Varna Bulgaria
Bulgaria (07/05)
Others: Plovdiv--368,568, Varna--349,482. ... [Read More]
Reports, International Education Week 2001
The Bulgarian-American Fulbright Commission made the most of the excellent opportunity the second annual International Education Week gave international educators to heighten the awareness of U.S. educational system and the advantages of international education. Nearly 300 students, teachers, lecturers and researchers visited the Fulbright Advising Center and were consulted on the educational system in the U.S.; opportunities to study, research and lecture in American colleges and universities; how to apply to U.S. educational institutions both on undergraduate and graduate level; university search; American standardized tests; sources of financial aid; filling our of application forms. Above 100 persons visited the Fulbright local info-centers in Plovdiv, Varna, Stara Zagora, Veliko Turnovo, ... [Read More]
Reports, International Education Week 2001
The Bulgarian–American Fulbright Commission made the most of the excellent opportunity the second annual International Education Week gave international educators to heighten the awareness of U.S. educational system and the advantages of international education. Nearly 300 students, teachers, lecturers and researchers visited the Fulbright Advising Center and were consulted on the educational system in the U.S.; opportunities to study, research and lecture in American colleges and universities; how to apply to U.S. educational institutions both on undergraduate and graduate level; university search; American standardized tests; sources of financial aid; filling our of application forms. Above 100 persons visited the Fulbright local info-centers in Plovdiv, Varna, Stara Zagora, Veliko Turnovo, Bourgas, Sliven, Smolyan and Rousse. ... [Read More]
The Fulbright Commission made the most of the excellent opportunity the third annual International Education Week gave international educators to heighten the awareness of U.S. educational system and the advantages of international education. Nearly 40 secondary school teachers, school administrators, and experts in education attended the Teacher Training Seminar during IEW in Sofia. Above 250 students, parents, teachers, lecturers and researchers visited the Fulbright Advising Center and were consulted on the U.S. educational system, opportunities to study, research and lecture in American colleges and universities, applying to U.S. educational institutions both on undergraduate and graduate level, American standardized tests, and sources of financial aid. More than 100 persons visited the Fulbright local info-centers in Plovdiv, Varna, Stara Zagora, Veliko Turnovo, Bourgas, Sliven, Smolyan ... [Read More]
Bulgaria
There were two reported cases of violence against journalists. In February, unknown assailants severely beat a radio journalist from Vidin. In May, unidentified assailants severely beat the editor-in-chief of the Varna daily newspaper Chernomorie and owner of the DNES+ news website, Anton Lukov, in front of his city center home. Both of these cases were widely believed to have been connected to organized crime figures in their respective regions since there were a number of reports detailing the influence of local organized crime groups on investigative journalists and their publications. ... [Read More]
Bulgaria
According to the Ministry of Interior, the National Police Service received 74 complaints about police violence between January 1 and September 30. Of these complaints, the Ministry stated that only eight complaints concerned crimes "related to the execution of official duties," and three officers and seven sergeants were disciplined for violations. Although some government officials have stated that, under the country's criminal law code, any complaints about beatings by police are required to be heard by judges; at times this law was not respected in practice. Human rights monitors reported that they receive many complaints from persons who are too intimidated to lodge an official complaint with the authorities. Most military prosecutors' offices refused to provide data on police brutality complaints. Only the Varna military prosecutor's office responded, stating that, during the year, they received 90 complaints about the use of physical force or firearms by police or military offic ... [Read More]
US Department Of State Post Report
Frequent bus and railway service link Sofia with the Black Sea resorts of Varna and Burgas, as well as with other major Bulgarian cities. Regional TransportationLast Updated: 12/2/2003 11:14 AM ... Bulgaria’s National Statistics Institute reported the 2001 population at just under 8 million. Roughly 1.1 million, or 13%, live in and around the capital Sofia. Plovdiv, the second largest city, has a population of about 350,000, while the Black Sea coast city of Varna, the third largest, has just over 300,000. Few of the other cities have populations greater than 100,000. ... [Read More]
USIA-Affiliated Educational Advising Centers in East/Central Europe and NIS
E-Mail: ask@ac.tu.varna.bg ... Institute of Mechanical and Electrical Engineering-Varna ... 9010 Varna ... [Read More]
Maximum Travel Per Diem Allowances for Foreign Areas
Effective June 1, 2005, with Per Diem Supplement 493, seasonal rates have been established for Varna, Bulgaria. ... 27/ A high season per diem allowance rate for USG travelers to Varna, Bulgaria, has been established for the period of July 22-August 31, 2005. The rates will be reviewed in September 2005 and revised or deleted as appropriate. ... DATE__________________________________________________________________________________AFGHANISTAN __2_/_19Kabul __2/__19040408-1-03Other015158-1-03ALBANIA ... [Read More]
USIS Washington File: Text: Commerce's Mulloy on Corruption in OSCE Region
USAID also sponsored a recent conference in Varna, Bulgaria, to discuss the work of public-private partnerships to fight corruption, attended primarily by NGOs from every Balkan state, including Serbia and Albania, with European Union, World Bank, OECD and Council of Europe participation. Strategies focused on how to collect critical information to uncover lack of accountability in both the public and private sectors. USAID is similarly co-funding an OECD conference in July 1999 in Novgorod, sponsored by the Oblast governor with technical support from the Department of Commerce, on creating codes of ethical conduct for the private sector in the region. ... [Read More]
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