ARCHIVE - 20 April 2010

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Business

Bulgaria Tour Operators without Extra Pay for Stranded Travelers
Metro Construction Jams Sofia Traffic
Bulgarian Businessmen to Cooperate with Pakistan's Gujrat
Bulgaria Fines Turkish Builder for Labor Law Violations
News Corporation Completes Sale of Bulgaria's bTV to CME
Bulgaria PM Vows to Increase VAT If Anti-Crisis Program Fails
Honeywell Opens Regional Customer Service in Tishman's Sofia Airport Center
Bulgaria, Greece Offer Joint Rhodope Mountain Tours

Politics

Foreign Ministry Aids Volcano Ash Stranded Bulgarians
Bulgaria FinMin Reiterates ECOFIN Convergence Program Approval
EC Vows to Establish Common Rules for All EU Citizens
EC Rebuts Bulgaria Finance Minister Convergence Program Report
Bulgaria Ethnic Turkish Party Cries Political Witch Hunt
Bulgaria Interior Minister Sees Boost in Popularity
Bulgaria PM Met Health Minister Nominee at 'Crossroads'
Bulgaria's Ex Deputy Health Minister Said to Have Been Framed
Bulgaria Opens Historic Interior Files from 1923-1944
Bulgaria Right Wing Renews Cautious Support for Health Minister
Bulgaria Regional Development Minister Reveals Huge Debts
PM Borisov: Bulgarian State Is Giant Robbery Scheme

Society

SEEMO: Political Pressure on Bulgarian Media Continues*
Bulgaria GERB Minister Tangled in Road Construction Scandal
Sofia Airport Resumes European Flights as Volcanic Ash Retreats
110 Bulgarian Businesses Volunteer to Clean Sofia
Bulgarian Builders Almost Ruin Thrace Archaeology Site

Sports

Bulgaria Star Berbatov Set to Refuse GBP 20 M Milan Move
Bulgaria Declines India's Request to Delay World Chess Final

Crime

Court Removes Head of Bulgaria Health Insurance Fund
CEO: Blackmail Drove Leading Bulgaria Drug Company into Bankruptcy
Prosecutors Probe Bulgaria Mayor for Property Fraud
Bulgaria Ex Ministers Give Evidence in Notorious Road Fund Trial

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World

Lukashenko's Belarus Shelters Ousted Kyrgyzstan President Bakiev
Iceland Farmers Race to Save Ash Coated Animals
Hi-Tech Criminals Bombard Computers Worldwide
Dutch Flights Take Off as Volcanic Ash Cloud Worsens

Novinite Insider

Bulgaria's VAT Hike - the Least Evil?

Business

Bulgaria Tour Operators without Extra Pay for Stranded Travelers

Bulgaria's travel agents and tour operators do not owe additional compensations to customers experiencing difficulties related to delays and cancellations triggered by the ash cloud from a volcano in Iceland.

Business | April 20, 2010, Tuesday // 21:08

Metro Construction Jams Sofia Traffic

Large sections of two of the main boulevards in the Bulgarian capital will be closed down till the end of May due to metro construction works.

Business | April 20, 2010, Tuesday // 19:04

Bulgarian Businessmen to Cooperate with Pakistan's Gujrat

Bulgaria's Chamber of Commerce and Industry (BCCI) and its counterpart from Pakistan's city of Gujrat have signed a cooperation agreement.

Business | April 20, 2010, Tuesday // 18:33

Bulgaria Fines Turkish Builder for Labor Law Violations

Bulgaria's Main Labor Inspectorate (GIT) has fined the Turkish consortium Mapa Cengiz with BGN 200 000 for 24 violations of the Labor Law.

Business | April 20, 2010, Tuesday // 17:00

News Corporation Completes Sale of Bulgaria's bTV to CME

News Corporation has completed the sale of its the largest Bulgarian private TV station, bTV, to Central European Media Enterprises.

Business | April 20, 2010, Tuesday // 14:18

Bulgaria PM Vows to Increase VAT If Anti-Crisis Program Fails

Bulgaria's Prime Minister Borisov has not ruled out upping the country's value-added tax from 20% to 22%.

