Category Archives: in English

Creative Commons for the Bulgarian President's Site

Posted on December 3, 2008 by Veni Markovski | Вени Марковски

The Bulgarian President‘s site has been launched officially under Creative Commons license. This means that now anyone can share: copy, distribute and transmit its content, under the following two conditions: Attribution. You must attribute the work in the manner specified … Continue reading →

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Hillary Clinton proposed by Obama for Secretary of State

Posted on December 1, 2008 by Veni Markovski | Вени Марковски

Hillary Clinton will be the next Secretary of State (when approved by the Senate; I don’t expect her former colleagues not to approve her candidacy). This is a good news. I hoped she would be the next President of the … Continue reading →

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Bulgaria, Hungary, Poland – only EU members on the same page vis-a-vis Internet content control

Posted on December 1, 2008 by Veni Markovski | Вени Марковски

The European Council of Ministers of Communications made what could be a historic session this week in Brussels. In the post-discussion main attention went to the lowering of the price of SMS (text messaging) for European citizens, but I am … Continue reading →

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EU Commissioner Meglena Kuneva starts a blog

Posted on November 27, 2008 by Veni Markovski | Вени Марковски

check it out: http://blogs.ec.europa.eu/kuneva/ Especially if you have concerns as a citizen of the European Union, and a customer. Indeed, she started it in September, but until recently there wasn’t much of entries there. Hopefully now she’s in control, and … Continue reading →

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European Commission Strips Euro 220 M from Bulgaria

Posted on November 25, 2008 by Veni Markovski | Вени Марковски

EU Enlargement Commissioner Olli Rehn announced today in Brussels, that the European Commission has cut funding of Euro 220 M for Bulgaria. BBC and Guardian write more on that. My humble opinion: the Bulgarian police, prosecution and court system should … Continue reading →

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Letter to the Editors of the International Herald Tribune

Posted on November 18, 2008 by Veni Markovski | Вени Марковски

This is the text of a letter to the editors of the International Herald Tribune, sent to them November 18, 2008: SUMMARY: Dear Sirs, Your newspaper named Bulgaria as a corrupt, or even the most corrupt country in the European … Continue reading →

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Sofia Mayor Borissov With (Yet Another) Unique Statement: Earthquakes Are Caused By Human-Made Explosives!

Posted on November 17, 2008 by Veni Markovski | Вени Марковски

This is not a joke. I will probably blog in Bulgarian about it, too. Yesterday there was an earthquake in Sofia, Bulgaria. For those unfamiliar, Sofia is located in a place, where earthquakes happen relatively often (read more about it). … Continue reading →

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IHT strikes Bulgaria again

Posted on November 13, 2008 by Veni Markovski | Вени Марковски

The International Herald Tribune (IHT) has published yet another article on Bulgaria. It sounds like they have some kind of a war against my country. Headline Voices against corruption labor in Bulgaria despite dangers. It starts quite intriguing with a … Continue reading →

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Obama changes US history

Posted on November 5, 2008 by Veni Markovski | Вени Марковски

Obama will be the 44th President of the United States! That news brings hope to many, many people worldwide! Good work, friends and colleagues, good work! But the actual work just begins, and it will require lot of efforts, from … Continue reading →

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Sarah Palin pranked

Posted on November 2, 2008 by Veni Markovski | Вени Марковски

VP candidate for the GOP Sarah Palin was pranked in a phone call by two Canadian comedians, Marc-Antoine Audette and Sebastien Trudel. You can read the transcript

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