| | Justice Minister Named Romania Interim PM |
| | Mon, 06 Feb 2012 13:23:41 +0200 |
| | Romanian Justice Minister Catalin Predoiu has been named the country's interim Prime Minister by President Traian Basescu, after Emil Boc resigned earlier on Monday.
Predoiu, 43, is a lawyer and a former member of the oppositional National Liberal Party. He became Minister of Justice of Romania on February 29 2008 and his term was extended by the new Emil Boc cabinet formed in December 2008.
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| | Bulgarian Drug Mule Busted at Salvador International Airport |
| | Mon, 06 Feb 2012 13:23:05 +0200 |
| | A Bulgarian carrying cocaine capsules in his stomach has died at a hospital where he was taken after being captured at the Salvador International Airport.
Earlier reports had suggested that the man was a Belgian national, but the information was rejected by the Belgian Foreign Ministry, which said in a statement that the detainee had dual (Bulgarian and US) citizenship.
The drug mule carrying capsules of cocaine in his stomach was busted by local anti-drug police.
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| | Bulgarian Butcher Nicked in UK Scared by Police Back Home |
| | Mon, 06 Feb 2012 13:06:54 +0200 |
| | A brutal Bulgarian gangster, who was caught in London last month on an alert from an investigation of The Sun, claims his human rights will be breached if he is extradited to his home country.
Tihomir Georgiev, 43, notorious for slicing off victims' fingers and ears, is fighting extradition from the UK, using legal aid and claiming police in Bulgaria would mistreat him, The Sun reported.
The article adds that Georgiev is now being probed over the sickening torture killings of a drug dealer, the supplier's girlfriend and a journalist.
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| | Ex-FinMin Triumphs as Finland President-Elect |
| | Mon, 06 Feb 2012 12:49:55 +0200 |
| | Former Finnish Finance Minister Sauli Niinisto has expectedly triumphed as the country's President-elect, gathering almost 63% of the votes in Sunday's runoff against Pekka Haavisto of the Greens.
Niinisto's victory means that the centre-right National Coalition Party will for the first time ever hold the posts of President and Prime Minister at the same time.
The historical election also puts an end to a 30-year period in which the Social Democrats held the Nordic country's presidency without a break, The European Voice reminds.
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| | Population of Snow, Flood-Hit Bulgarian Village Rescued with Desert-Climate Helicopters |
| | Mon, 06 Feb 2012 12:23:55 +0200 |
| | The rescue operation for the population of the flood-hit Haskovo municipality in southern Bulgaria continues despite the fact that the Cougar rescue helicopters are highly unsuitable for severe winter conditions.
In a Monday interview for the morning broadcast of the Bulgarian National Television (BNT), Prime Minister Boyko Borisov explained that Cougar helicopters were not fit to use in winter conditions because they had no anti-icing and de-icing system, meaning that it was quite possible for them to crash after takeoff.
"I wish the people courage! The problem is that Cougar helicopters, on which we have spent so much money, are not equipped with any form of anti-icing or de-icing system, which means that there is a huge risk of an engine failure after takeoff.... |
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| | 2nd Dam Wall Bursts in Bulgaria |
| | Mon, 06 Feb 2012 11:59:46 +0200 |
| | A dam wall has burst near the southern Bulgarian village of Elena, located near the town of Haskovo, it emerged on Monday.
Earlier on Monday, another dam wall burst and flooded the village of Biser that is situated in the same region. One victim has been reported (a 90-year-old man, according to Darik radio), while some 12 people have been injured.... |
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| | Romanian PM Quits over Massive Protests |
| | Mon, 06 Feb 2012 11:13:53 +0200 |
| | Romania's Prime Minister Emil Boc has resigned after weeks of protests in the Balkan country against the government's austerity measures.
On Monday, Boc gave up the government's mandate, explaining that "it is the moment for important political decisions," BBC has informed. He explained that he wanted to to "defuse political and social tension" after the series of protests in the EU newcomer.
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| | Anonymous Hack Bulgaria's Prophon over ACTA Support |
| | Mon, 06 Feb 2012 10:55:14 +0200 |
| | The official website of Prophon, a Bulgarian music licensing company, was hacked by Anonymous on Sunday due to its recently declared support of the controversial ACTA agreement.