Business » Finance | April 20, 2010, Tuesday // 12:48

Honeywell Opens Regional Customer Service in Tishman's Sofia Airport Center

US manufacturer of avionics and other aerospace products Honeywell is opening a regional customer center in Bulgaria's Sofia Airport Center, a project of Tishman International and GE Real Estate.

Business » Properties | April 20, 2010, Tuesday // 13:47

Bulgaria, Greece Offer Joint Rhodope Mountain Tours

Bulgarian and Greek municipalities have come together to offer joint tourist tours of the Rhodope Mountains.

Business » Tourism | April 20, 2010, Tuesday // 12:15

Politics

Foreign Ministry Aids Volcano Ash Stranded Bulgarians

The Bulgarian Foreign Ministry is helping Bulgarians abroad stranded at airports by the volcano ash cloud that enveloped Europe.

Politics » Diplomacy | April 20, 2010, Tuesday // 13:25

Bulgaria FinMin Reiterates ECOFIN Convergence Program Approval

Bulgaria's Finance Ministry distributed to the media Tuesday a press release aiming at clarifying controversial reports by the EC and the country's Finance Minister about the Convergence Program.

Politics » Bulgaria in EU | April 20, 2010, Tuesday // 19:46

EC Vows to Establish Common Rules for All EU Citizens

The European Commission presented Tuesday concrete actions and set timetables to boost citizens' ability to work, travel and study outside their home countries and align rights and sense of security throughout the EU.

Politics » Bulgaria in EU | April 20, 2010, Tuesday // 17:45

EC Rebuts Bulgaria Finance Minister Convergence Program Report

The European Commission had not reevaluated its assessment of the Convergence Program submitted by the Bulgarian government, according to Amadeu Altafaj, spokesperson of Commissioner for Economic and Monetary Affairs, Ollie Rehn.

Politics » Bulgaria in EU | April 20, 2010, Tuesday // 16:02

Bulgaria Ethnic Turkish Party Cries Political Witch Hunt

Bulgaria's executive power, represented by the police and regional governors, is carrying out politically-bound probes in local municipalities, the ethnic Turkish party DPS declares.

Politics » Domestic | April 20, 2010, Tuesday // 18:41

Bulgaria Interior Minister Sees Boost in Popularity

Bulgaria's Interior Minister Tsvetan Tsvetanov is the only major politician whose popularity grew over the recent months, according to a poll of the Center for Analysis and Marketing.

Politics » Domestic | April 20, 2010, Tuesday // 17:52

Bulgaria PM Met Health Minister Nominee at 'Crossroads'

Prof. Anna-Maria Borisova has been nominated as Bulgaria's new Health Minister because she is an honest person that has never been involved in corruption schemes, Prime Minister, Boyko Borisov says.

Politics » Domestic | April 20, 2010, Tuesday // 16:25

Bulgaria's Ex Deputy Health Minister Said to Have Been Framed

Bulgaria's former Prime Minister Sergey Stanishev believes the bribery case against ex deputy health minister and a socialist MP is a setup.

Politics » Domestic | April 20, 2010, Tuesday // 16:08

Bulgaria Opens Historic Interior Files from 1923-1944

Bulgarian authorities have decided to open the Interior Ministry archives from one of the most turbulent periods in Bulgaria's history - 1923-1944.

Politics » Domestic | April 20, 2010, Tuesday // 15:31

Bulgaria Right Wing Renews Cautious Support for Health Minister

Bulgaria's right-wing Union of Democratic Forces (UDF) will support the nomination of the ruling GERB party for Health Minister.

Politics » Domestic | April 20, 2010, Tuesday // 15:17

Bulgaria Regional Development Minister Reveals Huge Debts

The Regional Development Ministry owes BGN 280 M due to investment activities, Minister Rosen Plevneliev revealed Tuesday.

Politics » Domestic | April 20, 2010, Tuesday // 13:17

PM Borisov: Bulgarian State Is Giant Robbery Scheme

Bulgaria PM Boyko Borisov has lambasted the Bulgarian state saying that it had turned into a giant device to steal from its own people.

Politics » Domestic | April 20, 2010, Tuesday // 09:16

Society

SEEMO: Political Pressure on Bulgarian Media Continues*

The South East Europe Media Organization, (SEEMO), is alarmed at the political pressure being exercised on media in Bulgaria.

