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19 May 2012, Issue 295
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Interview
Maxim Behar: Sofia International Airport Must Be Named 'John Atanasoff'

Novinite.com (Sofia News Agency) and Novinite.bg are publishing an interview of the Bulgarian PR expert for the "Media on Air" talk show of the "Bulgaria on Air" TV. | read |

Sofia Speaking
Death of a Right-Winger

By Milena Hristova

The people from a small village are faced with an invasion of snakes and decide to get rid of them by bringing hedgehogs, who polish them off. | read |

Sofia Speaking
Bulgaria's Problem with Opportunists by Any Other Name

By Irina Samokovska

Bulgaria's right-wing Blue Coalition, an entity comprising the Union of Democratic Forces (UDF) and the Democrats for Strong Bulgaria (DSB), is no more.

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Top Story
Qatar, Turkey to Pitch In for Building Romania-Bulgaria-Turkey Road

The prime ministers of Bulgaria, Qatar, and Turkey have declared their readiness to set up a joint company for the construction of a major highway running from Romania to Turkey and Greece via Bulgaria (aka the Ruse-Svilengrad Road).

Bulgarian Prime Minister Boyko Borisov welcomed Friday in the Black Sea residence of the Bulgarian government, Euxinograd, Qatari PM Sheikh Hamad bin Jassim al-Thani and Turkish PM Recep Tayyip Erdogan.

Borisov himself announced the news about the trilateral initiative to fund and construct the road from the Bulgarian Danube city of Ruse to the southeastern town of Svilengrad on Bulgaria's border with Turkey and Greece, as cited by BNR.

The Bulgarian PM also said the infrastructure ministers of the three states will get together next Thursday in order to discuss the details for the construction of the project, including the land expropriation procedures, the traffic, and profitability forecasts.

In early May 2012, Bulgaria's Regional Development Minister Lilyana Pavlova declared that Bulgaria will seek public-private partnership for the construction of the Ruse-Veliko Tarnovo-Svilengrad-Istanbul toll road.

In her words, the Ruse-Svilengrad road will allow a faster connection of the Bosphorus Strait with the Danube Bridge through Pan-European Transport Corridor No. 9.

The Regional Development Minister specified that the project for the construction of the 300 km section was expected to attract investors from China, Qatar and Oman.

She said that the investor would build the road and then collect tolls, which, according to preliminary estimations, would amount to BGN 10-15.

Pavlova noted that there is a highway connecting Istanbul and the southern Bulgarian village of Kapitan Andreevo.

She drew attention to the fact that the alternative north-south route along the Black Sea coast is not particularly busy and the interest in the highway connecting the coastal cities of Varna and Burgas was weak.

The Regional Development Minister estimated that the preparation of the paperwork for the construction of the Ruse-Svilengrad road could take as long as a year, plus another six months for the tender process and around 2 years for the construction.
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Bulgaria President Invites Google, HP, Cisco to Sofia Tech Park

Bulgarian President Rosen Plevneliev, who is on an official visit to the United States, has said that giants like Google, Hewlett Packard and Cisco will help Bulgaria develop the concept of Sofia Tech Park and the subsequent implementation of the project.

The announcement was made after Plevneliev's meetings in a NASA Research Center and in the laboratories of Google, HP and Cisco, according to reports of the Bulgarian Telegraph Agency (BTA).

Plevneliev described the technological park in Sofia as a platform for entrepreneurship and innovations in the sphere of information and communications technologies.

The Bulgarian President told journalists that the concept, the terrain, the strategic partners and the financing structure of Sofia Tech Park would be clear by the end of 2012, with some mechanisms of the project already operational.

Plevneliev voiced hopes that the scheme would encourage Bulgaria's talented and highly-educated nationals to implement their ideas in their home country.

Bulgaria's head of state explained that he was hoping that the government would take the decision for the terrain of Sofia Tech Park in a month.

The slot earmarked for the project is on the 4th kilometer intersection of the Tsarigradsko Shose Blvd in Sofia and is currently owned by the Ministry of Defense.

Plevneliev suggested that the turning of the first shod would take place in the second half of 2013.

"By end-2015, Sofia Tech Park should be operational, including the office building, the technological center and the museum. We should be ready with the first stage of the project by then," he noted.

