Bulgaria

"The answer was that the policeman had bought a flat for his mother in Bulgaria and he now needed money to do it up, " the businessmen said.

A property bubble in Bulgaria seems to be on the verge of bursting, though this has still to filter through to the rest of the economy.

THERE is no clear answer to the question of how far east Europe stretches. But Romania and Bulgaria are European by any definition.

I went back to the son and this time he told me that his father might be in Bulgaria, and I found him skiing in a beautiful mountain resort.

He made the call during a meeting near the Russian capital with the visiting prime ministers of Bulgaria, Moldova, and Slovakia.

In Bulgaria and Nepal, when the host invited foreign guests a drink when the guests if it is a nod, then had to see people drink.

American officials are trying to find a consolation prize for Bulgaria, the runner-up, which says it would like a base too.

In Bulgaria brazen attempts to rig a nuclear power tender seem to have left politicians helpless.

In the Balkans he made a treaty with King Milutin of Serbia, but he had to face continued pressure from Bulgaria.

In a match between Argentina and Bulgaria, a football game fan bet that Argentina shall win the game and the wager is his wife.

Bulgaria's Ataka lives up to its name with verbal onslaughts against the country's Turks, and has taken 10% of the vote since 2005.

She emigrated to Greece from Bulgaria and is a waitress with a husband and three children of her own.

But for Romania and Bulgaria, at least, the pressure will continue via the safeguard clauses that the commission is putting in place .

In a sign of deteriorating times, anti-government riots took place in Bulgaria and Latvia.

Bulgaria, one of the hardest hit, said people had started freezing as it began moves to reboot a controversial nuclear power plant.

Bulgaria on 90 minutes, Pepe did not fail, but it is not very good, all the major Italian newspapers are the views of unity, a pass at 6 pm.

A mechanism for joint government of a country may be a first for the EU, but it is not for Bulgaria.

Obviously timing is vital, and dependent upon what is the aggressive strength of the enemy in Bulgaria and Thrace.

But there are 10 other countries on the list, including Peru and Bulgaria, that grew at least twice as fast as the United States.

In Bulgaria, all drivers are expected to drive with their lights on all day long to demonstrate extra vigilance over children's safety.

Bulgaria refused to pay, but has joined the United States, the EU and Libya in agreeing to back the creation of an aid fund.

If we do not accept the request for monetary allocation for each person will be at least 16 square metres of living space Bulgaria.

They come from all over the world: United Kingdom, Canada, Cameroon, Philippines, Bangladesh, Nigeria, Bulgaria, India, and USA.

The president of Bulgaria is directly elected for a 5-year term with the right to one re-election.

So that's one big reason. And of course, in terms of labor cost, in terms of land price, energy prices in Bulgaria is the cheaper.

Hundreds of millions of dollars of such money have been flooding into Romania and Bulgaria as they prepare to join the European Union.

Austria, Turkey, like the Green and France, Belgium, Bulgaria antipathy to green. Mongol offensive in black.

Its plan, he said, is to build the South Stream Pipeline under the Black Sea to Bulgaria and Western Europe.

Bulgaria Wednesday threatened to restart a nuclear reactor whose closure was part of a deal to allow the Balkan state into the EU.

Moldovans can work easily (if not always legally) in Romania, as can Macedonians in Bulgaria.

Either way, what is clear is that the decision by the European Commission to freeze funds for Bulgaria was not just a technical measure.

Mr. Netanyahu convened security consultations following the bus explosion, which he called a "terror attack in Bulgaria. "

Bulgaria : All the families turn off their lights for three minutes at the last stroke of the New Year 's Eve .

Luke Seall, a 27-year-old British young man, has got a plot of land on Bulgaria's Black Sea coast for a penny through a series of trade-ups.

Immediately above Estonia, at the bottom of the table, are Luxembourg, Bulgaria and Greece.

Amid the mild panic, most voters blame the government, which had promised that Bulgaria had enough gas reserves for two months.

Bulgaria and Romania join the European Union, bringing the number of member states up to 27.

There is a strong European flavour to this year's collection, with collages arriving from places as far away as Plovdiv, Bulgaria.

