ARCHIVE - 30 January 2012

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Business

Bulgarian Duty-Free Operators Push for Licenses Anew
Bashar Al-Assad's Family Tried to Flee Syria - Report
Bulgaria's Agriculture, Tourism Most Resilient to Crisis in 2012 - Expert
Novinite.com Launches 'Investors of the Decade' Business Survey
PM: Bulgaria Firmly Out of EU Fiscal Pact if Common Taxes Required
'Austere' Bulgarian FinMin Awarded Hefty Bonuses
Great Wall Motor to Inaugurate Bulgaria Plant on February 21

Politics

US Visa Regime on State Secretary Clinton's Agenda in Sofia
EU Petitions Committee to Investigate Donations for Bulgarian Police
Bulgaria to Be Ready with Next EU Funding Period Paperwork by 2013 - Minister
Bulgarian PM Joins EU Summit on Fiscal Pact
Bulgarian President: Germany Must Lead Europe
GERB Still Bulgaria's Leading Party, Poll Claims
Bulgaria President Plays Down Ex-VP's Alleged Illegitimacy
Bulgarian Border Checkpoints Resume Normal Work
Bulgaria's Ex-VP Defends His Generous Pardoning of Felons

Society

Bulgarian Monarchists Mark Tsar Boris III's Birthday
Sofia Crowned Bulgaria's Best City to Live in
Bulgarian Man Critical after Jumping before Metro Train
Greek Jews Remind UN of Bulgarian Role in Deportations
Sofia City Hall Offers Free Tea to Counter Polar Cold
Bulgaria’s Sofia to Welcome Guns N’ Roses on July 8

Sports

Manchester United Striker Berbatov Turns 31
Bulgaria's Bojinov Heading Back to Lecce

World

Former Romanian PM Gets 2 Years in Prison for Corruption
Peru's Coastline Rattled by Strong Earthquake

Top Investors

UniCredit Bulbank
Sheraton Sofia Hotel Balkan
Hilton Sofia

CEO Profiles

UniCredit Bulbank CEO Levon Hampartzoumian: Banks in Bulgaria Not Growing, but Stable
60k CEO Jonathan Gladwish: Bulgaria Can Continue to Emerge as Tangible Outsourcing Hub
General Manager of Hilton Sofia Jacques Brune: Bulgaria's Sofia Is Becoming a Capital to Visit
General Manager of Sheraton Sofia Gerasimos Perdikaris: Bulgaria Needs to Keep Its Momentum in Difficult Environment
Johnson Controls VP Jeff DeBest: Sky Is the Limit for What Private Sector and Bulgarian Education Can Achieve Together

InvestPolicies

EBRD - Investment with a Difference

Business

Bulgarian Duty-Free Operators Push for Licenses Anew

Independent MP Emil Vasilev has proposed legal amendments providing for a resumption of duty-free trade and for a restoration of the suspended permits of duty-free trade operators for indefinite periods.

Business | January 30, 2012, Monday // 17:48

Bashar Al-Assad's Family Tried to Flee Syria - Report

Key family members of Syria's embattled dictator Bashar Al-Assad made an unsuccessful attempt to flee the country, according to media reports.

Business | January 30, 2012, Monday // 14:47

Bulgaria's Agriculture, Tourism Most Resilient to Crisis in 2012 - Expert

The negative impact of the reduced economic growth forecast for 2012 in the Eurozone will spill over to sectors that have traditionally remained unscathed, according to Bozhidar Danev, Executive Chair of the Bulgarian Industrial Association (BIA).

Business | January 30, 2012, Monday // 13:13

Novinite.com Launches 'Investors of the Decade' Business Survey

Bulgaria's largest English-language media Novinite.

Business | January 30, 2012, Monday // 06:28

PM: Bulgaria Firmly Out of EU Fiscal Pact if Common Taxes Required

Bulgaria is not going to participate in the new EU Fiscal Pact if it requires that taxation policies be harmonized, Bulgarian Prime Minister Boyko Borisov has declared in Brussels at the emergency meeting of EU leaders.

