ARCHIVE - 9 January 2012

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Business

State, Municipalities Owe BGN 0.5 B to Bulgaria's Business Sector
Bulgaria Boosts Exports to Non-EU Countries Jan-Nov 2011
Bulgaria Boosts Exports to EU by 34% Y/Y Jan-Oct 2011
Consumption Starting to Power Up Bulgaria's Economy - Raiffeisenbank
Merkozy Want EU Fiscal Pact Signed by March 1
Banks in Bulgaria Quietly Ramping Up Costs to Consumers - Analysts
Bulgarian Court to Rule on Legality of State Mines Strikes

Politics

Bulgaria Leaked Milosevic's Kosovo Ethnic Cleansing Plan in 1999
UK Envoy Goes Incognito to Experience Bulgaria Firsthand - Report
Bulgaria, S Korea Recognize Each Other's Driver's Licenses
No Bomb Found in Israeli Tourist Bus, Bulgaria Says
Bulgaria Foils Terror Attack on Israelis - Report
Denmark in Charge of EU with Tap Water
Bulgaria's Vice President to Get Top State Medal, Too
Bulgarian Nationalist Leader Wants Execution of Roma 'Mafia Bosses'
Snow Emergency Remains in Southern Bulgarian Resort Town

Society

Bulgaria PM, President Hand in Hand with 50 000 off to Guinness Book
Vote for Bulgaria’s 2011 ‘Personalities in the News” by Jan 15!
Man Freezes to Death in Cut off Bulgarian Village
Cold Weather, Snow Kills Two in Bulgaria
Bulgaria Bids Farewell to Brave Patient Rights Activist
Bulgaria-born Piano Virtuoso Alexis Weissenberg Dies at 82

Sports

Mardy Fish Spitted at Bulgarian Audience at Hopman Cup
Bulgaria's Pironkova Triumphs at Hobart after 3-Set Thriller

Crime

Bulgaria Suspects Roma Brides Exported to Cairo for Fake Marriages

Lifestyle

Nina Dobrev Turns 23 amid Engagement Rumors

Views on BG

Simply Sofia
VSO Season Opens with Brilliant Double Bill

Smiles

Bulgarian Railways

World

Turkish Envoy Back in France after Armenian Genocide Row
Breivik Now Permitted to Receive Visitors in Jail
Polish Prosecutor Attempts Suicide at News Conference
Iran Sentences American to Death for Espionage

Novinite Insider

Tribute to Bulgaria's Modern Hero

Business

State, Municipalities Owe BGN 0.5 B to Bulgaria's Business Sector

The state and municipalities owe a total of BGN 457 M to the business sector by end-September 2011, the Bulgarian Industrial Association (BIA) announced on Monday.

Business | January 9, 2012, Monday // 16:48

Bulgaria Boosts Exports to Non-EU Countries Jan-Nov 2011

Bulgaria's exports to non-EU countries increased by 26.

Business | January 9, 2012, Monday // 14:38

Bulgaria Boosts Exports to EU by 34% Y/Y Jan-Oct 2011

Bulgaria's exports to the rest of the EU increased by 33.8% year on year in the period January - October 2011, according to preliminary data released by the country's National Statistical Institute.

Business | January 9, 2012, Monday // 12:29

Consumption Starting to Power Up Bulgaria's Economy - Raiffeisenbank

Domestic consumption has become the main engine of economic growth in Bulgaria is the third quarter of 2011, according to data presented in the monthly macroeconomic analysis of Raiffeisenbank Bulgaria.

Business » Finance | January 9, 2012, Monday // 20:09

Merkozy Want EU Fiscal Pact Signed by March 1

German Chancellor Angela Merkel and French President Nicolas Sarkozy seek to craft a master plan for rescuing the euro over the next two months, they made it clear in Berlin Monday.

Business » Finance | January 9, 2012, Monday // 18:15

Banks in Bulgaria Quietly Ramping Up Costs to Consumers - Analysts

Many banks in Bulgaria have been quietly imposing new, higher fees, analysts have said without disclosing the names of the financial institutions.

