ARCHIVE - 17 January 2012

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Business

Bulgarian Cabinet Slashes State Servants Paid Leave
Bulgarian Delegation to Discuss Troubled Loan for Siemens Trains in Germany
Telekom Austria, Turkcell Eye Bulgaria's Vivacom - Reports
EBRD's Berglof Raises Alarm over Bank Exodus from Eastern Europe
S&P Downgrades Europe Bailout Fund
Bulgaria Mulls Permanent Ban on Hydrofracking Technology
Bulgaria's GERB Lifts Chevron Shale Gas License
Bulgaria Miners Keep Up Strike, Electricity Hike Looms
Sofia Sees Highest Drop in Europe's Prime Office Space Rents
Bulgaria Still in Top Ten on Britons' Property Map - Overseas Portal

Politics

Bulgaria's Foreign Minister Announces Brief Visit to Greece amid Protests
American Jewish Committee Hails Bulgaria, Israel Defense Agreements
Bulgaria Should Aim for Joining Club of Rich Nations – Ex Foreign Minister
New EP President Schulz Is 'Friend of Bulgaria', PES Leader Says
EPP Chief Daul Hails Opponent Schulz as European Parliament President
Bulgaria Had 3rd Lowest EU Inflation Rate Dec 2011 Y/Y
Bulgaria's Outgoing President Pledges to Help Parties Unite

Society

Bulgaria's High Clergy Infected with Ex-Communist Spies
Sofia Driver Commits Suicide before Stunned Passengers
Bulgarians Honor St Anthony to Scare off Diseases

Sports

Agents Offered Berbatov, Torres to PSG - Coach

Crime

Bulgaria with New Attempt to Introduce Illegal Assets Seizure
Bulgarian NGO Slams Police Work in Teen Murder Case
Prosecutor Contradicts Police in Bulgaria's Pernik Teen Murder
Mystery Surrounds Suicide of Bulgarian Murder Suspect

Smiles

Light at the End of the Tunnel Switched Off!
New Bulgarian President Discovering Secret Weapon

World

Swoboda Elected to Replace Schulz as S&D Leader
Iran Bans 'Decadent' Barbie Dolls
German Socialist Martin Schultz Elected EP President
Wikipedia to Shut Down for 24 Hours to Protest Anti-Piracy Law

Novinite Insider

Bulgarian Police Work - This Is Not CSI

Business

Bulgarian Cabinet Slashes State Servants Paid Leave

All State servants will now have up to 25 days of paid annual leave, according to a decision of the cabinet of the ruling, center-right Citizens for European Development of Bulgaria party, GERB.

Business | January 17, 2012, Tuesday // 15:38

Bulgarian Delegation to Discuss Troubled Loan for Siemens Trains in Germany

Bulgaria will offer German bank KfW three options for paying back the debt of state-owned railway company BDZ for the Siemens Desiro electric trains.

Business | January 17, 2012, Tuesday // 14:57

Telekom Austria, Turkcell Eye Bulgaria's Vivacom - Reports

Telekom Austria and Turkey's biggest mobile phone company Turkcell are interested in the sale of Bulgaria's Vivacom, heir to the state-owned Bulgarian Telecommunications Company (BTC), foreign media reports say.

Business | January 17, 2012, Tuesday // 08:17

EBRD's Berglof Raises Alarm over Bank Exodus from Eastern Europe

EBRD chief economist Erik Berglof has started to drum support for a new Vienna Initiative in a bid to stop an outflow of capital from emerging Europe.

Business » Finance | January 17, 2012, Tuesday // 15:17

S&P Downgrades Europe Bailout Fund

The credit ratings agency Standard & Poor's has downgraded the EU bailout fund to AA+ from AAA in what has been described as another ax swing at Europe.

Business » Finance | January 17, 2012, Tuesday // 07:34

Bulgaria Mulls Permanent Ban on Hydrofracking Technology

The ban on the use of hydrofracking technology in the extraction and exploration of gas and oil in Bulgaria will be permanent.