The worldwide famous harvest has begun Saturday in the 'valley of the roses' close to Kazanlak in central Bulgaria.

Historians say that's partly true and that many Soviets and East Europeans saw Bulgaria as the West.

A lion named Stefani plays with her one-month-old lion cub in their enclosure at Sofia Zoo in Sofia, Bulgaria.

Over the summer, France accelerated a program of dismantling illegal camps and deporting foreign occupants, mostly to Bulgaria and Romania.

Romania, Bulgaria, Turkey and Croatia: These nations are a good deal-for now.

It is the second contract the company has received in connection with Bulgaria's biggest current infrastructure project.

The CIA had been told by Italian counter-intelligence officials that the host was working for Bulgaria.

The Bulgaria was listing four degrees to the right and its port-side engine wasn't functioning when it left port, officials said.

Bulgaria's authorities have vowed that if the offer does not meet the set requirements, the deal will not go through.

Over the years, Bulgaria, once a respected supplier of weapons to the Soviet Union, sank into unscrupulous business practices.

Hungarian officials have said that Schengen membership for Bulgaria and Romania is one of the priorities for their presidency.

Bulgaria is still furious about having its gas supplies cut off during the Russian-Ukrainian gas row in January 2009.

Additional proposals were made to locate forward-deployed radars, possibly in Turkey or Bulgaria.

Another major plus was Bulgaria's relative lack of wild dogs compared to its northern neighbour, Romania, which is plagued by them.

On the twenty-second, Chelsea and I flew to Bulgaria, which I was the first American President to visit.

A woman walks in a park during a heavy snowfall in the center of Sofia, Bulgaria on December 18, 2009.

The company have agreed a barter deal with Bulgaria.

In eastern Europe, in Poland, Lithuania, Bulgaria and Romania, governments differed in their response to the Japanese accidents.

Bulgaria said Monday it was grounding its presidential Tupolev-154, pending the outcome of the Polish-Russian crash investigation.

Corruption in the public administration, a weak judiciary, and the presence of organized crime remain the largest challenges for Bulgaria.

In Bulgaria, as in Egypt, freedom of expression and freedom of assembly were viewed as criminal activities instigated by foreign elements.

Tom Hill, editor of Lonely Planet travel guides, tips Romania and Bulgaria as ideal for a cheap short-haul break.

Vienna's stock exchange bought the bourse in Budapest and is showing an interest in the stock exchanges in Bulgaria and Slovenia.

"Listen, " said Berbatov, who, like Giggs, is a Unicef ambassador and supports five care homes in his native Bulgaria.

In a photo taken during Bulgaria's communist period, a brightly colored parade passes through Ninth of September Square.

In 2009 judges from the United States traveled to countries including Malaysia, Romania, Bulgaria, Montenegro, and Brazil.

The supervise organisation "Transparent International" assesses Bulgaria as the European country with most corruptions in 2008.

Bulgaria should unite with all other Central and Eastern European states against the minimum rates.

A friend who knows Bulgaria well described it as a bit of a dump: an industrial port with not much going for it.

Bulgaria has to gradually meet EU requirements in the excises on tobacco products, which aim at largely unifying prices across the Union.

Four VVER 440 units in Bulgaria and two in Slovakia were closed as a condition of those countries joining the European Union.

A 0-0 draw against Bulgaria earned a place in the last eight.

Although united by weak institutions and their poverty, Bulgaria and Romania differ in size, history, politics and economic structure.

First, it must be said that Bulgaria itself is kind of a dirty place.

to a grim period marked by violent anti-government protests in Greece, Latvia, Bulgaria and Lithuania.

Around us [Bulgaria], it is better not to forget Bosnia and Kosovo, which are copies of those ideas in the Balkans.

Diplomats and politicians from Algeria, Bulgaria, Ecuador, Egypt and Lithuania have already declared themselves.

a. The Turks pushed far into Thessaly and into the north, where Bulgaria became part of the Ottoman empire.

A man clears snow from the top of a car in Sofia, Bulgaria, after a heavy snowfall.

Ships from Bulgaria, China, Japan, Mexico, Poland and Romania can all be found far from home.