"This is Anonymous. It has come to our attention that YOU and another twelve greedy organisations have signed a open letter, supporting the so-called "Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement"," prophon.... |
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| | US Respects Bulgaria's Stance on Shale Gas - Envoy |
| | Mon, 06 Feb 2012 10:24:36 +0200 |
| | US Secretary of State Hillary Cinton has agreed with Bulgarian PM Boyko Borisov that environmental safety should be the highest priority as far as shale gas research and exploration are concerned, US Ambassador to Bulgaria James Warlick said.
In an interview for the Bulgarian National Television early on Monday, Warlick stated that the US has a beautiful nature, just like Bulgaria, but it has come a long way towards safe shale gas exploration, as new technologies and appropriate regulations have been implemented.
The US will not try to pressure Bulgaria by any means, and the Balkan country should objectively consider the issue, since there are always risks when it comes to energy production, the US Ambassador added.
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| | Dam Bursts, Floods Bulgarian Village |
| | Mon, 06 Feb 2012 09:46:43 +0200 |
| | The Bulgarian village of Biser, located near the southern town of Harmanly, has been flooded, as the local "Ivanovo" dam has burst.
A 3-meter high flood wave has flooded the village, worried villagers told the bTV private channel early on Monday.
Military forces are ready to step in and participate in countering the emergency situation, Haskovo Regional Governor Irena Uzunova has informed.
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| | Hillary Clinton's Bulgaria Visit Was Routine - Foreign Minister |
| | Mon, 06 Feb 2012 09:21:05 +0200 |
| | US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton's Sunday visit to Bulgaria was not urgent but routine, according to Bulgaria's Foreign Minister Nikolay Mladenov.
"The visit was planned a long time ago. It is a common practice of the US State Department to confirm such visits a week before they take place," Mladenov explained in an interview for the Btv private channel.
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| | Bulgaria Ex-VP Says He Pardoned Fewer Felons Than Predecessor |
| | Mon, 06 Feb 2012 08:50:31 +0200 |
| | Bulgaria's former Vice President Angel Marin has pointed out that he pardoned fewer criminals than his predecessor.
It recently emerged that Marin pardoned a total of 533 felons during his two terms in office, including many murderers.
In an interview for the private bTV channel on Sunday, the former Vice President argued that his predecessor had pardoned more than 1000 criminals during his 5-year term (1997-2002).
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| | Bulgaria Regions Alarmed over Floods, Severe Cold |
| | Mon, 06 Feb 2012 08:26:52 +0200 |
| | The southern Bulgarian town of Zlatograd is ready to be evacuated due to heavy downpours, while other parts of the country remain under Code Orange because of the severe winter conditions.
The remote municipalities of Zlatograd and Nedelino in the southern Smolyan Region declared emergency already on Sunday, after rain and melting snow caused overflowing of rivers and reservoirs.
The level at the surface of the local Varbitsa river has risen drastically, while dozens of houses in Nedelino have been reported flooded, dnevnik.... |
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| | Maxim Behar: Hillary Clinton Is among the US Politicians Who Are Most Positive towards Bulgaria |
| | Sun, 05 Feb 2012 20:30:25 +0200 |
| | Maxim Behar is a Bulgarian PR and media expert, founder and CEO of one of the leaders on the Bulgarian PR market, M3 Communications Group, Inc. As of January 2012, he is the Chairman of the Czech Republic Office of leading global corporation Hill+Knowlton Strategies. Behar is also the Treasurer and a Member of the Executive Board of the International Communication Consultancy Organization (ICCO), and a member of the Board of the global PR forum in Davos "Communication on Top", which is to be opened on Wednesday, February 8.
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| | Bulgaria Braces for Winter Hell as Snow, Cold Return |
| | Sun, 05 Feb 2012 19:57:57 +0200 |
| | A fresh cold snap with blizzards will set in Bulgaria in the beginning of the new week, after a few days of warm winter weather.
Situation was already complicated Sunday, after a deep Mediteranean cyclone brought heavy rain in the south and snowfall in the central and northern parts of the country.
The remote municipalities of Zlatograd and Nedelino in the southern Smolyan Region declared emergency, after rain and melting snow caused overflowing of rivers and reservoirs.
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| | Bulgarian Ex-EU Commissioner Could Run in General Elections |
| | Sun, 05 Feb 2012 19:15:27 +0200 |
| | The Bulgaria for Citizens movement founded by Bulgarian former European Commissioner Meglena Kuneva might participate in the next general elections 2013.
This was revealed by Kuneva herself Sunday at a press conference in Varna, where she nevertheless said it is still not clear whether the movement will morph into a party.
