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Bulgaria No Soviet Republic, Foreign Minister Thinks [Jul 04, 2010] Bulgaria is a state based on the rule of law and cannot afford to favor certain investors, no matter whether Russian or from elsewhere, said Bulgarian foreign affairs minister Nikolay Mladenov in an interview for Bulgarian Nova TV Sunday evening. [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria Said to Overcome Crisis by September [Jun 17, 2010] Bulgarias Finance Minister Simeon Djankov believes that the economic crisis will be over for the country by the end of the summer. The economic recovery will be felt much more tangibly in September, Djankov told Nova TV Thursday morning. [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria FinMin: Yes to Tapping into Reserve, No to VAT Hike [May 31, 2010] Speaking to the private Nova TV channel on Sunday, Finance Minister Simeon Djankov declined to name those, who persisted in their demands for a rise in the VAT tax, but hinted Prime Minister Boyko Borisov was one of them. [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria's Devin CEO Named Business Personality of 2009 [Apr 22, 2010] Tsvetan Lazhanski is chief executive director of Devin and holds a 2.3% stake in the company. Photo by personal archive Tsvetan Lazhanski, executive director of Bulgaria's top water bottling company Devin, has been elected business personality of the year 2009 in a poll, organized by business weekly Capital and Nova TV channel. [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria's Devin CEO Named Business Personality of 2009 [Apr 22, 2010] Tsvetan Lazhanski, executive director of Bulgaria's top water bottling company Devin, has been elected business personality of the year 2009 in a poll, organized by business weekly Capital and Nova TV channel. [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria Says Power Utilities Sale Revision Not Priority [Apr 09, 2010] The prime minister has every reason to be angry for what has been going on in Bulgaria 's energy sector for the last twenty years, I am angry too, Minister Traicho Traikov told the morning broadcast of Nova TV channel on Friday. [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria's EU Commissioner: 2nd Barroso Commission Was in Grave Danger (Novinite.com) [Mar 14, 2010] Bulgarians lack sufficient confidence and faith in themselves, according to Bulgaria?s EU Commissioner, Kristalina Georgieva. Georgia, who is the EU Commissioner for Humanitarian Aid, sought to clear up all doubts that her portfolio was not prestigious enough, speaking on Nova TV Sunday. [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria Nova TV Applies to Open Dedicated Sports Channel (Novinite.com) [Mar 01, 2010] Bulgaria commercial company "Nova TV" will apply for a license to open and operate a new sports channel, replacing the current "MM" music channel. "New Sport" will be launched in the first half of 2010, the company has announced on Monday. [via YahooNews] More >>

MTG Extends English Premier League Coverage in Bulgaria (Novinite.com) [Dec 07, 2009] Modern Times Group (MTG), which owns Nova TV and the Diema and MM channels has extended its exclusive broadcasting rights to England?s Barclays Premier League in Bulgaria until the end of the 2012-2013 season. [via YahooNews] More >>

Jeleva: Bulgaria Will Get EU Commissioner in Foreign Policy Field (Novinite.com) [Nov 27, 2009] Bulgaria?s new EU Commissioner will be in charge of a foreign policy field but this will not be enlargement. This was stated Friday by Bulgarian Foreign Minister, Rumiana Jeleva, who is also the country?s EU Commissioner designate, in an interview for Nova TV. [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria Defense Minister: Millions Drained through Public Procurement Loophole (Novinite.com) [Nov 26, 2009] Bulgaria?s Defense Minister, Nikolay Mladenov, said Thursday that a minor ?loophole? in the Public Procurement Act allowed large-scale violations. Mladenov spoke in an interview for Nova TV on the issues of the public procurement legislation with respect to the Defense Ministry. [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria Agriculture Minister Declares All-out War on Land Swaps (Novinite.com) [Nov 22, 2009] The situation in Bulgaria?s Agriculture Ministry is absolutely terrible since it has been ruled by the ethnic Turkish party DPS since 2001. This was stated by Bulgaria?s Agriculture Minister, Miroslav Naydenov, in an interview for Nova TV Sunday night. [via YahooNews] More >>

New Minister: Bulgaria Education Holds Last Place in EU Competitiveness (Novinite.com) [Nov 20, 2009] Speaking Friday on "Hello, Bulgaria", Nova TV's morning program, Education Minister Sergey Ignatov, gave his opinions on the state of Bulgarian higher education. [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria PM Says His Predecessor Lied about Charity Donation (Novinite.com) [Nov 07, 2009] Bulgaria's former government of PM Sergey Stanishev not only failed to give a charity donation that it promised to the Nova TV but it even did not included those funds in the state budget. [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria Foreign Minister Jeleva to Dance at VIP Reality Show (Novinite.com) [Nov 02, 2009] Bulgaria's Foreign Minister, Rumiana Jeleva, is going to take part in the VIP Dance reality show on Nova TV Monday night. [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria Staviiski: I Didn't Know Claimants Are against Out-of-Court Settlement (Novinite.com) [Oct 25, 2007] Bulgaria's top skater Maxim Staviiski said in an interview for Nova TV he asked for an official settlement with the prosecution for causing a deadly crash without being aware of the fact that the victims' relatives are against such an action. [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria's Famous Astrologer Dies at 39 (Novinite.com) [Oct 01, 2007] Ivan Stanchev, one of Bulgaria's most respected and trusted astrologers, died Sunday night after a brief illness. He was 39. Stanchev has been practicing astrology since 1986, but he cemented his reputation after featuring on a broadcast of Nova TV channel and making precise political forecasts. [via YahooNews] More >>