Uzbek, Bulgarian FMs hold talks in Paris
Thursday September 25th 2008, 6:48 pm
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Uzbek Foreign Minister Vladimir Norov held negotiations with his Bulgarian counterpart Ivailo Kalfin on the sidelines of the first EU-Central Asia Ministerial Forum on securities issues, which took place in …

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US Department of State: Religious Intolerance in Bulgaria Is Rising - Report
Wednesday September 24th 2008, 6:38 pm
Filed under: Bulgaria

The Bulgarian Government generally respects religious freedom in practice, however, there is a noted increase of cases when local authorities show intolerance, according to the annual report about religious …

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Bulgarian journalist seriously hurt in attack
Wednesday September 24th 2008, 2:03 pm
Filed under: Bulgaria

SOFIA, Bulgaria : A Bulgarian journalist who investigates corruption is fighting for his life after being severely beaten in the country’s capital.

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Corruption row in Bulgarian football continues with an arrest
Tuesday September 23rd 2008, 9:50 pm
Filed under: Bulgaria

Ivan Lekov, deputy chairperson of the State Agency for Sport and Youth , has been arrested by the State Agency for National Security, Bulgarian-language media reported on September 23 2008.

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Headlines in Bulgarian papers on September 23 2008
Tuesday September 23rd 2008, 1:50 pm
Filed under: Bulgaria

These are some of the top stories in Bulgarian newspapers on September 23 2008. The Sofia Echo has not verified these stories and cannot vouch for their accuracy.

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Bulgarian Fund Plans Renewable Energy Investments
Monday September 22nd 2008, 1:46 pm
Filed under: Bulgaria

Clever Synergies Investment Fund has new plans for wind, mini-hydro and biomass energy projects.

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Bulgarian morning TV soundbites September 19 2008
Sunday September 21st 2008, 1:29 pm
Filed under: Bulgaria

Traffic jams in Sofia could be a lot worse than they are, Deputy Sofia mayor in charge of Transport Velizar Stoilov said in the morning show of private broadcaster bTV.

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Bulgaria Expected to Block EU Sanctions against Russia - Report
Saturday September 20th 2008, 1:09 pm
Filed under: Bulgaria

Russia’s Ambassador to the EU Vladimir Chizhov stated Wednesday that he expected that Bulgaria would veto any potential EU sanctions against Russia, mediapool.bg reported citing Chizhov’s interview with the …

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Country faces cut in funding if government doesn’t clean up corrupt…
Friday September 19th 2008, 1:07 pm
Filed under: Bulgaria

Relatives attend the funeral of Georgi Stoev, author of a series of books on the emergence of Bulgaria’s underworld.

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Bulgarian leader trapped aboard cable car
Thursday September 18th 2008, 2:24 pm
Filed under: Bulgaria

Bulgaria’s prime minister was among several people forced to spend an hour trapped in a cable car at a newly opened ski resort south of Sofia yesterday.

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