Business » Energy | January 17, 2012, Tuesday // 17:12

Bulgaria's GERB Lifts Chevron Shale Gas License

The cabinet of the ruling, center-right Citizens for European Development of Bulgaria party, GERB, withdrew Tuesday its decision granting rights to sign a contract with the US company "Chevron.

Business » Energy | January 17, 2012, Tuesday // 14:56

Bulgaria Miners Keep Up Strike, Electricity Hike Looms

The effective strike of miners at Bulgaria's state-owned coal mining company Maritsa Iztok Mines is entering its third day on Tuesday, with protesters demanding a cash bonus.

Business » Energy | January 17, 2012, Tuesday // 10:23

Sofia Sees Highest Drop in Europe's Prime Office Space Rents

Bulgaria's capital Sofia has registered the highest decrease in the rent prices for prime office spaces among 53 European cities, a CB Richard Ellis report shows.

Business » Properties | January 17, 2012, Tuesday // 17:06

Bulgaria Still in Top Ten on Britons' Property Map - Overseas Portal

Bulgaria is keeping its standing among the top ten most preferred real estate markets for overseas buyers, according to a new infographic released by TheMoveChannel.com.

Business » Properties | January 17, 2012, Tuesday // 09:34

Politics

Bulgaria's Foreign Minister Announces Brief Visit to Greece amid Protests

Bulgaria's Foreign Minister Nikolay Mladenov will arrive in Greece for a brief visit on Wednesday, the country's Foreign Ministry has announced.

Politics » Diplomacy | January 17, 2012, Tuesday // 19:42

American Jewish Committee Hails Bulgaria, Israel Defense Agreements

The American Jewish Committee (AJC), a US-based advocacy organization, has welcomed in a statement the signing two new agreements between Bulgaria and Israel, expanding their defense and security cooperation.

Politics » Diplomacy | January 17, 2012, Tuesday // 06:42

Bulgaria Should Aim for Joining Club of Rich Nations – Ex Foreign Minister

Bulgaria's long-term goal should be its accession to the Organization for Economic Co-Operation and Development (OECD) and even the G20 club of rich countries, according to former Bulgarian Foreign Minister Solomon Passy.

Politics » Bulgaria in EU | January 17, 2012, Tuesday // 18:41

New EP President Schulz Is 'Friend of Bulgaria', PES Leader Says

Newly elected European Parliament Martin Schulz has contributed greatly to Bulgaria's accession to the EU, according to Bulgarian Sergey Stanishev, interim leader of the Party of European Socialists.

Politics » Bulgaria in EU | January 17, 2012, Tuesday // 17:44

EPP Chief Daul Hails Opponent Schulz as European Parliament President

The head of the European People's Party Group in the European Parliament, Joseph Daul, has congratulated Socialist Martin Schulz on his election as President of the EP.

Politics » Bulgaria in EU | January 17, 2012, Tuesday // 16:36

Bulgaria Had 3rd Lowest EU Inflation Rate Dec 2011 Y/Y

Bulgaria's annual inflation rate in December 2011 was 2%, the third lowest in the bloc after Sweden (0.4%) and Malta (1.3%), according to Eurostat's latest data.

Politics » Bulgaria in EU | January 17, 2012, Tuesday // 14:18

Bulgaria's Outgoing President Pledges to Help Parties Unite

Bulgaria's outgoing President Georgi Parvanov has stated he would dedicate his future political career to "consolidating different political parties".

Politics » Domestic | January 17, 2012, Tuesday // 14:59

Society

Bulgaria's High Clergy Infected with Ex-Communist Spies

Eleven out of a total of fifteen Bulgarian Metropolitan bishops have been exposed as former agents of the country's former Communist State Security.