"Visit the Saxon villages in Romanian Transylvania. In Bulgaria, I would go for the medieval monasteries and Black Sea resorts. "

Jan remembered an experience she had in Bulgaria, a country in Europe.

In Bulgaria, parts of Greece, and Iran, however, the gestures have the opposite meaning.

They were aided by more than 300 volunteers and five firefighting aircraft from Italy, Bulgaria, Ukraine, Belarus, Armenia and France.

Bulgaria's public finances, however, remain in excellent shape, giving its authorities flexibility to intervene if banks hit trouble.

Must have flexible hours to accommodate time difference between Bulgaria and New York, Unites States.

Number five is Varna in Bulgaria where the country's gorgeous Black Sea Coast "becomes jam-packed with sunbathing beauties" in the summer.

b. His policy of conciliation of Bulgaria failed, especially when he offered Symeon.

In addition to Bulgaria, international winners have come from India, Macedonia, Mexico, Taiwan and Uzbekistan.

BULGARIA'S entry into the European Union was delayed by worries over corruption, organised crime and slow judicial reform.

Within the European Union, only easterners from Hungary and Bulgaria are similarly morose.

Within three months the party had given up its leading role and Bulgaria was heading for free elections.

Light from the partially eclipsed sun filters through the clouds over Varna, Bulgaria, on Tuesday, creating a Cheshire Cat grin.

Italy, Greece, Bulgaria, Lithuania, Romania and the U. S. have ordered the C-27J, which has also been selected by Slovakia.

Last month the Netherlands vetoed (with Finland) the accession of Romania and Bulgaria to the EU's Schengen passport-free travel zone.

France qualified from Group B thanks to wins over Romania and Bulgaria and drawing with Spain to finish top of the group.

Simeon lived much of his life in exile in Spain but, from 2001 to 2005, was Bulgaria's elected prime minister.

His flair for headlines is entertaining, but it may not solve Bulgaria's problems.

The April Uprising breaks out in Bulgaria.

Chinese teenager Hou Yifan in the semi-finals of the obvious advantages lost to Bulgaria 's Stefan Nova, missed the final.

International Women's Day is a public holiday in several countries, they include China, Russia, Bulgaria and Vietnam.

"The Baltic Republics together with the Ukraine, Belarus, Moldavia, Romania and Bulgaria are directly threatened, " said Lubroth.

In eastern Europe, they include the Baltic states, Hungary, Romania, Ukraine, Kazakhstan and Bulgaria.

Complete halts were reported in Bulgaria, Greece, Macedonia, Romania, Croatia, Serbia and Turkey.

Dimitar Berbatov's Bulgaria visit Malta on Wednesday, while Hungary and Qatar are the opposition for Ritchie de Laet and Belgium.

If you've always wanted to visit Portugal, Ireland, Iceland, Greece, Spain, Romania or Bulgaria, 2011 is the year to go.

Plans to restrict employment for workers from Romania and Bulgaria were unveiled by John Reid, the UK home secretary on Tuesday.

Through this contest, we let the people see Bulgaria is very welcome to our concept of nutritional cooking.

Past efforts to reform Bulgaria's creaky justice system have been largely fruitless.

It is as much a part of Europe as Bulgaria, and arguably more so than Turkey.

From Bulgaria Tosho reminisces about his time as a Roma's dancing bear.

Bulgaria and Romania now face sanctions for failing to fight hard enough against corruption and organised crime.

Bulgaria with the game, Lippi sent by the preemptive force is Pepe - Gilardino - Di Natale.

The European Commission's recommendation for Romania and Bulgaria to join the European Union comes with some caveats .

He was gunned down outside an Indian restaurant in Bulgaria's capital Sofia in 2005, after taking over the jinxed line.

Plovdiv, as with the rest of Bulgaria, has been conquered many times and the architecture bears witness to each change.

A third route through an undersea cable linking Georgia to Bulgaria is scheduled for completion in September.

There was Bulgaria, Hungary, Poland, Belarus.

But Bulgaria's is one of the worst in eastern Europe: its population will fall below 7m by 2020.

Fitch Ratings also cut Romania's credit to "junk" status and downgraded Bulgaria, Kazakhstan and Hungary.

