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Exodus From Romania, Bulgaria May Not Be Massive*

from Forbes

Views on BG | January 4, 2014, Saturday // 09:54 | Viewed: 2856

Lure of Jobs Abroad Sounds Death Knell for Rural Bulgaria

A decade ago the village of Dolna Melna, near Bulgaria's border with Serbia, was a thriving community with shops, a post office and five pubs.

Views on BG | January 3, 2014, Friday // 18:10 | Viewed: 5464

Alarm Sounded on Anti-Roma Rhetoric as Door Opens to More EU Workers

From The Guardian

Views on BG | January 1, 2014, Wednesday // 18:40 | Viewed: 5333

EU Opens Doors to Romanian and Bulgarian Workers

Romanians and Bulgarians have received the right to work freely across the EU, seven years after joining the bloc.

Views on BG | January 1, 2014, Wednesday // 10:56 | Viewed: 1998

Romanian and Bulgarian Migration Stirs up Ancient, Dark Parts of the Brain

Romanians and Bulgarians will gain the same rights as other EU citizens to move to Britain from 1 January.

Views on BG | December 31, 2013, Tuesday // 14:17 | Viewed: 2785

Sold out! Flights and Buses Full as Romanians and Bulgarians Head for the UK

Bulgarians and Romanians were last night preparing to travel to Britain as restrictions on working here are lifted tomorrow.

Views on BG | December 31, 2013, Tuesday // 12:13 | Viewed: 8943

Bitter Debate Marks Lifting of Bulgaria and Romania Labor Restrictions

The restrictions on Bulgarians and Romanians being allowed to work throughout the EU will be lifted on Wednesday but the debate surrounding the move has been bitter.

Views on BG | December 30, 2013, Monday // 14:09 | Viewed: 4965

Are Romanian and Bulgarian Workers Eager to Emigrate?

As of January 2014, restrictions are lifted on Romanians and Bulgarians seeking long-term work in other EU member states. But experts say expectations of massive immigration from the two countries are likely unfounded.

Views on BG | December 29, 2013, Sunday // 07:06 | Viewed: 8392

As European Barriers Fall, Bulgarians Feel West’s Tug

SOFIA, Bulgaria — Ervin Ivanov, a fourth-year medical student, is sure he’ll leave Bulgaria, and he is sure that most of his classmates will too.

Views on BG | December 28, 2013, Saturday // 11:06 | Viewed: 4741

Bulgaria's Travails Should Be A Sobering Reminder to Ukrainians: The EU Doesn't Fix Everything

At a time that thousands of Ukrainians continue to protest in favor of integration with the European Union, it's worth taking a moment to consider whether or not the EU is actually capable of delivering on the protesters' expectations.

Views on BG | December 28, 2013, Saturday // 10:57 | Viewed: 3126

Change Comes Slowly for Bulgaria, Even With E.U. Membership

from The New York Times

Views on BG | December 25, 2013, Wednesday // 09:49 | Viewed: 3281

Bulgaria, Unready, Is Poor Host to Syrians

During a recent visit to a bleak refugee center hastily set up in an abandoned military camp at Harmanli in southern Bulgaria, Iliana Savova, with the Bulgaria Helsinki Committee, a human rights group, shook her head in dismay as she surveyed a muddy, gar

Views on BG | December 23, 2013, Monday // 08:46 | Viewed: 3782

Bulgaria's President: 'Don't Play on Fear. Stop Attacking Us'

For months, a dark blue armour-plated police van has been parked outside Sofia's only mosque, the 16th-century Banya Bashi, in the city centre, a stone's throw from the synagogue and Catholic and eastern orthodox cathedrals.

Views on BG | December 22, 2013, Sunday // 13:05 | Viewed: 4077

Bulgaria Issues Fierce Rebuke to David Cameron over Migrants

The president of Bulgaria has made a stinging intervention in the UK's immigration debate, attacking what he calls David Cameron's attempts to pander to nationalists – and warning the PM to consider how history will judge him.

Views on BG | December 22, 2013, Sunday // 12:51 | Viewed: 4144

Bulgaria: Staking Out a Vampire Tourist Trail

Two towns in Bulgaria and Romania are planning to boost their tourist appeal by capitalising on their "vampire" past, it seems.

Views on BG | December 20, 2013, Friday // 16:19 | Viewed: 5784

Red Bull Bird's Eye in Bulgaria's Mountains

Paraglider Veso Ovcharov talks about Bulgarian mountains and Hawaiian sharks.

Views on BG | December 19, 2013, Thursday // 14:33 | Viewed: 3560

You're Welcome

The Economist open letter to the citizens of Bulgaria and Romania

Views on BG | December 19, 2013, Thursday // 09:44 | Viewed: 4613

Syrians Can't Catch a Break in Bulgaria, Either

Ali al-Jasem, 16, arrived with his family in a patch of woods near Turkey’s border with Bulgaria at 6 o’clock on a clear October morning.

Views on BG | December 18, 2013, Wednesday // 15:41 | Viewed: 4698

Romanian, Bulgarian Immigrants Welcomed 'If Hard-Working And Pay Taxes'

Britons do not have racist feelings toward Romanians and Bulgarians, but blame the government for a lack of real information on how further immigration will impact Britain, a study has indicated.

Views on BG | December 17, 2013, Tuesday // 15:11 | Viewed: 2651

Bulgaria: S&P Negative Outlook Reflects Harsh Reality

from The Financial Times

Views on BG | December 16, 2013, Monday // 18:57 | Viewed: 3477

Far Right in Eastern Europe Makes Gains as Syrians Arrive

SVILENGRAD, Bulgaria — After spreading turmoil and desperate refugees across the Middle East, Syria’s brutal civil war has now leaked misery into Europe’s eastern fringe.

Views on BG | December 15, 2013, Sunday // 11:46 | Viewed: 5503
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