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Bulgarian Appellate Court Confirms Bulgaria MP Was PedophileThe Sofia Appellate Court confirmed the pedophilia sentence against the Bulgarian Member of Parliament Vladimir Kuzov on Thursday.
Source : topix.net | 24-Jul-2008 17:24
Bulgaria Chief Prosecutor Moves to Create Secret Anti-Mafia Unit
Bulgaria's Chief Prosecutor Boris Velchev is going to launch a special anti-mafia unit in the wake of the critical EU reports.
Source : topix.net | 24-Jul-2008 09:12
Karadzic's capture signals big shift for Serbia
BELGRADE, Serbia - Just a few months ago, thugs outraged at Kosovo's independence set part of the U.S. Embassy in Belgrade on fire, and ultranationalists prepared to seize power.
Source : topix.net | 24-Jul-2008 00:56
EU condemns Bulgaria over corruption, freezes funds
The European Commission condemned Bulgaria Wednesday for its failure to tackle corruption and bad management of EU funds and said it has frozen hundreds of millions of euros in aid money.
Source : topix.net | 23-Jul-2008 20:03
Special commission to investigate train fire in Bulgaria
SOFIA, Bulgaria -- A special commission will investigate the cause of a fire Monday aboard a train travelling from Plovdiv to Sofia, the state railway company BDZ announced.
Source : topix.net | 23-Jul-2008 15:09
Bulgaria Justice Minister, Chief Prosecutor Want New Penal Code
Bulgaria's Chief Prosecutor Velchev and Justice Minister Tacheva agreed on the need to adopt a new Penal Procedure Code differentiating between the various types of crimes.
Source : topix.net | 22-Jul-2008 23:16
Bulgaria fires six cops for corruption, leaking information and drunk driving
Two days before the release of a European Commission report on Bulgaria expected to be scathing about the country's law enforcement efforts, Bulgaria's Interior Ministry announced that six officials had been ...
Source : topix.net | 22-Jul-2008 15:04
One year on, freed Bulgarian nurses still haunted by Libyan nightmare
BYALA SLATINA: One year after regaining their freedom, five Bulgarian nurses and a doctor who spent eight years of their lives in a Libyan jail, much of it on death row, are still haunted by their torture and ...
Source : topix.net | 22-Jul-2008 01:53
Four Train Cars on Fire near Bulgaria's Plovdiv, No Injured
Four train cars are currently on fire near the Bulgarian city of Plovdiv. File photo by Yuliana Nikolova buy photo Four train cars burst into flames on Monday near the Bulgarian city of Plovdiv, but luckily no ...
Source : topix.net | 21-Jul-2008 20:42
Bulgaria Governing Parties Fall out Over Interior Ministry Restructuring
The Chair of the BSP Parliamentary Group Angel Naydenov requested a break after it became clear the governing coalition parties were in conflict during the vote on restructuring the Interior Ministry.
Source : topix.net | 21-Jul-2008 03:12
Four Bulgarian clubs given stadium ban
SOFIA: Four Bulgarian premier league sides have failed to get permission to host matches next season due to the poor condition of their stadiums, the Bulgarian Football Union said.
Source : topix.net | 20-Jul-2008 03:12
Four-Month Old Kitten Saved for BGN 150 in Bulgaria's Shumen
The four-year old kitten Moni spent three days at 15 m above the ground on a tree before being rescued by the fire fighters in Shumen.
Source : topix.net | 19-Jul-2008 18:49
Bulgaria under fire for corruption levels
EUOBSERVER / BRUSSELS - The European Commission is next week to release a report harshly criticising Bulgaria for the way it has been handling EU funds, and suspend payments to two of the country's agencies ...
Source : topix.net | 19-Jul-2008 05:21
Bulgarian opposition plans effort to impeach President Parvanov
SOFIA, Bulgaria -- Opposition parties decided on Thursday to launch talks on an impeachment procedure against President Georgi Parvanov for his alleged links to businessman Lyudmil Stoykov.
Source : topix.net | 18-Jul-2008 21:00
Big Business
A young businessman had just started his own business. He'd rented a beautiful office and had it brilliantly decorated.
Source : topix.net | 18-Jul-2008 16:13
Bulgarian President gets involved in OLAF scandal
OLAF report revealed that a net of companies whose leaders are connected to the cabinet and president were involved in the illegal acquisition of SAPARD money, news portal Dnes.bg reported.
