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Bulgaria Through to Semifinal in Olympic Volleyball Qualifier

Bulgaria Through to Semifinal in Olympic Volleyball Qualifier

Bulgaria‘s male national volleyballteam defeated Serbia in straight sets on Wednesday, booking its spot in the semifinals of the EuropeanOlympic qualifier in Sofia. The Bulgarian team delighted a massive crowd by beating traditional rival Serbia 3:0 3:0 (25-22, 25-16, 25-23) in the capital’s Arena Armeets sports hall. On Tuesday, the home boys downed Slovenia, also in straight sets. “I am very [...]

Bulgaria Could Veto Serbia for EU over Bulgarian Minority – VP

Bulgaria Could Veto Serbia for EU over Bulgarian Minority – VP

Serbia will not become a member of the European Union until it resolves the issue with its Bulgarian minority, Bulgaria’s Vice President Margarita Popova has declared. Popova visited the town of Bosilegrad in Serbia, which is populated by ethnic Bulgarians, not onlike other border regions in Eastern Serbia, which Bulgaria was forced to cede under the Treaty of Neuilly-sur-Seine after World War I. The regions [...]

IMF: Bulgaria Bank System Stable though Bad Loans Rise

IMF: Bulgaria Bank System Stable though Bad Loans Rise

Bulgaria‘s banking industry is stable even though it ranks third in the European Union in terms of bad loans, IMF data shows. Bad loans in Bulgaria spiked up to 14.9% at the end of 2011 from a year ago, totaling BGN 8.365 B, according to the Washington-based lender, which confirms data by the central bank in Sofia released earlier this month. This puts [...]

Kosovo Foreign Minister Enver Hoxhaj: Redrawing Borders in the Balkans Is Closed Chapter

Kosovo Foreign Minister Enver Hoxhaj: Redrawing Borders in the Balkans Is Closed Chapter

Exclusive interview of Novinite.com (Sofia News Agency) with Dr. Enver Hoxhaj, Foreign Minister of the Republic of Kosovo. Enver Hoxhaj was appointed Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Kosovo On 22 February 2011. During the negotiation process (2005 – 2007), led by the UN Special Envoy, President Martti Ahtisaari, Enver Hoxhaj participated in [...]

Bulgaria’s Illegal Immigration Fears Fail to Materialize, Schengen Hopes Soar

Bulgaria’s Illegal Immigration Fears Fail to Materialize, Schengen Hopes Soar

Bulgaria has not experienced a tide of illegal immigrants as a result of the ongoing civil unrest in North Africa and the Middle East, Interior Minister Tsvetan Tsvetanov announced. Tsvetanov presented Friday the results from the work of the Border Police Directorate of the Interior for 2010. Final data shows that a total of 1 [...]

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