"There must be civic energy, a national cause, and it must be clear that we are not politically represented.... |
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| | During Clinton Visit, Bulgarian Rightists Liken Gazprom to Red Army |
| | Sun, 05 Feb 2012 18:43:31 +0200 |
| | Bulgaria should lift its recently imposed moratorium for exploration and production of shale gas, argued rightist Union of Democratic Forces at a press conference Sunday.
At the same time, shale gas was among the topics discussed by US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton with Bulgarian PM Boyko Borisov during her visit in Sofia.
UDF MP Lachezar Toshev said he will table a motion for lifting the ban, thus joining calls from the other party in Bulgaria's Blue Coalition, Democrats for Strong Bulgaria.
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| | Clinton in Sofia: US Joins Decade of Roma Inclusion |
| | Sun, 05 Feb 2012 18:13:38 +0200 |
| | US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton has praised Bulgaria for its efforts in integrating its Roma minority, during her Sunday visit to the country.
After her official program, which including meetings with Bulgarian President Rosen Plevneliev and PM Boyko Borisov, Clinton met representatives of Roma NGOs at the US embassy in Sofia.
"The US will join the Decade of Roma Inclusion as an official observer," stated Clinton.
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| | Bulgarian PM: Clinton Agreed to Put Environment before Energy |
| | Sun, 05 Feb 2012 17:28:46 +0200 |
| | Bulgarian PM Boyko Borisov and US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton have agreed to protect the environment in pursuing their energy policies at a meeting in Sofia Sunday.
Energy was high on the agenda in Clinton's meeting with the Bulgarian PM and key cabinet ministers, and Clinton herself made it clear that Bulgaria is a key part of the US's energy strategy.
Although the Secretary of State did not mention the issue of shale gas in the press conference after the meeting, PM Borisov made it clear that his was a key topic of discussion.
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| | Clinton: Bulgaria Is Democratic Example for Arab World |
| | Sun, 05 Feb 2012 16:37:56 +0200 |
| | Bulgaria is a success story in the transition from an authoritarian regime to democracy and could help countries in the Arab World, stated US State Secretary Hillary Clinton in Sofia.
Sunday Clinton is on an official visit to the Bulgarian capital, where she discussed key global and bilateral matters with local leaders.
The US Secretary of State said that Bulgaria has effected its transition from an authoritarian regime to democracy in an exemplary way.
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| | Bulgarian President Vows to Clinton to Aid US Investments |
| | Sun, 05 Feb 2012 16:26:08 +0200 |
| | Bulgarian President Rosen Plevneliev and US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton agreed that relations between their countries are on good ground, but have much greater potential.
"Bulgaria will continue to strive stimulating American enterpreneurs to invest in the Bulgarian economy," stated President Plevneliev.
Energy was singled out as a key area for economic cooperation, with Plevneliev naming the three lines of energy efficiency, energy independence and energy liberalization.
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| | Clinton: USA Is Bulgaria's Friend Forever |
| | Sun, 05 Feb 2012 16:09:03 +0200 |
| | I promise to the Bulgarian people that the United States will be forever with them, as we have been in the past, stated US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton in Sofia.
"It is a great honor for me to be again in this beautiful country and to be able to demonstrate again our strong partnership," added Clinton after meeting Bulgarian PM Boyko Borisov and members of the cabinet
The US Secretary of State said that Bulgaria has effected its transition from an authoritarian regime to democracy in an exemplary way.
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| | Clinton: USA Committed to Bulgaria's Security |
| | Sun, 05 Feb 2012 15:54:07 +0200 |
| | US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton has reiterated the American commitment to Bulgaria's national security during her Sunday visit in Sofia.
"I would like to underscore the commitment of the United States to Bulgaria's security. We take very seriously our collective security obligations.... |
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| | Clinton Doesn't Mention Shale Gas in Bulgaria, Vows to Send Energy Envoy |
| | Sun, 05 Feb 2012 15:42:20 +0200 |
| | Bulgaria is a key country for the United States in terms of energy strategy, it transpired during US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton's visit to Sofia Sunday.
Clinton vowed to pursue work with Bulgaria, especially in the field of nuclear energy and energy sources diversification.
"Over next week, I will send US Special Envoy for Eurasian Energy Richard Morningstar to Bulgaria," stated the Secretary of State.
