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Raise the Glass

By Despina Koleva A man sits on the pavement in front of the neighborhood pub and weeps.

Novinite Insider » Editorial | October 21, 2005, Friday // 00:00 | Viewed: 787

We the Nasty

By Petya Sabinova Sometimes a lifetime is not enough to fully grasp the complexity of one person, let alone a country of eight million.

Novinite Insider » Editorial | October 17, 2005, Monday // 00:00 | Viewed: 1619

Wallow in the Mire

By Despina Koleva Bloody, sweaty and a bit teary-such has been the battle for Sofia so far.

Novinite Insider » Editorial | October 14, 2005, Friday // 00:00 | Viewed: 1150

Romanian Expert: EC Wouldn't Let Reforms Fail

Angela Filote is Press and Communication Officer at the EC Delegation in Bucharest. She is a Romanian expert in the field of information and communication, with over ten years of managerial experience as Head of the Press and Communication Department of t

Novinite Insider » Interview | October 12, 2005, Wednesday // 00:00 | Viewed: 1579

Paradise Lost - Too Lost in Bulgaria

By Petya Sabinova Organizational blunders caused what was supposed to be one of the highlights in this year's array of concerts -Paradise Lost in Bulgaria - to turn into a nightmarish experience.

Novinite Insider » Editorial | October 10, 2005, Monday // 00:00 | Viewed: 1830

Labor of Love

By Despina Koleva A mayor candidate, who just won the race, calls his wife.

Novinite Insider » Editorial | October 7, 2005, Friday // 00:00 | Viewed: 796

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: 1456

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: 910

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: 1200

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: 1875

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: 1240

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: 6563

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: 1356

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: 1300

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: 3323

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: 9112

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: 1782

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: 988

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: 606

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: 3623

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: 745
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