Category Archives: European Union

Information about issues of importance for the whole EU

Romanain spam – they are looking for work, not offering Drakula tours

Posted on September 5, 2007 by Veni Markovski | Вени Марковски

Yes, we do live in interesting times. Here’s what my anti-spam filters captured. Note that it has a funny opt-out remark in the beginning. HQ Software Consulting – Bucharest To: Attn: Marketing Department Ref.: Romanian PHP, Java, ASP, & .NET … Continue reading →

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Corrupt countries were more likely to support the OOXML document format

Posted on September 5, 2007 by Veni Markovski | Вени Марковски

Continuing the news from yesterday, here’s another piece from Ville Oksanen of EFFI (Finland) International Organization for Standardization (ISO) rejected the fast-track approval of the controversial Microsoft-supported OOXML document format as an ISO standard in a vote on 2 September … Continue reading →

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Last 2 days to register and vote for best EU e-government project!

Posted on September 5, 2007 by Veni Markovski | Вени Марковски

Vote for the Most inspiring good practice to receive the 2007 eGovernment Award You may select up to 3 different cases that you think should receive the award. The deadline for voting is 20 September 2007, and only portal members … Continue reading →

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ISO votes against fast tracking Microsoft's Office Open XML

Posted on September 4, 2007 by Veni Markovski | Вени Марковски

Good news came to me from Patrik: The International Organization for Standardization has voted against a proposal to fast-track Microsoft’s Office Open XML format as an international standard. Here’s how the vote went: all 41 of the of the countries … Continue reading →

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Bulgarian song No. 5 in Europe

Posted on May 13, 2007 by Veni Markovski | Вени Марковски

Only two days after performing brilliantly at the semifinal of the European Televisions contest, Bulgaria has another reason for joy! The Bulgarian song “Voda” (“Water”) made it in the finals of the European television song contest! Congratulations for young Bulgarian … Continue reading →

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Google Goes Europe, Which Country in East Europe is Next?

Posted on April 29, 2007 by Veni Markovski | Вени Марковски

My friend and colleague Patrick Vande Walle (of whose blog I blogged;) published this article. The Belgian press yesterday announced that Google will soon open a data center in Saint Ghislain, Belgium. This is a 200 million Euro investment for … Continue reading →

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Publication at the ENISA Quarterly

Posted on April 17, 2007 by Veni Markovski | Вени Марковски

ENISA is the European Network Information Security Agency. They publish a quarterly review – a 24-page document. In its last edition (2.3 Mb pdf), there’s an article by me about the cybercrime fight in Bulgaria. You may wish to check … Continue reading →

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Wiretapping in Bulgaria – useless. Other countries to follow?

Posted on March 12, 2007 by Veni Markovski | Вени Марковски

Today the head of the Sofia City Court Svetlin Mihaylov has announced some statistics for 2006, which is shocking! Only 10 % of the wiretapped conversation are being used in cases against criminals. Only 5 % of those 10 % … Continue reading →

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EU investment in BOL.BG

Posted on January 25, 2007 by Veni Markovski | Вени Марковски

The European investment fund CEE GROWTH LUXEMBOURG SICAR S.C.A has invested a significant amount of money in the Bulgarian Internet Service Provider BOL.BG The investment shows the enlarging activity of the fund in Central and Eastern Europe. It’s a result … Continue reading →

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British Governmental Agency Issues Warnings Against Using Windows Vista

Posted on January 12, 2007 by Veni Markovski | Вени Марковски

The British government’s Educational Communications and Technology Agency – BECTA has issued a serious warning against using Windows Vista in the British schools. The report is recommended for schools, government and partners, industry and developers. It will be indeed important … Continue reading →

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