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| | US, Bulgaria Slam Russia, China on Syria Resolution Veto |
| | Sun, 05 Feb 2012 15:18:36 +0200 |
| | The US and Bulgaria have vowed to increase pressure on the regime of Syrian President Bashar Al-Assad, during US State Secretary Hillary Clinton's visit to Sofia Sunday.
Following the failure of the UN Security Council, which she termed "a travesty," a non-UN coalition must be gathered to pressure Syrian President Bashar Al-Assad to step down, stated Clinton.
Clinton spoke at a press conference after meeting Bulgarian PM Boyko Borisov and key cabinet ministers, such as Minister of Foreign Affairs Nikolay Mladenov.
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| | Iran Vows to Hit Any Country That Gives Base for US Strike |
| | Sun, 05 Feb 2012 15:04:04 +0200 |
| | Iran would attack any country which has given its territory to help effect strikes on the Islamic Republic, said Gen Hossein Salami, commander of the Iranian Revolutionary Guard.
"Any point used by our enemies for conducting hostile operations against Iran will suffer our aggression in return," said Salami Sunday according to Fars as quoted by Interfax.
Currently US Secretary of Defense Hillary Clinton is on an official visit to Sofia, with one of the topics on the agenda developments in Iran and Syria.
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| | Hillary Clinton Meets Bulgaria President, on to PM, Ministers |
| | Sun, 05 Feb 2012 14:15:53 +0200 |
| | US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, who is on an official trip to Sofia Sunday, has met Bulgarian President Rosen Plevneliev.
Details from the meeting have not emerged, as Clinton has already entered another meeting, with PM Boyko Borisov and cabinet ministers.
A press-conference of Clinton and Borisov is scheduled after the meeting.
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| | Bulgaria's Maxim Behar to Defend Transparency at World PR Forum in Davos |
| | Sun, 05 Feb 2012 13:48:24 +0200 |
| | Bulgaria's top PR expert Maxim Behar will be defending publicity in the opening debate at the World Communication Forum in Davos, Switzerland.
Mr. Behar will face Allan Mayer, Principal Partner at 42West PR agency in New York, in the debate "Privacy vs.... |
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| | 1,050 Bulgarian Police Guard Hillary Clinton on Sofia Visit |
| | Sun, 05 Feb 2012 13:43:58 +0200 |
| | Extreme security measures have been implemented by Bulgarian authorities during the Sunday visit of US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton to Bulgarian capital Sofia.
Clinton arrived in Sofia around 12.30 EET, and is set to stay a few hours, discussing with Bulgarian leaders key global and bilateral issues.
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| | Bulgaria Welcomes 6th US State Secretary Visit |
| | Sun, 05 Feb 2012 13:18:34 +0200 |
| | US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton's Sunday visit to Sofia is the sixth visit of a head of the American diplomatic service to Bulgaria.
In February 1990, US Secretary of State James Baker made a trip to Romania and Bulgaria, where he met President Petar Mladenov and opposition representatives.
The second visit was in November 1999 by Madeleine Albright, who prepared the imminent visit of President Bill Clinton.
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| | US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton Arrives in Sofia |
| | Sun, 05 Feb 2012 12:50:42 +0200 |
| | American Secretary of State Hillary Clinton has arrived on an official visit to Bulgarian capital Sofia, during which key global and bilateral issues are set to be discussed.
Clinton arrived at Sofia Airport half an hour late due to bad weather conditions, with heavy snowfall and winds.
Saturday Clinton was at the global security conference in Munich, where she stressed that Europe has been and remains US's essential ally globally.
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| | Hillary Clinton to Visit Bulgaria for 2nd Time, Bill-less |
| | Sun, 05 Feb 2012 12:26:11 +0200 |
| | Current US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton's Sunday visit will be her second, both times without her husband Bill Clinton.
Her first visit was almos 14 years ago, during 1998, in her capacity as First Lady of the USA.
She came for the conference "Women of the 21st Century" at the invitation of then-Bulgarian President Petar Stoyanov and his wife Antonina.
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| | Bulgaria Deplores Failure of UN Syria Resolution |
| | Sun, 05 Feb 2012 12:18:47 +0200 |
| | History will not forgive those who support a dictatorship that is killing hundreds, stated Bulgarian FM Nikolay Mladenov on the vetoed UN Security Council resolution on Syria.
Saturday Russia and China vetoed the resolution, which asked Syrian President Bashar Al-Assad to step down.
