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Bulgaria's Pernik Becomes University City [Jun 10, 2010] Bulgaria's Parliament voted yes on the cabinet's proposal to open a private university in the city of Pernik. File photo [via YahooNews] More >>

Advent Water Controls 100% Stake in Bulgaria Top Water Bottler Devin [May 21, 2010] Bulgaria's leading water bottling company Devin has a new owner - global private equity fund Advent International. File photo Advent Water, the special purpose vehicle set up by US-based Advent International for the acquisition of leading Bulgarian mineral water bottler Devin, holds 100% stake in the company following a squeeze out proposal. [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria Vote on Smoking Ban at Dead End [May 20, 2010] Bulgaria's parliament delayed on Thursday its conclusive vote on the ruling-party proposal to water down a new smoking ban in the country after a ridiculous gaffe. [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria Votes Conclusively on Eased Smoking Ban [May 20, 2010] Bulgaria's parliament will vote conclusively on Thursday the ruling-party proposal to water down a new smoking ban in the country. A day earlier the MPs passed at second reading the more liberal rules for smoking in public spaces and abolished for good the full smoking ban. [via YahooNews] More >>

EP Decides on Bulgaria EU Nuclear Decommissioning Aid [May 20, 2010] The European Parliament will put to the vote on Thursday the proposal for financial assistance with respect to the decommissioning of Units 1 to 4 of the Kozloduy nuclear power plant in Bulgaria. [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria Parliament Will Not Probe Matriculation Exam Violations [May 19, 2010] The Members of the Bulgarian Parliament rejected Wednesday the proposal of the opposition Coalition for Bulgaria to appoint a special committee to investigate alleged violations of the high-school exit exam. [via YahooNews] More >>

ICANN Snubs Bulgaria's Cyrillic Internet Domain Name [May 19, 2010] The Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) has turned down Bulgaria's proposal for a domain name in Cyrillic with a "" suffix, a deputy minister said on Wednesday. [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria Close to Getting EU Nuclear Decommissioning Aid [May 16, 2010] The European Parliament announced that it will put to the vote on Thursday the proposal for financial assistance with respect to the decommissioning of Units 1 to 4 of the Kozloduy nuclear power plant in Bulgaria. [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria State Gazette Blunder Back in Parliament [May 05, 2010] Bulgarias parliament will debate on Wednesday the opposition proposal to appoint a temporary investigation committee over the blunder that put an illegitimate amendment to the drugs law in the State Gazette. [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria GERB Resuscitates Voting Abroad Ban [Apr 27, 2010] The texts, discussed by the temporary Parliamentary Committee on the Election Code, include a proposal to introduce the so-called residency requirement for the upcoming presidential elections in Bulgaria. [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria MPs Debate Eased Ban on Smoking [Apr 16, 2010] Bulgaria's parliament will start on Friday to debate at first reading a ruling-party proposal water down a new smoking ban in the country. The draft legislation has surprisningly managed to fuse the ruling centre-right Gerb with the main opposition Socialist Party. [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria Oks Advent Squeeze Out Proposal for Devin [Apr 13, 2010] Bulgaria's financial watchdog gave the green light to US-based Advent International squeeze out proposal for approximately 1% of the shares in leading Bulgarian mineral water bottler Devin, the company announced. [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria Oks Advent Squeeze Out Proposal for Devin [Apr 13, 2010] Bulgaria's leading water bottling company Devin has a new owner - global private equity fund Advent International. File photo Bulgaria's financial watchdog gave the green light to US-based Advent International squeeze out proposal for approximately 1% of the shares in leading Bulgarian mineral water bottler Devin, the company announced. [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria Puts Nuclear Plant Project on Ice [Apr 07, 2010] Bulgaria 's government has put on ice a EUR 4 B project to build a second nuclear power plant, citing lack of funding and turning down a financing proposal from Russia. [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria Hikes Heating Prices [Apr 01, 2010] The price of heating in Bulgaria goes up between 3% and 4.5% Thursday for all regions of the country. Natural gas prices are going up between 5% and 6% under the proposal of Energy and Economy Minister, Traicho Traykov, which the State Commission for Energy and Water regulation (DKEVR) approved. [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria Right Wing Leader Firmly against VAT Hike (Novinite.com) [Mar 29, 2010] The leader of the right-wing Democrats for Strong Bulgaria (DSB), Ivan Kostov, firmly opposes the proposal to increase VAT by 2% for one year. The Value Added Tax (VAT) increase is going to deepen the crisis instead of alleviating the situation, Kostov believes. [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria Socialists Slam Govt VAT Increase Proposal (Novinite.com) [Mar 27, 2010] Bulgaria Socialist Leader, Sergey Stanishev, has slammed the government?s proposal to raise V.A.T by 2%. [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria Business, Unions Argue over Suggested Minimum Salary Hike (Novinite.com) [Mar 26, 2010] Bulgaria?s trade unions and major employers? organizations have disagreed over a proposal to increase the minimum salary. [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria Interior Ministry Employees Hit the Streets (Novinite.com) [Mar 20, 2010] Bulgaria's Interior Ministry employees are going to gather at a rally on Sunday to protest against the proposal that civil servants should be obliged to pay their own insurances. [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria Offers Macedonia All-out Friendship Treaty (Novinite.com) [Mar 09, 2010] Bulgaria has offered Macedonia a draft treaty for good neighborliness and friendship, Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Vesela Cherneva has announced. The Macedonian government in Skopje is still mulling over the proposal, she explained. [via YahooNews] More >>