ARCHIVE - 3 January 2012

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Business

Bulgaria's Devt Minister Vows Focus on Northern Highway Project
New Daily Hits Bulgarian Media Market
Bulgaria's Kozloduy NPP Boasts Record Output in 2011
Bulgarian PM: Belene Nuclear Project - Getting Married with No Sex
Tycoon Sentenced to Pay Bulgaria BGN 400 000 in Coal Mine Fees

Politics

Recalled Ambassadors Win Court Battle against Bulgaria FM
Bulgarian President: Gligorov Was Vital for Our Relations
Late Macedonian President Gligorov Was 'Certified' Bulgarian
EC Says by Fri Who Wants Bulgaria, Romania Workers Out
Bulgaria Proves Dead-End Street for Poorest Migrants - French Daily
Denmark Helpless to Deal with EU Crisis - Media
Bulgarians Still EU's Greatest Fans 5 Years On - NGO
EU Funds Deepen Bulgaria's Regional Imbalances
Borisov: My Personal Life Is Big Failure!
PM: Bulgaria to Be Burdened with BGN 3 B Debts in 2012
Bulgaria's Special Anti-Mafia Court Kicks Off

Society

Drivers in Bulgaria Have Month to Buy Toll Stickers for 2012
Bulgaria's Ex-Chief Mufti Sentenced for Libel
Italy Uses 'Bulgarian' with Derogatory Connotation
Bulgarian Roma Quarters 'Moving' to Western Europe
Mercury in Bulgaria Breaks Four Temperature Records
Bulgaria Choking as Air Dust Hits New Highs

Sports

CNN Films Bulgaria's Tennis Hopefuls
Stoichkov May Pocket EUR 1 M Bonus as Litex Coach - Report
Ex Coach Moves Bulgaria with Brave Public Cancer Battle
Berbatov Running for Best Man Utd Player in December

Crime

Bulgaria Surprisingly Revives Ethnic Turks Leader Graft Case
VAT Fraud Drains Bulgaria of BGN 700 M Per Year - Expert

Views on BG

Bulgaria Launches Organized Crime Tribunal amid Politics-Criminals Ties*
Analyst: Bulgaria and Romania's EU Accession 'was right'

Smiles

Iran or Iraq?

Quotes

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World

Iran Warns US over Aircraft Carrier
Belarus Restricts Access to Foreign Websites
Russians Gear Up for Protests but No Coup in 2012 - Poll
2 Libyan Ex-Rebel Groups Clash in Tripoli
Romney Predicts Win in Iowa Republican Caucuses
Turkey to Compensate Families of Kurds Killed in Air Raid
Macedonia Mourns Its First President
Mass Protests Rage in Hungary against Orban's New Constitution

Business

Bulgaria's Devt Minister Vows Focus on Northern Highway Project

The construction of the Hemus Highway – the one major highway project in Northern Bulgaria – is set to get a boost, according to Regional Development Minister Lilyana Pavlova.

Business | January 3, 2012, Tuesday // 12:29

New Daily Hits Bulgarian Media Market

The newest daily newspaper "Presa" ("Press") has had its first issue come out on Tuesday, January 3, 2012.

Business | January 3, 2012, Tuesday // 09:29

Bulgaria's Kozloduy NPP Boasts Record Output in 2011

The Kozloduy Nuclear Power Plant (NPP) has produced a record-breaking total of 16 314 271 МWh of electricity in 2011.

Business » Energy | January 3, 2012, Tuesday // 17:54

Bulgarian PM: Belene Nuclear Project - Getting Married with No Sex

The fate of the project for a second Bulgarian nuclear power plant in the Danube town of Belene remains largely unclear, according to the latest statement of Bulgarian Prime Minister Boyko Borisov on the issue.

Business » Energy | January 3, 2012, Tuesday // 12:49

Tycoon Sentenced to Pay Bulgaria BGN 400 000 in Coal Mine Fees

The Pernik District Court has sentenced the Otkrit Vagledobiv Mines EAD, the biggest coal mining company in the region controlled by energy tycoon Hristo Kovachki, to pay close to half a million leva in outstanding concession fees.

Business » Energy | January 3, 2012, Tuesday // 12:46

Politics

Recalled Ambassadors Win Court Battle against Bulgaria FM

Three Ambassadors exposed as collaborators or agents of the communist-era State Security (DS) have won the cases against Foreign Minister Nikolay Mladenov over their pre-term recall to Bulgaria.

