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UK Olympic Chief: Bulgaria's 2014 Bid Unmarred by Slavkov

Craig Reedie is Great Britain's member of the International Olympic Committee, and Chairman of the British Olympic Association (BOA). He entered in the IOC in 1994.

Novinite Insider » Interview | July 12, 2005, Tuesday // 00:00 | Viewed: 995

Andrew Jennings: An Honest Bulgarian Could Enter IOC

Andrew Jennings, consultant to BBC documentary "Buying the Games", comments in an interview for Sofia News Agency expectations and latest developments in the bribery scandal, involving Bulgarian IOC member Ivan Slavkov.

Novinite Insider » Interview | July 7, 2005, Thursday // 00:00 | Viewed: 2643

London: Time to Rethink the Day Tomorrow

By Ivelina Puhaleva Bulgaria has become a household name concerning the Olympics 2012 bidding process more than a year before the winner was picked up by IOC in Singapore.

Novinite Insider » Editorial | July 6, 2005, Wednesday // 00:00 | Viewed: 2422

Animal Farm II or Dumping the Dump

By Despina Koleva In the beginning of July 2005 Bulgaria's capital Sofia has once again bathed in piles of uncollected garbage.

Novinite Insider » Editorial | July 4, 2005, Monday // 00:00 | Viewed: 1319

Wave of Local Elections Possible in June 25 Follow-up

By Ivelina Puhaleva It is possible that Bulgaria sees a wave of new local elections at some of largest cities, if leaders of winning parties per respective constituencies - who are currently mayors - decided to take on an MP chair.

Novinite Insider » Editorial | June 27, 2005, Monday // 00:00 | Viewed: 1246

Elections 2005: The Marriage

By Despina Koleva June 25 proved undoubtedly to be a decisive date in the lives of Bulgarians.

Novinite Insider » Editorial | June 26, 2005, Sunday // 00:00 | Viewed: 1244

Elections'05 Surprise Left in Political Isolation

By Ivelina Puhaleva The greatest surprise of Elections 2005 - the nationalistic coalition Attack - has opened battle on two fronts in its first ever press conference after they appeared to be among entrants in next parliament.

Novinite Insider » Editorial | June 26, 2005, Sunday // 00:00 | Viewed: 1330

The Voters' Counter-Attack

By Milena Hristova It may sound like an outworn quotation, but outworn it was not on the election night - all election racers got a slap in the face as people cast their ballots.

Novinite Insider » Editorial | June 26, 2005, Sunday // 00:00 | Viewed: 964

Political Scientist: Worst Scenario is Fall Re-elections

Dr Vassil Penev is Doctor of Political Sciences and teaches Political Sciences at Sofia University "St. Kliment Ohridsky".

Novinite Insider » Interview | June 23, 2005, Thursday // 00:00 | Viewed: 1779

Election Commission Deputy Head: Fears of Shadow over Vote 2005

Alexander Petrov, deputy head of the Bulgarian Election Commission, talked to Sofia News Agency Editor-in-Chief Milena Hristova hours ahead of the opening of the election polls. Q: Could you elaborate on reports about missing information in the applicati

Novinite Insider » Interview | June 22, 2005, Wednesday // 00:00 | Viewed: 1223

Sacchi: Italy Seeks to Expand Partnership with Bulgaria

The Italian Festival is running in Sofia for a second successive year to promote Italian way of life, culinary, fashion, furniture design and movies. It is organised by the Italian Institute of Foreign Trade under the auspices of the Embassy of the Republ

Novinite Insider » Interview | June 6, 2005, Monday // 00:00 | Viewed: 2000

Of Score and Spirit

by Petya Bondokova The unprecedented euphoria of the Bulgarian football fans before the encounter with Sweden has subsided.

Novinite Insider » Editorial | June 2, 2005, Thursday // 00:00 | Viewed: 1281

Is The EU Weakening?

by Petya Bondokova The first ever constitution of united Europe has become the first EU treaty signed by all member governments and then left without ratification.

Novinite Insider » Editorial | May 30, 2005, Monday // 00:00 | Viewed: 1117

H.E. Kourkoulas: France, Germany Can't Keep Bulgaria out of EU

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Novinite Insider » Interview | May 26, 2005, Thursday // 00:00 | Viewed: 2044

High-Altitude Tourism: Shouldn't It Come Back to Earth?

By Milena Hristova Legend has it that when God handed out land to different peoples, he forgot about the Bulgarians.

Novinite Insider » Destinations | | Viewed: 2606

Shirly Brener: Bulgaria is Very Profitable for Film Companies

Shirly Brener has a diverse career in film, television, theater and hosting in both her native Israel and in the USA. Born in Haifa, she did her first commercial at the age of 2.

Novinite Insider » Interview | May 17, 2005, Tuesday // 00:00 | Viewed: 3153

EU: Responsibility is Not a Dirty Word

by Petya Bondokova One of the main arguments of Bulgarians who oppose EU entry has been the responsibility that membership entails.

Novinite Insider » Editorial | April 26, 2005, Tuesday // 00:00 | Viewed: 1360

George Buhnici: I Left Bulgaria with Hope

George Buhnici, a Romanian investigative journalist from PRO TV, was seized last November in the Bulgaria-Romania border area at Russe, while secretly shooting a video on alleged under-the-counter deals in the trade zone. He was found using a microphone a

Novinite Insider » Interview | April 14, 2005, Thursday // 00:00 | Viewed: 2764

New Entrants Held Hostage of EU Brawls

By Ivelina Puhaleva An institutional conflict over the technicalities of enlargement funding has threatened to take hostage the European Parliament's vote over Bulgaria and Romania accession treaties.

Novinite Insider » Editorial | April 13, 2005, Wednesday // 00:00 | Viewed: 1945

James Roaf: Shocking Credit Growth due to Fictitious Actions

James Roaf has been IMF Resident Representative in Bulgaria since 2003. He is British and before his appointment to Bulgaria he served as Deputy Division Chief at International Capital Markets Department and Senior Economist at the International Capital M

Novinite Insider » Interview | April 11, 2005, Monday // 00:00 | Viewed: 1128

Dobrin Mitev: Riding The Runway Train to Disgrace

by Petya Bondokova History has given many examples of how a man's weakness can stain the image of an entire nation.

Novinite Insider » Editorial | April 7, 2005, Thursday // 00:00 | Viewed: 3400
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