Li said the Chinese government will continue to attach importance to the development of bilateral ties with Bulgaria.

FERTILITY FESTIVAL: Men held torches during a festival near Sofia, Bulgaria, Wednesday.

During the Iran-Iraq war, shown above, during which an estimated half a million people were killed, Bulgaria sold AK-47s to both sides.

Labour markets will be fully opened to Romania and Bulgaria within seven years; travel restrictions will go sooner.

They think flowery, fragrant and graceful roses symbolize Bulgaria's wisdom and passion, hard-working spirit of nature.

Great Wall's Romanian importer, Alexandrion Group, also has the rights to sell in Hungary, Bulgaria, Moldova and Macedonia.

Israeli aircraft train over Bulgaria and Cyprus and have conducted war games with Turkey's neighbour and traditional rival, Greece.

Bulgaria's transliteration is particularly chaotic.

International Women's Day is a public holiday in several countriesTheythey include China, Russia, Bulgaria and Vietnam.

The United striker's brace means he's now scored 48 goals for Bulgaria, making him the country's all-time leading scorer.

The activists hold candles during a moment of silence in Sofia, Bulgaria.

Once again Bulgaria were beaten thoroughly in an away game.

Romania, with some 22m people, is the second-biggest eastern European country after Poland. Bulgaria is just over a third as big.

In short, Poland, Estonia and Bulgaria are as different in their way as are France, Finland and Greece.

France recently sent hundreds of Roma back to Romania and Bulgaria and dismantled more than 100 illegal camps.

The firm is doing well in Bulgaria and Romania and planning to expand further in central and eastern Europe.

The website also provides the BPO On-line where the users can get actual information on all trademark registrations in Bulgaria.

Nationalist factions in Bulgaria organized an anti-Roma protest on Sept. 25, where they chanted Nazi slogans and praised Nazi actions.

Bulgaria is comprised of the regions of Thrace, Moesia, and Macedonia.

The list of countries in trouble also includes Bulgaria, Estonia, Latvia and Turkey.

Romania and Bulgaria, the two poorest and newest EU members, top the agriculture list.

Bulgaria's election was decisively won by the centre-right opposition.

After capturing Poland's Bank Pekao in 1999, he united banks in Bulgaria, Slovakia, Croatia, Romania, the Czech Republic and Turkey.

b. Bulgaria and the Bulgarian church remained firmly in the Byzantine sphere -- for which the pope condemned Ignatius.

The European Commission's recommendationforRomania and Bulgaria to join the European Union comeswithsomecaveats.

Many in Brussels think the EU let in Bulgaria and Romania, which will join in January, prematurely.

Bulgaria, Greece and Serbia declare war on the Ottoman Empire, joining Montenegro in the First Balkan War.

From this we feel victims of what? Sigh! Bulgaria is a good grip of our own destiny! Victims not to play the role of savior.

One night last week I talked, face-to-face, with people from Bulgaria, Singapore, and Vietnam, all from my living room in Palo Alto.

Last week it lead to a heated debate between Bulgaria's Finance Minister, Simeon Djankov, and President Georgi Parvanov.

The boom in tourism to Bulgaria has seen it surface in the past decade as a serious rival to Spain and Greece.

After debarking in Turkey, they traveled to and Bulgaria, and some further dispersed into Czechoslovakia and France.

The other top 10 reformers, in order, are Croatia, Ghana, Macedonia, Georgia, Colombia, Saudi Arabia, Kenya, China and Bulgaria.

France and Bulgaria have banned fracking; American and Australian anti-frackers are also rallying.

At the other end of the spectrum, the figure for Romania and Bulgaria is below 0. 5%.

Meals in Bulgaria, on a tour like ours, could be eaten in any restaurant of one's choice.

Tavex is the first actual sale of renminbi cash foreign exchange trading company in Bulgaria.

Workers in Bulgaria took most time off for ill-health, followed by Portugal and the Czech Republic.

Bulgaria's leaders, meanwhile, hope the discovery will lead to a miracle in the polls.

About 9% of Bulgaria's population are ethnic Turks, poorer and less educated than their fellow citizens.