Source : topix.net | 18-Jul-2008 07:52
Bulgaria to lose 500 million euro in EU Funds - Reuters
Quoting unnamed EU sources, news agency Reuters said the European Commission was likely to strip Bulgaria of 500 million euro in EU funds and would warn Sofia that it might lose future aid unless it fights ...
Source : topix.net | 17-Jul-2008 23:45
Sex, equality and the Bulgarian Government's plan
The approval of the Ministry of Labour and Social Policy's 2008/2009 plan for the encouragement of equality of women and men on July 17 2008 would lead one to think that such topics are a priority of the ...
Source : topix.net | 17-Jul-2008 19:01
OLAF report on Bulgarian officials' 'criminal ties' -political reaction
Faced with the leaking to the media of a report by the European Commission's anti-fraud office that said that a powerful criminal network in Bulgaria had misused millions in European funds, the Government ...
Source : topix.net | 16-Jul-2008 19:31
Bulgaria might need to return money to Europe on two Phare projects
Bulgaria might have to return money to Europe on two Phare projects, the Regional Development and Public Works Deputy Minister and Phare program director to the Ministry Savin Kovachev said at a press ...
Source : topix.net | 16-Jul-2008 00:44
Bulgaria approves Russian nuclear plant project
Russian nuclear power plant builder Atomstroyexport said on Tuesday it has received approval from Bulgarian authorities for the construction of a plant in the north of the Balkan country.
Source : topix.net | 15-Jul-2008 20:16
French Armaris to bid for Bulgarian shipyard -French ambassador
French ship building firm Armaris, which would construct two Gowind corvettes for Bulgarian navy, applied for the privatisation of Defence Ministry's Terem - KRZ Naval Arsenal shipyard in Varna, French ...
Source : topix.net | 15-Jul-2008 15:19
Final Concert at Bulgarian Jazz Fest to Be Staged at Mountain Peak
The final concert of July Jazz Smolyan Fest will be staged on 2,191-meter-high Perelik Peak in Bulgaria's Rhodope Mountains.
Source : topix.net | 14-Jul-2008 14:57
Bulgaria: rough around the edges but still a beauty
Up and down the twisting, cobblestone streets of this charming ancient city, hundreds of photocopied leaflets with grainy black-and-white images of the dead are tacked onto trees, utility poles and the sides of ...
Source : topix.net | 13-Jul-2008 14:42
Bulgaria Commandos Suspect Warehouse Blasts Were Caused on Purpose
According to the Union of Bulgarian Commandos, Thursday's explosions at a warehouse close to Sofia were caused deliberately to cover violations, or to clear terrain for privatization deals.
Source : topix.net | 13-Jul-2008 08:26
Missing club chairman freed, wife taken hostage while paying ransom to kidnappers
The wife of the chairman at football club Litex Lovech has been taken hostage as she paid the kidnappers a ransom to successfully free her husband, the Bulgarian Interior Minister said Saturday.
Source : topix.net | 13-Jul-2008 00:22
Bulgaria Allocates BGN 500,000 to Owners of Chelopechene Blasts Destroyed Lands
The owners of the lands, destroyed after the recent explosions at Chelopechene military storehouses will receive compensations set at up to BGN 500,000. Photo by Yuliana Nikolova The owners of the lands, ...
Source : topix.net | 12-Jul-2008 02:51
Rice visits Bulgaria to promote bilateral ties
U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice paid a brief visit to Bulgaria Wednesday to discuss political and military cooperation at the invitation of her Bulgarian counterpart Ivailo Kalfin, the Bulgarian ...
Source : topix.net | 11-Jul-2008 18:46
Bulgaria, China to Cooperate on Nanotechnology Projects
Sunday, July 06, 2008 Bulgaria, China to Cooperate on Nanotechnology Projects BBC Monitoring European Text of report in English by Bulgarian news agency BTA website, Sofia, 1 July: Bulgaria and China will work ...
Source : topix.net | 11-Jul-2008 10:44
Bulgarian Company Invests BGN 100 M in Printing Establishment in Kostinbrod
Bulgaria's Deputy Minister of Economy Anna Yaneva awarded Thursday the Heatset Company with an "A"-Class Certificate for their investment of BGN 100 M in Kostinbrod.
Source : topix.net | 11-Jul-2008 02:41
Sec. Rice At Stara Planina Awards, Sofia, Bulgaria
Thursday, 10 July 2008, 11:33 pm Press Release: US State Department MODERATOR: Welcome to the Republic of Bulgaria president decree number 307.
