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Bulgaria arrests 30 in border corruption sweep [May 03, 2012] SOFIA (Reuters) - More than 30 Bulgarian customs officers were arrested on suspicion of corruption on Thursday as the Balkan country attempts to clean up its borders and show it is fit to join the European Union's passport-free zone. Bulgaria and its neighbour Romania, the European Union's newest and poorest member states, have to convince all members their governments and border controls meet ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria to Move 20 Govt Agencies Away form Capital [May 02, 2012] Bulgaria will move around 20 government agencies away from the capital Sofia by the summer of 2013, the country's Finance Minister Simeon Djankov said Wednesday, elaborating on a move already announced by the cabinet. Djankov pointed out that the measure would "bring life" to big cities other than Sofia. On Sunday, Borisov announced that the tourism unit of Bulgaria's Ministry of Economy, Energy ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria PM Cuts Ribbon on Renovated National Tennis Center [Apr 30, 2012] Prime Minister Boyko Borisov cut the ribbon Monday on the renovated premises of the Carlsberg Bulgarian National Tennis Center in Sofia. The tennis facilities are maintained by the Bulgarian Tennis Federation. The renovation project had a price tag of BGN 1 M and was implemented under a project with the cooperation of the Ministry of Physical Education and Sports. ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria to Move Several Govt Agencies Away from Capital [Apr 29, 2012] Several central government agencies in Bulgaria will no longer operate from Sofia, but will be based in other cities, revealed Bulgarian PM Boyko Borisov Sunday. This will be made in an effort to make their work more effective, create opportunities in other cities, and disburden the Bulgarian capital, said the PM during a visit to Plovdiv. Among the most important moves is the shifting to ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria Hopes to Break Ground of Delayed Hydro Project 2013 [Apr 27, 2012] The construction of the vastly troubled and long-delayed Bulgarian hydro power project on the Arda river in the south will most probably start in 2013, officials in Sofia say. "We are now conducting a feasibility study and a tender to select a contractor for the engineering activities. Accordingly, construction works can be expected to start in 2013," Bulgaria's National Electric Company chief ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria's President, Govt Move to Relocate Institutions to Provinces [Apr 26, 2012] Bulgaria's President Rosen Plevneliev has supported an initiative of Finance Minister Simeon Djankov to move the headquarters of some state institutions outside of the capital Sofia. According to Djankov's idea, seven state agencies will be moved to other Bulgarian cities. If this "pilot" project is successful, some ministries will be sent to the provinces, too. ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Italian Business in Bulgaria Gears Up for Infrastructure Investment Forum [Apr 18, 2012] Confindustria Bulgaria, the Association of Italian Business in Bulgaria, is staging a forum to explore the infrastructure investment opportunities in the country. The forum entitled "Building the Change. Bulgaria: Infrastructures and Projects for a Growing Country" is taking place on April 19th, in the Royal Hall 3 of the Sheraton Hotel in Sofia, Confindustria Bulgaria announced. ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria defends controversial bond-purchase plan [Apr 18, 2012] Sofia (dpa) - Bulgaria?s finance minister on Wednesday defended a draft law that has been criticized by the European Central Bank (ECB) for allowing the government to purchase unrated Bulgaria bonds.In an opinion requested by the Bulgarian government and dated April 13, ECB President Mario Draghi argued that such a law would discriminate against foreign debt securities, which do require a credit ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Syrian refugees find an uncertain home in Bulgaria [Apr 12, 2012] SOFIA ? Over 30,000 Syrians have fled their country since the beginning of 2011. The fact that more than 100 of them have applied for asylum or humanitarian status here in Bulgaria ? the poorest country in the European Union ? is a testament to their desperation. read more [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria's President: Buying New Fighter Jets Urgent [Apr 11, 2012] Bulgaria needs to modernize its air force urgently in order to guarantee its national security and alliance commitments, according to President Rosen Plevneliev. The President, who is by Constitution, the commander-in-chief of the Bulgarian armed forces, spoke at a Military Aviation Conference in Sofia dedicated to the 100th anniversary of the Bulgarian Air Force. Plevneliev noted several major ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria Eyes Foreign Investment as Skilled Manpower Decreases [Apr 09, 2012] By Nathan Morley in Sofia Famagusta Gazette As Europe's poorest county, where the average monthly salary is just 250 Euros, Bulgaria is keen to attract foreign investment, but with many graduates leaving for work in other EU countries, man power is becoming limited. ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria's Govt to Complete Sofia-Black Sea Highway July 1 [Apr 06, 2012] Bulgaria's first major highway, "Trakiya", linking Sofia to the Black Sea coast at Burgas is to be completed ahead of schedule, Regional Development Minister Lilyana Pavlova announced. In her words, the builders of the 360-km highway has committed to completing it ahead of schedule with July 1 being the most optimistic deadline for the still uncompleted Lots 2 and 3. At the same time, the ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria govt faces no-confidence vote over energy [Apr 06, 2012] SOFIA (April 6): Bulgaria's opposition Socialists filed a motion of no confidence in the centre-right government on Friday over its... [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria Starts Construction of Hwy to Greek Border [Apr 05, 2012] Bulgaria is holding Thursday, April 5, the groundbreaking ceremony of the 15-km Lot 4 of the Struma Highway. On March 19, the Greek company Aktor and the Bulgarian Road Infrastructure Agency signed the contract for the construction of Lot 4 of the Struma Highway leading from Sofia to the Bulgaria-Greece border. The construction of the road section will cost BGN 59 M, and is supposed to be ... [via YahooNews] More >>

NGO: Bulgaria's Organized Crime Makes BGN 3.5 B Annually, Stable [Apr 03, 2012] The top twelve organized crime activities in Bulgaria generate some BGN 3.5 B (EUR 1.7 B), according to a report of the Sofia-based NGO Center for the Study of Democracy (CSD). ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria captain Petrov to retire: media report [Mar 31, 2012] SOFIA (Reuters) - Bulgaria captain Stiliyan Petrov, the Balkan country's most capped player, has decided to end his soccer career after being diagnosed with acute leukaemia, Bulgarian media reported on Saturday. "Football is over, this is the end," the Aston Villa midfielder was quoted as saying in the Bulgarian sports daily Tema Sport on Saturday. "I am now beginning to fight for my life and I ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria's President Gets Lost in Infrastructure Dreams [Mar 29, 2012] Bulgaria's President Rosen Plevneliev has painted a rather dreamy picture of the Bulgarian infrastructure in 2020 while speaking at 7th annual "Strategic Infrastructure Bulgaria" conference in Sofia. "Sofia can turn into the only city on the planet where people can go skiing by subway. There's no other place in Europe or the world where one can go to the ski track from the metro station," stated ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria Seeks Investors for Gas Turbine Power Plant [Mar 28, 2012] Bulgaria is looking for potential investors in its gas turbine power plant that is to be constructed in the Danube town of Belene, the country's Deputy Economy and Energy Minister Valentin Nikolov has revealed. On Wednesday, Bulgaria officially abandoned the Belene Nuclear Power Plant which Sofia and Moscow had agreed on in 2008. Deputy Finance Minister Vladimir Goranov announced that a gas ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria Abandons Belene Nuclear Plant [Mar 28, 2012] Bulgaria has abandoned plans to build a nuclear power plant with a Russian reactor at Belene, which Sofia and Moscow agreed on in 2008, the country?s Deputy Finance Minister Vladislav Goranov said on Wednesday. [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria abandons the Belene nuclear plant project [Mar 28, 2012] Sofia (dpa) - Bulgaria has definitively abandoned plans to complete a second nuclear power plant, a high-ranking official said Wednesday after a government meeting.Instead of establishing a nuclear plant at the town of Belene on the Danube, Bulgaria will construct a gas-powered thermal plant, deputy finance minister Vladislav Goranov told reporters.The Belene plant project hit a wall when its ... [via YahooNews] More >>

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