Plevneliev made clear that Bulgaria's Ministry of Economy, Energy and Tourism was to set up a company that would be the beneficiary under the Competitiveness Operational Program.

He added that some BGN 100 M in EU funding had already been earmarked for the project.

Plevneliev stressed that the Sofia Municipality, the Sofia University "St. Kliment Ohridski", the Technical University of Sofia, the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences and NGOs and employers' associations would unite efforts to create conditions for the development of information and communication technologies with the available financing.

He noted that the senior officials of the three IT giants and of NASA were very well acquainted with Bulgaria's potential and with the country's development strategy by 2020.

Plevneliev announced that the executives of the IT giants had been positive that Sofia Tech Park had a certain source of funding.

"However, we need strategic partnership, which is the purpose of the current visit to the US. We came to seek partners, and we found them," the Bulgarian President concluded.
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Bulgaria in EU
Bulgaria's Yuri Sterk Appointed EU Ambassador to Uzbekistan

A second Bulgarian diplomat – Ambassador Yuri Sterk – has been appointed as an Ambassador of the European Union.
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Business
Romania Tells Bulgaria It's Yet to Start Shale Gas Exploration

Romania has not started researching and exploring its shale gas resources, Bulgarian Environment Minister Nona Karadzhova told her country's Parliament on Friday.
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Finance

Eastern Europe Least Prepared for Euro Zone Breakup, FT Survey Finds

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Facebook Set for Biggest Tech Flotation, Share Price USD 38

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Bulgaria's Fiscal Reserve Climbs to BGN 4.9 B Apr 2012

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Erste CEO: Bulgaria in Our Long-Term Plans Only

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Bulgaria's FDI Starts Crawling Up in Q1 2012

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Household Spending Growth in Bulgaria Outpaces Income Growth in Q1, 2012

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42% of Late Debt Payments in Bulgaria Due to Delayed Salaries - Survey

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Bulgaria Customs Boss: Lukoil Stages Fake Trial against Me

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Bulgaria's Economy Expands by 0.5% in Q1 2012 Y/Y

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Bulgarian, Romanian Central Depositories Now Connected

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Bulgaria Registers 3.5% Inflation Y/Y in Apr 2012

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IMF Upbeat about Bulgaria due to Euro Area Recovery in H2

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Fitch Downgrades JP Morgan's Credit Rating

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Environment

Bulgaria on Highest Alert over Looming Floods

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Bulgarian NGO Breeds Extinct Saker Falcon

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Young Imperial Eagles Hatch in Bulgarian South-East

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Diplomacy

Qatari PM: Bulgaria Key Link between Middle East, Europe

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Bulgaria Will Seek Intensified Cooperation with France – Deputy Foreign Minister

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Bulgaria Injured Ambassador in Yemen Comes to Sofia for Treatment

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Bulgaria to Seek Qatari Investments in New National Stadium

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President to Seattle Expats: Bulgaria Is in Good Hands

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Bulgarian President: I Always Go West, Others Went East

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Bulgarian President Plevneliev Embarks on 1st US Visit

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Bulgaria's New Ambassador to Egypt Presents Credentials

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Bulgaria Says It Can Help Azerbaijan Get Near EU Door

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Bulgaria Won't Boycott Euro 2012 over Tymoshenko

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Bulgarian Foreign Min Criticizes Security of Diplomatic Missions in Yemen

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EU Condemns Bid to Kidnap Bulgarian Envoy to Yemen

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Diplomats Begin 2nd Edition of Bulgarian Business Tour in US

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Bulgarian Middle East Embassies Placed on Security Alert

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Top Bulgarian Diplomat Shocked by Yemen Attack on Envoy

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French Ambassador: Bulgaria Has Wrong Economy Model

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Business

Romania Tells Bulgaria It's Yet to Start Shale Gas Exploration

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Plovdiv-Bursa Flights to Be Launched Within 3 Months

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Qatar to Invest in Bulgarian Sheep-Breeding, Bee-Keeping

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Bulgaria, Qatar Sign 8 Cooperation Agreements

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Bulgarian King's Tobacco Makes High Quality Brands Cut

