ARCHIVE - 15 January 2012

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Business

Revenues of Bulgaria's Port Burgas Up 37% in 2011

One of Bulgaria's three Black Sea ports, Port Burgas, saw its revenues grow by 37.5% in 2011 year-on-year, the port authority announced Sunday.

Business | January 15, 2012, Sunday // 18:00

CEO of Bulgaria's Maritsa Iztok Mines Declares Strike Illegal

Evgeni Stoykov, CEO of Bulgaria's Maritsa Iztok Mines issued Sunday a special address to miners, alerting them that their planned effective strike is illegal.

Business | January 15, 2012, Sunday // 15:20

Livestock Breeding in SE Bulgaria in Collapse over FDM

One year after the outbreak of foot-and-mouth disease, FMD, in Bulgaria's Strandzha region, livestock breeding there is in collapse.

Business | January 15, 2012, Sunday // 14:14

Workers at Bulgaria's State Mines Launch Effective Strike

Miners at Bulgaria's State-owned Maritsa Iztok Mines are launching an effective strike at 8 pm Sunday.

Business | January 15, 2012, Sunday // 11:48

Bulgarian Govt Flies In UK Journalists to Promote Ski Resorts

A total of 12 journalists from leading British media are arriving in Bulgaria on Monday, January 16, as part of the efforts of the Bulgarian government to promote the country as a tourist destination.

Business » Tourism | January 15, 2012, Sunday // 18:13

Politics

Bulgaria Formalizes Military Ties with Israel

Bulgaria and Israel have signed two military agreements at a meeting of their Defense Ministers, Anyu Angelov and Ehud Barak, in Tel Aviv.

Politics » Defense | January 15, 2012, Sunday // 19:39

Percentage of Employed Bulgarians in Retirement Age on Rise

The percentage of employed Bulgarians between the age of 60 and 64 is going steadily up, according to data released by Eurostat, the statistical office of the EU.

Politics » Bulgaria in EU | January 15, 2012, Sunday // 10:37

Bulgaria's President-elect: I Am Already Working Hard

Bulgaria's President-elect, Rosen Plevneliev, announced that he has selected an ambitious team which is already working hard and has very ambitious plans for the country.

Politics » Domestic | January 15, 2012, Sunday // 13:34

Society

8 Bulgarians on Wrecked Cruise Ship in Italy Reported Safe

All eight Bulgarian citizens, who were on board of the Costa Concordia cruise ship that capsized off the coast of Tuscany in Italy Saturday, are safe and in good health.

Society | January 15, 2012, Sunday // 10:10

Bulgaria Picks 12 Eurovision Finalists

The Musical Academy and the viewers of the Bulgarian National Television, BNT, selected Saturday evening the 12 finalist to take part in the 2012 Eurovision song contest.

Society » Culture | January 15, 2012, Sunday // 12:58

Bulgaria's PM Turns Nicer to Archaeologists over Highway Construction

Bulgaria’s Prime Minister Boyko Borisov has made a deal with archaeologists digging on the route of a northern highway, after a few days ago he mistreated their colleagues blaming them for potential construction delays.

Society » Archaeology | January 15, 2012, Sunday // 17:01

Bulgarian PM Meets Archeologists on Hemus Hgwy

Bulgaria's Prime Minister, Boyko Borisov, and the Minister of Regional Development, Lilyana Pavlova are inspecting Sunday the progress of construction works on the Hemus highway in northern Bulgaria.

Society » Archaeology | January 15, 2012, Sunday // 11:15

Crime

Bulgarian Border Policeman Busted for Extortion

Bulgarian police have arrested a colleague from the border authority at the Capitan Andreevo checkpoint on the Bulgarian – Turkish border on extortion and bribing accusations.

Crime | January 15, 2012, Sunday // 14:50

Relatives of Killed Girl Distrust Bulgarian Justice

Residents of Bulgaria's western city of Pernik staged a protest Sunday with demands for justice and punishment of the perpetrators of the murder of a local teen girl.

Crime | January 15, 2012, Sunday // 12:22

Smiles

Bulgarian Cabinet's Dream

Q: What's the dream of the Bulgarian Cabinet?

Smiles | January 15, 2012, Sunday // 04:08

World

Italian Cruiser Death Toll Climbs to 5, 15 Still Missing

The confirmed number of deaths in the sinking of a cruise liner off the coast of Italy rose to five on Sunday with the discovery of two more bodies in the flooded stern of the Costa Concordia.

World | January 15, 2012, Sunday // 18:47

3rd Survivor Rescued from Sunken Cruise Ship in Italy

Firefighters in Italy have rescued a third survivor from a sunken cruise ship, a Costa Concordia crew member.

World | January 15, 2012, Sunday // 16:06

Russia Worried by America's New Security Law

The US new security law allowing the military to detain American terrorist suspects without trial has become a major cause of concern for Russia.

World | January 15, 2012, Sunday // 15:47
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