Capital Of Bulgaria

Bulgaria is a parliamentary republic. The unicameral National Assembly, or Narodno Subranie, consists of 240 deputies who are elected for 4-year terms through a system of proportional representation in 31 electoral regions. Party or coalition lists, rather than individual candidate names, appear on the ballots. A party or coalition must garner a minimum of 4% of the vote in order to enter parliament. Parliament selects and dismisses government ministers, including the prime minister, exercises control over the government, and sanctions deployment of troops abroad. It is responsible for enactment of laws, approval of the budget, scheduling of presidential elections, declaration of war, and ratification of international treaties and agreements. ... [Read More]

Bulgaria

According to the MOI, during the first 6 months of the year, 444 written complaints and 66 oral complaints were received by the Police Directorate, of which only 99 named the officer(s) in question. Among these, 29 related to alleged improper use of firearms, 88 concerned illegal actions when issuing permits for activities, 66 involved abuse of position for personal benefit, and 61 were for failure to do one's duty or having a bad attitude. Of these complaints, the MOI determined that 38 were well founded and disciplined 6 officers and 8 noncommissioned officers and sent 9 cases to the Military Prosecutor's office for further action (see Section 1.e.). During the same period in 2001, 72 complaints were judged well founded. The MOI stated that 32 cases of abuse of authority were recorded in 2000 and 40 such cases in 2001. On February 27, the MOI fired one police officer in connection with the beating of six youths in the town of Kostinbrod. In the 12 months prior to Septemb ... [Read More]

Project Information

The links below provide a pictorial view of some of our current projects in various lifecycle phases. Each link displays an Artist rendering (or projection) of the constructed building, a recent site photo, and the estimated percentage of completion for the entire project. Currently, our major construction efforts include: New Embassy Compounds (NEC), Newly Acquired Buildings (NAB), and U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) projects. ...

Our capital construction program is extensive. The need to provide secure and safe shelter is more critical than ever in this time of terrorism attacks and threats. Tunis, Tunisia; Nairobi, Kenya; Kampala, Uganda and Dar es Salaam, Tanzania are but a few of our newly constructed embassy compounds with a strong emphasizes on security. Currently, we have 22 new Embassies in the planning stage, 66 rehabilitation projects underway with 53 planned for FY03 and 55 Capital Security Construction projects in our Long-Range Overseas Building Plan (LROBP) through FY08. ... [Read More]

Candidates for NATO Membership: Key Facts and Figures
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V. Country Narratives -- Countries A through G

Cyprus is a destination country for women trafficked from Eastern and Central Europe for the purpose of sexual exploitation. Traffickers who forced women into prostitution continued to fraudulently recruit victims for work as dancers in cabarets and nightclubs on short-term "artiste" visas, for work in pubs and bars on employment visas, or for illegal work on tourist or student visas. There was increasing evidence of Chinese women being trafficked for sexual exploitation in Cyprus. The Government of Cyprus does not fully comply with the minimum standards for the elimination of trafficking; however, it is making significant efforts to do so. Cyprus made some progress in its anti-trafficking efforts over the past year. The new police anti-trafficking unit produced successful results and showed vigilance in combating the problem. Government recognition of the problem improve ... [Read More]

Independent States in the World

of the CongoCGKinshasaCosta Rica *+Republic of Costa RicaCSSan JoséCôte d'Ivoire *+Republic of Côte d'IvoireIVYamoussoukroCroatia *+Republic of CroatiaHRZagrebCuba +Republic of CubaCUHavanaCyprus *+Republic of CyprusCYNicosiaCzech Republic *+Czech RepublicEZPragueDenmark *+Kingdom of DenmarkDACopenhagenDjibouti *+Republic of DjiboutiDJDjiboutiDominica *+Commonwealth of DominicaDORoseauDominican Republic *+Dominican RepublicDRSanto DomingoEast Timor *+Democratic Republic of Timor-LesteTT ... [Read More]

Travel to Europe
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Judicial Assistance - Foreign Attorneys

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US Department Of State Post Report

AERA, CLO, and the Marine Security Guard Detachment work together to organize holiday gatherings for the Embassy community and friends. The annual Marine Birthday Ball is one of the highlights of the fall season, followed by the International Women’s Club (IWC) Charity Bazaar in early December. Opportunities abound to devote time to charity. Many institutions for orphans and handicapped welcome volunteeres. There are two English-speaking international clubs for women, the above-mentioned IWC, and the Women’s Network, made up chiefly of working women in Sofia. Official Functions Nature of FunctionsLast Updated:  12/2/2003 11:36 AM In Sofia, there ... [Read More]

Department of State Washington File: Text: Net Capital Flows to Emerging Markets Rose Sharply in 2004

Dr. Josef Ackermann, Chairman of the IIF Board of Directors and Chairman of the Group Executive Committee, Deutsche Bank AG, stated, "There was a surge in private capital flows to emerging markets in the final quarter of 2004.  This reflected dollar weakness and investors' search for alternatives to holding dollar assets, with some of the reallocated funds flowing into key emerging markets, notably China and Russia.  More generally, the robust volume of flows last year needs to be seen against the background of high levels of global liquidity and low interest rates.  Looking ahead the IIF anticipates another year of strong capital flows, although the risks in the global environment are likely to pose new challenges to emerging markets for which they must be prepared." ... [Read More]