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Saturday, November 21, 2009 8:21 PM

Sofia

Type: City

Name: Sofia

Country: Bulgaria

Latitude: 42.689999

Longitude: 23.309999

population: 1,062,065

First Reported 11/20/2009 - Updated 18 hours ago - 5 Documents (in Environment)

European Union

Bulgaria Rejects EC Accusations on Waste Disposal as 'Unfounded'

Bulgarias Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Ministry of Environment, and the Sofia Municipality have send a letter to the The Bulgarian institutions have expressed their disagreement with the Commissions conclusion that the system for processing waste in ... [Sofia News Agency - 18 hours ago]

Entities: Sofia, Bulgaria, Accusations, Ministry of Environment, European Union

First Reported 11/20/2009 - Updated 19 hours ago - 2 Documents

Editorial: Crime and codes

The Government appears to be making some progress in response to the European Commission’s recommendations – and Bulgaria’s realities – in coming up with new versions of the Penal Code and Penal Procedure Code.If current drafts are approved, the country ... [Sofia Echo - 19 hours ago]

Entities: Bulgaria, Sofia, Crime

First Reported 11/20/2009 - Updated 11/20/2009 - 1 Documents (in Space Science)

Most Advanced Airborne Telescope to Begin Operations

The year 2010 will see the commissioning of the world's most powerful and advanced airborne telescope, capable of watching targeted events from the most advantageous positions possible at all times. As opposed to ground-based telescopes, which are restrained ... [Softpedia - 11/20/2009]

Entities: Sofia, Infrared Astronomy, Exoplanet

First Reported 11/20/2009 - Updated 11/20/2009 - 1 Documents (in Conflicts & Crime)

Former Bulgarian DM Facing Contract Fraud Charges

SOFIA, Bulgaria - Bulgarian prosecutors charged former defense minister Nikolai Tsonev with abuse of power Nov. 20 over military equipment deals they claim defrauded the country of nearly $10 million.Prosecutors accused Tsonev of ordering the signing ... [DefenseNews.com - 11/20/2009]

Entities: Fraud, Abuse of Power, Bulgarian Air Force, Nikolai Tsonev, Bulgaria

First Reported 11/20/2009 - Updated 11/20/2009 - 1 Documents

REWE Group set to expand in Bulgaria

Penny Market, the German-owned discount supermarket chain, opened its second Sofia outlet, the company has announced.The REWE subsidiary has continued its expansion and investment plan for Bulgaria, despite the global recession and its effects on co ... [Fresh Plaza - 11/20/2009]

Entities: REWE Group, Penny Market, Bulgaria

First Reported 11/20/2009 - Updated 11/20/2009 - 1 Documents

Macedonia offers olive branch to Bulgaria

Macedonian president Gjorge Ivanov.The presidents of Macedonia and Bulgaria discussed on November 20 Sofia's continued support for Skopje's bid to begin formal negotiations for joining the European Union, the Bulgarian Presidency said in a statement.The ... [Sofia Echo - 11/20/2009]

Entities: Macedonia, Bulgaria, Gjorge Ivanov

First Reported 18 hours ago - Updated 18 hours ago - 1 Documents

Blaze Engulfs Bulgaria Socialist Party Club in Sofia

A club of the Bulgarian Socialist Party (BSP) in the capital Sofia went ablaze in the wee hours Friday.The BSP offices in the building and the restaurant underneath burned out while the police is investigating possible arson and its motives.The club, ... [Sofia News Agency - 18 hours ago]

Entities: Sofia, Bulgaria, Bulgarian Socialist Party

First Reported 18 hours ago - Updated 18 hours ago - 1 Documents

Bulgaria Capital Witnesses Latest Overnight Crime Spree

A fast food restaurant in the Druzhba district of the Bulgarian capital Sofia was blown up Friday night.The incident happened around 1:30 am and the explosion has been accompanied by loud noise. Several windows of nearby residential apartment buildings ... [Sofia News Agency - 18 hours ago]

Entities: Bulgaria, Witness, Crime

First Reported 18 hours ago - Updated 18 hours ago - 1 Documents (in Politics)

Bulgaria Conservative RZS Party Takes Sofia Elections to Court

The Political Council of the Bulgarian conservative RZS party had notified the Supreme Prosecutors Office of Cassations about violations during the Sunday Mayor elections in Sofia.The violations alleged by the Order, Law and Justice (RZS) party include ... [Sofia News Agency - 18 hours ago]

Entities: Sofia, Elections, Bulgaria

First Reported 5 hours ago - Updated 5 hours ago - 1 Documents

Kosovo to open embassy in Sofia

Kosovo President Fatmir Sejdiu said that Priština will soon be opening its diplomatic headquarters in Sofia.“I have already signed an act for sending a Kosovo ambassador to Bulgaria and I expect that it will soon take effect,” Sejdiu told the Bulgarian ... [B92 - 5 hours ago]

Entities: Kosovo, Sofia, Fatmir Sejdiu

First Reported 4 hours ago - Updated 4 hours ago - 1 Documents

Greek Jumbo to open new store in Bulgaria

Greek toy retailer Jumbo will cut the ribbon on its second Bulgarian store at the end of November, the company said on its website, without providing further details. Sources close to the situation told Dnevnik the new shop is sited at the outskirts of ... [Reporter.gr - 4 hours ago]

Entities: Bulgaria, Sofia, Plovdiv

First Reported 11/19/2009 - Updated 11/19/2009 - 1 Documents (in Energy)

Is the EU ready to face another Russian gas crisis?