"I am deeply dissappointed that a resolution against the violence in Syria, going on for close to a year, was blocked at the UN Security Council," stated Mladenov Sunday.
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| | Tunisian PM: All Countries Should Evict Syria Envoys |
| | Sun, 05 Feb 2012 11:53:18 +0200 |
| | Countries around the world should ask Syrian ambassadors residing there to leave, argued Tunisian PM Hamadi Jebali.
Speaking at the security conference in Munich Sunday, Jebali argued that ongoing bloody violence in Syria carried out by the regime of embattled President Bashar Al-Assad must be opposed by the national community.
"We must chase away Syrian diplomat from Arab countries, and from other countries around the world," stated the Tunisian PM.
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| | FM: US Army Bases in Bulgaria Won't Be Used for Strike on Iran |
| | Sun, 05 Feb 2012 11:41:00 +0200 |
| | Joint US-Bulgarian military bases in Bulgaria will not be used for a potential US strike on Iran, said Bulgarian Foreign Affairs Minister Nikolay Mladenov.
Mladenov was speaking ahead of Sunday's visit to Sofia by US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, who is set to discuss a number of security issues with Bulgarian leaders, including the situation in Iran and Syria.
Over the week, Bulgarian media quoted anonymous Bulgarian government sources, who said that Secretary of State Clinton is expected to request that one of the 4 contracted US military bases in Bulgaria be open for use for an operation against Iran.
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| | Sofia to Welcome US State Secretary Clinton with Russian Snow |
| | Sun, 05 Feb 2012 10:43:46 +0200 |
| | A second cold wave with heavy snow has gripped Bulgaria Sunday, the day of the visit of US Secretary of State Hilary Clinton.
US Department of State officers going to Bulgaria have already revealed they have prepared for heavy winter conditions.
After a few warmer days, when the temperatures in capital Sofia rose well above zero and a heavy rain started falling Saturday evening, Sunday Sofia has woken up to heavy snow Sunday.
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| | US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton Expected in Bulgaria |
| | Sun, 05 Feb 2012 10:08:21 +0200 |
| | American Secretary of State Hillary Clinton is expected Sunday on a one-day visit to Bulgaria, during which a string of bilateral and global issues are likely to be discussed.
Saturday Clinton was at the global security conference in Munich, where she stressed that Europe has been and remains US's essential ally globally.
Sunday the US State Secretary is set to meet Bulgarian President Rosen Plevneliev, PM Boyko Borisov and Minister of Foreign Affairs Nikolay Mladenov.
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| | Bulgarian Business Reports Huge Losses over Polar Cold |
| | Sat, 04 Feb 2012 19:47:36 +0200 |
| | The business in Bulgaria has registered losses of BGN millions over the unusual polar cold that gripped the country last week.
The information was reported Saturday by the largest TV channel bTV, saying that the most affected are the construction sector and retail trade.
Many companies have announced large losses over increased energy expenses.
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| | Russia, China Veto UN Resolution on Syria |
| | Sat, 04 Feb 2012 19:29:34 +0200 |
| | A Western-drafted and supported resolution condemning the violent crackdown in Syria has been vetoed at the UN Security Council by Russia and China.
According to BBC, the two permanent members of the Council have rejected the draft resolution despite strong condemnation by US President Barack Obama of the violence.
The vote came just hours after activists accused the Syrian security forces of carrying out one of the bloodiest attacks since the uprising.
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| | *Afghan Killer of Bulgarian, French Soldiers Bribed Way to Attack |
| | Sat, 04 Feb 2012 18:53:17 +0200 |
| | McClatchy
By Jon Stephenson and Ali Safi | McClatchy Newspapers
MAHMUD RAQI, Afghanistan — The Afghan soldier who killed four French troops last month bribed an Afghan army recruiter to forge his enlistment papers, deserted to Pakistan and then bribed his way back into the army the month before the shootings, McClatchy has learned.
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| | Bulgaria Marks World Cancer Day |
| | Sat, 04 Feb 2012 18:26:20 +0200 |
| | Bulgaria joins Saturday many countries across the globe in marking February 4th - World Cancer Day, dedicated to raising awareness of cancer and to encourage its prevention, detection, and treatment.
