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EC suing Bulgaria for Sofia waste disposal failure

Clive Leviev-Sawyer — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 17:14:00 +0200

The European Commission is taking Bulgaria to court for delays in providing Sofia with adequate waste disposal facilities.

US ambassador-designate Warlick addresses senate confirmation hearing

Gabriel Hershman — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 15:15:00 +0200

James Warlick is the spouse of Mary Warlick, director of the office of Russian affairs at the US state department, who has been nominated to serve as ambassador to Serbia

Bulgaria declares flu epidemic at an end

Clive Leviev-Sawyer — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 12:19:00 +0200

Bulgaria’s Health Ministry announced on November 20 2009 that the flu epidemic declared two weeks earlier is at an end as rates of infection decline. The announcement coincides with reports of two deaths from A (H1N1) flu in Bulgaria.

Bulgarian prosecutors to investigate Dogan’s real estate deals

Clive Leviev-Sawyer — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 11:52:00 +0200

Acting on allegations by Democrats for a Strong Bulgaria leader Ivan Kostov, prosecutors and Government officials are to probe deals by which Movement for Rights and Freedoms leader Ahmed Dogan acquired various properties.

Sofia prosecutors charge Bulgaria’s former defence minister Nikolai Tsonev

Clive Leviev-Sawyer — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 11:25:00 +0200

Prosecutors allege that a deal agreed by the former defence minister caused losses of 12.9 million leva.

Big brother

Rene Beekman — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 10:03:00 +0200

New law grants Interior Ministry greater snooping powers as privacy advocates protest

The city hall relay

Petar Kostadinov — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 10:02:00 +0200

New Sofia mayor Yordanka Fandukova took the baton from Prime Minister Boiko Borissov

Gridlock

The Sofia Echo staff — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 10:00:00 +0200

Thousands of parking spaces in Sofia await investors

Bulgaria's Cabinet cuts costs by sending no Christmas cards this year

Petar Kostadinov — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 13:29:00 +0200

Prime Minister Boiko Borissov cuts all cost on Christmas cards, calendars and receptions this year.

Six hundred people sanctioned for smoking inside trains

Petar Kostadinov — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 13:16:00 +0200

Those who refused to pay the 20 leva fine were taken off the trains.

Bulgaria's Cabinet approves anti-crime measures

Petar Kostadinov — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 11:45:00 +0200

Amendments to a number of laws aim to improve the accountability and work of the judiciary, law enforcement and financial transactions.

Bulgarian President Purvanov to visit Greece

The Sofia Echo staff — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 17:38:00 +0200

Vice President Angel Marin goes to Belgrade and Sarajevo.

Bulgarian Foreign Minister heads for Washington

The Sofia Echo staff — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 17:24:00 +0200

Roumyana Zheleva to discuss energy issues with Hillary Clinton on October 23.

Palfreeman case will resume on December 2 with lawyers' arguments

The Sofia Echo staff — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 15:28:00 +0200

The court turned down the defence's request for a new medical report

Bulgarian Air Force to commit aircraft for public and rescue services

Nick Iliev — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 11:05:00 +0200

BAF will allocate aircraft for disaster relief, search and rescue operations, traffic surveillance and control and for patient transport

Influenza levels in Bulgaria decrease as inoculations in Greece begin

Nick Iliev — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 10:47:00 +0200

A mass inoculation programme in Greece was launched on November 17 while in Bulgaria vaccines are expected to arrive in January 2010.

Bulgaria's health sector to receive additional 350M leva in funding

Nick Iliev — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 08:14:00 +0200

The Bulgarian health sector is poised to receive a much-needed financial boost of 350 million leva, according to a memorandum on November 17, signed by the ruling GERB party, the Blue Coalition, Finance Minister Simeon Dyankov and Health Minister Bozhidar Nanev

Repeat of the row over monument to Unknown Turkish Soldier

Rene Beekman — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 17:11:00 +0200

The Muslim brothers in a Bulgarian village decide to resurrect monument, causing increased ethnic tension.

Bulgarian Parliament passes 2010 Budget bill at first reading

The Sofia Echo staff — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 15:36:00 +0200

Bulgarian lawmakers passed the 2010 Budget bill with 135 votes in favour and 44 against on November 17 2009.

New Education Minister announced

Petar Kostadinov — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 12:57:00 +0200

Former head of New Bulgarian University Sergei Ignatov replaces Yordanka Fandukova who won Sofia mayoral elections