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Russia Eyes "At Least 50%" in Bulgaria Belene Nuclear Project (Novinite.com) [Mar 01, 2010] A file picture dated 03 September 2008 of a worker during the launch of the project for the construction of a building of the first 1,000 MW unit of the second nuclear plant of Belane, some 220km from Sofia, Bulgaria. [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria, Romania seek extension of EU infrastructure aid (Eu Business) [Feb 26, 2010] (SOFIA ) - Bulgaria and Romania asked the EU on Friday for a one-year extension to 200 million euros (272 million dollars) of aid for key infrastructure projects, including the construction of a new bridge over the Danube. [via YahooNews] More >>

Russian-Turned-Slovak Wanted to Compete for Bulgaria (The Moscow Times) [Feb 26, 2010] SOFIA, Bulgaria ? Anastazia Kuzmina won the 7.5-kilometer biathlon sprint in Vancouver for Slovakia's first-ever Winter Games gold, but only a few months ago she had been ready to compete for Bulgaria, a Bulgarian sports official said. [via YahooNews] More >>

Purim in Bulgaria ? With Kaddish (Forward) [Feb 26, 2010] During the year my husband and I lived in Sofia, Bulgaria, we joined local Jews in observing the annual cycle of religious holidays. All were memorable, but Purim was especially meaningful. [via YahooNews] More >>

Russia Eyes 80% in Bulgaria Belene Nuclear Project (Novinite.com) [Feb 25, 2010] A file picture dated 03 September 2008 of a worker during the launch of the project for the construction of a building of the first 1,000 MW unit of the second nuclear plant of Belane, some 220km from Sofia, Bulgaria. [via YahooNews] More >>

Botev Plovdiv expelled from Bulgaria's top league (Connecticut Post) [Feb 24, 2010] SOFIA, Bulgaria (AP) ? A Bulgarian football team has been banned from the country's top league because it has not signed enough players. Botev Plovdiv was expelled by the Bulgarian Soccer Union on Wednesday because of its accumulated debt, unpaid taxes and its management's failure to sign enough players. [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria charges ex-labor minister with embezzling (INO News) [Feb 23, 2010] (AP:SOFIA, Bulgaria) A Bulgarian legislator has been charged with embezzlement and abuse of power during her time as labor minister in 2005-09. [via YahooNews] More >>

Russia May Hold 20% in Bulgaria Belene Nuclear Project (Novinite.com) [Feb 23, 2010] A file picture dated 03 September 2008 of a worker during the launch of the project for the construction of a building of the first 1,000 MW unit of the second nuclear plant of Belane, some 220km from Sofia, Bulgaria. [via YahooNews] More >>

PRESS RELEASE/M3 COMMUNICATIONS: TISHMAN INTERNATIONAL HOSTS US EMBASSY FROM BULGARIA (B?rse Online) [Feb 23, 2010] (Dies ist eine Mitteilung von M3 Communications. F?r den Inhalt ist ausschlie?lich M3 Communications verantwortlich) Sofia, Bulgaria - February 23, 2010 - Alan D. Levy, Chairman of Tishman International Companies, a leading international commercial real estate developer, announced that the firm proudly hosted a distinguished group of Bulgarian real estate and construction executives, organized ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria FinMin: No Nuclear Plant without EU Investor (Novinite.com) [Feb 22, 2010] A file picture dated 03 September 2008 taken during the launch of the project for the construction of a building of the first 1,000 MW unit of the second nuclear plant of Belane, some 220km from Sofia, Bulgaria. [via YahooNews] More >>

Smuggled cigarettes cost Bulgaria millions (UPI) [Feb 19, 2010] SOFIA, Bulgaria, Feb. 19 (UPI) -- Half the cigarettes being sold in Bulgaria are contraband and costing the government millions in unpaid taxes, a daily newspaper in Sofia said Friday. [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria Opens Tender for Consultant for Belene Nuclear Project (Novinite.com) [Feb 19, 2010] A file picture dated 03 September 2008 of a worker during the launch of the project for the construction of a building of the first 1,000 MW unit of the second nuclear plant of Belane, some 220km from Sofia, Bulgaria. [via YahooNews] More >>

EU cool on giving Bulgaria the euro (UPI) [Feb 15, 2010] SOFIA, Bulgaria, Feb. 15 (UPI) -- Bulgaria's hopes of adopting the euro currency in three years took a blow from EU and banking officials in Brussels, local media said Monday. [via YahooNews] More >>

Rain, floods in Bulgaria cause power outages, snarl traffic (EARTHtimes.org) [Feb 15, 2010] Sofia - Bulgaria was hit by heavy rain and snowstorms, which caused flooding, snarled traffic and led to power outages, the national radio said Monday. In Elchovo in south-eastern Bulgaria, the river Tundzha rose above its banks, flooding the town pa... [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria's GDP down 5.1 percent in 2009 (UPI) [Feb 12, 2010] SOFIA, Bulgaria, Feb. 12 (UPI) -- Bulgaria's gross domestic product fell by 5.1 percent in 2009, ending a three-year growth pattern, the National Statistics Office in Sofia said Friday. [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria's Economy Contracts 5,1% in 2009 (Novinite.com) [Feb 12, 2010] A man passes by store window with a banner for a reduction to 50% of the goods in Sofia. Bulgaria, the European Union?s poorest country, is currently going through its first recession in 12 years after a three-year lending boom stalled. [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria keeps budget deficit low with eye on eurozone (EARTHtimes.org) [Feb 01, 2010] Sofia- Bulgaria has kept the 2009 budget deficit to 0.8 per cent of gross domestic product despite the economic crisis and plans to limit it to 0.7 per cent in the current year, the Finance Ministry said Monday in Sofia. In real terms, the shortfall ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria 2010 GDP Forecast Set at +1% - Think-Tank (Novinite.com) [Jan 29, 2010] A beggar man counts his coins in front of a cash machine in Sofia, Bulgaria. The country entered recession last year but has so far managed to make do without foreign aid. [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria set to take in a Guantanamo detainee (EARTHtimes.org) [Jan 28, 2010] Sofia - Bulgaria is prepared to take one detainee from the US prison for terrorism suspects at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, Interior Minister Tsvetan Tsvetanov said Thursday. Before making a final decision, Bulgarian experts are due to travel to Guantanamo ... [via YahooNews] More >>

EC Interim Report About Bulgaria, Romania Due in February (Novinite.com) [Jan 25, 2010] A Bulgarian boy sits between EU flag and Bulgarian flag in Altimir, some 150 km from Sofia, Bulgaria. Photo by EPA/BGNES [via YahooNews] More >>