Business » Finance | January 30, 2012, Monday // 17:50

'Austere' Bulgarian FinMin Awarded Hefty Bonuses

Bulgaria's Deputy Prime Minister and Finance Minister, Simeon Djankov, has given generous end-of-year bonuses to employees at his institution.

Business » Finance | January 30, 2012, Monday // 10:53

Great Wall Motor to Inaugurate Bulgaria Plant on February 21

Chinese automaker Great Wall Motor will inaugurate its first plant in Bulgaria and Europe on February 21, it has been announced.

Business » Industry | January 30, 2012, Monday // 13:20

Politics

US Visa Regime on State Secretary Clinton's Agenda in Sofia

The American visa regime for Bulgarian citizens will be on the agenda of the talks of Bulgarian Foreign Affairs Minister, Nikolay Mladenov, with US Secretary of State, Hillary Clinton, during her visit to Bulgaria.

Politics » Diplomacy | January 30, 2012, Monday // 08:08

EU Petitions Committee to Investigate Donations for Bulgarian Police

The the EU Petitions Committee has asked the European Commission (EC) to start a preliminary investigation on the tip-off that vehicles owned by donors to Bulgaria's Interior Ministry do not get stopped by traffic police.

Politics » Bulgaria in EU | January 30, 2012, Monday // 16:26

Bulgaria to Be Ready with Next EU Funding Period Paperwork by 2013 - Minister

EU Funds Minister Tomislav Donchev has said that Bulgaria should be ready with the agreements and the texts on the Operational Programs in the next programming period, 2014-2020, by mid-2013.

Politics » Bulgaria in EU | January 30, 2012, Monday // 15:03

Bulgarian PM Joins EU Summit on Fiscal Pact

Bulgaria's Prime Minister, Boyko Borisov, is taking part Monday in the first for 2012 emergency meeting of the European Council in Brussels.

Politics » Bulgaria in EU | January 30, 2012, Monday // 10:14

Bulgarian President: Germany Must Lead Europe

Bulgaria supports the idea for Germany to have a leading role in Europe and for a harder line for tightening belts on the Old Continent.

Politics » Bulgaria in EU | January 30, 2012, Monday // 09:33

GERB Still Bulgaria's Leading Party, Poll Claims

Bulgaria's ruling centrist-right GERB has maintained the highest rating among the country's political parties, according to a poll conducted by Sofia-based Center for Analyses and Marketing.

Politics » Domestic | January 30, 2012, Monday // 16:47

Bulgaria President Plays Down Ex-VP's Alleged Illegitimacy

Former Bulgarian Vice President Angel Marin's second term in office was probably not "illegal", the country's new President Rosen Plevneliev reckons.

Politics » Domestic | January 30, 2012, Monday // 15:38

Bulgarian Border Checkpoints Resume Normal Work

The lines of tractor trailers at the Danube Bridge, connecting Bulgaria and Romania have disappeared overnight.

Politics » Domestic | January 30, 2012, Monday // 11:27

Bulgaria's Ex-VP Defends His Generous Pardoning of Felons

Bulgaria's former Vice President Angel Marin who controversially pardoned a large number of high-profile felons during his two terms in office, has reiterated that he sees nothing wrong in his actions.

Politics » Domestic | January 30, 2012, Monday // 10:26

Society

Bulgarian Monarchists Mark Tsar Boris III's Birthday

Representatives of Bulgarian monarchist organizations celebrated Monday the 118th birthday of Bulgaria's Tsar Boris III The Unifier (r.

Society | January 30, 2012, Monday // 18:35

Sofia Crowned Bulgaria's Best City to Live in

Bulgaria's capital Sofia has earned the title "Bulgaria's Best City to Live in" for 2011 in a ranking done by local media.

Society | January 30, 2012, Monday // 12:47

Bulgarian Man Critical after Jumping before Metro Train

A young Bulgarian man is listed in critical condition at the Sofia emergency hospital "Pirogov," after he threw himself on the subway tracks Sunday evening.