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Bulgarian Railroad Workers to Stage Mass Rally in Sofia

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Bulgaria Defeated in Court by Viva Ventures over Telco Deal

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India Complains about Defective Weapons Supplied by Bulgaria, Italy

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Bulgarian Syndicates Reject Equalizing Retirement Age

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Germany's Economy Grows Again

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Maxim Behar Introduces Bulgaria to The Social Media Bible

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Georgia Doubles Number of Permits for Bulgarian Transport Companies

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Bulgaria's Retirement Age for Both Sexes to Match after 2020

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Bulgarian Business Alarms of Bankruptcies over Smoking Ban

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Bulgarian Transport Minister Vows Sale of Freight Railroads

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Minister: Bulgaria's New Roads Are of Fine Quality

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Energy

Turkey Echoes Downsizing of Nabucco Pipeline, Promotes TANAP

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Gazprom Still Calculating Discount for Bulgaria - Russian Media

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Shale Gas Moratorium Rewording Infuriates Bulgarian Environmentalists

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Nabucco Consortium Presents Downsized Pipeline Project

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Bulgaria, Gazprom Power Ahead with South Stream Gas Pipeline

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Renewable Energy Prices in Bulgaria to Drop from July

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Bulgarian Holding Starts Regional Expansion with Solar Park in Macedonia

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Unit 7 of Bulgaria's Kozloduy NPP to Materialize in 10 Years

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Evgenia Haritinova to Be Appointed Bulgarian Deputy Energy Minister

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Germany's RWE Hints of Quitting Nabucco Project

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Education

Bulgarian Youths Study with Reluctance

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Defense

Hollande-Inspired Bulgarian Nationalists Fail to Get Afghanistan Pullout

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Society

Bulgarian National Goalie Involved in Chain Car Accident - Report

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Bulgaria Flooded Village Still Waiting for Rulers' Generous Donation

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Smoke Forces Warsaw-Hurghada Emergency Touch Down in Sofia

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Polish Charter Flight Makes Emergency Landing in Sofia

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Bulgaria Introduces EUR 25-5,000 Fines for Smokers

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Bulgaria's Transport Minister: Phishing Accounts for 46% of Cyber Attacks

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Experts Launch Campaign to Rename Sofia Airport after John Atanasoff

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Bill Gates May Help 500 More Bulgarian Libraries

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Muslim Slavs in Kosovo Flock for Bulgarian Citizenship

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Handful of People Try to Revive Occupy Movement in Bulgaria

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Bulgarians Spend Almost Entire Income to Meet Consumer Needs

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Bulgarians Try to Clean Country for 1 Day

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Interview

Maxim Behar: Sofia International Airport Must Be Named 'John Atanasoff'

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Industry

Bulgaria in Desperate Attempt to Salvage Lead-Zinc Plant

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Bulgarian President Dreams Up Sofia Tech Park with US Investment

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Kraft Foods Bulgaria CEO: Boosting Local Capacities Key for Attracting FDI

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Despairing Bulgarian Lead and Zinc Factory Workers Seek Erdogan's Help - Report

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Quitting Workers Threaten 'Life' of Bulgaria Lead-Zinc Plant

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Culture

Bulgaria to Go Sleepless on Sat to Celebrate Night of Museums

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333 Bulgarian Bagpipers Break Guinness Record

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Bulgarian Roma Pop Folk Diva Sets on Eurovision Trip

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Bulgaria in EU

Bulgaria's Yuri Sterk Appointed EU Ambassador to Uzbekistan

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Bulgaria Wins Concession as EU Agrees on Bank Capital Rules

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France Wants Growth Measures before Ratifying Stability Pact

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Greek Leftist: Austerity Threatens Lives of Eurozone, Europeans

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EU Not Bothered by Assault of Bulgarian Envoy in Skopje

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Bulgaria to Face ECHR over Death of 15-year-old in Childcare Institution

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Bulgaria Interior Min: EU Will Be Angry about Vanished Mobsters

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Sports

Bulgarian Volleyball Star May Skip Olympic Games over Scandal

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Bulgaria to Clash against Netherlands, Turkey without Petrovs

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Kaiserslautern Fires Bundesliga's 1st Bulgarian Coach