Source : topix.net | 10-Jul-2008 18:27
U.S. Condemns Iranian Missile Test
U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice has condemned Iran for testing a missile that could hit Israel, saying it violates the country's U.N. Security Council obligations.
Source : topix.net | 10-Jul-2008 13:30
Bulgaria's Ruling Socialists Launch Campaign to Recruit 20 000 Young Members
The Bulgarian Socialist Party led by the PM Sergey Stanishev is starting a campaign to recruit 20 000 new younger members by next year's parliamentary elections.
Source : topix.net | 10-Jul-2008 05:00
Bulgarian Business Worried by Tyranny and Helplessness of State Administration
The Chair of the Bulgarian Industrial Association Bozhidar Danev annouced every other public procurement contract in Bulgarian contained violations.
Source : topix.net | 09-Jul-2008 20:47
Rice collects honor for role in freeing medics
By ANNE GEARAN The Associated Press Wednesday, July 9, 2008; 4:33 AM SOFIA, Bulgaria -- Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice was collecting Bulgaria's highest honor on Wednesday for her help in securing Libya's ...
Source : topix.net | 09-Jul-2008 12:32
Dead Body, Wrapped up in Sheet, Found Downtown Sofia
A body, wrapped up in a bed sheet, was discovered in front of the Bulgarian Chamber of Commerce building in the center of Bulgaria's capital on Tuesday.
Source : topix.net | 09-Jul-2008 04:28
Diplomatic Diary: Bulgaria, France sign strategic partnership agreement
Bulgaria's Sergey Stanishev was in Paris this week. Also in diplomatic news: BiH officials will meet on Wednesday to discuss SAA legislation and Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov was in Istanbul.
Source : topix.net | 08-Jul-2008 20:24
Bulgaria Ambassador to US Receives Prestigious Award
Bulgaria's Ambassador to the US Elena Poptodorova received the annual award of the General Federation of Women's Clubs in Chicago.
Source : topix.net | 08-Jul-2008 12:00
Men to women in Bulgarian business-2:1
The ratio of men to women managing Bulgarian companies is two to one, Bulgarian Deputy Minister of Economy and Energy Anna Yaneva said at a press conference, news portal Investor.bg reporterd.
Source : topix.net | 08-Jul-2008 03:55
MANOWAR Attempts To Break Guinness Record With Five-Hour Concert
Maria Vassileva of SofiaEcho.com reports that MANOWAR 's July 5, 2008 concert on the opening night of Kaliakra Rock Festival 2008 in the Bulgarian "rock capital" of Kavarna lasted five hours and one minute.
Source : topix.net | 07-Jul-2008 19:45
Rice to travel to Prague, Sofia, Tbilisi
US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice will travel to the Czech Republic, Bulgaria and Georgia from July 7 to July 10, the State Department announced Sunday.
Source : topix.net | 07-Jul-2008 11:20
Trial Against Bulgaria Nationalist Party Leader Postponed for Fall
The Court decided Wednesday to postpone the trial against Nationalist Party Leader Volen Siderov for the fall Photo by Kameliya Atanasova The trail against the Leader of the Nationalist "Ataka" Party Volen ...
Source : topix.net | 07-Jul-2008 05:34
Bulgaria Air Traffic Authority Receives International Standards Certificate
The Bulgarian State Enterprise "Air Traffic Service Authority" received Wednesday a certificate for adherence to international standards and quality air navigation services Photo by Nadiya Kotseva The Bulgarian ...
Source : topix.net | 06-Jul-2008 21:08
Fears over Bulgarian nuclear boom
By Oana Lungescu BBC News, Bulgaria Two safety scares in June at nuclear plants in Slovenia and the Czech Republic have led to renewed calls for Europe to abandon nuclear power.
Source : topix.net | 06-Jul-2008 12:37
Bulgaria Devt Minister: Construction of Trakiya Highway to Restart in September
Bulgaria's Regional Development Minister Asen Gagauzov announced Tuesday the construction of Trakiya Highway was to start again in September.
Source : topix.net | 06-Jul-2008 04:25
Bulgaria Rightist UDF Mulls No Confidence Vote after EC Report
The leader of the UDF Plamen Yurukov said Tuesday his party was ready to table no confidence vote against the government immediately after the EC Report.
Source : topix.net | 05-Jul-2008 20:02