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Foreigners face land hurdle (Ivan Vatahov and Velina Nacheva) |
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FOREIGNERS will not be allowed to purchase agricultural land in Bulgaria until seven years have passed after the country joins the European Union, according to the Government official in charge of European integration matters, Zanaida Veleva. |
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Villagers impose blockade on UK (Staff Reporter) |
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RESIDENTS of the Smolyan village of Ghela chose an interesting way to protest against the refusal by the UK embassy in Sofia to issue visas for the members of the local amateur folklore ensemble, who were invited to a traditional folklore festival in Wales. |
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Challenges to BTC deal (Ivan Vatahov) |
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GloBul and the Supreme Administrative Prosecution Office (SAPO) have challenged in the Supreme Administrative Court (SAC) the decision by the Communications Regulation Commission (CRC) to award the third GSM licence to Bulgarian Telecommunication Company (BTC) without a tender or contest. |
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World Bank development loan (Ivan Vatahov) |
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Finance Minister Milen Velchev and World Bank Country Director for Bulgaria Anand Seth signed on June 17 an agreement on a Second Programmatic Adjustment Loan (PAL 2) in support of economic growth and job creation. |
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Reading Room - Boyana Film Studio sale in focus (Ivan Vatahov) |
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Controversy has arisen around the criteria that have been chosen for eligibility to buy Boyana Film Studios. IVAN VATAHOV reports. |
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Reading Room - Boyana Film's past and present |
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BOYANA Film came to existence in 1962. |
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Family Matters - Brave New Worlds (Michael Harris Cohen ) |
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I LOVE my Editor. He gives me room to roam. He lets me write about whatever fly happens to buzz in my head, and not once has he ever reined me in or censored me. Nor has he ever told me what to write about. Until now ... |
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Legal Alien - Live long and prosper (Clive Leviev-Sawyer) |
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MEDIA reports have it that a Bulgarian Socialist Party MP, Dimiter Doichinov, has called on the Government to come up with a policy on UFOs after he saw one over Pernik. |
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One team...one goal? (Clive Leviev-Sawyer) |
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THE daubed, flag-bearing fans clustered around the reporter's microphone outside the National Palace of Culture were playing in the top league of loyalty. |
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Culture Shock |
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Film Review - You won't die laughing (Pavel Ivanov) |
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Whereas the Farrelly brothers flirt with bad taste, the Coens construct mostly cheerful cinematic refinements on style. |
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Love and business partnership (Velina Nacheva) |
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"LOVE AND BUSINESS CAN MAKE BULGARIA A BETTER PLACE" |
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MY DADDY CAN BEAT UP YOUR DADDY: On June 20, Father's Day, various events were held in South Park to popularise Father's Day as a new Bulgarian tradition.
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Restaurant Reviews |
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Uno Upstairs (Clive Leviev-Sawyer) |
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I am sure one could build a doctoral thesis, or at least an internet site, on the plethora of references in popular culture to ogling members of the opposite gender. |
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