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Bulgaria Security Council Discusses Ethnic Tension [Oct 01, 2011] Bulgaria's security council meets amid anti-Roma protests, rising ethnic tensions [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria Freezes Assets of Self-Proclaimed Roma Tsar [Sep 28, 2011] Bulgarian authorities have frozen assets and property of a notorious self-proclaimed Roma tsar and an alleged mastermind of a murder while he is investigated on tax evasion charges, the revenues agency has said. Kiril Rashkov is believed to have been transported late on Monday to Bulgaria's capital Sofia after his Roma clan sparked unprecedented ethnic tensions in the country. The so-called ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria Gravely Concerned about Unabating Kosovo-Serbia Tensions [Sep 16, 2011] Bulgaria is deeply about the continuing tensions between Kosovo and Serbia over the situation in the northern part of the new republic, according to Foreign Minister Nikolay Mladenov. Mladenov's statement came Friday night after earlier on Friday theEuropean Union's law-enforcing mission in Kosovo EULEX assumed control of the two contested border crossings amidst escalating tensions in the ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria 'Worried' About Tension in Northern Kosovo [Jul 27, 2011] The Bulgarian Foreign Affairs Ministry has issued a statement of "strong worry" about the wosened situation in Northern Kosovo Tuesday. Tensions flared after end of last week Serbia refused to lift a trade embargo agaisnt Kosovo, which led Kosovo to impose the same. Sunday Kosovo's government sent special police units to control the crossing points to Serbia in Northern Kosovo, populated by ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria MEP: Exact Date for Schengen Entry No Drama [Jun 12, 2011] A Bulgarian member of the European Parliament has warned against escalating tensions over the exact date of the country's accession to the visa-free Schengen zone, which has been delayed until mid-2012 at the earliest. "Let's turn the logic upside down, let's try not to exert any pressure or blame anyone because our accession to the Schengen zone will not happen now, but just do our job properly ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria's Foreign Ministry Warns over Violence in Egypt [Jan 28, 2011] Bulgaria's Foreign Ministry has issued a statement describing the escalation of the tensions and street violence in Egypt. The Foreign Ministry in Sofia points out that the anti-government protests in Cairo, Suez, Alexandria, Aswan, Mansura, and Sharkia have already and their clashes with police and government security forces have resulted in killed and wounded civilians. In Cairo, Alexandria ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria MEP: Exact Date for Schengen Entry No Drama [Dec 20, 2010] A Bulgarian member of the European Parliament has warned against escalation of tensions over the exact date of the country's accession to the European visa-free Schengen zone, scheduled for March 2011. [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria Condemns Missile Attacks against Israel, Jordan [Aug 03, 2010] We are concerned about the possibility that the provocative actions of extremist forces might lead to an escalation of tensions. We are convinced that the efforts for renewing the peace process in the Middle East must continue, said Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Vesela Cherneva in a statement. [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria Condemns Missile Attacks against Israel, Jordan [Aug 03, 2010] Bulgarias Foreign Ministry has issued a statement denouncing the missile attacks launched by militants against cities in Israel and Jordan. We are concerned about the possibility that the provocative actions of extremist forces might lead to an escalation of tensions. [via YahooNews] More >>

Increased Police at Presence at Bulgaria-Greece Border over Altercations (Novinite.com) [Feb 03, 2010] Tensions and incidents occurred late Tuesday night at the border crossing point Kulata ? Promahon between Greece and Bulgaria. [via YahooNews] More >>

All Traffic Halted again at Bulgaria Border over Greek Blockade (Novinite.com) [Feb 02, 2010] Tensions at Kulata cross border point between Bulgaria and Greece are mounting and over 300 truck drivers are getting angrier over the long wait caused by the Greek farmers blockade. [via YahooNews] More >>

Tensions Mount at Bulgaria-Greece Border after Latest All Traffic Closure (Novinite.com) [Jan 30, 2010] Tensions at Kulata cross border point between Bulgaria and Greece are mounting and 200 truck drivers are getting angrier over the long wait caused by the Greek farmers blockade. [via YahooNews] More >>

PM Borisov: Ethnic Turkish Party Preparing to Destabilize Bulgaria (Novinite.com) [Jan 11, 2010] Bulgaria PM Boyko Borisov has stated that ethnic Turkish DPS party leader Ahmed Dogan will try to use ethnic tensions to hit his center-right GERB government. [via YahooNews] More >>