World Cancer Day, WCD, is an initiative of the Union for International Cancer Control (UICC), a leading international non-governmental organization dedicated to the prevention and control of cancer worldwide. Founded in 1933 and based in Geneva, UICC's growing membership of over 460 organizations across 120 countries, features the world's major cancer societies, ministries of health, research institutes, treatment centers and patient groups.... |
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| | Number of Visitors at Bulgarian Winter Resorts Up 8% |
| | Sat, 04 Feb 2012 17:57:51 +0200 |
| | There are about 8% more tourists at Bulgaria's top winter resorts, compared to the same time last year.
The data was reported by the Deputy Chairman of the Bulgarian Tourist Chamber, Evelin Videnov, cited by "Focus" news agency.
According to Videnov, the 2012 winter season has been great for the country's tourism.... |
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| | Bulgarian Eco Activists with New Rally against Forestry Act |
| | Sat, 04 Feb 2012 17:26:26 +0200 |
| | Bulgarian environmentalist staged once again Saturday a protest rally against looming amendments to the Forestry Act.
The coalition of NGOs, known as "For Keeping Nature in Bulgaria," staged a march through downtown Sofia to the building of the Parliament.
Over one hundred demonstrators reiterated demands to the Members of the Parliament to not pass the amendments which give big investors rights to build in Bulgarian mountains.
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| | Bulgaria's Ex EU Commissioner Civic Project on Way to Politics |
| | Sat, 04 Feb 2012 17:04:28 +0200 |
| | The civic movement, dubbed "Bulgaria for Citizens," established by former Bulgarian European Commissioner Meglena Kuneva, is on its way to turn into a political party.
On Saturday, during the first ever meeting in the country, after the establishment of the movement, Kuneva told about 100 citizens of the city of Shumen that "Bulgaria for Citizens" could turn into a political project.
She, however, pointed out that the movement had no preliminary plans to enter politics and this is not its own, single goal – they rather wanted to find out "the energy of Bulgarian people.... |
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| | Top Diplomat: Bulgaria Missed Moment for Lift of US Visas |
| | Sat, 04 Feb 2012 16:18:42 +0200 |
| | Bulgarian Foreign Affairs Minister, Nikolay Mladenov, regrets that the Bulgarian side "has slept through" the opportunity to lift the visa regime for the US.
Speaking in an interview for Darik radio Saturday morning, Mladenov accused the previous cabinet of acting irresponsibly on the issue. He pointed out that the former US Administration had lower criteria for the percentage of refused visas for Bulgarian citizens – a threshold for the country to request lifting the visa regime if the refusals would fall below it.
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| | Bulgaria-Romania Danube Bridge Open for Freight Traffic |
| | Sat, 04 Feb 2012 15:43:57 +0200 |
| | Traffic of tractor trailers has been reinstated on both sides of the Danube Bridge connecting Bulgaria through the city of Ruse with Romania.
The news was reported by the Border Police Saturday. The bridge was closed for freight traffic on the Romanian side over inclement weather and heavy snowfall.
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| | Ideal Standard VP East Region Vassil Kanev: Bulgaria Under-Appreciated as Investment, Business Location |
| | Sat, 04 Feb 2012 15:17:11 +0200 |
| | Exclusive interview with Vassil Kanev, Commercial Vice President - East Europe Region at Ideal Standard International; Executive Director and Chairman of Board of Directors of Ideal Standard-Vidima AD for the "Investors of the Decade" Business Survey of Novinite.com (Sofia News Agency) and Novinite.bg.
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| | Ex President: Today's Bulgaria Has No Leaders |
| | Sat, 04 Feb 2012 15:08:39 +0200 |
| | Former Bulgarian President, Georgi Parvanov, (2002-2012) declared Saturday that rule and power should not be any politician's single-handed goal and must be protected by ideas and talent.
Parvanov is on a visit to the Black Sea capital Varna to participate in a round table "15 Years Later, Where are the Leaders," organized by the youth organization of the Bulgarian Socialist Party, BSP, in the city.
The discussion is dedicated to the 15th anniversary of the date when Parvanov, then leader of BSP, and the nominated for Prime Minister Socialist, Nikolay Dobrev, returned the mandate to appoint a cabinet in the aftermath of wide-spread people discontent and rallies toppling the BSP cabinet of Zhan Videnov.
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| | Russian Gas Supplies for Bulgaria Back to Normal |
| | Sat, 04 Feb 2012 14:36:52 +0200 |
| | Russian gas supplies for Bulgaria and transit for Turkey, Greece and Macedonia have been reinstated to normal volume, the Ministry of Economy and Energy reports Saturday.
