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  My Bulgarian Holidays - Bulgarian property directory and information on properties in Bulgaria for sale or rent and ...
Bulgaria aims to join the EU although it was not ready for the wave of memberships in 2004.
The Republic of Bulgaria is in South Eastern Europe and is bordered by Turkey, Greece, the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, Serbia and Montenegro, Romania and the Black Sea.
Bulgaria's population was estimated at 7,450,349 in 2005.
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  bulgaria - Article and Reference from OnPedia.com
The Republic of Bulgaria is a republic in the southeast of Europe.
Bulgaria was a significant European power in the 9th and the 10th century, while fighting with the Byzantine Empire for the control of the Balkans.
Bulgaria regained its independence in 1878 as an autonomous principality and was proclaimed a fully independent kingdom in 1908.
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 Bulgaria. The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2001-05
Bulgaria crumbled under the attacks of a reinvigorated Byzantium in the 10th cent., and in 1018 it was annexed by Emperor Basil II.
Bulgaria was victorious against Turkey in the first (1911–12) of the Balkan Wars, but claims to Macedonia involved it in the Second Balkan War with its former allies Greece and Serbia, and it was soon defeated.
Bulgaria joined (1949) the Council for Mutual Economic Assistance and in 1955 became a member of the Warsaw Treaty Organization and the United Nations.
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 History of Bulgaria   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
At the beginning of the Christian Era, what is now Bulgaria constituted the Roman provinces of Moesia and Thrace, a territory in which Christianity was preached at a very early period, as proved by the Council of Sardica in 343.
As Bulgaria emerged from the throes of communism, it experienced a period of social and economic unrest that culminated in a severe economic and financial crisis in late 1996-early 1997.
Bulgaria officially became a member of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization on March 29, 2004 after depositing its instruments of treaty ratification in Washington, DC and hopes for a full membership in the European Union by 2007.
www.historyofnations.net /europe/bulgaria.html   (1058 words)

  
 Bulgaria - HighBeam Encyclopedia   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
Bulgaria was victorious against Turkey in the first (1911-12) of the Balkan Wars, but claims to Macedonia involved it in the Second Balkan War with its former allies Greece and Serbia, and it was soon defeated.
Bulgaria became a member of NATO in Mar., 2004, and a little more than a year later the country signed an accession treaty with the European Union that called for its admission in 2007.
Bulgaria's foreign relations in the post-communist era: a general overview and assessment.
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 Bulgaria
The Republic of Bulgaria (Bulgarian: Република България), or Bulgaria (Bulgarian: България), is a country in the southeast of Europe.
Bulgaria joined NATO on 29 March 2004 and is set to join the European Union at the earliest on 1 January 2007 after signing the Treaty of Accession on 25 April 2005.
Bulgaria is comprised of portions of the classical regions of Thrace, Moesia, and Macedonia.
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 Bulgaria (08/06)
Bulgaria shares a border with Turkey and Greece to the south, The Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia and Serbia and Montenegro to the west, Romania to the north and the Black Sea to the east.
Bulgaria, which is advancing towards greater Euro-Atlantic integration, officially became a member of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization on March 29, 2004 after depositing its instruments of treaty ratification in Washington, DC.
Bulgaria is a member of the United Nations and in 2002-2003 served a 2-year term as a nonpermanent member on the UN Security Council.
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 bulgaria
Bulgaria however was the only country that saved its entire Jewish population (around 50,000) from the Nazi camps by refusing to comply with a 31 August 1943 resolution, which demanded their deportation to Auschwitz.
Bulgaria joined NATO on 29 March 2004 and is set to join the European Union at the earliest on 1 January 2007 after signing the Treaty of Accession on 25 April 2005.
According to the 2001 census, Bulgaria's population is mainly ethnic Bulgarian (83.9%), with two sizable minorities, Turks (9.4%) and Roma (4.7%).
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 Provinces of Bulgaria - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Since 1999, Bulgaria has been divided into 28 provinces (Bulgarian: singular - област, oblast, plural - области, oblasti; also translated as regions) which correspond approximately to the 28 okrugs that existed before 1987.
From 1987 until 1999 Bulgaria was divided into 9 larger oblasts.
In the case of Sofia Oblast and Sofia City, Sofia is the capital of both provinces, but its territory is only included in Sofia City.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Provinces_of_Bulgaria   (199 words)

