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Brief History. Bulgaria was initially a part of the Byzantine Empire. When the Byzantine Empire fell it became independent. The Ottoman Empire conquered it in 1396. Bulgaria remained a member of the empire until 1878 when it became partially independent. It achieved full independence in 1908. Bulgaria participated in the Balkans Wars, which resulted in its loss of territory. During World War II Bulgaria was allied with Germany. At the end of the war the Soviet Union occupied the country and installed a communist government in Bulgaria. In 1990 a democratic government took control of Bulgaria.

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Bulgargaz Head Leaves for Moscow over Potential New Gas Crisis (Novinite.com)
The CEO of Bulgaria's gas monopoly Bulgargaz, Dimitar Gogov, is leaving for the Russian capital Moscow Monday for talks with Gazprom over a potential new natural gas crisis.

State Saves Bulgaria Railroads Company from Bankruptcy (Novinite.com)
During the next week the company must pay loans of BGN 26 M to large western financial institutions. Photo by money.bg

Bulgaria MEP Elections Results Clear until June 10 (Novinite.com)
Bulgaria's Central Electoral Commission (CIC) will announce until June 10 the result from the MEP elections which will be held on June 7, Sunday. The names of the seventeen Bulgarian MEPs must be clear until June 12, CIC spokesman, Biser Rrayanov, said Friday.