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Bulgarian soldiers attend an official welcoming ceremony after returning from Afghanistan at Bulgaria's capital Sofia airport, Tuesday, Feb. 9, 2010. Two hundred and sixty Bulgarian soldiers who were deployed at the airport of Kandahar, Afghanistan, to carry out for security returned to Bulgaria Tuesday early morning.

WARSAW, POLAND - FEBRUARY 07: (L-R) John Toshack coach of Wales, Zlatko Kranjcar coach of Montenegro, Fabio Capello coach of England, Ottmar Hitzfeld coach of Switzerland and Stanimir Stoilov coach of Bulgaria after being drawn together in Group G at the Euro2012 Qualifying Draw at the Palace of Culture and Science on February 7, 2010 in Warsaw, Poland.

Women's short track speed skating teams from Italy, in blue, and Bulgaria, in black, train during practice for the Vancouver 2010 Olympics in Vancouver, British Columbia, Saturday, Feb. 6, 2010.

Women's short track speed skating teams from Italy, in blue, and Bulgaria, in black, train during practice for the Vancouver 2010 Olympics in Vancouver, British Columbia, Saturday, Feb. 6, 2010.

Netherlands' Arantxa Rus is seen through the nets separating the courts during her tennis Fed Cup first round match in Oeiras, outside Lisbon, Wednesday, Feb. 3, 2010. Rus defeated Bulgaria's Tsvetana Pironkova 6-7, 6-3, 6-4.

European Commissioner designate for International Cooperation, Humanitarian Aid and Crisis Response Kristalina Georgieva, from Bulgaria, speaks during her hearing at the European Parliament in Brussels, Wednesday Feb. 3, 2010.

European Commissioner designate for International Cooperation, Humanitarian Aid and Crisis Response Kristalina Georgieva, from Bulgaria, speaks during her hearing at the European Parliament in Brussels, Wednesday Feb. 3, 2010.

A Bulgarian woman holds a rooster in the village of Golica, east of the Bulgarian capital Sofia, Tuesday, Feb. 2, 2010, during a rooster day celebration when people sacrifice roosters. The feast is mainly celebrated in the eastern part of Bulgaria for the good health of young boys.

A Bulgarian woman hold s a rooster in the village of Golica, east of the Bulgarian capital Sofia, Tuesday, Feb. 2, 2010, during a rooster day celebration when people sacrifice roosters. The feast is is mainly celebrated in the eastern part of Bulgaria for the good health of young boys.

A farmer walks past snow-dusted tractors and tobacco leaves at the Promahonas border crossing with Bulgaria in northern Greece on Thursday, Jan. 28, 2010. Protesting Greek farmers have been blocking major highways and border crossings since Jan. 15, to press the center-left government for payment of delayed subsidies and new state aid. Farmers decided Wednesday to open the Promahonas crossing due to bad weather, but have vowed to keep up their protests, which have severely hampered trade and road transport across the country. The government has ruled out extra aid, citing Greece's debt crisis.

A man walks past frozen stones at the Black sea coast near the town of Varna east of the Bulgarian capital Sofia, Monday, Jan. 25, 2010. Heavy cold wave and snowfalls, blocked eastern Bulgaria as the temperatures dropped to minus 29 degrees centigrade (22.2 Fahrenheit).

A man photographs frozen stones at the Black sea coast near the town of Varna east of the Bulgarian capital Sofia, Monday, Jan. 25, 2010. A severe wave of cold weather and snowfalls, blocked eastern Bulgaria as the temperatures dropped to around minus 29 degrees centigrade (22.2 Fahrenheit).

Third placed Evgenia Radanova of Bulgaria competes during the 1,500 meter women race at the Short Track Speed Skating Around European Championships in Dresden, Friday, Jan. 22, 2010.

New US Ambassador to Bulgaria James Warlick speaks to the press after his arrival in the Bulgarian capital Sofia, Thursday, Jan. 21, 2010. Warlick replaces former US Ambassador in Sofia Nancy McEldowney.

A truck driver stranded as tractors block a highway crossing at Promahonas on the Greek-Bulgarian border is seen brushing his teeth on Thursday, Jan. 21, 2010. Greek farmers blocked the major highways and border crossing with Bulgaria to press demands for quicker payment of state aid. The protest forced drivers to make long detours. Bulgaria is calling on the European Commission to intervene to end a blockade. Bulgarian Prime Minister Boiko Borisov says his country will seek a 10 million Euro (US$14.3 million) in compensation to cover losses from the blockade.

A truck driver stranded as tractors block a highway crossing at Promahonas on the Greek-Bulgarian border is seen brushing his teeth on Thursday, Jan. 21, 2010. Greek farmers blocked the major highways and border crossing with Bulgaria to press demands for quicker payment of state aid. The protest forced drivers to make long detours. Bulgaria is calling on the European Commission to intervene to end a blockade. Bulgarian Prime Minister Boiko Borisov says his country will seek a 10 million Euro (US$14.3 million) in compensation to cover losses from the blockade.

A long line of trucks is stuck as tractors block a highway crossing at Promahonas on the Greek-Bulgarian border, on Thursday, Jan. 21, 2010. Greek farmers blocked the major highways and border crossing with Bulgaria to press demands for quicker payment of state aid. The protest forced drivers to make long detours. Bulgaria is calling on the European Commission to intervene to end a blockade. Bulgarian Prime Minister Boiko Borisov says his country will seek a 10 million Eurio (US$14.3 million) in compensation to cover losses from the blockade.

Alexandra Jekova, of Bulgaria, takes air during the qualification round at the World Cup snowboard cross in Stoneham, Quebec, Canada, on Wednesday, Jan. 20, 2010.

Shahar Peer of Israel returns to Tsvetana Pironkova of Bulgaria during their women's singles match at the Australian Open tennis championship in Melbourne, Australia, Thursday, Jan. 21, 2010.

Shahar Peer of Israel returns to Tsvetana Pironkova of Bulgaria during their women's singles match at the Australian Open tennis championship in Melbourne, Australia, Thursday, Jan. 21, 2010.