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Paris Summit Omits Roma Issue, France Insists 'There's No Expulsion'
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The much expected immigration summit of several EU countries and Canada in Paris has made no mention of the recent campaign of the French government to crack down on Roma immigrants from Bulgaria and Romania. The Roma issue, including the deportation of Roma squatters to their home countries, which caused much uproar around Europe and brought much international criticism for French President Nicolas Sarkozy, was not mentioned once during the discussions of Monday's immigration summit in Paris, and was not included in the concluding document of the meeting, reported the correspondent of the Bulgarian channel bTV. At a news conference after the summit, however, French Immigration Minister Eric Besson practically denied the existence of a "Roma deportation". ...
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Mon, 06 Sep 2010 19:32:46 +0000
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Financial Appraisal Deal Brings Nabucco Closer to Securing Funding
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The shareholders and project company of Nabucco have singed a mandate letter with three international financial institutions for the appraisal of the future pipeline, which has been hailed as a key step forward. The signing of the mandate letter of the shareholders and Nabucco Gas Pipeline International with the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD), the European Investment Bank (EIB), and IFC - a member of the World Bank Group, marks the start of the appraisal process of the Nabucco project, a required step towards a potential financing package of up to EUR 4 B, the project company says in a statement Monday. The potential financing package will consist of up to EUR 2 B from the EIB, up to EUR 1....
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Mon, 06 Sep 2010 18:33:16 +0000
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Bulgaria's Berbatov United's 2nd Best Player in August
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Manchester United's Bulgarian striker Dimitar Berbatov remained second in the poll for the best player of his team in August 2010. According to the official Manchester United website poll, Manchester United's player of the month for August is Paul Scholes with 62%, or some 5000 votes, out of over 8000 votes cast. Berbatov is second with 35% of the votes; Luis Nani is third with 3%, and Nemanja Vidic comes in 4th with 1....
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Mon, 06 Sep 2010 17:31:35 +0000
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Bulgarian City Wants Direct Link to Sofia Metro
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The administration of the western Bulgarian city of Pernik has renewed its initiative for a connection to subway of the Bulgarian capital Sofia. On Monday, the Deputy District Governor of Pernik, Radoslav Yordanov, announced that the local authorities have renewed their talks with the central government for the building of a new train station that will provide a connection between the Pernik-Sofia rail line and the Sofia subway. Monday's talks were held with Deputy Transport Minister Ivaylo Moskovski; several more meetings are expected to take place between the various authorities, including representatives of National Company "Railway Infrastructure", reported BTA. ...
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Mon, 06 Sep 2010 16:32:31 +0000
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Bulgaria to Get BGN 41 M Dividend from Power Utility CEZ
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The Bulgarian government is going to receive a dividend of BGN 41 M from the Czech-owned power utility CEZ Bulgaria. This has become clear Monday after a meeting of Bulgarian Prime Minister Boyko Borisov with Jan Vavera, regional manager of CEZ for Bulgaria, which was also attended by Minister of Economy, Energy, and Tourism, Traicho Traikov, and Deputy Environment Minister Evdokiya Maneva as well as the head of Bulgaria's State Commission for Energy and Water Regulation (DKEVR), Angel Semerdzhiev. Vavera told the PM there will be upcoming early general meetings of the boards of CEZ subsidiaries GEZ Razpredelenie and CEZ Electro, during which the company will approve the payment of a dividend of BGN 41 M to the state for the period 2006-2009. ...
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Mon, 06 Sep 2010 16:32:31 +0000
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Bulgarian PM Urges National Unity on Unification Day
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Bulgarian Prime Minister Boyko Borisov has issued a special statement congratulating Bulgarians on the occasion of 125 years since September 6, 1885, the day of the Unification of the Principality of Bulgaria and "Eastern Roumelia". "I happy to congratulate you with the Day of Unification, one of the most significant victories in the new Bulgarian history; a victory that happened because the political elite, despite its ideological differences, and the society, despite its social stratification, came together looking in the same direction, and were unified in their endeavor to unite all Bulgarians in one nation-state," says Borisov's statement. "Sometimes it is harder, sometimes it is easier - but unity is always possible....
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Mon, 06 Sep 2010 15:33:00 +0000
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Bulgarian Nationalist Leader Reanimates Turkish Irredentist Threat
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There is a serious threat that the Kardzhali District could be separated from Bulgaria, declared Monday the leader of the nationalist party Ataka, Volen Siderov. During a visit to Kardzhali on Bulgaria's Unification Day, Siderov revived his claims from before the 2005 elections that foreign powers (apparently Turkey) and/or separatist forces might seek to break off the Kardzhali province, which has a Turkish minority, from the rest of the country. In his words, despite the fact that the ethnic Turkish party DPS (Movement for Rights and Freedoms) is no longer part of the government (as it was in 2001-2009), it still has a virtual monopoly of power in the Kardzhali District. ...
