Category Archives: European Union

Information about issues of importance for the whole EU

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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Ерик Шмид, ??еф на Google, казва нещо за България

Posted on November 26, 2008 by Veni Markovski | Вени Марковски

Ето какво е казал Ерик Шмид, ??еф на Google, миналата седмица на сбирка във Ва??ингтон: “An open system means more voices; more voices mean more discussion, which leads to a better decision. A community will always make a better decision … 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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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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Двама блогъри за визитата на Стани??ев в САЩ: факти срещу теории на конспирацията

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

Григор Гачев, с който се познаваме от много години, от времената на BBS-ите, освен лекар е и блогър. ?? днес е написал една статия, която не бива да се подмине с мълчание. Преди няколко дни и друг стар познат, ??во … Continue reading →

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NYT, IHT: Avoid being in the same restaurant with the Sofia mayor

Posted on October 16, 2008 by Veni Markovski | Вени Марковски

The New York Times and the IHT have published an article about Bulgaria being [the most] corrupt country in the EU. You can read the articles at the above given links; what strikes me most are the following two paragraphs: … Continue reading →

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В А??хабад започна регионална среща на министрите на съобщенията

Posted on September 24, 2008 by Veni Markovski | Вени Марковски

В А??хабад, столицата на Туркменистан, се откри 39-ото заседание на Регионалното сдружение на съобщенията (РСС), в което България участва като страна-наблюдател, заедно с Латвия, Естония, Словения, Унгария и др. Членове на РСС са страните от ОНД. България има да изнесе … Continue reading →

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ISOC – Bulgaria supports an European ISOC chapters' statement

Posted on September 16, 2008 by veni

ISOC-Bulgaria has co-signed this statement: The Internet Society’s European Coordinating Council against the HADOPI* proposal: an reasoned opposition Brussels, Paris, 5 September 2008 While the “graduated response,” i.e., the possibility that the public authorities will be able to deprive “pirate” … Continue reading →

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Congratulations: Dessi got married!

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

My colleague and a very good person, Dessi as of August 29 is Mrs. Greve. She married another colleague and a very good person, George Greve. Dessi is a project coordinator with ISOC-Bulgaria, and has performed to the highest marks … Continue reading →

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