Business » Finance | January 9, 2012, Monday // 07:45

Bulgarian Court to Rule on Legality of State Mines Strikes

The management of Maritsa Iztok Mines AD will address the Stara Zagora District Court, seeking that the looming strike at the state-owned coal mining company be declared illegal.

Business » Energy | January 9, 2012, Monday // 18:07

Politics

Bulgaria Leaked Milosevic's Kosovo Ethnic Cleansing Plan in 1999

Bulgaria's government turned over to Germany and NATO intelligence information about "Operation Horseshoe" - the Kosovo ethnic cleansing plan of ex Serbian dictator Slobodan Milosevic back in 1999.

Politics » Diplomacy | January 9, 2012, Monday // 15:53

UK Envoy Goes Incognito to Experience Bulgaria Firsthand - Report

Jonathan Allen, who took up appointment as UK Ambassador to Bulgaria in the second half of 2011, has moved secretly to live in the country's second-biggest city of Plovdiv, according to local media reports.

Politics » Diplomacy | January 9, 2012, Monday // 15:13

Bulgaria, S Korea Recognize Each Other's Driver's Licenses

The citizens of South Korea, who want to have Bulgarian driver's licenses, can now file their documents with the Bulgarian traffic police.

Politics » Diplomacy | January 9, 2012, Monday // 12:00

No Bomb Found in Israeli Tourist Bus, Bulgaria Says

Bulgaria's border police have no information of a bomb being found in a bus boarded with Israeli tourists traveling towards a Bulgarian winter resort, the country's Interior Ministry has stated.

Politics » Defense | January 9, 2012, Monday // 14:09

Bulgaria Foils Terror Attack on Israelis - Report

Bulgarian authorities last week foiled a bomb attack targeting a bus chartered to take Israeli tourists to a ski resort, Israeli media reported.

Politics » Defense | January 9, 2012, Monday // 07:14

Denmark in Charge of EU with Tap Water

Denmark on Monday promised a no-frills approach to its six-month stint at the helm of the European Union's rotating presidency, with even mineral water now viewed as too fancy.

Politics » Bulgaria in EU | January 9, 2012, Monday // 19:09

Bulgaria's Vice President to Get Top State Medal, Too

Bulgaria's Vice President Angel Marin is joining the ranks of bearers of the Stara Planina – First Degree order, Bulgaria's highest state medal.

Politics » Domestic | January 9, 2012, Monday // 18:36

Bulgarian Nationalist Leader Wants Execution of Roma 'Mafia Bosses'

Volen Siderov, the controversial leader of Bulgaria's far-right Ataka (Attack), has reiterated he is in favor of the reinstatement of the capital punishment in the country when it comes to very serious crimes.

Politics » Domestic | January 9, 2012, Monday // 13:15

Snow Emergency Remains in Southern Bulgarian Resort Town

An emergency situation remains in place in the southern Bulgarian resort town of Chepelare, said Mayor Todor Bozukov, refuting the announcement made several hours ago that the crisis situation was over.

Politics » Domestic | January 9, 2012, Monday // 13:02

Society

Bulgaria PM, President Hand in Hand with 50 000 off to Guinness Book

Bulgaria's prime minister and brand new president have been invited to join 50 000 people, who are expected to dance together holding hands in an attempt to enter the Guinness World Records.

Society | January 9, 2012, Monday // 09:27

Vote for Bulgaria’s 2011 ‘Personalities in the News” by Jan 15!

Our readers from around the world are invited to vote by midnight on January 15, 2011, in the annual "Personality in the News" polls of Novinite.

Society | January 9, 2012, Monday // 01:12

Man Freezes to Death in Cut off Bulgarian Village

The cold weather and heavy snow have caused the death of one more man in a mountainous region near the town of Smolyan, Southern Bulgaria, bringing the toll up to three.

