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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.

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.

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.

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.

Big brother

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

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

Is the EU ready to face another Russian gas crisis?

Clive Leviev-Sawyer — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 10:13:00 +0200

Russia and the European Union have agreed on an early warning system if another natural gas cutoff looms. Some say that Bulgaria, among other countries hard-hit by the January 2009 crisis, is now better prepared. Not everyone is convinced.

Mixed reactions to Van Rompuy, Ashton taking EU top jobs

Clive Leviev-Sawyer — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 09:56:00 +0200

Welcomed by the UK government, France and Germany, as well as the US, the naming of Belgium’s Herman van Rompuy as European Council President and Catherine Ashton as foreign policy chief has caused misgivings in some circles, including Turkey which believes that Van Rompuy will oppose Turkish membership of the bloc.