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Mon, 06 Sep 2010 15:33:00 +0000
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Bulgarian Bishop Hands Medals to 'Defenders of Christianity' from Gays
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The bishop of Bulgaria's Plovdiv, Nikolay, has presented orders for "defending" Christian values a controversial mayor and a notorious prosecutor, who were recently involved with anti-gay policies. Bulgarian Orthodox Church bishop Nikolay, who is known for his hardline stance on religion issues, has given the highest order of the Plovdiv Bishopric, "Holy Apostle Hermas", to the Mayor of the city of Pazarzhik Todor Popov and the Pazardzhik Prosecutor Stefan Yanev. He praised them for their contribution to "standing up for Christian values, defending Orthodox Christian morality and spirituality, the sanctity of marriage, family, and statehood....
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Mon, 06 Sep 2010 14:32:36 +0000
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Wales May Face Bulgaria with New Manager
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John Toshack is willing to quit as Wales manager before the team next month's game against Bulgaria, BBC Sport reported. The 61-year-old is thought to feel he has taken the side as far as he can after the 1-0 loss in Montenegro to open the 2012 Euro qualifying campaign. Toshack, whose second period in charge of Wales began when he succeeded Mark Hughes in November 2004, has won 21 and lost 24 of his 53 games since then. ...
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Mon, 06 Sep 2010 14:32:36 +0000
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Greece's Bluehouse to Ink EUR 27 M Deal in Bulgaria
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Greek investment fund Bluehouse Capital is to acquire four properties of Sofia-based ERG Capital 1 and ERG Capital 2 REITs in a EUR 27 M deal, according to media reports. Bluehouse Capital has already signed preliminary contracts with the two companies, majority-owned by the Bulgarian-American Enterprise Fund (BAEF), Dnevnik daily reported, citing insiders to the negotiations. The Bulgarian subsidiary of real estate consultants Colliers International has been picked as consultant on the deal. ...
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Mon, 06 Sep 2010 13:31:20 +0000
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Bulgaria Pop Diva Still Facing the Music over Tax Fraud
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Bulgaria's national revenue agency is still investigating the queen of pop Lili Ivanova for possible tax evasion as part of measures to curb rampant fraud and boost budget revenues, according to reports. Bulgarian music stars Lili Ivanova and Vasil Naydenov were among the first 16 singers against whom the National Revenue Agency (NRA) launched checks for tax evasion about a year ago as many of them are believed to declare only a fraction of their true earnings. Last week the revenue agency said two of the biggest pop and popfolk stars owed between BGN 700,000 and BGN 1 M in unpaid taxes and interest payments. ...
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Mon, 06 Sep 2010 12:34:07 +0000
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BMI: Rents in Bulgaria Track Sideways
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Rental levels in Bulgaria have tracked sideways in mid-2010 as the impact of softness in demand had been offset by the effect of restricted new supply, according to global research outfit Business Monitor International (BMI). Surprisingly, BMI country sources expect modest rises in rents in Sofia and Varna and forecast that rental yields will continue to track sideways over the next year or so, as movements in rents are matched by changes in capital values. At the beginning of 2010 rents had fallen by around one-third in all three sub-sectors and in all three cities - Sofia, Burgas and Varna, which the research outfit monitors ...
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Mon, 06 Sep 2010 11:32:32 +0000
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Spain: Eta Ceasefire 'Insufficient'
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The Spanish government has dismissed as "insufficient" a ceasefire by Eta, saying the Basque separatist group must renounce violence forever. Interior Minister Alfredo Perez Rubalcaba said the group was weaker than ever and his government would continue to pursue its members. At the weekend Eta said it would no longer carry out "armed actions". ...
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Mon, 06 Sep 2010 11:32:32 +0000
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European Parliament to Debate Roma Expulsions
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France's controversial expulsion of hundreds of ethnic Romas from its territory is set to be debated by the European Parliament during its first plenary session after the summer recess. Parliament will discuss with the Commission whether the deportation of hundreds of Roma people this summer from France to Romania and Bulgaria breached EU provisions on freedom of movement and fundamental rights. The debate will give the EU's justice commissioner, Viviane Reding, the opportunity to make her first public statement since ordering an investigation on whether France's measures respect EU law. ...
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Mon, 06 Sep 2010 10:32:22 +0000
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Bulgaria Says Threats against Abu Dhabi Exec F1 Fans Joke
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Young Bulgarian IT experts, living abroad, have sent via e-mail racket demands and threats to a representative of Abu Dhabi company EABG, who arrived in Sofia Saturday to clear an international scandal about the construction of a Bulgarian Formula 1 track, officials announced. "Most probably they did it for fun, because these are young and well educated people, Formula 1 fans. We hope to manage to contact them with the cooperation of our partners abroad at the beginning of the week," Interior Minister Tsvetan Tsvetanov said. ...
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Mon, 06 Sep 2010 09:30:32 +0000
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