Last inspections before the publication of the report by the EC enlargement directorategeneral would be held from February 9 to 12, Bulgarian daily Dnevnik said.The report was expected by endFebruary, Dnevnik said.The team of inspectors of the directorategeneral was to be headed by European Commission enlargement directorategeneral director Michael Lee personally,Dnevnik quoted unofficial sources as saying.
Archive for January, 2009
EC enlargement directorategeneral director to visit Bulgaria as inspections end
Friday, January 30th, 2009Serena Williams wins Australian Open, crashing Safina in 59 minutes
Friday, January 30th, 2009Serena Williams won one of her easiest Grand Slam finals on January 30 2009 when she crashed Russias Dinara Safina at Australian Open in 60, 63. It was a win that not only came quickly, after just 59 minutes, but made Serena the world number one player for a third time in her career and came with 1 million in prize money.
CEZ complies with commission ruling, four months late
Friday, January 30th, 2009Four months after the ruling of the State Commission for Energy and Water Regulation SCEWR ordering CEZ to lower the charges for reconnecting disconnected customers, CEZ announced it would comply as of February 1 2009.
Do not call traffic police for minor road accidents
Friday, January 30th, 2009Officers of the traffic police would stop responding to reports of minor car accidents, but they would arrive if there was a suspicion that the driver causing the accident was driving under the influence of drugs or alcohol, the press centre of the Interior Ministry announced on its website on January 30 2009.
Weekend blog The cost of ignoring warnings in Davos
Thursday, January 29th, 2009As the leaders of the largest economies in the world, the CEOs of the bigname corporations and the pillars of the economics academia gather in Davos for their annual gettogether under the cloud of the worst recession since the Great Depression, one thing must be clear they had been warned of what was coming including in the very same Swiss ski resort setting, as anyone delving into the archives Reuters in this case would find.
Weekend blog When President Obama looks left…
Thursday, January 29th, 2009All radical politicians in the West move to the centre once in office. It starts on the campaign trail when the prospect of power beckons. Then, once elected, practical considerations enter the equation. Barack Obama is no exception. Talk of quot;new beginnings quot; and quot;a break with the past quot; and other wonderfully innocuous sound bites notwithstanding, its tough when you look to your quot;left quot; using the term loosely and see a bunch of psychopaths.
Sport on TV
Thursday, January 29th, 2009Sport briefs
Thursday, January 29th, 2009Huddle up
Thursday, January 29th, 2009American football is not a popular sport in Bulgaria, judging by how little interest Superbowl parties seem to generate every year in pubs across Sofia. Many will indeed claim that it hardly deserves the tag football, as the ball spends more time in players hand than at their feet. Regardless, Team Sofia is the only of its kind in Bulgaria, flying the flag and promoting the sport in the country. The preparations for the 2009 season have already started and on January 12 the first training session on Akademik Stadium in Sofia was held in typical playoff conditions in subzero temperatures and on a snowedover field.
Bai Gencho amp;1041; amp;1072; amp;1081; amp;1043; amp;1077; amp;1085; amp;1095; amp;1086;
Thursday, January 29th, 2009In an age when a 10yearold restaurant is considered venerable, one with staying power, good food and worthy service, Bai Gencho could be labelled a hoary veteran. Its life starting from 1953 began as a liquor and wine shop on the corner of Khan Kroum and Rakovski streets, one of the most patronised such stores in Bulgarias capital, if we trust the restaurants autobiography.