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Stoychev Makes U-turn, Returns as National Volleyball Coach

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Bulgarian PM Moves to Reinstate Fired National Volleyball Team Coach

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Stoychev Snubs Bulgarian PM, Says He Won't Come Back as National Coach

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Bulgarian PM Wants Sacked National Volleyball Coach Hired Back

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Bulgarian PM Invites Ousted Volleyball Coach to Talks

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Prandi Declines Heading Bulgaria's Volleyball Team

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Bulgaria's Pironkova Out of Rome Tennis Tournament

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Bulgaria Volleyball Team Coach Radostin Stoychev Kicked Out

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Bulgaria's Berbatov Eyed by Liverpool – Report

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Berbatov Wooed by Lazio - Report

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Bucharest Massively Mistaken for Budapest at Europa League Final

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Properties

Bulgarian Military to Sell Numerous Attractive Properties

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Domestic

Bulgaria to Launch National Unit to Compensate Victims of Slow Justice

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Far-Right Leader Furious Ahead of Bulgarian-Turkish PM Talks

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Bulgaria PM Makes U-Turn: Bonuses to Go to Sick Kids

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Bulgaria for Citizens Co-Founder Denies Coalition Rumors

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Bulgaria Boasts 22.2% Women in Government

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Burly Bulgarian PM Shows Affection for Tender Wildflowers

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Kostadinov Reelected Chair of Bulgarian Files Commission

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Lukoil Bulgaria Snubs Attacks by Customs Agency Head

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Bulgarian Parliament Sets Up 2nd Committee to Examine EX VP's Pardons

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Socialist Leader: Bulgarians Pin Their Last Hopes on Us

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Ex-Leader Suspects Plan to Destroy Bulgarian Right-Wing Party

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Bulgarian Right-Wing Leader Says He Won't Quit after Coalition Falls Apart

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Bulgarian Officials' Returned Bonuses Go to Balkan Wars Tribute

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Bulgarian PM Wishes Success to Split Right Wing

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Socialist Leader: Bulgarian Rulers Brace for Elections

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Bulgarian Right-Wing Leader Quits after Coalition Breakup

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Commander of Bulgaria National Security Service Resigns

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Sofia Court Acquits Ex Deputy PM of Malfeasance in Office

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Bulgaria's Next Envoy to Switzerland to Quit Left-Wing Party

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Bulgarian PM Blames Socialists for Kyustendil Vote Loss

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Coalition Kyustendil Wins Bulgarian Western City Elections

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Bulgaria Right-Winger to PM Borisov: It's the Economy, Stupid!

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Anna Yaneva to Lead Bulgarian Socialists' Sofia Unit

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Leader of Bulgaria Socialists' Sofia Unit Quits

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Tourism

Bulgaria to Welcome Over 1 Million Romanian Tourists in 2012

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Bulgaria Hopes for 600 000 Russian Tourists in 2012

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Bulgaria's Razlog to Advertise Tourism Opportunities to Indian Tour Operators

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Sofia Airport Serviced over 290 000 Passengers in April 2012

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Bulgaria's Sunny Beach Gears Up for Tourist Influx in end-May

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Interior Minister Brags about Top Security Measures at Bulgarian Resorts

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Crime

Scotland Yard Cracks Down on Bulgarian, Romanian Roma Beggars

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Bulgaria Appeals Court Keeps Notorious 'Octopus' behind Bars

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Bulgarian Top Drug Lord Flees to Italy - Report

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Bulgarian Ex-Football Star Receives 3-Year Suspended Sentence

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Bulgarian Police Bust Illegal Diplomas Workshop

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Busted Bulgarian Criminal Had Interpol Warrant

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Arrest of Notorious Bulgarian 'Amigossa' Criminal Confirmed

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2 Controversial Bulgarian Businessmen Arrested

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Ex Bulgarian Revenue Head Soon to Exit Appeals Court

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Alleged Assassination Target to Be Questioned in Bulgaria

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Montenegrin, Armenians Busted for Planned Murder in Sofia

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2 More Arrests over Cocaine Load Busted in Bulgaria's Ruse

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Bulgarian Customs Bust Load of Valuable Antiques

