land swaps. The information was reported by Agriculture Minister, Miroslav Naydenov, Wednesday. [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria Declares Notorious Land Swaps Criminal Act (Novinite.com) [Mar 22, 2010] Bulgaria?s Agriculture Minister, Miroslav Naidenov, says the notorious land swaps are a crime with serious moral connotations. Photo by BGNES [via YahooNews] More >>

Ex Bulgaria PM: No Sanctions Warning in EC Land Swap Letter (Novinite.com) [Feb 04, 2010] Former Bulgaria PM and Bulgarian Socialist Party leader Sergey Stanishev has stated that the EC letter to PM Boyko Borisov regarding land swaps did not include an suggestion of sanctions as claimed by the center-right GERB government. [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria Top Prosecutor Admits Failure in Land Swap Deals (Novinite.com) [Feb 04, 2010] Bulgaria's Chief Prosecutor, Boris Velchev, admits his office cannot do anything about the notorious land swaps carried out by the former cabinet. [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria Top Prosecutor Admits Failure in Land Swap Deals (Novinite.com) [Feb 04, 2010] Bulgaria's Chief Prosecutor, Boris Velchev, says next week the authorities will plan how to respond to the European Commission warnings of steep fines over the illegal land swaps. [via YahooNews] More >>

Brussels: Steep Fines Looming for Bulgaria over Land Swaps (Novinite.com) [Feb 03, 2010] Bulgaria might have to pay at least EUR 25 M in fines over land swaps that have been conducted during the term of the previous cabinet. [via YahooNews] More >>

Brussels: Steep Fines Looming for Bulgaria over Land Swaps (Novinite.com) [Feb 03, 2010] Bulgaria's Prime Minister, Boyko Borisov, is adamant the land swaps done by the former cabinet amount to criminal acts. Photo by BGNES [via YahooNews] More >>