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Bulgaria Bans Animal Fights [Apr 13, 2011] Any Bulgarian citizen who organizes or participates in animal fighting will face up to 5 years behind bars and a fine ranging between BGN 5 000 and BGN 10 000. The new and tougher sanctions were included in the amendments to the country's Penal Code, which were accepted by the Parliament on Wednesday. "Organizing and participating in animal fights is a dirty business, which is supported by other ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria Missing Chance for Strategic Closeness with France on Libya - Ex Foreign Minister [Mar 20, 2011] Bulgaria should be much more proactive in the current crisis with the regime of Libyan dictator Muammar Gaddafi in order to build new strategic partnerships, according to former Bulgarian Foreign Minister Solomon Passy. Passy told Novinite.com (Sofia News Agency) that a more active role on part of Bulgaria in the efforts to impose on Gaddafi the no-fly zone and sanctions mandated by the UN ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria Lets Fire-Stranded Russian Tourists Stay Longer [Aug 08, 2010] The Bulgarian authorities will not be imposing any sanctions on Russian visitors with expired visas, who decided to stay longer in Bulgaria because of the critical situation with wildfires in the Moscow region. [via YahooNews] More >>

EC Vice President Asks Greece to Lift Bulgaria Border Blockade (Novinite.com) [Feb 09, 2010] The European Commission's Vice-President G?nter Verheugen says the EC sanctions of Greece over the farmers' border blockade will depend largely on detailed information submitted by Bulgaria and Romania. [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 Confirms Fines on Dairy Groups for Cheese Cartel (Novinite.com) [Jan 05, 2010] The sanctions imposed by Bulgaria?s Commission on Protection of Competition (CPC) on two dairy associations have been confirmed by the Supreme Administrative Court (SAC) on Tuesday. [via YahooNews] More >>