Society | April 20, 2010, Tuesday // 21:25

Bulgaria GERB Minister Tangled in Road Construction Scandal

The Minister of Regional Development and Public Works from Bulgaria's GERB cabinet, Rosen Plevneliev, had been tangled in a road construction scandal.

Society | April 20, 2010, Tuesday // 14:54

Sofia Airport Resumes European Flights as Volcanic Ash Retreats

Sofia Airport has reported that regular flights have been resumed to some European destinations including Vienna, Prague and Bucharest.

Society | April 20, 2010, Tuesday // 11:42

110 Bulgarian Businesses Volunteer to Clean Sofia

The first stage of the campaign "Idea for Clean Sofia" concluded Tuesday with an award ceremony for the best of the 110 participating businesses and over 28 000 of the capital city's residents.

Society » Environment | April 20, 2010, Tuesday // 20:17

Bulgarian Builders Almost Ruin Thrace Archaeology Site

Specialists from the Yambol History Museum have prevented the destruction of a valuable archaeological site during road construction in Southeastern Bulgaria.

Society » Archaeology | April 20, 2010, Tuesday // 19:08

Sports

Bulgaria Star Berbatov Set to Refuse GBP 20 M Milan Move

Bulgaria star Dimitar Berbatov's agent Emil Danchev has denied UK media reports that he is set to join AC Milan.

Sports | April 20, 2010, Tuesday // 14:29

Bulgaria Declines India's Request to Delay World Chess Final

The Bulgarian Chess Federation has declined India's request to delay the World Chess Championship final match in Sofia by 3 days.

Sports | April 20, 2010, Tuesday // 08:50

Crime

Court Removes Head of Bulgaria Health Insurance Fund

Sofia City Court has removed from office the head of the Bulgarian National Health Insurance Fund, Zheni Nacheva, who has been charged with abuse of power.

Crime | April 20, 2010, Tuesday // 17:09

CEO: Blackmail Drove Leading Bulgaria Drug Company into Bankruptcy

Pressure by ex Deputy Health Minister Emil Rainov, who has been charged with malfeasance, has resulted in the bankruptcy of a leading Bulgarian distributor of medicines.

Crime | April 20, 2010, Tuesday // 14:35

Prosecutors Probe Bulgaria Mayor for Property Fraud

The Regional Prosecutor's Office in Bulgaria's second largest city of Plovdiv has begun a probe of the city's Mayor, Slavcho Atanasov, over an alleged property fraud.

Crime | April 20, 2010, Tuesday // 14:07

Bulgaria Ex Ministers Give Evidence in Notorious Road Fund Trial

Bulgaria's ex Finance Minister, Plamen Oresharski, and ex European Affairs Minister, Gergana Passy, have both given evidence in the notorious road fund trial against Veselin Georgiev.

Crime | April 20, 2010, Tuesday // 10:28

Quotes

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"If it is needed I will replace ministers and deputy ministers every two months.

Quotes | April 20, 2010, Tuesday // 20:30

World

Lukashenko's Belarus Shelters Ousted Kyrgyzstan President Bakiev

Kyrgyzstan's toppled President Kurmanbek Bakiyev has found refuge in Belarus, the country's President Alexandr Lukashenko has announced.

World | April 20, 2010, Tuesday // 19:27

Iceland Farmers Race to Save Ash Coated Animals

Farmers in southern Iceland have been racing to protect their animals from being poisoned by volcanic dust.

World | April 20, 2010, Tuesday // 13:36

Hi-Tech Criminals Bombard Computers Worldwide

Hi-tech criminals are racking up more than 100 attacks a second on the world's computers, a survey suggests.

World | April 20, 2010, Tuesday // 10:14

Dutch Flights Take Off as Volcanic Ash Cloud Worsens

The first flights in northern Europe have taken off after five days of inactivity caused by the spread of volcanic ash from Iceland.

World | April 20, 2010, Tuesday // 08:20

Novinite Insider

Bulgaria's VAT Hike - the Least Evil?

The tax drama has returned to Bulgaria after decades of absence for what does not appear like a final round of resolution.

Novinite Insider » Editorial | April 20, 2010, Tuesday // 13:37
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