Exclusive interview of Novinite.com (Sofia News Agency) with Kristalina Georgieva, EU Commissioner for Humanitarian Aid, International Cooperation and Crisis Response. Kristalina Georgieva was born on August 13, 1953, in Sofia, Bulgaria. She earned her MA in Political Economy and Sociology in 1976 and her Ph.D. in economics in 1986 from the University of National and [...]
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Parma is expected to keep Valeri Bojinov permanently by reaching an agreement with Manchester City within days, Italian media reported. Reports suggest City want EUR 4 M for the hitman, who has made an impressive performance since joining the Ducali on loan last summer, scoring eight goals in 29 games. Parma however is expected to [...]
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Bulgaria marks Wednesday, June 2, the 134th anniversary of the death of one of the most prominent Bulgarians – the publicist, poet and revolutionary Hristo Botev, who gave his life for Bulgaria’s independence. The anniversary will be commemorated all over Bulgaria with official ceremonies and laying of wreaths. At precisely 12 noon sirens invite people [...]
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Leading figures from Bulgaria’s Borisov government as a whole continue to enjoy high public approval, a recent public opinion poll shows. According to the a survey of the National Center for Studying Public Opinion conducted in May 15-25, 2010, across the country, a total of 64.7% of the Bulgarians approve of the work of Prime [...]
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Bulgaria PM Boyko Borisov has continued his war of words with popular TV host Slavi Trifonov, accusing the showman of “speaking lies about him”. Borisov stated late Tuesday; “Neither Slavi Trifonov or the show interest me…or the adverts that he does on my back. How he hosts his show is his business.” He continued that [...]
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Representatives of the Sofia District Court and the Bulgarian government met Tuesday in order to try to sort the debacle in which the country’s busiest court might be kicked out of its building. In May 2010, the Chair of Bulgaria’s largest and busiest court, the Sofia District Court, Judge Krasimir Vlahov, announced that the institution [...]
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The first 36 contracts under the measure for creation and development of micro businesses of the EU Rural Development Program have been singed in Bulgaria. Thus, a total of BGN 11 M from the program will fund the development of local tourism projects, small-scale photovoltaic and renewable energy plants, and factories for the precessing of [...]
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Bulgarian EU Commissioner Kristalina Georgieva, will make a visit to the Gaza Strip sooner than scheduled after the crisis caused by an Israeli raid on 6 vessels carrying aid for the Palestinian territory. Georgieva, who is in charge of humanitarian aid, international cooperation, and crisis response within the European Commission, confirmed Monday in the city [...]
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Bulgaria hopes to be a member of the Schengen Agreement by March 2011, Interior Minister Tsvetan Tsvetanov announced. Tsvetanov met Sunday with the other Deputy Prime Minister, Simeon Djankov, and the head of the National Revenue Agency Krasimir Stefanov in order to discuss the progress of the government measures for joining the Schengen Area. “The [...]
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Kristalina Georgieva, Bulgaria’s EU Commissioner for Humanitarian Aid, International Cooperation and Crisis Response is set to support the charity concert for Haiti in Sofia Sunday. The concert that is set to raise money for the re-building of the National cinema-theatre ‘Triumph’ in Haiti after it was destroyed by the devastating earthquake earlier this year, will [...]
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