Society » Environment | January 9, 2012, Monday // 13:45

Cold Weather, Snow Kills Two in Bulgaria

Cold weather and heavy snow are believed to have caused the death of two men in a mountainous region near the town of Smolyan, Southern Bulgaria.

Society » Environment | January 9, 2012, Monday // 08:41

Bulgaria Bids Farewell to Brave Patient Rights Activist

Approximately 300 people gathered to pay their last respects to Teodora Zaharieva, the country's most fervent cancer patient rights activist.

Society » Health | January 9, 2012, Monday // 15:27

Bulgaria-born Piano Virtuoso Alexis Weissenberg Dies at 82

Bulgaria-born pianist Alexis Weissenberg, one of the best performers of the twentieth century, died Sunday in Lugano, Switzerland, Spanish media reported.

Society » Obituaries | January 9, 2012, Monday // 10:43

Sports

Mardy Fish Spitted at Bulgarian Audience at Hopman Cup

World No.8 tennis player Mardy Fish spitted in the direction of Bulgarian fans during the Hopman Cup clash between the US and Bulgaria on Friday, according to a tournament referee.

Sports | January 9, 2012, Monday // 11:34

Bulgaria's Pironkova Triumphs at Hobart after 3-Set Thriller

Bulgaria's best female tennis player Tsvetana Pironkova scored her first victory for the new year after knocking out of the Moorilla Hobart International British teenager Heather Watson.

Sports | January 9, 2012, Monday // 10:10

Crime

Bulgaria Suspects Roma Brides Exported to Cairo for Fake Marriages

An unidentified number of Bulgarian girls, most of them of Roma origin, have reportedly engaged in immigration-related marriage fraud in Egypt.

Crime | January 9, 2012, Monday // 14:49

Lifestyle

Nina Dobrev Turns 23 amid Engagement Rumors

Bulgarian-born Hollywood actress Nina Dobrev celebrates her 23rd birthday on Monday.

Lifestyle | January 9, 2012, Monday // 16:12

Views on BG

Simply Sofia

From The Irish Times

Views on BG | January 9, 2012, Monday // 15:05

VSO Season Opens with Brilliant Double Bill

The Vancouver Symphony Orchestra began 2012 in fine fettle Saturday with guest conductor Rossen Milanov and violin soloist Corey Cerovsek in a concert of Debussy, Korngold, and Berlioz at the Orpheum Theatre.

Views on BG | January 9, 2012, Monday // 06:05

Smiles

Bulgarian Railways

A passenger on a BDZ train in Bulgaria gets extremely angry as the train moves very slowly, and makes stops every five minutes.

Smiles | January 9, 2012, Monday // 00:40

World

Turkish Envoy Back in France after Armenian Genocide Row

Turkey's ambassador to France, Tahsin Burcuoglu has returned to Paris, it was confirmed Monday, 19 days after being recalled to Ankara following the French National Assembly approving a bill criminalizing the denial of Armenian genocide.

World | January 9, 2012, Monday // 19:28

Breivik Now Permitted to Receive Visitors in Jail

The ban imposed by Norwegian authorities on mass murderer Anders Behring Breivik's mail correspondence and visits is lifted on Monday.

World | January 9, 2012, Monday // 17:00

Polish Prosecutor Attempts Suicide at News Conference

A Polish military prosecutor has shot himself in the head after terminating early a news conference in his office.

World | January 9, 2012, Monday // 16:32

Iran Sentences American to Death for Espionage

American Amir Mirzaei Hekmati, who was arrested in Iran in August while visiting relatives, has been sentenced to death on for espionage, CNN reported, citing Iran's semi-official Fars news agency.

World | January 9, 2012, Monday // 12:41

Novinite Insider

Tribute to Bulgaria's Modern Hero

Bulgaria bade farewell on Monday to Teodora Zaharieva – the first Bulgarian who dared to wage a battle against the apathy and carelessness of the state towards cancer patients.

Novinite Insider » Editorial | January 9, 2012, Monday // 06:36
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