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Bulgaria

Benefit concert honours Balkan legend Tose Proeski

08/10/2008

Under banners proclaiming "We all love you, Tose", more than 50,000 fans of the late Tose Proeski gathered in Skopje's City Stadium for a concert to honour the beloved singer.
Culture and Sports: International Children’s Festival held in Pristina

08/10/2008

Pristina hosted "Rainbows of Pristina", a children’s festival. Also in cultural news this week: a Serbian writer wins the prestigious Balkanika literary award, and a Bulgarian film wins the public award at the Zurich Film Festival.
Bulgaria vows support for Cyprus reunification efforts

07/10/2008

SOFIA, Bulgaria -- Bulgaria supports all UN Security Council resolutions that condemn Turkey's invasion of Cyprus in 1974 and call for the withdrawal...
Diplomatic Diary: Cyprus's Christofias arrives in Bulgaria

07/10/2008

Cypriot President Christofias says his visit to Bulgaria is a milestone for co-operation. Also in diplomatic news: Albania will join NATO in April, US Deputy Secretary of Defence Gordon R. England said.
Science and Technology: Microsoft Vision conference held in Skopje

06/10/2008

The sixth edition of Microsoft Vision occurred in Skopje. Also in science and technology this week: a virtual tour of Istanbul's Topkapi Palace Chamber of Holy Relics goes online, and archaeologists discover an ancient Greek gate.
Bulgarian security agency denies persecuting journalists

05/10/2008

SOFIA, Bulgaria -- National Security Agency (NSA) Director Petko Sertov on Friday (October 3rd) denied allegations his agency has been politically pe...
Bulgarian police destroy 638kg of illicit drugs; Croatian police seize 411kg of drugs

05/10/2008

SOFIA, Bulgaria -- Bulgarian authorities on Friday (October 3rd) incinerated 638 kg of illicit drugs seized at border checkpoints and during police r...
Bulgaria's security agency reportedly investigates journalists

03/10/2008

SOFIA, Bulgaria -- The National Security Agency has investigated a wide range of journalists, according to Eliana Maseva, a member of parliament's Co...
Business: Czech firm wins tender for Albanian power distributor

03/10/2008

CEZ, a Czech utility, won a 102m-euro tender for privatisation of an Albanian power distributor. Also in business news: Germany's Media Markt opens a new consumer electronics store in Greece, and the European Commission will build a solar plant in northern Cyprus.
Bulgaria, Romania, Serbia to co-operate against crime

30/09/2008

BELGRADE, Serbia -- Bulgaria, Serbia and Romania signed an agreement Monday (September 29th) for co-operation in the fight against crime. Serbian Int...