During her official visit to Bulgaria, US Secretary of State, Hillary Clinton, will meet with Prime Minister, Boyko Borisov, and President, Rosen Plevneliev.
Ministers of the cabinet will also be present during the talks.
The visit is scheduled for February 5 and comes on the invitation of Bulgaria's Foreign Minister Nikolay Mladenov back in October 2010 during his visit to the US when the Bulgarian government's anti-corruption measures were discussed.
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Bulgaria's new Vice President and former Justice Minister, Margarita Popova, proposes for payroll experts to lead the commission for pardon granting at the institution.
Speaking in an interview for Darik radio Saturday, Popova explained that it was irresponsible for the entire activity on pardons to be left to a technical assistant while all other members of the commission to be external experts as it was until now. She believes that this body must have a permanent structure with payroll chair, deputy chair and technical assistant.
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Novi Sad Higher Court remanded on Friday evening 13 persons suspected of attacking Croat handball fans in Novi Sad in custody for a month.
Police are still searching for two more suspects.
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Priština team chief Edita Tahiri had told EU facilitator Robert Cooper that Kosovo insists on being represented as an independent state at regional meetings.
According to a release, the main topic of Tahiri and Cooper’s talks was Kosovo’s representation at regional meetings.
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Bulgaria has resumed exporting electric power at 1 am Saturday, January 28, on the order Economy and Energy Minister, Traicho Traikov.
The resumed export has been made possible by the end of the effective strike of miners and workers at the largest State-owned coal mines "Maritsa Iztok."
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Serbian Minister for Kosovo Goran Bogdanović says that “proponents” of the referendum in northern Kosovo will have to take responsibility for the consequences.
“It is incomprehensible that representatives of the local self-governments in the north of the province are ignoring requests of their government and think that they can do more than the state,” he pointed out.
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The 21st edition of Bulgaria's largest and most impressive "Kukeri" event – the Surva Festival – kicked off in the western city of Pernik on Saturday.
Thousands of "kukeri", or mummers, a beloved Bulgarian folklore tradition with roots from Ancient Thrace, have gathered for the weekend event. They will have processions in downtown Pernik on Saturday and Sunday.
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TOKYO (AP) -- The foreign ministers of Japan and Russia agreed Saturday to strengthen economic and security cooperation but made no progress on resolving a long-standing territorial dispute that has ...
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Kike helped Spain win the European futsal title in 2001, 2005, 2007 and 2010, and as he aims to do it again in Croatia, he said: "Victory is so wonderful, you always want to repeat the ...
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The French contingent is going to withdraw from Afghanistan by the end of 2013, which is one year ahead of NATO's schedule.
The statement was made by French President Nickolas Sarkozy after a meeting in Paris with Afghan counterpart Hamid Karzai on Friday.
Sarkozy announced that 1 000 soldiers from a total of 3 600 currently stationed in Afghanistan will return home in 2012.
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MELBOURNE, Australia -; U.S. Davis Cup captain Jim Courier has selected teenager Ryan Harrison to the four-man squad that will play Switzerland next month in the first round. The 19-year-old ...
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MADRID, Spain - An American man accused of killing a Connecticut jewelry store owner and stealing $300,000 in diamonds before fleeing to Europe was found hanged in his prison cell in Spain, ...
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Germany is pushing for Greece to give up control over its budget policy to EU institutions, according to EU sources. As part of discussions over a second rescue package for Greece, there are ...
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The annual European Data Protection Day, a joint initiative by the European Commission and the Council of Europe, is on 28 January and aims to give people the chance to understand what personal data ...
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REUTERS Photo Turkey has marked the international Holocaust Remembrance Day by airing a French epic documentary about the Holocaust.TRT television's documentary channel showed filmmaker ...
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WASHINGTON -- The Pentagon's decision announced Friday to take two heavy armor brigades out of Europe in 2013 and 2014 will not necessarily force NATO allies to shoulder more of the load if ...
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The operator of the shipwrecked Costa Concordia offered Friday to pay about $14,400 in damages to each uninjured passenger on board the cruise ship when it ran aground Jan. ...
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Moscow and Tokyo are ready to seek compromise on the conclusion of a bilateral World War II peace treaty, despite the fact that their stances on its possible conditions are different, Russian ...
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Twenty six Bulgarian regions are under code yellow Saturday over snow and freezing cold, the National Institute for Meteorology and Hydrology at the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences (BAS) announced.
Only the regions of Kyustendil and Blagoevgrad are under code green.
Code yellow means potentially dangerous weather, where the forecast is not for unusual meteorological events, but requires people to exercise caution.
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Fitch downgraded the sovereign credit ratings of Belgium, Cyprus, Italy, Slovenia and Spain on Friday, indicating there was a 1-in-2 chance of further cuts in the next two years. In a statement, the ...
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