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Bulgarian Minister Vows Help for Quake-Hit Areas
Bulgarian Finance Minister Simeon Djankov has promised that financial assistance will be made available for people whose homes were damaged by the strong earthquake that hit western Bulgaria early on Tuesday morning.
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20 Jun 07 / 15:41:00
New UN Draft Resolution to Postpone Decision on Independence
New York, Brussels _ The latest US and EU sponsored draft resolution presented to members of the UN Security Council on Wednesday will postpone a decision on Kosovo`s final status for up to four months, diplomatic sources told Balkan Insight.
19 Jun 07 / 15:34:00
Bulgaria Far Right in Protest over 'Defamatory' Film
Sofia_ Bulgaria’s nationalist Ataka party on Tuesday demanded the resignation of the head of Bulgarian National Television after the station aired a film last Saturday based on the country’s recent history.
18 Jun 07 / 03:07:00
Bulgarian Police Tried over Man Beaten to Death
Sofia_ Sofia’s military court started the trial of five policemen accused of beating a man to death, Bulgarian media reported on Monday.
15 Jun 07 / 03:07:00
Bulgarian Scientists Recommend No New Power Plants
Sofia_ Bulgaria should export energy when it has a surplus, but it should not follow a strategy of building new energy sources for the sake of producing energy for export, recommend scientists in a study presented by President Georgi Parvanov on Friday.
14 Jun 07 / 15:21:00
Film Indicates Bulgaria Not Involved in Pope Assassination Attempt
Sofia_ Bulgaria was not involved in the 1981 assassination attempt against Pope John-Paul II, according to US intelligence and a former CIA agent featured in a documentary film aired on the French TV Canal+, reported international and national media on Thursday.
14 Jun 07 / 15:21:00
Bulgaria Ratifies Border Control Agreement with Romania
Sofia_ The Bulgarian Parliament ratified an agreement between the Romanian and Bulgarian governments for joint border control between the two countries, during its plenary session on Thursday.
14 Jun 07 / 03:06:00
Bulgaria Ratifies Gas Pipeline Deal with Greece and Russia
Sofia_ Bulgaria's parliament on Wednesday ratified a controversial agreement with Russia and Greece to build a Burgas-Alexandroupolis pipeline to bring Russian petrol to Europe and international markets.
12 Jun 07 / 14:42:00
Islamic 'sniper' Arrested on Bush Visit to Sofia
Sofia_ A trained sniper and four other people were detained in connection to US President George Bush’s visit to Bulgaria, government officials announced on Tuesday, a day after Bush left the country.
12 Jun 07 / 03:06:00
Soros Questions Bulgarian Progress on Roma Inclusion
Sofia_ A large number of Bulgarians opposes spending public funds on measures to integrate Roma into society, George Soros, founder and chairman of the Open Society Institute, said on Tuesday.
11 Jun 07 / 03:06:00
Bush Meets with Bulgarian President Parvanov
Sofia_Relations between the United States and Bulgaria are at their best since they were established more than a century ago, noted Bulgarian president Georgi Parvanov in a joint press conference following his meeting with US president George W. Bush on Monday.
08 Jun 07 / 14:25:00
Child Prostitution Decreasing in Bulgaria
Child prostitution cases in Bulgaria went down by 40 per cent over the last two years, government officials announced on Friday.
07 Jun 07 / 14:32:00
Bulgaria Must Maintain Economic Growth, IMF Official Says
Sofia _ Bulgaria must continue to pursue a sensible fiscal policy and maintain its macroeconomic stability, a senior International Monetary Fund official said Thursday.
06 Jun 07 / 14:09:00
Floods, Heavy Rains Damage Property in Southern Bulgaria
Sofia_ Torrential rains over Bulgaria in the last 24 hours have caused flooding and damage to property and roads in the southern part of the country.
31 May 07 / 03:06:00
Bulgaria's Former Treasury Chief Alleges Corruption
Sofia_A former Bulgarian state treasurer on Thursday accused a deputy chief prosecutor of corruption in the latest blow to public confidence in the country's state administration, police and courts.
28 May 07 / 14:00:00
Bulgarian Government Reshuffle Expected
Sofia_Politicians and media were speculating Monday about an imminent government reshuffle following a corruption scandal implicating a minister and bad results for the ruling socialists in the country's first vote for seats in the European parliament.
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Drive For Balkan Extradition Deal Nears End
Serbia’s initiative to establish a pan-Balkan extradition treaty may see lift-off next year - but Kosovo’s exclusion from the scheme looks like another politically driven error.
24 Nov 11 / 11:58:16
Macedonian Wartime Love Story Angers Bulgarians
15 Nov 11 / 09:29:44
Net Closing In On Fugitive Balkan Criminals
05 Nov 11 / 05:28:22
Bulgarian Asylum System Pushes Migrants West
03 Nov 11 / 16:18:01
Presidential Win Poses Test For Bulgaria’s Reforming Zeal
21 Oct 11 / 13:23:48
Plevneliev Builds his Way to Bulgaria’s Presidency
03 Aug 11 / 13:48:49
Bulgaria’s Borisov Faces Mounting Pressure
11 Jul 11 / 11:10:36
EU Commissioner: Roma Exclusion ‘Getting Worse’
Business
Euro Crisis Sapping Balkan Recovery, EBRD Warns
European Bank for Reconstruction and Development report predicts that eurozone crisis will buffet Balkan economies, slowing growth in 2012.
24 Apr 12 / 16:04:42
Bulgaria Minister Demands Tax Police by 2013
10 Apr 12 / 11:12:34
Romanians Head to Bulgaria for Easter Holidays
30 Mar 12 / 08:32:03
Macedonians Keep Clear of Debts to Banks
23 Mar 12 / 10:32:53
Black Sea Gas Bonanza Stirs Balkan Dispute
Culture and Lifestyle
Turkey Wins Top South East Europe Film Prize
First prize went to Ozcan Alper’s ‘Future Lasts Forever’ at the seventh South East European Film Festival, which ended on Monday.
08 May 12 / 13:58:27
Montenegrin Media Most Free in Balkans, Report Says
08 May 12 / 11:12:34
EU to Help Restore Bulgaria’s Old Forts
03 May 12 / 15:30:05
Miss Bulgaria Loses Her Crown
09 Jan 12 / 10:37:55
Press Freedom Violations on the Rise, Watchdog Says
