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Bulgaria's Big Night of Football Glory

By Petya Sabinova Bulgaria thrived in a night of football successes, Wednesday when one after the other three of the country's football teams made it to the next round in the UEFA Cup qualifications.

Novinite Insider » Editorial | September 30, 2005, Friday // 00:00 | Viewed: 1450

Skeletons in the Closet

By Despina Koleva While still in office, Sofia mayor Stefan Sofianski holds a meeting with a bunch of residents.

Novinite Insider » Editorial | September 30, 2005, Friday // 00:00 | Viewed: 909

Lifeboat for Sofia

By Despina Koleva An inexperienced real estate salesman asked his boss if he could refund the deposit to an angry customer who had discovered that the lot he had bought was under water.

Novinite Insider » Editorial | September 23, 2005, Friday // 00:00 | Viewed: 1198

The Big Broth - 2

By Ivelina Puhaleva Running on the highway to my office in Sofia, an imposing billboard numbered 2 in the end catches the eye.

Novinite Insider » Editorial | September 19, 2005, Monday // 00:00 | Viewed: 1870

Cloud Cuckoo Land

By Despina Koleva In the recent past, some of Bulgaria's politicians struggled to turn the country into the "Switzerland of the Balkans".

Novinite Insider » Editorial | September 16, 2005, Friday // 00:00 | Viewed: 1236

Lubomir Stoykov: Bulgarian Sportsmen Dress Better than Politicians

Lubomir Stoykov is one of the most outstanding personalities in Bulgarian fashion and lifestyle reporting, image making, PR and advertising consultancy. His famous television show "From Needle to Thread" (a Bulgarian idiom meaning from A to Z) later gave

Novinite Insider » Interview | September 9, 2005, Friday // 00:00 | Viewed: 6540

Rightists United: Bulgaria's New SciFi

By Despina Koleva A young Bulgarian schoolboy was assigned a homework on the establishment of democracy in the country.

Novinite Insider » Editorial | September 9, 2005, Friday // 00:00 | Viewed: 1350

How to Sack a Leader in 5 Steps

By Despina Koleva Bulgaria's largest and most famous role-playing game (RPG), Parliament, has had one more scenario added.

Novinite Insider » Editorial | September 2, 2005, Friday // 00:00 | Viewed: 1297

To La Reunion and Back

There is no need to fly to the Indian Ocean to learn more about La Reunion, the exotic southernmost department of France, 500 miles of Madagascar. All you need is a forty-minute drive from the capital Sofia to the town of Svoge and then northward to the n

Novinite Insider » Destinations | | Viewed: 3315

Margarita Marinova: Turning the Red Planet Green Inevitable Step

Bulgarian Margarita Marinova, a graduate student at the California Institute of Technology and co-author of a NASA study, is planning to turn the Red Planet into a green one, one that could support life.

Novinite Insider » Interview | August 29, 2005, Monday // 00:00 | Viewed: 9051

Bulgaria's New Cabinet-The Day After Tomorrow

By Despina Koleva After almost two months of political lingering, Bulgaria finally has a brand-new, left-centrist government.

Novinite Insider » Editorial | August 17, 2005, Wednesday // 00:00 | Viewed: 1776

New Ministers Take Office

Almost two months after Bulgaria's general elections and one failed attempt to form a government, a cabinet formed by the country's socialists, centrists and ethnic Turks was installed Tuesday. Socialist leader Sergey Stanishev, backed by 168 of the 235

Novinite Insider » Interview | August 16, 2005, Tuesday // 00:00 | Viewed: 986

Trilateral Coalition Goes for Govt

The leaders of Bulgaria's Socialists, the centrist Simeon II National Movement and the Turks, the three largest parties in Bulgaria's Parliament, signed a coalition agreement Monday.

Novinite Insider » Interview | August 15, 2005, Monday // 00:00 | Viewed: 603

Simeon Will Be Back. And He Knows It

By Milena Hristova Prior to June 25 elections, it was all about whether the former king will become a former prime minister as well.

Novinite Insider » Editorial | August 15, 2005, Monday // 00:00 | Viewed: 3620

Prospects for Third Govt Mandate?

More than a month after Bulgaria's general elections the country has not had a new government. The first exploratory mandate for government formation was first handed to the election-winning Socialist Party, who held coalition talks with Simeon II Nationa

Novinite Insider » Interview | August 12, 2005, Friday // 00:00 | Viewed: 741

Volen Siderov: Statesmen Should Have Bulgarian Names

Volen Siderov is the leader of ultra-nationalist coalition "Attack," a first-timer in Parliament. Siderov has been a household name in journalism, but often faced criticism for his racist-like views.

Novinite Insider » Interview | August 12, 2005, Friday // 00:00 | Viewed: 2100

Political Suicide Escaped - Is It?

By Ivelina Puhaleva The country will not have a government of Simeon II National Movement and its next prime minister is unlikely to be Simeon Saxe-Coburg either.

Novinite Insider » Editorial | August 11, 2005, Thursday // 00:00 | Viewed: 1603

The Sum of All Seats

By Despina Koleva More than a month after the general elections in Bulgaria, the country's political situation has come to resemble a Hollywood thriller.

Novinite Insider » Editorial | August 10, 2005, Wednesday // 00:00 | Viewed: 1277

Michael Shileds' Uncle: We Get Much Support from Bulgarians

Joey Graney is the uncle of Michael Shields, the UK teenager whom Bulgaria sentenced to 15 years in jail. Mr Graney talked to Sofia News Agency's Petya Bondokova, after visiting Michael in Varna.

Novinite Insider » Interview | August 9, 2005, Tuesday // 00:00 | Viewed: 2020

Petar Beron: Early Elections Are Unnecessary Complication

Petar Kirilov Beron was born in Sofia in 1940. He is a graduate of the Biology Geology-Geography Department of Sofia University "St.

Novinite Insider » Interview | August 6, 2005, Saturday // 00:00 | Viewed: 2009

Shields' Lawyer: Recognition Procedure Was Vitiated

Lawyer Oleg Atanassov is defendant lawyer of Michael Shields, 19, who was jailed for 15 years. Shields was convicted of premeditated attempt to kill Martin Georgiev, a Bulgarian barman who suffered a fractured skull in a street melee with British fans on

Novinite Insider » Interview | August 5, 2005, Friday // 00:00 | Viewed: 1770
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