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| | EUROVISION SONG CONTEST OIKOTIMES.COM (BG) Bulgaria |
 | | However, Bulgaria signed an EU accession treaty in April 2005 and, depending on the pace of reforms, should be on course for membership in 2007. |
 | | Under Bulgaria's former king, Simeon II, who was prime minister between 2001 and 2005, the country pressed ahead with market reforms designed to meet EU economic targets. |
 | | A Balkan country with spectacular mountains and a coastline on the Black Sea, Bulgaria was part of the Ottoman empire for around 500 years, although the Orthodox tradition remained strong. |
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