  
 MAR | Data | Chronology for Turks in Bulgaria   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
Bulgaria's Supreme court confirms the election of an ethnic Turk as mayor of the southeastern city of Kardzhali in local polls in late 1995.
Bulgaria's anti-communists won 52.26 per cent of the vote in the April 19 general elections, according to the official final result released by the central election commission in Sofia.
Bulgaria’s parliament ratified a resolution for the protection of minorities, while also adopting another document stating that the ratification "by no means sanctions activities harming the territorial integrity and sovereignty of the unified Bulgarian state, its internal and international security," indicating that Bulgaria would not accept any degree of separatism.
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 *** Guide-Bulgaria *** - Places in Bulgaria. Bulgarian villages and regions.   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
The land borders with Yugoslavia and Macedonia to the west, with Turkey to the south-east, and with Greece to the south.
Bulgaria is a beautiful mountainous country, with tourism opportunities being one of its biggest assets.
Bulgaria possesses beautiful landscapes and beaches, and is becoming a real resort paradise.
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 Click Here -> Bulgaria Property
Bulgaria (officially the Republic of Bulgaria) is a country in Sounth-Eastern Europe, and the oldest contemporary country in Europe.
Bulgaria is an active member of NATO from 2004 and is joining the European Union on 1st Januarty, 2007.
Climate in Bulgaria is temperate, with cold, damp winters and dry, hot summers.
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Bulgaria has taken measures to restrict the harmful effects of certain fishing activities on the fish resources and on marine ecosystems in general.
Bulgaria's water resources are relatively scarce, though in terms of area, the potential of the fresh waters is considerable.
Bulgaria does not produce fodder of the required quality, and the high price of imported fodder is a barrier to the expansion of commercial farming activities.
www.worldwildlife.org /bsp/publications/europe/bulgaria/bulgaria24.html   (11619 words)

  
 Bulgaria
Bulgaria is a parliamentary democracy ruled by a coalition government headed by Prime Minister Simeon Saxe-Coburg Gotha.
The five defendants (three Bulgarians and two Ukrainians) in the trial of the 1996 murder of former Prime Minister Andrey Lukanov were sentenced to life imprisonment by the Sofia City Court on November 28; however, all of the defendants appealed the ruling to the Sofia Appellate Court.
The Confederation of International Trade Unions in Bulgaria argued that the number of workers classified as essential, and thus ineligible to strike, was excessive and unfairly restricted the rights of many civil servants.
www.state.gov /g/drl/rls/hrrpt/2003/27830.htm   (9988 words)

  
 Bulgarian Lev and Bulgaria currency information including currency exchange rates
Bulgaria's exchange rate is fixed to the euro at 1.95583 BGN to 1 euro.
Accession negations began in 2000, and ended in June 2004 with the agreement that Bulgaria would be joining the EU as a full member in January of 2007.
Bulgaria is one of the poorest countries in Europe.
www.gocurrency.com /countries/bulgaria.htm   (680 words)

  
 MapZones.com : Bulgaria
Bulgaria, Republic of, republic in south-eastern Europe, known from 1946 to 1990 as the People's Republic of Bulgaria and now known as the Republic of Bulgaria.
Situated in the Balkan Peninsula, Bulgaria is bordered on the north by Romania, on the east by the fl Sea, on the south by Turkey and Greece, and on the west by Serbia and the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia.
Once an independent kingdom, Bulgaria was controlled by the Communist Party from 1946 until 1990, when a multi-party system was adopted.
www.mapzones.com /world/europe/bulgaria   (149 words)

  
 Empres Transboundary Animal Diseases Bulletin No. 11 - BLUETONGUE   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
In Bulgaria, the diagnosis was confirmed by the Laboratory of Exotic Diseases in Sofia and the disease was officially reported to OIE in July.
Mortality of sheep in three affected provinces of Bulgaria was around 2 to 4 percent at the end of July, but morbidity was high, reaching 40 to 60 percent.
The initial action in Bulgaria was efficiently coordinated by the National Veterinary Services, in cooperation with FAO (AGAH including the European Commission for the Control of Foot-and-Mouth Disease), the European Union (EU), OIE and IAH.
www.fao.org /docrep/x3444e/x3444e04.htm   (295 words)

