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Bulgaria Bows Head to Poet, Revolutionary Hristo Botev [Jan 06, 2012] Bulgaria marks on January 6 the 164th anniversary since the birth of one of its most revered heroes - the poet, publicist, and revolutionary Hristo Botev. The official ceremony in Sofia is scheduled to start at 12.30 and will be held in front of Botev's monument in the city's central park - "Borissova Gradina".... [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria Election Body Fails to Censure Ruling Party MPs for Interfering with Elections [Oct 29, 2011] Bulgaria's Central Electoral Commission failed to adopt a pronouncement Saturday on the fact that two ruling GERB party MPs were present at the Sofia Municipal Electoral Commission upon counting ballots. The two GERB MPs were uncovered by reporters amid the chaos that erupted at the Sofia commission right after the first round of presidential and local elections last Sunday. According to ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria's Presidential Runners to Undergo Residence Probes [Sep 17, 2011] Bulgaria's Central Election Commission (CEC) has issued a decision requesting a check of all presidential candidates' eligibility in terms of the residence requirement. The task, however, is impossible because the Civil Registration and Administrative Services Department, which is supposed to conduct the probes, does not have access to the required data. The administrative unit only stores civil ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria's Largest Foreign Direct Investors [Sep 16, 2011] Foreign direct investments in Bulgaria have dropped to the mere BGN 183.8 M (approximately EUR 94 M) in the first seven months of 2011, according to data from the country's central bank. And now, the good news: remittances sent to the country from Bulgarians permanently working abroad totaled EUR 473 M during the same period. ... [via YahooNews] More >>

China, Bulgaria seek to strengthen ties [Sep 08, 2011] The vice chairman of China's central military commission, General Xu Caihou, wrapped up Thursday a three-day visit to Bulgaria that focused on strengthening military and economic ties. [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria president meets Chinese military leader on bilateral ties [Sep 08, 2011] SOFIA | Bulgarian President Georgi Parvanov met with visiting Vice Chairman of China's Central Military Commission Xu Caihou here on Wednesday. ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria's Electoral Body Vows to Welcome OSCE Election Observers [Aug 17, 2011] Bulgaria's Central Electoral Commission (CEC) has made it clear it would welcome observers for the presidential and local elections on October 23, 2011, if the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe decides to send any. "We are not afraid of being observed," one of the CEC spokespersons, Biser Troyanov, stated Wednesday. The CEC statement came in response of concerns raised Tuesday ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria's Electoral Body Starts Accepting Presidential Bids [Aug 04, 2011] Bulgaria's Central Electoral Commission (CEC) starts accepting registration documents of political parties, coalitions and initiative committees for the presidential elections on August 05. Political parties and initiative committees will not be required to name their candidates but will only have to declare their participation in the presidential race by filing the respective documents. The ... [via YahooNews] More >>

CIA 'tried to frame Bulgaria for John Paul II assassination attempt' [Apr 21, 2011] America's Central Intelligence Agency attempted to frame Bulgaria for the attempted assassination of Pope John Paul II to discredit communism, a new book has alleged. [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria C-Bank Chief Stands by Deputy Kostov [Apr 07, 2011] Bulgaria's central bank Governor Ivan Iskrov has proposed to parliament to extend the term of his deputy Dimitar Kostov by another six years, the bank said in an e-mailed statement. Kostov, 57, has been serving as deputy governor of the Bulgarian National Bank, in charge of the Banking Department since 2005. His term in office ends on June 11, according to the central bank website. ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria C-Bank Deputy Governor Plays Down Euro-Plus 'Blunder' [Mar 28, 2011] Bulgaria's central bank deputy governor has defended the prime minister for deciding to back the Berlin-inspired project "euro-plus pact", a move harshly criticized by the opposition and local experts. "From an economic point of view, now was not the right time to join the pact. Prime Minister [Boyko Borisov] however has more reasons for this step than just that.... [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria-Descended Dilma Rousseff Becomes Brazil's New President [Nov 01, 2010] Dilma Vana Rousseff, a Brazilian politician of Bulgarian origin, is the new President of Brazil, according to the country's central electoral commission. [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria C-Bank Strikes Back at US Envoy over Ownership Transparency [May 19, 2010] Bulgaria's central bank has harshly criticized the United States ambassador to the country, who voiced concerns over the lack of ownership transparency in a bank that manages nearly half of the deposits by state-run companies. [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria's FDI Down by 95% in January-February 2010 [May 14, 2010] Bulgarias foreign direct investments showed a staggering 95% drop in the first two months of 2010, year-on-year, the country's central bank announced. [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria Central Bank Scorns Socialist Attack on EIBank (Novinite.com) [Mar 24, 2010] Bulgaria's Central Bank (BNB) issued Wednesday an official declaration warning political parties to not use the country's bank system for political attacks on their adversaries. [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria FinMin Snubbed over Greek Liquidity Drain Fears (Novinite.com) [Mar 04, 2010] The governor of Bulgaria's central bank has fiercely criticized the finance minister for suggesting that funds from Greek bank subsidiaries in the country may flow out to headquarters in Greece. [via YahooNews] More >>

(AFX UK Focus) 2010-02-25 16:33 Bulgaria eases capital adequacy rules for banks (Interactive Investor) [Feb 25, 2010] SOFIA, Feb 25 (Reuters) - Bulgaria's central bank eased some of its rules for capital adequacy of the banking system to free liquidity in times of deepening recession, it said on Thursday. Under the amendments, the risk weight for retail exposures will be reduced to 75 percent from 100 percent at present and the risk weight for exposures secured by real estate property will be cut to 35 percent ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria Election Commission Confirms Removal of Ethnic Turk MP (Novinite.com) [Feb 19, 2010] Bulgaria?s Central Election Commission has announced its official decision for the removal of one ethnic Turkish DPS MP from the Bulgarian Parliament following a recount of votes cast in 23 polling stations in Turkey in the July 2009 elections. [via YahooNews] More >>