Bulgaria

National Bank of Bulgaria
Bulgaria: Signs of the Global Liquidity Crisis
October 21, 2008 1100 GMT
The global financial crisis threatens to freeze up Bulgarian, Italian, Greek and Austrian banks. [more]
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Georgia, Russia: The Twilight Hour
August 12, 2008 0141 GMT
Russian forces were only 40 miles from the Georgian capital at dusk on Monday. [more]
Bulgarian President Georgi Parvanov
EU: A Message to the Balkans
July 18, 2008 1852 GMT
Brussels has signaled aspiring EU members in the Balkans that they had best listen to EU demands to reform, possibly freezing $1.6 billion in funds meant for Bulgaria. [more]
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Bulgaria: Cracking the Nuclear Glass Ceiling
December 7, 2007 1650 GMT
The European Commission on Dec. 7 granted Bulgaria approval to build a new nuclear power plant. [more]
Geopolitical Diary: Progress on Iraq, Libya Ends its Standoff and Chavez Takes on the Church
July 25, 2007 0200 GMT
In a meeting preceded by the diplomatic equivalent of a handful of cayenne pepper to the eye,... [more]
Libya, EU: Case Closed, Business Relations Open
July 24, 2007 2318 GMT
Five Bulgarian nurses and one Palestinian doctor were pardoned after their return to Bulgaria... [more]
Geopolitical Diary: Libya Moves to Rejoin the International Community
May 30, 2007 0200 GMT
A Libyan regional court judge ruled on Tuesday that five Bulgarian nurses who have been held in... [more]
Geopolitical Diary: Libya's High-Stakes Verdict
December 20, 2006 0750 GMT
The Libyan Criminal Court confirmed on Tuesday that it has sentenced to death five Bulgarian... [more]
Bulgaria, Russia: Surplus Weapons and Old Grudges
December 9, 2006 0032 GMT
A Bulgarian-Russian diplomatic exchange Dec. 8 highlighted more than the usual Kremlin... [more]
Russia, the West and the Espionage Game
November 21, 2006 0207 GMT
The United Kingdom's Scotland Yard confirmed Nov. 20 that the poisoning of Russian dissident... [more]
Geopolitical Diary: The Other Side of EU Enlargement
October 27, 2006 0600 GMT
The Bundestag, the lower house of the German parliament, voted Thursday on the EU accession... [more]
Geopolitical Diary: Trying to Budge Italy's Budget
October 25, 2006 0650 GMT
Budget woes seem to be all the rage in Europe this week. Official auditors said Tuesday that the... [more]
Russia, Bulgaria, Greece: The Pipe Dream Pipeline
October 6, 2006 2123 GMT
Representatives from Russia, Bulgaria and Greece on Oct. 5 agreed on the ownership structure of a... [more]
EU: The Clash of Tenuous Accession Bids and French Politics
May 9, 2006 2155 GMT
The EU Commission leaked May 9 that a decision on Bulgaria's and Romania's plans to attain... [more]
Bombing in Bulgaria: EU Eyes on Sofia
April 6, 2006 2152 GMT
A small bomb detonated near the door to well-known Bulgarian journalist Vassil Ivanov's apartment... [more]
Bulgaria: EU Bid Down the Drain?
August 16, 2005 2013 GMT
Bulgaria has a government, and not a moment too soon. That does not mean, however, that it is a... [more]
Bulgaria: Caught in the Closing EU Window
July 28, 2005 2329 GMT
On July 28, the Bulgarian Socialists admitted defeat in their efforts to form a minority... [more]
SAMs and Militants: A Minor Threat
January 29, 2005 0000 GMT
The U.S. State Department on Jan. 27 requested that the government of Nicaragua investigate... [more]
Romania, Bulgaria and EU Dynamics
December 10, 2004 0354 GMT
Romania concluded pre-accession talks with the European Union on Dec. 9, following Bulgaria's... [more]
Iraq: Bulgaria's Base Attacked
July 30, 2004 2113 GMT
Bulgaria's base in Karbala, Iraq, was attacked by mortar fire July 30. No one was injured and the... [more]
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