  
 Bulgaria - GOVERNMENT STRUCTURE
Nevertheless, election of the National Assembly remained the most important political ritual in Bulgaria throughout the communist period, and the return to free assembly elections in 1990 recalled the direct popular representation prescribed in the Turnovo Constitution of 1879, still revered as a model for Bulgarian governance.
Because of that role, the chairman of the council was automatically president of the country and thus one of the two most powerful figures in Bulgaria in the Zhivkov years.
The BSP campaigned as a reform party in progressive Sofia, but it took advantage of the substantial residue of Zhivkovite local officials in the provinces (many of whom were accused of exerting pressure on their constituents to vote BSP) to gain 211 assembly seats to the UDF's 144.
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 Bulgaria in MTR - Page 4 - Total War Center Forums
Bulgaria didnt even exist as a free state at this point, that is why I say an emergent faction, unless as I said more than one starting dates are put in.
He simply expressed his concern that Bulgaria controlled by AI might not handle it well and that if more cities are added, it will make the area more crowded and perhaps may detract from gameplay.
Yes Bulgaria should be split in 3 provinces and they should be Turnovo, Sredets(not Sofia, the city was't named Sofia back then) and Vidin which was alsno an important fortress.
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 Chronology   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
February 18, 1999: Bulgaria’s parliament ratified a resolution for the protection of minorities, while also adopting another document stating that the ratification "by no means sanctions activities harming the territorial integrity and sovereignty of the unified Bulgarian state, its internal and international security," indicating that Bulgaria would not accept any degree of separatism.
October 16, 1999: Bulgaria held a first round of municipal elections that, according to a spokesman for the electoral commission, had a turnout rate of 45 percent, the lowest turnout rate since Bulgaria’s first democratic elections in 1990.
March 20, 2002: Mimicking actions of the Romanian government, Bulgaria refused to allow a group of 200 Kurds on a Turkish Kurd PKK party-organized protest march from Western Europe to march through Bulgarian territory and hold demonstrations on the Turkish border, citing a 1992 friendship treaty with Turkey.
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 bulgaria map and information page
Bulgaria, founded in 681 AD, is the homeland of ancient civilizations, and remnants of their cultures, and the ruins of their cities, palaces and monasteries are found throughout the country.
After centuries of Turkish control, military conflicts and fighting on the losing side in both World Wars, decades of Communist Party rule, and assorted political squabblings, Bulgaria is finally adjusting to its switch to democracy in the early 1990s.
The Bulgaria pages are currently being revised, but you can find additional information about the history of the country here.
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 FREE In-depth report - The Judiciary - Bulgaria
The national court system was divided into criminal, civil, and military courts; the Supreme Court had jurisdiction in both original and appellate cases, and it controlled the activities of all lower courts.
The 1971 constitution called the court system and state prosecutor's office "weapons of the dictatorship of the proletariat." The chief prosecutor, chief legal official of Bulgaria, was responsible for compliance with the law by ordinary citizens, local and national political entities and officials, and other public organizations.
Lower courts functioned at the provincial and municipal levels; election was by people's councils at the provincial level and directly by citizens at the municipal level, using party-approved lists.
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 Bulgaria - Categories   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
Bulgaria in the Yahoo DirectoryYahoo reviewed these sites and found them related to Bulgaria.
Google Sightseeing BulgariaThis is the second largest city in Bulgaria, plovdiv, which is built around 7 hills.
Exploring the Globe BulgariaGregory Dicum of the The Sydney Morning Herald visited Bulgarias capital sofia and You are currently browsing the archives for the Bulgaria category.
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 Macedonia for the Macedonians
Greece was awarded Aegean Macedonia and renamed it to "Northern Greece"; Bulgaria annexed Pirin Macedonia and abolished the Macedonian name, and Serbia took over Vardar Macedonia and renamed it to "Southern Serbia".
The Treaty between Serbia and Bulgaria signed on March 12th 1912 (with a secret annexe) included a possibility for the transformation of Macedonia into an autonomous region and anticipated the arbitration of the Russian Tsar.
Drawing new borders under the excuse of establishing a "balance" and peace in the Balkans was a violent denial of the rights of the Macedonian people to live and develop as a free, unified and independent nation.
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 Bulgaria Map, Map of Bulgaria | infohub.com
Here you will find a treasure of information with regard to map of Bulgaria as well as a wealth of information on the subject of Bulgaria maps.
This "maps of Bulgaria" page will be updated frequently, so visit early and visit often.
Administrative division map of Bulgaria, including regions, main locations and roads.
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 Food & Wine in Bulgaria
White wines are produced from renowned varieties such as Sauvignon Blanc, Chardonnay, and Riesling as well as from the local varieteies like (Misket or Dimiat).
Bulgaria is the second largest exporter of bottled wine in the world, second only to France and it has four times the area, planted with Cabernet Sauvignon, of California.
In the Bulgarian wine industry, traditional classic technologies are applied, as well as refined, and modern ones borrowed from the leading wine producing countries.
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 Financial News USA - Press Release - 1001723
Now one of 28 administrative provinces in Bulgaria, Silistra (http://bulgaria.domino.bg/silistra/) has been in existence since as early as 106AD and became a Municipality in 169 AD, under Emperor Marcus Aurellius (Emperor of Rome from 161-180 AD, depicted in the film Gladiator in 2000 (http://www.geocities.com/Hollywood/Cinema/1501/indexglad.html).
Bulgaria, like Croatia, Romania and Turkey are candidate countries for entry to the European Union.
Bulgaria is scheduled to become a member of the European Community on January 1 2007.
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 Sofia News Agency - novinite.com   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
Bulgaria Properties for Sale · Cheap Flights to Bulgaria · Property in Bulgaria · Property in Bulgaria for sale · Cheap flights · Mobile Bulgaria · Moving to Bulgaria?
Bulgaria news Novinite.com (Sofia News Agency - www.sofianewsagency.com) is unique with being a real time news provider in English that informs its readers about the latest Bulgarian news.
Foreign media analysis on Bulgaria and World News in Brief are also part of the web site and the online newspaper.
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