During World War I and later World War II, Bulgaria found itself fighting on the losing side.

Sofia, Bulgaria, January 6, 2009--Tuesday was Epiphany Day, and a cold one for Bulgarians who wanted good fortune in 2009.

Alliant's analysis hints at looming financial difficulties in Hungary, Bulgaria and Georgia.

Communist domination ended in 1990, when Bulgaria again held multiparty elections.

Another gentleman who had learned the Convenient Method in Bulgaria came to Hungary to receive initiation.

In April, Bulgaria's center-right government pushed back a plan to join in 2013, citing the need for more preparation.

The 22-year old was sentenced to 10 years in jail in Bulgaria for an attack on a barman in 2005 but has always maintained his innocence.

S. In 2010-2011 Midori will conduct community engagement programs in Tennessee, New York, Maine, Iowa, Japan, Bulgaria and Laos.

The Bulgaria was not a masterpiece of engineering on its maiden voyage, as the Titanic had been in 1912.

A squirrel peeks from behind a tree in a park in downtown Sofia, Bulgaria, October 25.

The culture of impunity that once plagued Bulgaria has largely gone.

tanker-load traffic destined for port near Varna, Bulgaria.

There are grounds for concern over organised crime and corruption, especially in Bulgaria.

You do a lot of charity work for kids back in Bulgaria. How did you get involved in that?

People gather in front of the 30-metre high tree during the lighting ceremony in central Sofia, Bulgaria.

Mr. Rorandelli is continuing his project this summer, traveling to Bulgaria and Turkey.

India and Bulgaria build relations through first visit by Bulgarian Prime Minister in 30 years.

Bulgaria has a higher proportion of high-growth firms than America.

mr . depardieu went wine - tasting in bulgaria.

Ten of the top 15 fastest growing markets were emerging countries such as European hotspots Ukraine, Turkey, Bulgaria and Hungary.

Bulgarian Rose Valley Bulgaria is a rose kingdom.

of or relating to or characteristic of Bulgaria or its people.

Bulgaria and Romania were then guaranteed membership in 2007 or 2008, which instantly eased the pressure to keep reforming.

The bin is a wedding present for his friends, fellow fans Rob and Tracy, who live in Bulgaria.

In August she is travelling to Bulgaria as the guest of honour at an international collage symposium.

There were booms in those not-yet-euro nations, too: money flooded into Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Bulgaria and Romania.

Bulgaria ranks at the top, with unregistered economic activity at 32. 3 percent of G. D. P.

Tom Cleverley and Phil Jones are hoping to make their England debuts in Friday night's Euro 2012 qualifier with Bulgaria.

The EU guaranteed entry in 2007 on a fixed timetable to Bulgaria and Romania.

At the start of this year Romania and Bulgaria became the EU's 26th and 27th members.

Bulgaria's is BianShen MangCi rose in the Ottoman empire, German fascists problems and heroic unyielding before.

Barç a was the only team to play on Sunday, and have a longer journey to Bulgaria.

Bulgaria is a republic in the southeast of Europe.

I had a bad cold when I first came to Bulgaria.

On 25 April 2005 Bulgaria signed the Treaty of Accession with the European Union and is set to join the bloc in 2007.

Naim Suleymanoglu was born to Turkish parents living in Bulgaria.

and the Treaty of Neuilly, presented to Bulgaria.

Prices in 2008 were highest in Denmark (147% of the EU average) and lowest in Bulgaria (67% of the EU average).

Bulgaria is home to around 100 known "vampire skeleton" burials.

It is a question which resonates far beyond Bulgaria.

His strike-rate of 33 goals in 56 appearances for Bulgaria is even more impressive.

Tokyo-born Dr Kanazawa studied in Bulgaria and gained a PhD in Sociology at the University of Arizona.

Boghardt says that in 1991, a room full of similar deadly umbrellas was uncovered in Bulgaria.

On May 6, 2009, Bulgaria held a grand military parade to mark the section of the country's armed forces.

Purified rose essence imported from. Bulgaria leaves you the imagination of love.

The Berlin Wall fell more than 20 years ago, but Bulgaria has had trouble letting go.