Ukraine's prime minister Yulia Tymoshenko with her Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin at January 18 2009 talks on the natural gas crisis. The two were scheduled to meet again on November 19 after Moscow said that Ukraine was likely again to have difficulty ... [Sofia Echo - 11/19/2009]

Entities: European Union, Bulgaria, Crisis

Quotes

...When Bulgaria was granted European Union membership in 2007 it was told it would have to improve its waste infrastructure. The statement reads: "Community funding is available to upgrade the capital's waste infrastructure. 'However, while the Bulgarian authorities have been working towards making important new investments, a solution remains some years away.' The commission is 'most concerned' about a lack of a system and installations for the recovery and disposal of the city's household waste. A Bulgarian Government spokesman said: 'Most of the relevant administrative infrastructures necessary for the implementation and enforcement are in place and are operational. 'Their capacity has been subject to strengthening; some new structures are being established.'"

Bulgaria threatened with legal action over waste [Environmental Data Interactive Exchange - 11/20/2009]

"The government will definitely make good on its promise on resettlement and exercise prudence in identifying dangerous areas while refraining from forcing indigenous peoples to accept its concepts or plans without prior communications, " Tsai reiterated. (By Lee Ming-chung and Sofia Wu) This story has been viewed 5 times. Top

Indigenous culture, customs to be upheld in reconstruction [MyEGov Taiwan - 11/20/2009]

"While the Commission welcomes the fact that action has been taken towards planning an integrated waste management system for Sofia, there are still considerable uncertainties as to when adequate waste installations will be fully operational."

EC suing Bulgaria for Sofia waste disposal failure [Sofia Echo - 11/20/2009]

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Bulgaria Faces Brussels Wrath over Garbage Prob... [Sofia News Agency - 18 hours ago]
Editorial: Crime and codes [Sofia Echo - 19 hours ago]
Former Bulgarian DM Facing Contract Fraud Charges [DefenseNews.com - 11/20/2009]
Bulgaria threatened with legal action over waste [Environmental Data Interactive Exchange - 11/20/2009]
Indigenous culture, customs to be upheld in rec... [MyEGov Taiwan - 11/20/2009]
Macedonia offers olive branch to Bulgaria [Sofia Echo - 11/20/2009]
EC suing Bulgaria for Sofia waste disposal failure [Sofia Echo - 11/20/2009]
eModeration's Social Media Round-up #14 [Brand Republic - 11/20/2009]
REWE Group set to expand in Bulgaria [Fresh Plaza - 11/20/2009]
Bulgarian ex-minister charged with fraud [Maktoob Business - 11/20/2009]
Taiwan plans to open cultural center in Tokyo: ... [Taiwan News Online - 11/20/2009]
Ambassador designate Warlick addresses senate c... [Sofia Echo - 11/20/2009]
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Flu slows down Kyiv [Sofia Echo - 11/20/2009]
Sofia prosecutors charge Bulgaria’s former defe... [Sofia Echo - 11/20/2009]
At a crossroads, again [Sofia Echo - 11/20/2009]
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Tri-Rail train strikes car on tracks; 2 women k... [Miami Herald - 11/20/2009]

Blogs

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The Argentinian love affair with psychoanalysis [Mind Hacks - 11/17/2009] The Wall Street Journal has a revealing article on why Argentina has the largest concentration of psychologists anywhere in the world and why it has a long-standing ...
Bulgaria: Influenza update: infection ratio dow... [H5N1 - 11/14/2009] Via the Sofia Echo: Influenza update: infection ratio down as Austrian aid arrives. Excerpt:The flu infection ratio in Bulgaria has declined to about 200 in 10 000 ...
1989 and the battle for hearts and minds \| Rumy... [Comment is free \| guardian.co.uk - 11/11/2009] Twenty years on, eastern Europe is still waiting for the rest of the continent to embrace our quest for lasting peaceIt will never be too late for Britain to loudly ...
The LUX Prize [THE HONEYBALL BUZZ - 11/10/2009] The Culture and Education Committee spent part of this morning hearing from the directors and production teams of the three films which have been shortlisted for ...
Mark Blankenship: The Movie "Precious"... [The Huffington Post Full Blog Feed - 11/09/2009] Warning: Major spoilers ahead I loved the movie Precious: Based on the Novel Push by Sapphire because it told me two moving stories at once. The ...

Audio/Video

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Anti-corruption rally in Bulgaria [Reuters Video: Top News - 06/26/2009]
Steel workers protest in Sofia [Reuters Video: Business - 04/16/2009]

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