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Bulgaria Boasts 22.2% Women in Government [May 17, 2012] Bulgaria ranks among the countries with over 20% of women in the government, outpacing a number of other European countries like Poland, the United Kingdom, Italy, Portugal, the Czech Republic, Romania, Hungary, Slovenia, Slovakia and Greece. Bulgaria has four women in a 17-strong cabinet (22.22%) - Justice Minister Diana Kovacheva, Regional Development Minister Lilyana Pavlova, Environment ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria among Countries with Highest Fuel Price Hike [May 04, 2012] The largest increase of prices of fuel in Europe in the first quarter of 2012 has been registered in Hungary (15.6%), Poland (15.1%) and Bulgaria (14.... [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria Faces Sanctions over Missing EU Waste Framework Deadline [Apr 26, 2012] The European Commission is referring Bulgaria to the EU Court of Justice for failing to meet the December 2010 deadline to transpose the EU's Waste Framework Directive into national law. Hungary, Poland and Slovakia are also referred to the Court for missing the deadline. On the recommendation of Environment Commissioner Janez Poto?nik, the European Commission is asking the Court to impose ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria Appoints New Deputy Foreign Minister [Mar 27, 2012] Bulgaria's ambassador to Poland Ivan Naydenov has been appointed Deputy Foreign Minister in charge of European affairs, the government announced. Naydenov will replace Konstantin Dimitrov, who headed earlier this month for London as the new ambassador there. Ivan Naydenov is a diplomat with long experience in foreign policy, the government said. ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria's Marinov Triumphs at Europe Wrestling Tournament [Mar 12, 2012] Bulgaria's Hristo Marinov has won the gold medal at the European Wrestling Championship in Belgrade. Marinov celebrated the first gold victory for the Bulgarian team after defeating Damian Janikowski of Poland at the men's 84kg Greco-Roman wrestling final match at the European Championship on March 11, 2012. Hristo Marinov was born on March 14, 1987 in the city of Stara Zagora.... [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria could suspend vote on ACTA [Feb 15, 2012] Bulgaria could soon join Germany, the Czech Republic and Poland in delaying its decision on whether to sign an international copyright treaty that some Internet users say could lead to online censorship. [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria could suspend vote on trade agreement [Feb 14, 2012] Bulgaria could join Germany, the Czech Republic and Poland in delaying its decision on whether to sign an international copyright treaty that some Internet users say could lead to online censorship. [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria Withdraws From ACTA [Feb 14, 2012] Is the tide starting to turn on the European Union's controversial Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement? First Germany said that they were going to back off ratifying ACTA, following the position taken by Poland earlier. Now Bulgaria is doing the same thing, and won't be taking any steps toward ratifying the treaty any time soon. [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria could suspend vote on trade agreement [Feb 14, 2012] Bulgaria could join Germany, the Czech Republic and Poland in delaying its decision on whether to sign an international copyright treaty that some Internet users say could lead to online censorship.Bulgarian ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Deadly cold front continues as dam bursts in Bulgaria [Feb 06, 2012] The toll from Europe's killer cold snap kept climbing past 300 on Monday with nine new victims found in Poland, most of them homeless, and at least three people died after a Bulgarian dam burst. [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 to Play Friendly with Netherlands on Euro 2012 Eve [Dec 10, 2011] Bulgaria will face the Netherlands in a friendly on May 26, turning thus into one of the last rivals the tulips will clash with before the Euro 2012 finals in Poland and Ukraine. The venue of the match has not been picked yet. The Dutch team had tough luck during the draw of its rivals in the European Championship.... [via YahooNews] More >>

Netherlands to play Bulgaria in friendly in May [Dec 09, 2011] Netherlands will play Bulgaria in a friendly on May 26 to tune up for the Euro 2012 finals in Poland and Ukraine, the Bulgarian Football Union (BFU) announced on Friday. [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria Ranked as Major EU Industrial Polluter Despite Small Economy [Nov 24, 2011] Bulgaria is among EU's biggest industrial polluters by size of economy alongside Romania, Estonia, Poland and the Czech Republic, according to a report of the European Environment Agency (EEA) released on Thursday. The study, compiled on the basis of data for 2009 including carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions, shows Germany and Poland as the biggest industrial polluters in the EU, followed by Britain ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria Eager to Partner with Poland in EU Fund Absorption [Nov 10, 2011] Bulgaria wants to work in close cooperation with Poland in the planning and absorption of EU funds between 2014 and 2020, it was made clear on Thursday, "We are willing to work in close collaboration with Poland in carrying out EU policies," Bulgaria's President-elect Rosen Plevneliev declared on Thursday, as he met with Poland's Ambassador to the country Leszek Hensel. "Poland is a leader in ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria Can Boost Its Medical Tourism - Report [Sep 30, 2011] Bulgaria is among the countries that can provide low-cost medical services and health professionals with considerable experience, which can turn it into an attractive tourist destination, a new study has shown. Countries such as Poland and Bulgaria will experience a rush of Britons seeking cheap medical treatment abroad, an Economist Intelligence Unit report predicts, according to The ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria 3rd in EU Strasbourg Sentences 2010 [Jun 16, 2011] Bulgaria is the EU country with the third largest number of sentences given by the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) in Strasbourg, according to a report published by European Agency for Fundamental Rights (FRA)on 2010. Romania is a strong "leader" when it comes to sentences for human rights breaches in the bloc with a total of 135, Poland (87) and Bulgaria (69). At the other end there is ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria's Grigor Dimitrov Makes It to Doubles Quarterfinal in Munich [Apr 28, 2011] After reaching the singles quarterfinal in the prestigious BMW tennis tournament in Munich, Bulgaria's top male tennis player Grigor Dimitrov has made it to the doubles quarterfinal as well. Grigor Dimitrov, aka Grisho, and his partner, Germany's Philipp Petzschner, beat Thursday Robin Haase from the Netherlands and Lukasz Kubot from Poland. Grisho's team crashed their opponents 6-4, 6-1.... [via YahooNews] More >>

Former Bulgaria keeper Mihaylov joins UEFA exco [Mar 22, 2011] Former Bulgaria goalkeeper Borislav Mihaylov was elected onto UEFA's executive committee on Tuesday while Poland's Grzegorz Lato missed out. [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria Saw Largest Increase in EU Road Fright Transport 2009 [Mar 22, 2011] Bulgaria was only two EU members which registered a its road fright transport increase in 2009, according to Eurostat. In 2009, all member states showed declines in their road freight transport compared with 2008, except for Bulgaria (+16%) and Poland (+10%). However, in 2009 Bulgaria also saw the largest decline in rail fright transport in the whole bloc (-33%).... [via YahooNews] More >>