Society | January 17, 2012, Tuesday // 15:43

Sofia Driver Commits Suicide before Stunned Passengers

The driver of a Sofia trolley jumped to his death Tuesday morning from the "Chavdar" bridge in the capital.

Society | January 17, 2012, Tuesday // 12:55

Bulgarians Honor St Anthony to Scare off Diseases

The Bulgarian Orthodox Churchy honors Tuesday the memory of the Venerable Anthony the Great, on the holiday called Antonovden.

Society | January 17, 2012, Tuesday // 11:21

Sports

Agents Offered Berbatov, Torres to PSG - Coach

Manchester United's Dimitar Berbatov and Chelsea's Fernando Torres were among the players offered by agents to French giants PSG, their new coach Carlo Ancelotti has stated.

Sports | January 17, 2012, Tuesday // 16:21

Crime

Bulgaria with New Attempt to Introduce Illegal Assets Seizure

Bulgaria's ruling centrist-right GERB will try once again to pass a bill on the confiscation of unexplained wealth, the country's Justice Minister Diana Kovacheva has announced.

Crime | January 17, 2012, Tuesday // 18:33

Bulgarian NGO Slams Police Work in Teen Murder Case

The kidnapping and murder of a Bulgarian teen girl in the western city of Pernik, near Sofia, involves some very controversial theories, confusing explanations, and mindboggling facts, according to the Chairman of the Bulgarian Helsinki Committee, BHC, NG

Crime | January 17, 2012, Tuesday // 16:09

Prosecutor Contradicts Police in Bulgaria's Pernik Teen Murder

The Regional Prosecutor in the Bulgarian western city of Pernik, near the capital Sofia, Plamen Naydenov, rejected reports that he had been present during the search of the apartment of a suspect, who committed suicide in the presence of police.

Crime | January 17, 2012, Tuesday // 13:44

Mystery Surrounds Suicide of Bulgarian Murder Suspect

The suspect arrested for the murder of a teen girl in the western city of Pernik, near Bulgaria's capital Sofia, who committed suicide as police searched his home, had been beaten by the latter, and his fingers broken.

Crime | January 17, 2012, Tuesday // 12:19

Smiles

Light at the End of the Tunnel Switched Off!

An excerpt from an order, issued by Bulgaria's Finance Minister and Deputy Prime Minister Simeon Djankov.

Smiles | January 17, 2012, Tuesday // 14:01

New Bulgarian President Discovering Secret Weapon

Bulgaria's newly elected President Rosen Plevneliev takes over, inspecting a military parade in his capacity as the Commander-in-Chief.

Smiles | January 17, 2012, Tuesday // 00:04

World

Swoboda Elected to Replace Schulz as S&D Leader

Austrian MEP Hannes Swoboda was elected leader of the Socialists and Democrats group in the European Parliament after the group's former leader Martin Schulz took over as EP President.

World | January 17, 2012, Tuesday // 20:24

Iran Bans 'Decadent' Barbie Dolls

Iranian authorities are cracking down on the sale of Barbie dolls in the country, as the morality police fear they may erode Islamic values.

World | January 17, 2012, Tuesday // 19:09

German Socialist Martin Schultz Elected EP President

German social democrat Martin Schultz has been elected President of the European Parliament, following a vote in Strasbourg on January 17.

World | January 17, 2012, Tuesday // 16:04

Wikipedia to Shut Down for 24 Hours to Protest Anti-Piracy Law

Jimmy Wales, cofounder of free online encyclopedia Wikipedia, has decided to shut down the website for 24 hours Wednesday to protest the Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA).

World | January 17, 2012, Tuesday // 12:22

Novinite Insider

Bulgarian Police Work - This Is Not CSI

The dead body of a Bulgaria teen, Miroslava Nikolova, 17, was found by the police in the suburbs of the western city of Pernik last Thursday after two months of active search, which involved the information systems of Schengen and Interpol.

Novinite Insider » Editorial | January 17, 2012, Tuesday // 15:02
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