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Press review: Headlines in Bulgarian papers on July 3 2008

Thu, Jul 03 2008 12:56 CET bySpasena Baramova 57 Views

These are some of the top headlines in Bulgarian newspapers on July 3 2008. The Sofia Echo has not verified these stories and cannot vouch for their accuracy.

Politics

- The head of State Fund Agriculture Dimitur Tadarukov has committed "ritual resignation", Dnevnik daily reported, saying that he ostentatiously handed in his resignation on July 2. Tadarukov's official motive was Brussels' demand to freeze funds under two more measures of Sapard programme, the daily said.

- Monitor daily reports of a new row involving former Interior Minister Roumen Petkov, who was accused by the National Movement for Stability and Progress (NMSP) that he had covered up shady deals when he was in charge of the ministry.

Social

- Prime Minister Sergei Stanishev gifted life-long salaries and a campus to the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, Dnevnik daily said.

- The annual Interior Ministry parade on July 5 will be a lot more informal this year and turn into a beerfest, Standart daily said.

Economy

- Technical problems were likely to further delay the construction of Danube Bridge 2 between Vidin in Bulgaria and Calafat in Romania, Dnevnik daily reported.

- Bulgaria is getting ready to impose a limit on the amount of Turkish trucks can carry when they enter the country, Dnevnik daily said.

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