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Bulgaria health minister quits [Sep 29, 2010] SOFIA, Bulgaria - Bulgaria's health minister resigned Wednesday amid growing public discontent over the government's inability to reform the country's ailing health care system. [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria health minister quits amid failed health reform, 2nd to resign since March [Sep 29, 2010] SOFIA, Bulgaria - Bulgaria's health minister has resigned amid growing public discontent over the government's inability to reform the ailing health care system. [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria, Romania distance Roma issue from Schengen entry [Sep 23, 2010] (SOFIA ) - Bulgaria and Romania insisted that the problem of Roma minorities should not impact their entry into the visa-free Schengen area next year, at a meeting of their presidents in Sofia Thursday. [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria celebrates 102nd anniversary of independence [Sep 23, 2010] Soldiers place a wreath at the Monument of Independence in Sofia, Bulgaria, Sept. 22, 2010. Bulgaria celebrated the 102nd anniversary of the country's formal declaration of independence from the Ottoman Empire. [via YahooNews] More >>

Mattheus becomes Bulgaria's national coach [Sep 21, 2010] SOFIA, Bulgaria (AP) -- Former Germany great Lothar Matthaeus will take over as coach of Bulgaria, the country's football federation announced on Tuesday. [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria report unveils deaths, abuse at children's homes [Sep 21, 2010] SOFIA, Bulgaria?Nearly 170 children died from lack of care in Bulgarian homes for the disabled in the past 10 years, including malnutrition and accidents, according to a report released Monday. [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria promotes EU assistance, transparency [Sep 14, 2010] Sofia - Bulgaria is planning a 1.4-million leva (910,000 dollars) campaign to improve its own image, tarnished by corruption scandals, the daily Dnevnik said Tuesday. [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria: 2 arrests in chemical smuggling case [Sep 13, 2010] SOFIA, Bulgaria - Bulgarian police say they have arrested two Croatians accused of trying to smuggle 13 tons of a chemical that can be used to make heroin. [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria coach quits after 2nd Euro qualifier loss [Sep 08, 2010] SOFIA, Bulgaria (AP): Stanimir Stoilov quit as Bulgaria coach Tuesday after Montenegro inflicted the country's second straight loss in early European Championship qualifying. [via YahooNews] More >>

Montenegro beats Bulgaria 1-0 [Sep 07, 2010] SOFIA, Bulgaria (AP) ? Elsad Zverotic scored with a long-range shot in the first half Tuesday to give Montenegro a 1-0 victory over Bulgaria in their European Championship qualifier. [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria needs to boost use of EU aid funds: parliament [Sep 01, 2010] (SOFIA ) - Bulgaria is making quicker use of its EU funds but further efforts are needed if it is to make the most of some 13 billion euros that are only available until 2013, a parliamentary report said Wednesday. [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria names squad to face England, Montenegro [Aug 29, 2010] SOFIA, Bulgaria (AP) ? Levski Sofia defender Veselin Minev has been recalled to Bulgaria's team to open its qualifying campaign for the 2012 European Championship against England on Sept. 3. [via YahooNews] More >>

Vietnam pays debt to Bulgaria [Aug 12, 2010] SOFIA (Bulgaria) - VIETNAM has paid back its remaining communist-era debt to Bulgaria, following a deal with the Balkan country to write off half the money owed, the Finance Ministry said on Thursday. Bulgaria and Vietnam reached the agreement in July, during a visit to Sofia of Vietnam's First Deputy Prime Minister Nguyen Sinh Hung. [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria to cut military procurement [Aug 05, 2010] SOFIA, Bulgaria, Aug. 5 (UPI) -- Bulgaria has become the latest in a series of European countries that plans to cancel the delivery of already ordered military equipment. Bulgaria - Government - Embassies and Consulates - Foreign - Abroad [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria wants to start building Nabucco [Aug 03, 2010] SOFIA, Bulgaria, Aug. 3 (UPI) -- A planned natural gas pipeline linking Bulgaria to Turkey could become the first leg of the Nabucco natural gas pipeline for Europe, a Bulgarian official said. Bulgaria - Government - Embassies and Consulates - Energy - Business [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria: 3.4 million lottery rollover goes unclaimed, as collection deadline expires [Aug 03, 2010] SOFIA, Bulgaria - Lottery operators in Bulgaria say the winner of a record 3.4 million ($4.5 million) rollover prize has not come forward to claim the money. [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria, Greece fail to agree on Russian oil pipeline [Jul 27, 2010] Sofia - Bulgaria and Greece on Tuesday failed to agree on a 1.3-billion-dollar pipeline deal to transport Russian oil from Burgas to Alexandroupolis. [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria will act swiftly on crime and judicial reform: PM [Jul 20, 2010] (SOFIA ) - Bulgaria will act swiftly on new recommendations by the EU on judicial reform and the fight against crime, Prime Minister Boyko Borisov promised Tuesday. [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria vows to implement EU anti-corruption measures [Jul 20, 2010] Sofia - Bulgaria is determined to implement anti-corruption reforms recommended by the European Commission, Prime Minister Boyko Borisov promised Tuesday. [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria's former prime minister charged over missing state, NATO secrets [Jul 14, 2010] SOFIA, Bulgaria - Bulgaria's former prime minister has been charged with mishandling classified documents while in office 2005-09. [via YahooNews] More >>