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State Prisons To Pay For Renovations By Bartering Property 09/01/2009
On August 21, Bulgaria's Cabinet approved a real estate-for-services swop deal to get the country's prisons repaired.It was decided that the state company Prison Activities Fund would receive property instead of money when repairs were being done to prisons, with a public tender taking place to select the firm to carry out the renovations.The Cabinet approved a new project of decree for changes in the regulations for applying the State Property Act and in the regulations for management and activities of the state company Prison Activities Fund, the Government media office said. The changes envisioned better conditions in jails and custodies, as well as bringing them up to the European Union standards.The amendments were not connected to the need of additional budget money within the... more

National Art Academy In Sofia Will Double In Size 12/12/2008
The National Art Academy has signed an agreement allowing for research to be conducted for potential reconstruction and expansion of the academy's building in Sofia, after a competition was held, selecting architect Stefan Dobrev for the task.Towards the end of 2006, the government declared that for the 110th anniversary of the Academy, it would allocate one million leva towards the building's modernisation and expansion. Bureaucratic and legal complications, however, meant that no work was carried out for nearly two years amid allegations that one of the architect's companies had won unfairly.The supreme administrative court, however, declared the accusations to be baseless. It also ordered the work to be continued by the company selected to carry out task the plan in the first place.... more