Over the last 24 hours Russian gas supplies to Bulgaria, Greece, Turkey and Macedonia have been reduced by 1/3, prompting the Ministry to create emergency headquarters to monitor them.
According to the announcement, pressure at the entrance of the Bulgarian gas delivery network had been reinstated to levels agreed on with the supplier and the country is receiving all contracted and requested natural gas.
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| | Bulgarian PM Assuages Shale Gas, ACTA Fears |
| | Sat, 04 Feb 2012 13:54:34 +0200 |
| | Prime Minister, Boyko Borisov, has vowed to not revise the ban on hydrofracking until Bulgarian people have even one single worry about exploration of shale gas in the country.
Borisov made the statement in an interview for the State TV BNT in answering a question from the host if he would retreat from the ban if US Secretary of State, Hillary Clinton, asks him to do so, during her visit to Sofia Sunday.
"I will tell Hillary that the American company Chevron had a hectic approach and downplayed fears of Bulgarian people over the exploration and extraction of shale gas.... |
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| | Moscow Gripped by Large Scale Protests |
| | Sat, 04 Feb 2012 13:11:38 +0200 |
| | Thousands of people are staging protest rallies in Russia's capital Moscow against Prime Minister Vladimir Putin absolute control on power.
The Saturday protest is the third since December's parliamentary election which was tarnished by numerous reports of fraud and pressure.
Meanwhile, Putin's supporters are holding their own march at a different location in the capital.
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| | Feb EC Report to Blast again Bulgarian Judiciary |
| | Sat, 04 Feb 2012 12:40:29 +0200 |
| | Bulgaria's judiciary has emerged once again as a major problem in the upcoming report of the European Commission, the Bulgarian National Radio, BNR, informed Saturday.
The report, under the Verification and Cooperation Mechanism, is interim and does not include political conclusions of the type that the judicial reform remains a major challenge for Bulgaria. This conclusion, however, emerges between the lines of the 8-page document, according to BNR.... |
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| | Bulgaria Braces for Fresh Weekend Snow |
| | Sat, 04 Feb 2012 11:48:50 +0200 |
| | Nine Bulgarian regions remain under code yellow Saturday over fog and snow, the National Institute for Meteorology and Hydrology at the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences (BAS) has announced.
In the regions of Vidin, Montana, Vratsa and Pleven in northwestern Bulgaria the warning is over expected snowfall and ice; in Plovdiv and Pazardzhik in southern Bulgaria – over fog, in Blagoevgrad in southeastern Bulgaria and in Smolyan in the Rhodoppe Mountains – over heavy rain, while in the southern region of Kardzhali code yellow was declared for heavy mixed precipitation of snow and rain.
Snow is supposed to arrive in western and central Bulgaria Saturday night into Sunday.... |
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| | Day of Mourning in Bulgaria's Pernik over Slain Teen Burial |
| | Sat, 04 Feb 2012 11:13:45 +0200 |
| | Saturday, February 4, is an official day of mourning in Bulgaria's western city of Pernik, near the capital Sofia, in memory for the murdered teen girl Miroslava Nikolova.
The City Hall has granted BGN 1 000 for the funeral services and buses free of charge for friends and relatives of the girl.
The mass is served at 11 am in the largest church in the city – "St.... |
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| | Bulgaria Marks 140th Anniversary of Freedom Apostle Gotse Delchev |
| | Sat, 04 Feb 2012 10:46:14 +0200 |
| | Bulgarians all over the country are honoring Saturday, February 4th, the 140th anniversary since the birth of the Bulgarian revolutionary hero from Macedonia Gotse Delchev.
One of the founders and the ideologists of VMRO, Delchev is among the most significant revolutionaries, revered as national hero in both Bulgaria and Macedonia.
Gotse Delchev was born in 1872 in the town of Kukush, present-day Greece.... |
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| | Bulgaria Asks Clinton to Keep Joint Military Grounds with US |
| | Sat, 04 Feb 2012 10:17:43 +0200 |
| | Bulgaria is going to appeal to US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton to keep the joint Bulgarian-American military training grounds.
The call will be made during Clinton's 5-hour visit to Bulgaria on Sunday, February 5, according to the Bulgarian "Standard" daily.
The training grounds are important not only for the country, but on regional level as well, and Bulgaria wants to continue using them and to receive US technology and funding for them and for the quality training of local servicemen including for foreign missions, "Standard" writes, citing own, unnamed sources.
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