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Clinton Doesn't Mention Shale Gas in Bulgaria, Vows to Send Energy Envoy [Feb 05, 2012] Bulgaria is a key country for the United States in terms of energy strategy, it transpired during US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton's visit to Sofia Sunday. Clinton vowed to pursue work with Bulgaria, especially in the field of nuclear energy and energy sources diversification. "Over next week, I will send US Special Envoy for Eurasian Energy Richard Morningstar to Bulgaria," stated the ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Clinton: Bulgaria Is Democratic Example for Arab World [Feb 05, 2012] Bulgaria is a success story in the transition from an authoritarian regime to democracy and could help countries in the Arab World, stated US State Secretary Hillary Clinton in Sofia. Sunday Clinton is on an official visit to the Bulgarian capital, where she discussed key global and bilateral matters with local leaders. The US Secretary of State said that Bulgaria has effected its transition ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Clinton to Urge Bulgaria to Seek New Energy Sources [Feb 05, 2012] During a brief visit to Sofia, US top diplomat is expected to call on Bulgaria to break its dependence on Russian oil, gas [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria Welcomes 6th US State Secretary Visit [Feb 05, 2012] US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton's Sunday visit to Sofia is the sixth visit of a head of the American diplomatic service to Bulgaria. In February 1990, US Secretary of State James Baker made a trip to Romania and Bulgaria, where he met President Petar Mladenov and opposition representatives. The second visit was in November 1999 by Madeleine Albright, who prepared the imminent visit of ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria Wakes up to Fresh Snow [Feb 02, 2012] Bulgaria wakes up Thursday to freezing cold accompanied by a fresh snow cover, but without new record low temperatures. The mercury ranges between minus 19 degrees Celsius to minus 5 across the country with cloudy skies and strong winds in the regions of Montana, Varna, Vidin and Razgrad. Snow is falling in the regions of Montana, Pazardzhik, Dobrich, Haskovo, Sofia, Plovdiv, Blagoevgrad, Burgas ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria bans Danube, Black Sea sturgeon fishing for four years [Jan 25, 2012] SOFIA, Jan 25 ? Bulgaria has imposed a four-year ban on fishing for sturgeon on the River Danube and in its Black Sea waters, the farming ministry said yesterday. The restrictions cover four sturgeon species, all threatened with extinction, and was prompted by the need to protect their populations and align Bulgaria?s rules with a 10-year ban ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria First Couple, VP Leave Office Cheered by Citizens [Jan 22, 2012] Bulgaria's outgoing President Georgi Parvanov, his wife Zorka Parvanova, and his VP Angel Marin have now officially left the Presidency Building in downtown Sofia. This is the last part of the Sunday inauguration ceremony for new Bulgarian President Rosen Plevneliev and aide Margarita Popova. Parvanov and Plevneliev gave speeches at the Unknown Warrior monument in Sofia, went to the St.... [via YahooNews] More >>

Penev offers grassroots support in Bulgaria [Jan 16, 2012] Bulgaria coach Luboslav Penev was on hand to encourage over 120 children at a grassroots event held in Sofia where a fun-filled mix of football and music was the order of the day. [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria, Israel sign training, arms industry deals [Jan 16, 2012] Sofia (AFP) Jan 15, 2012 Bulgaria and Israel signed two military accords for joint army trainings and defence industry cooperation on Sunday, Bulgaria's defence ministry announced. The deals were signed during a two-day visit by Bulgarian Defence Minister Anyu Angelov, who arrived in Tel Aviv Sunday for talks with his Israeli counterpart Ehud Barak. The training accord "aimed to broaden defence ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria's Rulers Promise Shale Gas Ban, Protesters Claim [Jan 16, 2012] Bulgaria's ruling center-right GERB party has taken a political commitment to ban the exploration and production of shale gas in the country, according to environmentalists. Several thousand eco protesters gathered in Bulgaria's capital Sofia on Saturday in front of the House of Parliament to protest against what they see as a highly hazardous technique, hydraulic fracking, that is employed for ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria's Defense Minister Heads for Talks with Barak in Israel [Jan 13, 2012] Bulgaria's Defense Minister Anyu Angelov is heading on a state visit in Israel for talks with his counterpart Ehud Barak. Amid reports of a terror threat to Israeli tourists in Sofia, Bulgarian Defense Minister Anu Anguelov will arrive in Tel Aviv on Sunday for talks with Defense Minister Ehud Barak, The Jerusalem Post reported Friday. Angelov's visit to Israel has not been confirmed by the ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria seeks to double use of EU funds in 2012 [Jan 12, 2012] (SOFIA ) - EU's poorest newcomer Bulgaria managed to make use of just 20 percent of its European aid funds last year but aims to double that in 2012, EU Funds Management Minister Tomislav Donchev said Thursday. [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria's EconMin Forecasts EUR 20 B Exports in 2012 [Jan 11, 2012] Bulgaria's exports will most likely reach BGN 20 B in 2012, Minister of Economy, Energy, and Tourism Traicho Traikov has declared during the annual "Investors of the Year" award ceremony of the InvestBulgaria Agency. "Even the most daring business plans can be realized in Bulgaria," Traikov stated before Bulgaria's top investors for 2011 in Sofia Wednesday night, stressing that the Bulgarian ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria sets conditions to join EU budget pact [Jan 11, 2012] (SOFIA ) - Non-eurozone member Bulgaria said Wednesday it will join an EU budget pact for tighter discipline but refused to undertake any financial pledges to aid the eurozone or accept changes to its tax policy. [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria adopts Roma Integration Strategy [Jan 09, 2012] Sofia, Jan 9 : A US based Hindu group has applauded Bulgaria for adopting National Strategy for Integration of Roma in Bulgaria (2012-2020), saying that ?it is a step in the right direction?. [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria Names Hellish Crash Savior 'Man of the Year 2011' [Jan 06, 2012] Stefan Ivanov, 29, a mechanic from the small town of Chirpan, who was the first to come to the rescue of the victims of a hellish bus crash in Bulgaria, which killed nine in June, has been named "Man of the Year 2011". The winner was announced at a special ceremony, held Thursday evening, at the so-called Youth Drama Theater in downtown Sofia. Standing ovations greeted the the savior, who has ... [via YahooNews] More >>

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's Sofia to Microchip Its Stray Dogs [Jan 05, 2012] The municipality Bulgaria's capital Sofia will implant microchips to all the stray dogs in the city in order to track them more efficiently, it was made clear on Thursday. The microchip will enable the authorities to track whether the dogs have been neutered and where the neutering has taken place. "If a neutered dog turns out pregnant, we will find those who are responsible and they will be ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria's Devt Minister Vows Focus on Northern Highway Project [Jan 03, 2012] The construction of the Hemus Highway ? the one major highway project in Northern Bulgaria ? is set to get a boost, according to Regional Development Minister Lilyana Pavlova. She said the Borisov Cabinet hopes to complete the entire southern Traikya Highway between Sofia and Burgas in 2012, with Lots 2, 3, and most of Lot 4 being ready by July 1, 2012, for the summer tourist season, but that ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria anti-mafia court opens [Jan 03, 2012] (SOFIA ) - A special Bulgarian court set up to tackle cases of organised crime opened Tuesday after repeated calls from Brussels for swifter sentences in anti-mafia trials, its chairman Georgy Ushev said. [via YahooNews] More >>

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