1 hr ago | International Herald Tribune
Bulgaria's image suffers as crime flourishes
“If this goes on, I'd better pack and go somewhere else -- Romania for instance.”
SOFIA : Little over a year after joining the rich boys' club, European Union newcomer Bulgaria has seen its reputation hit a low, marred by its failure to tame chronic graft and crime. via International Herald Tribune
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Bulgaria Forum & Polls21 hrs ago | The Moscow Times
Central European Leaders Urge Balkans Toward EU Integration
“However, the region is still not irreversibly on the road to Europe.”
Testimonials OHRID, Macedonia -- The leaders of 19 southeastern and Central European countries agreed Saturday that European Union integration will not be complete unless all western Balkan states are included. via The Moscow Times
Friday | My ESM
Southeastern Europe buoyant for Intel
“We get the integrators together and get them to use common building blocks with notebooks like they had been doing with desktops in the past”
BUDAPEST — Intel is seeing robust business for its processors and components in Southeastern Europe, with Romania the strongest market, said Robert Golubeff, manager of Intel Hungary in Budapest, a sales ... via My ESM
Thursday May 8 | Kazinform
Russia, Kazakhstan agree to double pipeline capacity by 2012
“It [the expansion] should take place in two stages by 2012. As a result the pipeline's capacity will be increased from 32 million to 67 million metric tons of oil”
May 8. KAZINFORM. Russia and Kazakhstan have agreed to double the capacity of the Caspian Pipeline Consortium by 2012, the Russian Industry and Energy Ministry said on Wednesday. via Kazinform
Wednesday May 7 | SETimes news
Integration not complete without Western Balkans, leaders say
“The process of Euro-Atlantic integration should not be considered complete without the full inclusion of all Western Balkan states and Ukraine into the NATO Alliance and the EU”
At a two-day summit in Ohrid, representatives of 18 Central European countries discussed energy, infrastructure and EU enlargement. via SETimes news
Tuesday May 6 | The Sofia Echo
Bulgaria celebrates St. George's day
“Today we honour the memory of our heroes and we stand proud before our army flags, tested in the battles led in the name of the great cause - the liberation of all Bulgarian lands, their unity and the preservation of Bulgaria”
An army parade on Sofia's Tsar Osvoboditel boulevard and Battenberg square marked the day of Bulgarian army on St. via The Sofia Echo
Tuesday May 6 | Susan Polgar Chess Blog
Mtel Masters 2008, day 1 1:48 Welcome everybody to the live coverage of Mtel Masters 2008 on Chessdom.com ! 1:49 Today is the first day of the event and it will be opened with a game between Jason Juett and ... via Susan Polgar Chess Blog
Tuesday May 6 | Art Knowledge News
Museum Moderner Kunst (MUMOK) features Kamen Stoyanov ~ 'At Arms Length'
With "At Arm's Length" MUMOK will exhibit four works by the young Bulgarian artist Kamen Stoyanov: Videos, drawings and an installation reflecting the contemporary notion of culture, with all of its paradoxical ... via Art Knowledge News
Monday May 5 | ComputerWorld
DDoS attacks knocked Radio Free Europe off the Web
“It's a disappointing trend, but perhaps not unexpected.”
May 4, 2008 Several Radio Free Europe Web sites were knocked off the Internet a week ago in a distributed denial-of-service attack that the news organization's spokesman compared to attempts decades ago by the ... via ComputerWorld
Monday May 5 | Balkan Times
Mapping geohazards in the Balkans
Southeast Europe is one of the most earthquake-prone parts of the continent, but so far a cross-regional approach to assessing its geohazards has been lacking. via Balkan Times
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