Bulgaria

SPECIAL REPORT - In eastern Europe, people pine for socialism

BELENE, Bulgaria (Reuters) - In the dense forests of the idyllic Danube island of Persin, home to the endangered sea eagle and the pygmy cormorant, lie the ghastly remains of a communist-era death camp.

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Bulgaria President Refuses to Recall Ambassadors to Turkey, US

Bulgaria's President, Georgi Parvanov, said Saturday he was not going to approve the recall of the country's Ambassadors to the USA and Turkey. “I am not convinced that these two diplomats are guilty,” Parvanov said. Earlier...

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Bulgaria PM Scolds Minister over Remark on Ex-Tsar's Forests

Bulgaria's Prime Minister, Boyko Borisov, admitted Saturday he had reprimanded his Agriculture Minister, Miroslav Naydenov, over a recent remark. Naydenov recently said he expected the state to win the suits against former Tsar...

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Bulgaria PM Says His Predecessor Lied about Charity Donation

Bulgaria's former government of PM Sergey Stanishev not only failed to give a charity donation that it promised to the Nova TV but it even did not included those funds in the state budget. This was revealed Saturday by...

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Bulgarian Pizza Houses Offer "Austerity" Pizza Named after Finance Minister Djankov

Two pizza houses in the Bulgarian capital Sofia have new specialties – meatless, or “austerity” pizza’s named after Finance Minister Simeon Djankov. This has been announced by Djankov himself as cited Saturday by the 24 Chasa...

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How British motorists pay more tax on diesel than any other drivers in the European Union

British motorists pay more tax on diesel than drivers in any other European Union country, according to Government figures which also reveal that we pay at least 12p a litre more than other nations. Fuel duty and VAT account...

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Cops Shoot Drunk Driver in Police Action in Bulgaria's Varna

The traffic police in Bulgaria's Black Sea city of Varna wounded a drunk driver who tried to run over a couple of officers. The incident happened Saturday morning as a traffic police patrol tried to stop a BMW for speeding in...

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Bulgaria Orthodox Christians Mark Archangel All Souls’ Day

Bulgaria's Christian Orthodox Church honors Saturday the All Souls' Day before the Day of St. Archangel Michael (November 8, Sunday), or the so-called Archangel All Souls' Day. All Souls' Day is also known as the Feast of All...

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Measuring Democracy - The ICFTU’s Reports on Violations of Union Rights - Artur Victoria Studies

and has 225 affiliated organizations in 148 countries. Affiliates are unions, union confederations or peak level associations. Association maintains close links with different UN bodies and has consultative status in some of...

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Bulgarian Energy Holding Contributes EUR 1,3 M to Nabucco Company

The Board of Directors of the Bulgarian Energy Holding decided Friday to deposit EUR 1,345 M for increasing the capital of the Nabucco Gas Pipeline International company. The sum reflects the proportional share of the Bulgarian...

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