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Protests in Bulgaria far from over
Saturday, 17 Jan, 2009 – 18:07 | Comments Off on Protests in Bulgaria far from over
Protests in Bulgaria far from over

The protests in front of the parliament building in Sofia are still going on.
The remonstrants want the resignation of the socialist government, which is considered to be unable to deal with the economical problems, crime …

“Burgas – Alexandroupolis” – declared a place of national importance
Friday, 16 Jan, 2009 – 12:05 | Comments Off on “Burgas – Alexandroupolis” – declared a place of national importance
“Burgas – Alexandroupolis” – declared a place of national importance

The petrol pipe “Burgas – Alexandroupolis” was given national importance, after the government approved the project on the regular assembly yesterday.
At the end of last year, the start of construction of the petrol pipes was …

TopolГЎnek defended Bulgaria and Slovakia in front of the EP
Thursday, 15 Jan, 2009 – 20:22 | Comments Off on TopolГЎnek defended Bulgaria and Slovakia in front of the EP
TopolГЎnek defended Bulgaria and Slovakia in front of the EP

The Czech prime minister Mirek TopolГЎnek defended the intentions of Slovakia and Bulgaria to restart their nuclear reactors in the power plants “Iaslovske Bohunitse” and “Kozlodui”.
At the assembly of the European parliament in Strassburg, TopolГЎnek …

Stanishev: Russia seeks alternative ways to transfer gas
Thursday, 15 Jan, 2009 – 19:10 | Comments Off on Stanishev: Russia seeks alternative ways to transfer gas
Stanishev: Russia seeks alternative ways to transfer gas

“It is unacceptable to make Europe a hostage of the gas conflict between Russia and Ukraine.”
This was emphasized by the prime minister of Bulgaria Sergey Stanishev after ending his meeting between prime ministers of Bulgaria, …

Ruse signed three contracts with MOSV
Wednesday, 14 Jan, 2009 – 14:10 | Comments Off on Ruse signed three contracts with MOSV
Ruse signed three contracts with MOSV

The mayor of the municipality of Ruse eng. Bozhidar Iotov attended an official meeting in the ministry of environment and waters in Sofia.
There, he signed three contracts. One of them is for technical help for …

The reform of the Bulgarian army is nearing it’s end
Wednesday, 14 Jan, 2009 – 13:03 | Comments Off on The reform of the Bulgarian army is nearing it’s end
The reform of the Bulgarian army is nearing it’s end

The reform of the Bulgarian army is nearing it’s end, said the minister of defence Nikolay Tsonev. “We think, that when the National assembly approves the new Law for defence in the end of February, …

European deputees support Bulgaria for reopening 3rd and 4th block
Sunday, 11 Jan, 2009 – 16:17 | Comments Off on European deputees support Bulgaria for reopening 3rd and 4th block
European deputees support Bulgaria for reopening 3rd and 4th block

On the initiative of Geoffrey Van Orden, European deputees insisted that the European commission support the appeal of the Bulgarian government to re-open the 3rd and 5th block of the Atomic Power Plant “Kozlodui”, announced …

The Sofia municipality raises taxes
Saturday, 10 Jan, 2009 – 12:03 | Comments Off on The Sofia municipality raises taxes
The Sofia municipality raises taxes

The Sofia municipality plans on raising several taxes in 2009. The payment for an officials to perform the wedding formalities outside the usual civil building in 2009 will cost 270 leva, the ritual for a …

The EU gives money for gas “interconnection” with Greece and Romania
Thursday, 8 Jan, 2009 – 21:30 | Comments Off on The EU gives money for gas “interconnection” with Greece and Romania
The EU gives money for gas “interconnection” with Greece and Romania

Part of the 5 billion euro that the European Union provided to fight the financial crisis will be given to Bulgaria, announced the public relations department of the government. The sum will be used to …

Bulgaria – victim of the gas war
Tuesday, 6 Jan, 2009 – 17:16 | Comments Off on Bulgaria – victim of the gas war
Bulgaria – victim of the gas war

The British and America media note, that Bulgaria is among the victims of the gas war between Russia and Ukraine.
There are 6 countries that will suffer because “Gasprom” stopped giving gas to Ukraine, wrote the …

EU and Bulgaria: a struggle
Monday, 5 Jan, 2009 – 18:05 | Comments Off on EU and Bulgaria: a struggle
EU and Bulgaria: a struggle

Moscow is getting ready for the Year of Bulgaria in Russia, and Brussels expects the year of Bulgaria in the EU. The Russians will have no problem accepting us and our ways, and we can …

21 billion revenue for budget 2009
Saturday, 3 Jan, 2009 – 20:01 | Comments Off on 21 billion revenue for budget 2009
21 billion revenue for budget 2009

The budget for 2009 for Bulgaria includes income of 21 billion leva. The expected expenses are a little over 11 billion leva. The monetary contribution of Bulgaria to the EU will be nearly 932 million …