Eight bids have been successfully entered in the tender for the construction of the 32-mile Trakiya highway section between Stara Zagora and Nova Zagora.
A day after Bulgaria's prime minister announced that Value-Added Tax (VAT), which currently stands at 20%, could be cut gradually starting from 2010, experts have voiced cautious forecasts.
EU members' swelling debt burdens may end up foiling Bulgaria's aspirations to join the euro in three years, despite the country's budgetary rigor, the Wall Street Journal write in its latest issue.
Despite a drop in gas consumption in 2009, due to the economic crisis, a critical European decrease is unlikely until 2012, according to Bulgarian geopolitician Plamen Dimitrov.
The negative trends in Bulgaria's real estate market will continue at least until the third quarter of 2010, a property report of the "Foros" agency reveals Tuesday.
Penny Market (Rewe Group), German soft discounter with an aggressive growth strategy for Bulgaria, announced it wants to build a 50-unit network in the country by the end of the year.
Bulgaria's Minister of Energy, Economy and Tourism, Traicho Traikov, discussed with his Israeli counterpart, Stas Misezhnikov, the possibility to attract more Israeli citizens to Bulgaria's tourist destinations.
Bulgaria's Prime Minister, Boyko Borisov, visited Tuesday the temporary Palestine capital Ramallah to meet with Palestinian PM Salam Fayyad, and President, Mahmoud Abbas.
"Let God protect Bulgaria," is the message that Bulgaria's Prime Minister Boyko Borisov, who is on a two-day official visit to Israel, left at the Wailing Wall in Jerusalem.
Representatives of the Bulgarian community in Israel have demanded that the Balkan country streamline the processing of applications for Bulgarian citizenship.
The Development Committee of the EP has decided to put off by 24 hours the final decision after Tuesday's hearing of the Bulgarian EU Commissioner-Designate Rumiana Jeleva.
Bulgarian Socialist MEP and former Foreign Minister Ivaylo Kalfin has declared that the country's EU Commissioner-Designate Rumiana Jeleva had done really badly during her EP hearing Tuesday night.
The coordinators of the political parties in the Development Committee of the European Parliament are expected to come up late Tuesday night with a final ruling on the performance of Bulgaria's Commissioner-Designate Rumiana Jeleva.
The Parliamentary Group of the European People's Party has called an emergency meeting after the hearing of the Bulgarian EU Commissioner-Designate Rumiana Jeleva.
In the final remaining minutes of Rumiana Jeleva's interview, the candidate was asked a variety of questions, some of which sought to extract more information from her on particular issues already discussed.
Bulgaria's EU Commissioner-Designate Rumiana Jeleva admitted after her EP Development Committee hearing that she had a share in a company, which spurred conflict of interest allegations.
Bulgaria's EU Commissioner-Designate Rumiana Jeleva has stated during her Tuesday hearing at the EP Development Committee that she would visit Gaza and Afghanistan first, if she is confirmed in charge of EU's humanitarian aid.
Returning to the need for good coordination in dealing with humanitarian aid and crisis situations, Jeleva emphasised the additional factor of adapting procedures and solutions to specific situations and places.
Asked by members of the committees for the environment about specific disasters, Jeleva emphasized the need for rapid response, for concerted action, and for cooperation.
Bulgaria's EU Commissioner-Designate Rumiana Jeleva has invited certain MEPs to visit Bulgaria with her in order to examine the allegations she was involved in conflict of interests.
The Development Committee of the European Parliament decided to put on hold the issue of alleged conflict of interests of Bulgarian Commissioner-Designate Jeleva.
Bulgaria's EU Commissioner-Designate Rumiana Jeleva entered into an argument during her EP hearing with Bulgarian MEP Antonia Parvanova over allegations Jeleva was involved in a conflict of interests.
Bulgaria's Commissioner-designate, Rumiana Jeleva, became Tuesday the first nominee for an EC post to have to answer questions involving possible conflict of interests.
On the anticipated subject of possible conflict of interest and non-disclosure of relevant personal information, Rumiana Jeleva observed that she never comments
Bulgaria's EU Commissioner-Designate Rumiana Jeleva declared during her EP hearing that her portfolio was not just about material aid but was about providing hope to the needy people around the world.
