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Health Qualms in Bulgaria

By Milena Hristova Bulgarians, living abroad, have risen against "the health insurance taxes blackmail" in their home country.

Novinite Insider » Editorial | January 23, 2007, Tuesday // 00:00 | Viewed: 1181

Play Nice

By Petya Sabinova It has finally happened, boys and girls, the joyous day is now upon us, and after months of bickering, tongue slips and outright insults, we can finally put the dirty war behind us.

Novinite Insider » Editorial | January 22, 2007, Monday // 00:00 | Viewed: 936

Parvanov or Fingerwagging Anxiety

By Milena Hristova It was eagerly expected by frustrated political analysts, pollsters and voters.

Novinite Insider » Editorial | January 19, 2007, Friday // 00:00 | Viewed: 952

HE Beke: Bulgaria's Success Story Starts with EU Entry

HE Philippe Beke was appointed Belgium's Ambassador to Bulgaria in 2003, equally accredited in FYROM. Prior to his arrival in Sofia he served as Permanent Representation of Belgium at the European Union, Belgian negotiator on enlargement (2000-2003).

Novinite Insider » Interview | January 19, 2007, Friday // 00:00 | Viewed: 2684

Aladzha - Devine Hewn into Rocks

By Ivelina Puhaleva Not far away from the northern Black Sea coast there is a beautiful spot.

Novinite Insider » Destinations | | Viewed: 1825

Excise Excess

by Lora Petrova Terror took hold of the hearts of thousands of Bulgarians as the government announced it is increasing the excise tax on home produced alcohol.

Novinite Insider » Editorial | January 18, 2007, Thursday // 00:00 | Viewed: 1081

Pulling Over Corruption

By Petya Sabinova Bulgarians have been listening to this and that EU official lecture them on the need to tackle corruption for years and they've all nodded thoughtfully and vowed to put a stop to the dirty practices.

Novinite Insider » Editorial | January 17, 2007, Wednesday // 00:00 | Viewed: 1028

Test of Europeanness

By Ivelina Puhaleva Besides the Cyrillic alphabet, banitsa, boza and rakiya, Bulgaria stands a good chance to open for the growing European diplomacy a unique field to perform - sooner than many have expected.

Novinite Insider » Editorial | January 16, 2007, Tuesday // 00:00 | Viewed: 1115

Surreally about the EU? Not Really!

By Milena Hristova When Marina Vladi travelled with her husband Vladimir Vysotsky on his first trip outside the Soviet Union, she took him to a supermarket in Austria.

Novinite Insider » Editorial | January 15, 2007, Monday // 00:00 | Viewed: 1320

Moving Up a Class

By Petya Sabinova Unlike the citizens of many bigger and more powerful countries, when Bulgarians go abroad, they rarely take the time to research where the Bulgarian embassy in the country of their choice is.

Novinite Insider » Editorial | January 14, 2007, Sunday // 00:00 | Viewed: 931

"You are not alone!" Aren't they?

By Ivelina Puhaleva The nationwide campaign "You are not alone!" calling for the release of long-time jailed Bulgarian medics in Libya is gaining speed and promises to decorate the national three-colours on the lapels of foreign diplomats and friends of

Novinite Insider » Editorial | January 12, 2007, Friday // 00:00 | Viewed: 981

Bulgaria's Ex-FM: I Don't Feel Personal Responsibility on Nurses' Verdicts

Nadezhda Mihailova is Bulgaria's former foreign minister. She was on the position when the AIDS case, in which five Bulgarian nurses and a Palestinian doctor were accused of deliberately infecting more than 400 Libyan children with HIV.

Novinite Insider » Interview | January 12, 2007, Friday // 00:00 | Viewed: 3069

2000 Issues Later

By Milena Hristova 1 June, 2001.

Novinite Insider » Editorial | January 11, 2007, Thursday // 00:00 | Viewed: 1415

Going Pro

By Lora Petrova The mayor of Bulgaria's town of Elin Pelin, near Sofia, was murdered late on Tuesday night.

Novinite Insider » Editorial | January 10, 2007, Wednesday // 00:00 | Viewed: 797

Lost in Statistics

By Ivelina Puhaleva Tired of recent celebrations, looking forward to new challenges, Bulgaria has faced its EU realities and new neighbours - including the farthest, Britain - with new eyes.

Novinite Insider » Editorial | January 9, 2007, Tuesday // 00:00 | Viewed: 952

Crossing the Deadline Before it's Too Late

By Petya Sabinova It's Monday and instead of taking their sweet time recovering from two nights of heavy name-day partying many Bulgarians seem to be in a hurry to get somewhere, neglecting their safety and that of others in the process.

Novinite Insider » Editorial | January 8, 2007, Monday // 00:00 | Viewed: 1303

Logopaedist Wanted for Bulgaria's Foreign Ministry

By Milena Hristova They were among the first staunch allies of the US-led coalition.

Novinite Insider » Editorial | January 7, 2007, Sunday // 00:00 | Viewed: 1575

Free (of) Market

By Ivelina Puhaleva If we could have held an inquiry on the most widely used word to describe this week's general sentiment it might be "freedom".

Novinite Insider » Editorial | January 5, 2007, Friday // 00:00 | Viewed: 1177

Bulgaria: Unready for EU, Successful in Private Enterprise

Reform-weary, riddled with crime and corruption and wholly unready for EU membership - it seems the European Commission will have to keep the pressure up on Bulgaria after accession. Nevertheless, private enterprise has been successful, with far faster gr

Novinite Insider » Destinations | | Viewed: 3552

Nuke Fallout in Bulgaria

By Milena Hristova A debate on a possible revival of the shelved EU constitution re-emerges in Europe.

Novinite Insider » Editorial | January 4, 2007, Thursday // 00:00 | Viewed: 4711

Feels like Spring

By Zlatka Velichkova Everything in Bulgaria reminds of spring at the moment.

Novinite Insider » Editorial | January 3, 2007, Wednesday // 00:00 | Viewed: 1458
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