Brutal Bulgarian Criminal Busted in UK on ’The Sun’ Tip-Off
A brutal Bulgarian gangster, notorious for slicing off victims’ fingers and ears, was caught in London on an alert from an investigation of The Sun.
Bulgarian President Plevneliev to meet top EU officials in Brussels
Bulgarian President Rossen Plevneliev is going to Brussels on January 25 2012 for talks with European Unions leaders as well as Nato Secretary-General Anders Fogh Rasmussen, Plevneliev’s office said.
Bulgarian Protests Subside After Arrest of Roma Clan Leader
Bulgarian protests against the Roma community and the government for its failure to deal with organized crime subsided after a third night following the arrest of Roma clan leader Kiril Rashkov.
09/14/2011
— Filed under: Crime
Tags: arest, Bulgaria, Crime
Emblematic Bulgarian Mafia Killer Captured in Portugal
Plamen Dishkov aka Kela, a Bulgarian mobster sentenced for a gangland murder committed in 2002 has been arrested in Portugal after 10 years in international hiding.
08/18/2011
— Filed under: Crime
Tags: Bulgaria, killer, Mafia
Bulgaria and Romania still lag EU standards on crime and corruption
Brussels — European Union newcomers Bulgaria and Romania still lag far behind the bloc’s standards on fighting corruption and organized crime, reports released Friday showed.
03/10/2011
— Filed under: Crime
Tags: Bulgaria, corruption, Romania
Commissioner Georgieva: 200 EU Citizens Still Want to Escape from Libya
Some 200 EU passport-holders,including Bulgarians, are still stranded in Libya and willing to escape from it, the EU Commissioner for Humanitarian Aid and Crisis Response, Kristalina Georgieva said Monday.
03/9/2011
— Filed under: Society
Tags: Bulgaria, citizens, EU
EU experts postpone endorsement of Bulgaria’s Schengen preparedness report
The European Union’s (EU) Schengen evaluation group has delayed the endorsement of the two reports concerning Bulgaria’s preparedness to join the passport-free zone until February 14 2011.
01/8/2011
— Filed under: Politics
Tags: Bulgaria, EU, Schengen
French oath on Roma evictions getting positive EU reaction
Wednesday the European Commission acted in response optimistically to a French budge to become accustomed to its immigration regulations in an offer to shun legal deed on its contentious exclusion of ethnic Roma folks.
10/13/2010
— Filed under: Society
Tags: Bulgaria, EU, Romania
Bulgarian Economy Minister Upbeat about 2011 Forecast
An economic growth of 3,5% in 2011 is possible, according to Bulgaria’s Economy and Energy Minister, Traicho Traikov.
08/13/2010
— Filed under: Finance
Tags: Bulgaria, forecast, minister
Bulgarian Economy Minister: Nuclear Plant Cost Up to EUR 9 B
Bulgaria’s Economy and Energy Minister, Traicho Traikov, announced Thursday the price for the project to build a second Nuclear Power Plant in the Bulgarian Danube town if Belene has reached EUR 9 B.
08/10/2010
— Filed under: Business
Tags: Bulgaria, Nuclear Plant
