BULGARIA Bulgaria expects to reverse current recession and be back to economic growth in 2011, a finance ministry forecast said Wednesday. The economy is expected to contract by 6.5% this year and by 2% in the next year and grow by 3.8%, 4.8% and 5% in 2011, 2012 and 2013 …

BULGARIA The Bulgarian MPs elected members of “Stanishev” Committee, which would check up on former government’s deals and appointments, made over the last year of its term of office. The commission would be composed of 11 MPs from all parliamentary groups and would work for two months.

RUSSIA Russia asks Bulgaria to make the soonest decision concerning its participation in joint projects and is ready to supply all the necessary information, Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin told Bulgarian counterpart Boyko Borissov on Tuesday. “We understand that the new government needs time to study materials, and we will …