| Latest news 17:26 Fri 16 May 2008 The Bulgarian-Portuguese consortium that was suppose dto build the last remaining sections of the Trakiya highway between Sofia and Bourgas has sent an e-mail to Regional Development Minister Assen Gagaouzov that it failed to raise the necessary funds for it, Gagaouzov told read more  |  | Latest news 12:57 Fri 16 May 2008 Bulgaria's Government was a wise one because it managed to find a proper balance between the country's economic prosperity and its care for the people, Social and Labour Policy Minister Emilia Maslarova told private broadcaster bTV on May 16 2008.
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| 18:39 Fri 16 May 2008 Bulgarian Prime Minister Sergei Stanishev, whom United States president George W Bush addressed as “Mr Clean” in 2007, will pay a visit to the White House on June 18 2008.
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| 12:33 Fri 16 May 2008  Pop-folk singer Ann-G, best known for her salacious music singles and interest in keeping fit, will be representing the American vinyl siding firm Variform in its new Bulgarian billboard advert campaign.
Keeping in line with her risqué self-presentation, for the photo read more | | 12:30 Fri 16 May 2008 All municipalities with high structural deficit and responding to three of four criteria will be eligible for apply for a 10 million leva state subsidy, the Bulgarian Government decided on May 15, Investor.bg said.
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 Whether motivated by determination to muffle strident criticism from domestic opposition and the international community, or a desire to score political points ahead of the 2009 parliamentary elections, Bulgaria’s Government embarked on a long-delayed and holistic reform of the read more The meeting of the ruling coalition near Bansko mountain resort on May 10 and 11 disappointed in providing concrete results on the structural reforms within the Interior Ministry. The three ruling parties – the Bulgarian Socialist Party (BSP), the National Movement for read more On May 11, the Serbian people went to the polls to have their say on the major issue for the country ever since Kosovo broke away in February, namely, which way to go – East or West. The results, however, turned out to be not as decisive as many would have wanted. For the time read more  After a three-month recess, the idea for a mega-energy holding, which sparked controversy right from the outset, continued flashing up with action. On May 6, Bulgaria’s Economy and Energy Ministry called a tender for a consultant to organise the creation of the holding. The read more Despite the upstreak witnessed for a fourth successive day and a four per cent month-on-month turnover increase in April, the Bulgarian Stock Exchange (BSE) has been experiencing the gloom of recession. The bourse has been on a one-year low, the main indices have lost 30 per read more Fiscal stability has long been on Bulgaria’s agenda, just as it was the European Union’s main point of interest when assessing the country’s readiness to enter the ranks of the euro and so expand the European Monetary Union (EMU). With its accession to the EU, Bulgaria read more The most recent data on the exact number of Bulgaria’s population dates to 2006, when, according to the National Statistical Institute (NSI), there were a total of 7 679 290 Bulgarians living in the country. This is the lowest number since 1990, when the population was 8 669 read more A belief that children are unique individuals with unique personalities and needs is the basis for ABC KinderCare Centre’s educational approach. The English-language Sofia pre-school/kindergarten believes that a child learns best through exploring the world around him or her, read more Unfortunately, low salaries have become a synonym for teachers’ pay in Bulgaria. A check done by The Sofia Echo showed that a primary school teachers' average salary is about 340 leva. This applies only to those who hold a university diploma for teaching. If a lawyer, for read more Keeping proper statistics about the number of students who have dropped out of school is not easy. When Bulgaria was a people’s republic in 1947 to 1989, no such data was available, simply because the regime did its best to keep everybody in school and at work. That was why it read more Frank and Ruth Munsey have resided in the Chicago/north-west Indiana area for the past 56 years. They have four children, nine grandchildren and four great grandchildren. Before coming to Sofia, Bulgaria, in 1991, they founded and operated a private school in north-west Indiana read more At the Anglo-American School of Sofia (AAS), respect for the student sets the foundation for 21st-century education. Educators translate their job into facilitating and equipping individuals to be life-long learners. There is an obvious commitment here to prepare the next read more I’ve been living in Bulgaria now for about 10 years, but I never cease to be amazed at the difference when you leave the city and venture into the countryside. In the villages, it can be like stepping back in time 50 years or so. Although there are now many cars and, for the read more Iron Man may not be the best-known and -loved boy fantasy of a super hero, but it may well turn out to be the best loved comic book movie for all those not seduced by this bizarre and most profitable of cinematic genres. Yes, Iron Man has super hero origins in the mould of the read more Some of the Government politicians who went to Bansko on the weekend of May 10 and 11 to come up with new social, health and law enforcement policies for Bulgaria may have the opportunity to return to the resort at length in winter 2009, because they may be out of a job. The read more Forget the Hillary and Barack snake-and-mongoose act; I would like to see UK home secretary Jacqui Smith and Bulgarian Prime Minister Sergei Stanishev debate the question of “special surveillance means” against criminals. In Bulgaria, that strange and somehow sinister phrase read more During the six days of holiday around May 6, some friends and I decided to set off on an adventure to the southern coast of the Black Sea and Strandja Nature Park. We packed bags, bicycles, a dog and even a four-year-old and headed east. The first beach that we visited, after a read more British fans will be allowed into Russia for the Champions League final between Manchester United and Chelsea on May 21 after, on May 13, Russian president Dmitry Medvedev signed an amended law, allowing the suspension of visa regulations for major sports events. The final in read more Summer on the Black Sea coast is fun-packed and offers something for everyone, from sun worshippers to those who cannot sit still and crave excitement. Children and adults alike are spoilt for choice. However, when holidaymakers return home, one venue still maintains the read more |
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