Politics » Diplomacy | January 3, 2012, Tuesday // 15:58

Bulgarian President: Gligorov Was Vital for Our Relations

Bulgaria's outgoing President Georgi Parvanov has offered condolences to his Macedonian counterpart George Ivanov for the loss of the country's first President Kiro Gligorov who passed away on Monday.

Politics » Diplomacy | January 3, 2012, Tuesday // 14:14

Late Macedonian President Gligorov Was 'Certified' Bulgarian

Macedonia's late President Kiro Gligorov, who was buried in Skopje Tuesday, had a document issued by the Bulgarian authorities in 1942 that he was of Bulgarian origin.

Politics » Diplomacy | January 3, 2012, Tuesday // 14:03

EC Says by Fri Who Wants Bulgaria, Romania Workers Out

The European Commission will announce by Friday which EU member states want to preserve the labor market restrictions for Bulgarian and Romanian workers, the Bulgarian Telegraph Agency has informed.

Politics » Bulgaria in EU | January 3, 2012, Tuesday // 17:41

Bulgaria Proves Dead-End Street for Poorest Migrants - French Daily

Being a member of the EU but not of the Schengen area, Bulgaria is just a transit county for illegal immigrants, according to a French daily.

Politics » Bulgaria in EU | January 3, 2012, Tuesday // 14:44

Denmark Helpless to Deal with EU Crisis - Media

Denmark, which took over the EU presidency on Sunday, will have little power to deal with the ongoing crisis in the bloc, according to a Danish news agency/

Politics » Bulgaria in EU | January 3, 2012, Tuesday // 11:35

Bulgarians Still EU's Greatest Fans 5 Years On - NGO

Bulgarians remain the greatest fans of the EU five years after their country joined the Union, according to Lyubov Panayotova, head of the Sofia-based NGO "European Institute".

Politics » Bulgaria in EU | January 3, 2012, Tuesday // 10:34

EU Funds Deepen Bulgaria's Regional Imbalances

Instead of redressing Bulgaria's regional economic imbalances, EU funds are actually deepening them, a report claims.

Politics » Bulgaria in EU | January 3, 2012, Tuesday // 08:27

Borisov: My Personal Life Is Big Failure!

Bulgarian Prime Minister Boyko Borisov has lamented his personal life as a "big failure" because of his ambitions.

Politics » Domestic | January 3, 2012, Tuesday // 10:48

PM: Bulgaria to Be Burdened with BGN 3 B Debts in 2012

Bulgaria's government is supposed to save BGN 3 B over the course of 2012 in order to pay off old debts, Prime Minister Boyko Borisov has declared.

Politics » Domestic | January 3, 2012, Tuesday // 09:54

Bulgaria's Special Anti-Mafia Court Kicks Off

January 3, 2012, is the first working day of Bulgaria's brand-new "anti-mafia" court and the respective prosecutor's office.

Politics » Domestic | January 3, 2012, Tuesday // 09:09

Society

Drivers in Bulgaria Have Month to Buy Toll Stickers for 2012

Drivers in Bulgaria have to buy by the end of January their toll stickers – the so-called vignettes - for 2012, preferably those valid for the whole year as they are the best deal.

Society | January 3, 2012, Tuesday // 18:44

Bulgaria's Ex-Chief Mufti Sentenced for Libel

Nedim Gendzhev, the former Chief Mufti of Bulgaria's Muslim community, was sentenced for libel by the District Court in the Bulgarian city of Kardzhali on Tuesday.

Society | January 3, 2012, Tuesday // 15:21

Italy Uses 'Bulgarian' with Derogatory Connotation

The word Bulgarian has been used in the Italian language with a very derogatory connotation and has recently entered the media slang in the country, according to a Bulgarian TV channel.

Society | January 3, 2012, Tuesday // 13:29

Bulgarian Roma Quarters 'Moving' to Western Europe

Entire Roma quarters from the Bulgarian city of Plovdiv are moving to Germany, France, or Switzerland, according to a report.

Society | January 3, 2012, Tuesday // 08:39

Mercury in Bulgaria Breaks Four Temperature Records

Four Bulgarian locations registered record high temperatures for the beginning of January around 2 pm on Tuesday.

Society » Environment | January 3, 2012, Tuesday // 20:24

Bulgaria Choking as Air Dust Hits New Highs

Bulgaria's executive environmental agency raised an alert on Tuesday over the high concentration of dust particles in the air in fourteen towns and cities across the country since the beginning of the year.

