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Offline: Password protected

Rene Beekman — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 09:59:00 +0200

Anything that is digital can and will be copied, sooner or later. Where and how the file is stored is irrelevant.

Macro: Living in the past

Alex Bivol — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 09:59:00 +0200

Inasmuch as some Bulgarian officials are concerned, the credit crunch and the economic recession might as well have never happened.

The English Angle: Charisma

Gabriel Hershman — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 09:59:00 +0200

One conspicuous absentee from the 20th anniversary celebrations of the fall of the Berlin Wall was former British prime minister Mrs Thatcher.

Editorial: Time of changes

Clive Leviev-Sawyer — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 09:59:00 +0200

In a week in which Europe and much of the world commemorated the fall of the Berlin Wall, it is notable that this new November heralded several changes of its own.

On swine flu

Dr David Hill — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 09:59:00 +0200

Governments are brainwashed by the influence of the mighty pharmaceutical companies and therefore will not listen to the only definite "cure in town".

Offline: Private parts

Rene Beekman — Fri, 30 Oct 2009 09:59:00 +0200

Swedish daily The Local reported on October 21 2009 that a Swedish teenager who allegedly sent nude photos of his ex-girlfriend to his friends, had his conviction overturned upon appeal

My Bulgaria: Is it worth it?

Petar Kostadinov — Fri, 30 Oct 2009 09:59:00 +0200

A widespread view in Bulgaria, keenly supported by politicians, is that the work of the secret services should be hidden from the public eye so that the services can do their job to their utmost. This notion applies equally to secret services’ success and failures.

Editorial: National insecurity

Clive Leviev-Sawyer — Fri, 30 Oct 2009 09:59:00 +0200

The drama around Bulgaria’s State Agency for National Security and former prime minister Sergei Stanishev is playing to the full advantage of Prime Minister Boiko Borissov.

Bosnia-Herzegovina and the UN Security Council

Kevin Beck — Fri, 30 Oct 2009 09:59:00 +0200

Bosnia-Herzegovina has been elected to a seat on the United Nations Security Council.

Legal Alien: Taking the cake

Clive Leviev-Sawyer — Fri, 30 Oct 2009 09:59:00 +0200

Not one to rest on his laurels, Bulgaria’s Prime Minister Boiko Borissov has cut the budget for laurels. Not only laurels, but all Cabinet entertainment expenses on flower arrangements and buffets

Late delivery: The Sofia Echo email bulletin

The Sofia Echo staff — Wed, 28 Oct 2009 11:00:00 +0200

A technical glitch caused the October 27 issue of The Sofia Echo email bulletin to go out to subscribers later than scheduled.

Macro: Euro debate, again

Alex Bivol — Fri, 23 Oct 2009 09:58:00 +0300

Last year’s short-lived but intense furore left the impression that the debate whether Bulgaria should unilaterally adopt the euro was over.

The English Angle: Party pooper

Gabriel Hershman — Fri, 23 Oct 2009 09:58:00 +0300

The establishment’s attacks on the British National Party (BNP) in the UK all miss the point.

Editorial: Being taken for a ride

Clive Leviev-Sawyer — Fri, 23 Oct 2009 09:58:00 +0300

Every kidnapping in Bulgaria spawns innuendo about the victim, that somehow the episode is revenge for some other deed in the underworld.

Living Bulgaria: Snails in Zaimov Park

Bill Drysdale — Fri, 23 Oct 2009 09:58:00 +0300

Sofia is blessed with fine parks which are the lungs of the city.

Blewett revisited

Rene Beekman — Thu, 22 Oct 2009 17:42:00 +0300

Blewett's latest production on the lives of former Mogilino inmates, shows that it is not just the children that have undergone impressive transformations.

My Bulgaria: The battle for Spaska

Petar Kostadinov — Fri, 16 Oct 2009 09:59:00 +0300

Prime Minister Boiko Borissov won one of his first victories abroad after Spaska Mitrova was released from a Macedonian court on October 8.

Editorial: A little encouragement

Clive Leviev-Sawyer — Fri, 16 Oct 2009 09:59:00 +0300

There can be little doubt that European Enlargement Commissioner Olli Rehn was correct to say that for countries in South Eastern Europe, the prospect of becoming eligible for negotiating membership of the EU has been a substantial motivation to reform.

Offline: Tunnel vision

Rene Beekman — Fri, 16 Oct 2009 09:59:00 +0300

If Bulgarian media and cultural community are unable to defend freedom of expression, then why would we expect the Rasates, Atanassovs and Tsvetanovs of this world not to trample basic democratic principles?

Legal Alien: Mad about Bulgaria

Clive Leviev-Sawyer — Fri, 16 Oct 2009 09:59:00 +0300

Close to a quarter of Bulgarians, had frequent attacks of various forms of mental disorders over the four-year period up to the end of 2007.