Romania and Bulgaria, both EU members, are hoping to join the area in 2012.

Kenya, Rwanda, South Africa, Bulgaria, Hungary, Poland, Romania and Indonesia are some notable examples.

This is the scent of the celebrated rose of Damascus grown in Turkey and Bulgaria.

After the entry of Bulgaria and Romania, the union has 27 members, compared with 15 when the constitution-writing game began.

Fight for our ally e Bulgaria! !

Consider Bulgaria, which joined the EU (with Romania) on January 1st 2007.

France has deported 8, 000 people to Romania and Bulgaria this year alone and cleared hundreds of illegal camps.

But not in step with all of Bulgaria.

It lies on a main drug-trafficking route, for instance; but so do some EU members, such as Bulgaria and even Austria.

Viktor Popov is born in Sofia (Bulgaria) in 1965.

The Delegation of Bulgaria wished to comment on items 1 and 5.

Bulgaria currently has 16 MiG-29 interceptors.

Embassy of Republic of Bulgaria ?

Bulgaria has an estimated population of 7. 5 million.

The score is 2 : 1 for Bulgaria vs Spain and one game is adjourned.

And things can get very confusing if you nod your head at people in Greece, Turkey or Bulgaria , as to some this actually means no.

Ministry of Education, Science and Technology of Bulgaria.

Most of them live in Slavic-speaking countries such as the Czech Republic, Bulgaria and Romania.

If, on the other hand, EU sanctions trigger a backlash against Europe in Bulgaria, the commission's experiment could turn out less well.

From 1989 to 2009, Bulgaria had 10 governments.

Under the current wage, the minimum wage next year Bulgaria will be raised to 240 leva (1. 38 leva or about 1 U. S. dollars).

The head of Latvia's Blondes' Association, Marika Gederte, who is organising the event, said she got the idea from Bulgaria.

In Group 8 Iceland went two up but lost 3-2 away to Bulgaria.

David, 12 years old, who traveled across Europe by himself in 1952 after escaping from the Communist concentration camp in Bulgaria.

When did your uncle go to Bulgaria?

Being here in Bulgaria, have you had any time to walk around, see the city? Your hotel is more or less downtown?

Jet Li has only 3 scenes in the movie and they will ALL BE IN CHINA, however his stunt double is reportedly filming in Bulgaria for 10 days.

I have an uncle in Bulgaria. Can you phone him?

The men's handball team (in action in the picture) won its first competitive match only last year, against Bulgaria.

Priority 1 and 2 drivers can use a total of 54 tyres, which is 14 more than in Bulgaria.

Potentially, we will hire this individual to be our country manager for Bulgaria.

Have the Determinants of Labour Market Transitions Changed since the Beginning of the Reforms(Evidence from Bulgaria)

Bulgaria led the way in 2006 with high-growth firms making up over 8% of all firms, compared with 5-6% in America and barely 1% in Romania.

20 years old Stanislav was born in Bulgaria. He was chosen as Vitkor Krum incidentally as student in boarding school.

Oslo, Norway (), Yugoslavia (Belgrade), Bulgaria (Sofia), Netherlands (Amsterdam)

Bulgaria, Croatia, Greece, Italy, Kosovo, Macedonia, Montenegro, Portugal, Slovenia, Spain

Public Administration Reform in East Europe Countries--A Case Study of Bulgaria

Sofia, Bulgaria: A man looks out of the window of a tram

Bulgaria International Biennial Cartoon Exhibition

Sofia, Bulgaria: Dancers rehearse Romeo and Juliet ahead of their forthcoming performance at Sofia Dance Week

Evidence of European Trade and Investment U-Shaping Industrial Output in Bulgaria, Hungary, Poland and Romania

Comparison of element accumulation of different moss- and lichen-bags, exposed in the city of Sofia (Bulgaria)

Laying down transitional measures in the sugar sector by reason of the accession of Bulgaria and Romania

The European Union's two newest members, Bulgaria and Romania, are both economically and politically backward

Palestinian Gunmen Kidnap AP Photographer; Britain to control labor from Bulgaria, Romania

Second International Ballet Competition Gold Medal, Varna, Bulgaria