Society » Environment | January 3, 2012, Tuesday // 19:07

Sports

CNN Films Bulgaria's Tennis Hopefuls

Tsvetana Pironkova and Grigor Dimitrov, the most successful current Bulgarian tennis players, caught the attention of TV giant CNN which has included them in a feature.

Sports | January 3, 2012, Tuesday // 16:52

Stoichkov May Pocket EUR 1 M Bonus as Litex Coach - Report

Hristo Stoichkov, who is expected to be officially presented as coach of Bulgarian champions Litex Lovech within days, has been lured by a bonus for one million euros, according to reports.

Sports | January 3, 2012, Tuesday // 15:49

Ex Coach Moves Bulgaria with Brave Public Cancer Battle

Dimitar Dimitrov, former coach of Bulgaria's football national team, who was diagnosed with stomach cancer in October, has challenged Balkan mentality with a series of open and candid interviews about the fight he faces.

Sports | January 3, 2012, Tuesday // 14:52

Berbatov Running for Best Man Utd Player in December

Bulgarian striker Dimitar Berbatov has been included in the poll for Manchester United's Player of the Month award for December 2011.

Sports | January 3, 2012, Tuesday // 12:07

Crime

Bulgaria Surprisingly Revives Ethnic Turks Leader Graft Case

Bulgaria's parliamentary commission on corruption has brought back on the agenda the graft allegations against Ahmed Dogan, leader of the opposition ethnic Turkish party, a year after he was fully acquitted.

Crime | January 3, 2012, Tuesday // 17:35

VAT Fraud Drains Bulgaria of BGN 700 M Per Year - Expert

VAT fraud drains an average BGN 700 M from the state budget per year through schemes involving around 30 000 companies out of a total of 250 000 VAT-registered firms.

Crime | January 3, 2012, Tuesday // 17:26

Views on BG

Bulgaria Launches Organized Crime Tribunal amid Politics-Criminals Ties*

Bulgaria on Tuesday inaugurated a special tribunal that should enhance its so far faltering attempts to fight organized crime and corruption.

Views on BG | January 3, 2012, Tuesday // 20:12

Analyst: Bulgaria and Romania's EU Accession 'was right'

From EurActiv

Views on BG | January 3, 2012, Tuesday // 10:20

Smiles

Iran or Iraq?

Two Bulgarian pop folk singers got engaged in a hot dispute and were on the verge of getting in a fight.

Smiles | January 3, 2012, Tuesday // 18:41

Quotes

Today's Quote

"When I am in Germany I work so hard that I have no time to feel nostalgic.

Quotes | January 3, 2012, Tuesday // 14:25

Today's Quote

"Such a large and expensive project cannot be signed on your knee in a piano bar, it needs to be fine-tuned all over.

Quotes | January 3, 2012, Tuesday // 13:07

World

Iran Warns US over Aircraft Carrier

Iran warned the United States Tuesday not to return a US aircraft carrier "to the Persian Gulf region", CNN reported.

World | January 3, 2012, Tuesday // 21:48

Belarus Restricts Access to Foreign Websites

A new law has been introduced in Belarus that will impose restrictions on citizens and residents in the country visiting or using foreign websites starting Friday, January 6.

World | January 3, 2012, Tuesday // 16:09

Russians Gear Up for Protests but No Coup in 2012 - Poll

The majority of Russians expect greater political unrest in the country in 2012 but no "coup" of the Putin regime, according to a poll of the Levada Center.

World | January 3, 2012, Tuesday // 14:44

2 Libyan Ex-Rebel Groups Clash in Tripoli

A violent clash has erupted between two former rebel groups in the Libyan capital Tripoli, witnesses have reported.

World | January 3, 2012, Tuesday // 14:44

Romney Predicts Win in Iowa Republican Caucuses

Mitt Romney has predicted he will win the Republican party caucuses for the US presidential nominations against the other bidders.

World | January 3, 2012, Tuesday // 11:46

Turkey to Compensate Families of Kurds Killed in Air Raid

Turkey has pledged to pay financial compensation to families of Kurds accidentally killed last week in an air raid on a Kurdish-populated area near its border with Iraq.

World | January 3, 2012, Tuesday // 09:38

Macedonia Mourns Its First President

The Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia is mourning Tuesday the death of Kiro Gligorov, its first president.

World | January 3, 2012, Tuesday // 08:01

Mass Protests Rage in Hungary against Orban's New Constitution

Tens of thousands of Hungarians demonstrated against the country's new constitution late Monday night in front of the Budapest Opera.

World | January 3, 2012, Tuesday // 07:48
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