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May 30 2005 02:00 CET
by Maury Wray Bridges
IN a small, tired municipal building in the Gotse Delchev district of Sofia, surrounded by block apartment buildings, a few women are working patiently to change the nature of economic development and social support in Bulgaria. They would not describe their endeavours this way: to them, they are simply doing what they can to help socially disadvantaged people in Bulgaria.
May 09 2005 02:00 CET
by Maury Wray Bridges
THE Dutch embassy in Bulgaria provides an interesting case study of using economic development efforts as a means of diplomacy.
Their approach to business development in Bulgaria is a model example of how to partner with local businesses and strengthen them while achieving their own diplomatic and economic objectives.
Apr 18 2005 02:00 CET
by Maury Wray Bridges
ALBENA Alexieva has great vision, but she cannot see. Alexieva contracted meningitis as a child and lost her sight at 14, in 1976. Like almost all disabled people her age in Bulgaria, she grew up in a parallel society. When she received her German Shepherd guide dog, Kamila, from Germany in 1999, her life changed forever.
Sir
IN my last Sounding Board I criticised the Bulgarian authorities seeming indifference concerning the general health of the public, especially when it came to warn them against the dangers of smoking.