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Interview with H. E. Tove Skarstein
H.E. TOVE SKARSTEIN: IN THE EMBASSY WE SEE MANY REQUESTS FROM NORWEGIAN COMPANIES THAT WANT US TO HELP THEM TO FIND A BULGARIAN PARTNER
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1W: Your Excellency, how would you describe diplomatic relationships between Norway and Bulgaria?
The situation now is that the bi-lateral relations are increasing. We were on different corners of Europe with different political systems and the contact between Norway and Bulgaria was very limited. But now that Bulgaria has joined NATO and h
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Interview with Mr. Leiv Erik Svenning
DIRECTOR CEE TSBc TELENOR-TURNING ON AND TURNING IN TO 1° WEST THE HOME OF SATELLITE BROADCASTING IN CENTRAL AND EASTERN EUROPE
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About Telenor
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Telenor Satellite Broadcasting delivers more than 200 digital TV channels on 1° West. This expertise, combined with our expansive group infrastructure-including teleports and a terrestrial video fibre network spanning across Europe and interconnecting to the US, offers broadcasters a complete
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As an Iraqi Citizen I Hope John McCain Becomes the Next US President
Amed Talib
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Not many can argue that the United States is still the No 1 super power, and what takes place in the US has a direct influence on most industrial countries, and the less industrial. As such, the US primaries to elect the Republican and the Democratic candidates are receiving a great deal of attention both within the US and outside.
This time, th
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The Art of Living Together
Europe is faced with the need to reconsider it's cultural and political heritage
Dr. Antoniy Galabov
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The European Commission has selected 2008 as the Year of Cultural Cooperation and Dialogue. Last year was the Year of Equal Opportunities and was also Bulgaria's first year as a full member of a United Europe. The year ended with the adoption of the Lisbon agreement for the reform of the European Union. By accepting Bulgaria to full membership, the
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Energy and the Future of Europe
Toon Streppel
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Dear readers of One World,
The recent visit of President Putin to Bulgaria will be remembered by the readers of One World. The energy agreements signed during his visit will have an impact on the European Union as a whole.
The South Stream gas pipeline, initiated by Russian Gazprom and Italian Eni, will connect the Black Sea coast of Russia to
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The Ruler’s Way
Yanko Mihayloff
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Much has been said about Nicolas Sarkozy not only in France but outside France as well. I would like to share some of my own thoughts.
There are two types of people: ordinary people - 99% of them, and "rulers" - 1%.
But what does "ruler" mean? Not the instrument of measurement which every school pupil carries in his schoolbag, but people who
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Norway
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Other than being a land of icy fjords and a high standard of living, the Scandinavian kingdom is also the land of the Vikings. The period from the end of the 8th century to the middle of the 11th century is also known as the era of the Vikings. They were expert warriors and invaded the whole of Europe. It was during this period that Scandinavia bec
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Hungary
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Hungary's Independence Day was celebrated in an artistic atmosphere with lots of singing and music. A great number of diplomats, politicians, intellectuals and friends gathered to pay their respects to His Excellency Jeno.. Faller, on the occasion of his final departure from Bulgaria. H.E. Faller will remain an excellent and interesting interlocuto
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Interview with Barbara Couwenbergh
BARBARA COUWENBERGH: "EUROPE FOR ME IS AMAZING AND UNIQUE"
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1W: You are an individual with a particular interest in culture. Where did this interest come from? How did you come to Bulgaria? Do you like Bulgaria? Could you tell us something about yourself.
I've always been interested in culture in the broadest sense of the word and this was something I could do during my studies. My native language
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Art for Collectors
ART WITH A MARKED BULGARIAN INFLUENCE
Pavel Mitkov
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"The magic of art is in its movement.
Every movement is unique in itself and leads to the creation of beauty and emotion.
Art is a primal emotion - it doesn't need to be thought about, it just needs to be done"
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The unique talent of Pavel Mitkov and his exceptional creative scope h
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Beware of Your Neighbours
Petio Tsekov
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I've been brought up with the maxim, "Timeo Danaos et dona ferentes" (Fear the Greeks when bearing gifts). It's always been the same in these lands - people live the way they were brought up - with clear and categorical rules, and they try not to break them. If they look away for a moment and trust their neighbours, then they suffer long and terrib
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Federative Union for Government of Iraqi Kurdistan
Kerim Shaki
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One of the most complicated and painful questions in the Middle East attracting the attention of the international democratic public is the national question for 25 million Kurds, whose motherland - Kurdistan is split between several countries - Iran, Iraq, Turkey and part of Syria, with their boundaries, acknowledged after the First World War. Thi
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Poems
By Violeta Balabanova
Violeta Balabanova
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is a well known name in Bulgarian literature. She entered the temple of poetry in 1966 with her first poetic cycles - "Embroidery" (1969), "Girls in Love" (1971), "Poetic Fortune" (1980). In 1992 she published her first collection entitled "Embroidery" which led to claims of a new style in Bulgarian poetry. An impressive element of this work is not
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St. Patrick’s Day Ball
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A charity evening brought together the Irish and British communities in the presence of their respective ambassadors to Bulgaria. This social event has been initiated by the Cedar Foundation which managed to raise funds for the benefit of Bulgarian children, suffering from Downing syndrome. Those who attended the event showed an impressive command
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Cure the Europe's Heart
the 75 Anniversary of the Famine in Ukraine
Yad F. Patrus
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Ukraine is a nation with its territory situated right in Europe 's heart. Traveling through the broad expanses of that country may be compared with kaleidoscope views: the picturesque sceneries of the Carpathian Mountains, the Black Sea, monumental religious architectural structures, and Donbas dumps get mixed up like fancy designs on vyshyvankas (
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The World of Norway
EVERY NATURE LOVER'S DREAM DESTINATION
Natalia Chikova
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Norway is situated in the western part of the Scandinavian Peninsula. It extends about 1.770 km from the North Sea along the Norwegian Sea to more than 483 km above the Arctic Circle, the farthest north of any European country. It is slightly larger than New Mexico. Nearly 70% of Norway is uninhabitable and covered by mountains, glaciers, moors, an
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