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Grandson of Bulgarian Roma Clan Chief Seeks Trial Renewal

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10 Bulgarians Face Jail in France for ATM Skimming

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International Arrest Warrants Issued for Notorious Bulgarian Gangsters

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Bulgaria's Customs Head on Trial for Disclosing Classified Information

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Bulgaria Expects Interpol Arrest Warrant for Infamous Mobster Pair

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Police Chiefs of European Capitals to Gather in Sofia

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Macedonian Ex-Deputy Minister Nabbed in Bulgaria - Report

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Two Get Probation for Damaging Cars of Bulgaria's Notorious Rashkovi Clan

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Great Wall Bulgarian Partner's Son Remains behind Bars

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Bulgarian Police Bust 'Veterans' Car Theft Gang

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Ex Bulgarian Mayor: Mobster Pair Vanishing Is 'Staged Circus'

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'Mystery' ATM Robbery Reported at Bulgarian Town Hall

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Attacked Bulgarian Diplomat in Yemen Is Safe, Feels Well

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Bulgarian Ambassador to Yemen Injured in Kidnap Attempt

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Bulgarian Police Nab Hoard of Smuggled Cigarettes

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Bulgarian Interior Min Confirms Dubai Arrest of Drug Boss

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Bulgaria Interior Minister: Vanished Mobsters Have Nowhere to Hide

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Sofia Speaking

Death of a Right-Winger

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Bulgaria's Problem with Opportunists by Any Other Name

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Lifestyle

Bulgarian Beauty Impresses Voters in Miss Universe Canada Competition

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Selena Gomez, Ethan Hawke on the Run in Mad Chase in Bulgaria's Sofia

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Sleepless Selena Gomez Moves Hotels over Noisy Bulgarians

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Sex & Health

Bulgarian Parliament Passes Full Smoking Ban

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Hefty Bonuses Reported at Depleted Sofia Emergency Hospital

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European Study Ranks Bulgaria at Healthcare's Bottom

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Non-Smokers Strike Back as Tobacco-Addicts Rally in Bulgaria

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Bulgarians Hold Rally, Concert against Full Smoking Ban

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Sofia Ambulance Service Investigated after Patient Death

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Obituaries

Disco Queen Donna Summer Dies at 63

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Popular Bulgarian Pop Singer Katya Filipova Dies at 63

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Views on BG

President of Bulgaria Visits Seattle with Focus on Economic Development

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No Safe Haven on the Euro Fringe

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From Dubai to Bulgaria and Back during Summer Holiday Months

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The Social Media Bible, 3rd Edition - Chapter on Bulgaria

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Not Quite Mom's Day for York Couple due to Adopt Bulgarian

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Smile

Woman's Expressive Eyes

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How Logical is the English Language?

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World

Russian Opposition to Bring 'March of Millions' Closer to Kremlin

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Erdogan in Bulgaria: I Don't Care What Assad Says

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IMF Suspends Contacts with Greece Until After New Vote

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Barroso: EU Wants Greece to Stay in Euro Area

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Anti-Bailout Far-Left Party Takes Lead in Greece's Pre-Election Polls

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Ukrainian PM: Only Court Can Set Tymoshenko Free

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Russian Police Crack Down on Anti-Putin 'Occupy Moscow' Camp

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Greece to Hold New Election on June 17

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Moscow Riot Police Dismantle Anti-Putin Camp

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Mladic War Crime Trial Kicks Off Wednesday

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Lightning Delays Key Hollande-Merkel Talks

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Man Sets Himself On Fire Outside Norway Killer's Trial Court

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Greece to Go to Polls after Failed Cabinet Talks

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NATO Reiterates: FYROM Accession Depends on Name Dispute

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Francois Hollande Assumes Office as France's President

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Jean-Marc Ayrault to Be Named France's Next Prime Minister

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Eurozone Determined to Keep Greece in the Club

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Azerbaijan Cracks Down on Opposition Protests ahead of Eurovision

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Greece Braces for Further Drop in Foreign Tourists

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Iran's First NPP in Busher to Start by 2012 End, Russia Says

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Der Spiegel Calls on Greece to Exit Euro for Its Own Good

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2 Earthquakes Shake Christchurch, New Zealand

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