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Bulgaria Recalls Ambassador to Thailand over Sex Scandal

Bulgaria's Ambassador to Thailand, Kamen Velichkov, will be recalled the spokesperson of the Foreign Ministry, Vesela Cherneva, announced Thursday.

Politics » Diplomacy | June 10, 2010, Thursday // 12:02 | Viewed: 7705

EU Citizens Allowed in Serbia with ID Cards

Citizens of the EU countries will be able to enter Serbia only with their ID cards starting June 12.

Politics » Diplomacy | June 10, 2010, Thursday // 11:35 | Viewed: 7125

Bulgaria Signs Police Treaty with Greece in Preparation for Schengen Entry

Bulgaria and Greece have signed a new treaty for cross-border police cooperation.

Politics » Diplomacy | June 9, 2010, Wednesday // 18:27 | Viewed: 2047

President to Ambassadors: Bulgaria Can Make EU Stronger

Bulgaria's President, Georgi Parvanov, declared Tuesday that the European project 2020 can only pass through the admission of the Western Balkans in the EU.

Politics » Diplomacy | June 8, 2010, Tuesday // 18:02 | Viewed: 1958

US INL Assistant Secretary Backs Bulgaria's 'Mafia' Tribunals

David Johnson, US Assistant Secretary of State for the Bureau of International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs, voiced the full support of his government for the establishment of the so-called "mafia tribunals.

Politics » Diplomacy | June 8, 2010, Tuesday // 14:15 | Viewed: 2441

INL Assistant Secretary: Bulgaria Crime Combat Impressive

David Johnson, US Assistant Secretary of State for the Bureau of International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs, has highly praised the results that the new Bulgarian government has achieved in its fight against organized crime.

Politics » Diplomacy | June 8, 2010, Tuesday // 12:14 | Viewed: 2294

Crime Combat Tops INL Assistant Secretary Agenda in Bulgaria

Cooperation for reforms in the justice system to reinforce organized crime combat will top the agenda of Assistant Secretary of State for the Bureau of International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs David T. Johnson in Sofia.

Politics » Diplomacy | June 8, 2010, Tuesday // 07:57 | Viewed: 2076

Bulgaria Calls for Vigorous Interparliamentary Cooperation in SE Europe

The speaker of the Bulgarian Parliament Tsetska Tsacheva took part Monday in the 8th Conference of the South-East European Cooperation Process Speakers of Parliament in Antalya, Turkey.

Politics » Diplomacy | June 7, 2010, Monday // 17:45 | Viewed: 1893

Foreign Diplomats Back Bulgaria's GERB Judicial Reform Plans

Bulgaria's Justice Minister, Margarita Popova, presented before the EU and the US Ambassadors to Sofia the cabinet's idea for reform of the judicial system.

Politics » Diplomacy | June 7, 2010, Monday // 16:48 | Viewed: 2823

Bulgarians in Serbia Vote for Official Representatives

Ethnic minority citizens of Serbia voted Sunday in the country's first elections for official representatives of their groups.

Politics » Diplomacy | June 7, 2010, Monday // 11:56 | Viewed: 3578

INL Assistant Secretary Johnson Travels to Bulgaria

Assistant Secretary of State for the Bureau of International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs David T. Johnson will travel to Sofia, Brussels, and Pristina June 7-11, 2010, the US Department of State reported.

Politics » Diplomacy | June 6, 2010, Sunday // 10:05 | Viewed: 2066

Israeli PM to Lift Bulgarian Journalists Entry Ban

Bulgaria's Prime Minister, Boyko Borisov had made a phone call late Friday evening to his Israeli counterpart, Benjamin Netanyahu, asking him to lift the 10-year ban to enter Israel, imposed on the two Bulgarian journalists, tangled in the Gaza conflict.

Politics » Diplomacy | June 5, 2010, Saturday // 20:25 | Viewed: 2096

Bulgarian President Asks for Stronger Business Ties with Palestine

Bulgaria' President, Georgi Parvanov, met Friday with the Palestinian Labor Minister, Dr. Ahmad Abdul-Salam Hassan Majdalani, the Presidential press office informs.

Politics » Diplomacy | June 4, 2010, Friday // 19:40 | Viewed: 1952

Bulgaria Joins UN Request for Investigation of Gaza Incident

Bulgaria's Parliamentary Committee for Foreign Policy is joining the international community represented by the UN and the EU in the request for an independent investigation of the incident in the Gaza strip.

Politics » Diplomacy | June 4, 2010, Friday // 19:18 | Viewed: 3064

Record Number of Foreigners Apply for Bulgarian Citizenship

The Citizenship Council approved Friday, during its regular weekly meeting, a record number of Bulgarian citizenship applications - 560.

Politics » Diplomacy | June 4, 2010, Friday // 16:47 | Viewed: 5000

Bulgarian PM 'Sorry' He Can't Be Recruited by CIA

Bulgarian PM Boyko Borisov dismissed Friday the accusations by socialist opposition that he is "CIA's person" in Bulgaria.

Politics » Diplomacy | June 4, 2010, Friday // 16:17 | Viewed: 2329

Bulgaria Eases Visa Regime for Russia, Ukraine, Belarus and Moldova

Bulgaria relaxes visa procedures for Russian, Ukrainian, Belarussian and Moldovan nationals following an order signed by the Bulgarian Foreign Minister Nikolay Mladenov this Friday.

Politics » Diplomacy | June 4, 2010, Friday // 12:49 | Viewed: 3203

FM: Suggestion for Russian Missiles in Bulgaria Must Be Joke

Foreign Minister Nikolay Mladenov has described a suggestion to station Russian missiles in Bulgaria as "extremely not serious.

Politics » Diplomacy | June 3, 2010, Thursday // 19:59 | Viewed: 2840

Translation Blunder Stirs Dismay at Steinberg's Sofia Briefing

A remark by the US Deputy Secretary of State, John Steinberg, during his briefing in Sofia Thursday stirred confusion and uneasiness among reporters gathered to hear his comments.

Politics » Diplomacy | June 3, 2010, Thursday // 18:01 | Viewed: 3706

Steinberg: US Couldn't Be Happier with Bulgarian Partnership

The United States could not wish for a better partnership that it has with Bulgaria, declared US Deputy Secretary of State James Steinberg in Sofia.

Politics » Diplomacy | June 3, 2010, Thursday // 17:08 | Viewed: 2380

Russian Ambassador, Bulgarian Socialists Mull Energy Policies

The Russian Ambassador to Bulgaria, Yuriy Isakov, and former Prime Minister and leader of the Bulgarian Socialist Party (BSP), Sergey Stanishev, discussed Thursday the most important energy projects, BSP press center informs.

Politics » Diplomacy | June 3, 2010, Thursday // 14:05 | Viewed: 3046
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