The hearing of the Bulgarian EU Commissioner-Designate Rumiana Jeleva at the EP Tuesday started with a precedent.
The much ancitipated hearing at the Development Committee of the Bulgarian EU Commissioner-Designate Rumiana Jeleva is starting at 4:30 pm CET Tuesday, January 12, 2010.
Bulgaria's EU Commissioner-Designate, Rumiana Jeleva, was involved in a conflict of interests as far back as 2007 when she was elected a MEP, according to the Bulgarian Socialist Party.
Bulgaria Justice Minister, Margarita Popova, has stated that she expects positive words in the next EC report regarding justice and interior reforms in Bulgaria.
Bulgarian candidate Rumiana Jeleva, who has been nominated to take the position of European Commissioner for International Cooperation, Humanitarian Aid, and Crisis Prevention, may face tough questioning from MEPs at the confirmation hearing on Tuesday.
The protest rally under the motto "Bulgaria Is Not big Brother" has received the support of over 25 political parties and organizations.
Bulgaria's ruling Citizens for European Development of Bulgaria (GERB) party continues to enjoy strong support with almost half of all Bulgarians (48,9%) giving them a confidence vote.
From April 1, 2010 it will be absolutely essential for all Bulgarians to hold the European Health Insurance Card (EHIC) to travel to other EU countries as well as Norway, Iceland, Liechtenstein and Switzerland.
Chair of the Parliamentary Internal Affairs Committee, Atanas Atanasov, has confirmed that the government has dispensed with the original interface proposal to monitor internet traffic and mobile phone calls.
Kasim Dal is set to succeed Ahmed Dogan as the leader of the ethnic Turkish Movement for Rights and Freedoms (DPS) party, Lyudmil Georgiev reported Tuesday.
Bulgaria's capital Sofia grew by 26 000 residents between 2004 and 2008, data from the National Statistics Institute (NSI) reveals.
Marko Djankov, the 5-year-old son of Bulgarian Finance Minister Simeon Djankov, who got injured during a play accident on Monday, is in a stable condition, doctors announced.
Bulgaria's Minister of Environment and Waters, Nona Karadzhova and Sofia's Mayor Yordanka Fandakova, broke ground Tuesday of the reconstruction of the water purification station near Kubratovo.
An armored car was blown up in the Boyana Quarter of the Bulgarian capital Sofia late Tuesday night.
Georgi Slavov has been admitted for emergency surgery at Plovdiv’s University Hospital St George, according to media reports
Bulgaria's Interior conducted the latest special operation in which 11 people have been detained and another 70 have been taken to Sofia police precincts for interrogation.
After two successful special operations codenamed "The Impudent" against gangs who planned and executed high-profile kidnappings in Bulgaria, prosecutors have said more arrests are to come.
"Avatar" continues its remarkable, record-breaking run at box offices worldwide. As reported by Novinite.com, the film has grossed over BGN 3,0 M in Bulgarian in a few weeks
Bulgaria, which joined the EU in 2007, has been criticised by Brussels for failing to curb high-level corruption and organised crime after dozens of businessmen, gang bosses and others were shot on its streets in recent years.
The gay model present at the death of Stephen Gately has admitted having a two-year relationship with the Boyzone singer.
Bulgarian property prices are likely to fall another 10% according to Industry Watch.
Bulgaria, the newest and poorest member of the European Union, is emerging as a fiscal model for a number of EU countries struggling to fend off debt crises.
A businessman offered a Bulgarian politician a new car as a gift for a favor he requested.
An inquiry into the Netherlands' support for the invasion of Iraq says it was not justified by UN resolutions, BBC reported.
A gay couple challenging Proposition 8 in federal court Monday said civil unions and domestic partnerships aren't the same as marriages, something they view as a stepping stone toward starting a family, CNN reported.
Andis Hadjicostis, the chief executive of one of Cyprus's largest media groups, was murdered outside his home in Nicosia on Monday evening, police said.
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