Society | January 30, 2012, Monday // 11:51

Greek Jews Remind UN of Bulgarian Role in Deportations

Even though Bulgaria rescued its Jews in World War II, the country had a role in the genocide of Greek Jews, a Greek-Jewish umbrella group has pointed out in a letter to a United Nations body.

Society | January 30, 2012, Monday // 11:27

Sofia City Hall Offers Free Tea to Counter Polar Cold

The Sofia City Hall is opening three stations where hot tea will be distributed free of charge over the freezing cold that is in the forecast.

Society » Environment | January 30, 2012, Monday // 08:50

Bulgaria’s Sofia to Welcome Guns N’ Roses on July 8

Legendary rock band Guns N' Roses will delight Bulgaria's capital Sofia on July 8 2012, it has been announced.

Society » Culture | January 30, 2012, Monday // 13:55

Sports

Manchester United Striker Berbatov Turns 31

Bulgaria's most famous football player in the recent years, Manchester United Strike Dimitar Berbatov, celebrated Monday, January 30, his 31st birthday.

Sports | January 30, 2012, Monday // 15:55

Bulgaria's Bojinov Heading Back to Lecce

Sporting Lisbon's Bulgarian striker Valeri Bojinov will be certainly loaned out to Italian side Lecce for the next six months, according to Bulgarian media.

Sports | January 30, 2012, Monday // 10:53

World

Former Romanian PM Gets 2 Years in Prison for Corruption

Romania's highest court on Monday sentenced former prime minister Adrian Nastase to two years in prison for pocketing political donations while in office.

World | January 30, 2012, Monday // 19:12

Peru's Coastline Rattled by Strong Earthquake

Peru's central coastline has been hit by an earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 6.

World | January 30, 2012, Monday // 11:49

Top Investors

UniCredit Bulbank

UniCredit Bulbank is the biggest Bulgarian bank in terms of assets, exceeding BGN 11 B as of end of June 2011.

» Top Investors | January 30, 2012, Monday // 09:44

Sheraton Sofia Hotel Balkan

A LANDMARK OF REFINEMENT

» Top Investors | January 30, 2012, Monday // 09:00

Hilton Sofia

Hilton Sofia has the perfect location in the heart of the city, opposite the Sofia Congress Centre (National Palace of Culture), surrounded by the South Park and overlooking the Vitosha Mountain.

» Top Investors | January 30, 2012, Monday // 08:55

CEO Profiles

UniCredit Bulbank CEO Levon Hampartzoumian: Banks in Bulgaria Not Growing, but Stable

Exclusive interview with UniCredit Bulbank CEO Levon Hampartzoumian for the "Investors of the Decade" Business Survey of Novinite.com (Sofia News Agency) and Novinite.bg.

» CEO Profiles | January 30, 2012, Monday // 12:27

60k CEO Jonathan Gladwish: Bulgaria Can Continue to Emerge as Tangible Outsourcing Hub

Exclusive interview with Jonathan Gladwish, CEO, 60k, for the "Investors of the Decade" Business Survey of Novinite.

» CEO Profiles | January 30, 2012, Monday // 12:02

General Manager of Hilton Sofia Jacques Brune: Bulgaria's Sofia Is Becoming a Capital to Visit

Exclusive interview with Jacques Brune, General Manager of the Hilton Sofia Hotel, for the "Investors of the Decade" Business Survey of Novinite.com (Sofia News Agency) and Novinite.bg.

» CEO Profiles | January 30, 2012, Monday // 11:10

General Manager of Sheraton Sofia Gerasimos Perdikaris: Bulgaria Needs to Keep Its Momentum in Difficult Environment

Exclusive interview with Gerasimos Perdikaris, General Manager of the Sheraton Sofia Hotel Balkan, for the "Investors of the Decade" Business Survey of Novinite.com (Sofia News Agency) and Novinite.bg.

» CEO Profiles | January 30, 2012, Monday // 10:05

Johnson Controls VP Jeff DeBest: Sky Is the Limit for What Private Sector and Bulgarian Education Can Achieve Together

Exclusive interview with Jeff DeBest, Group Vice President Global Electronics of Johnson Controls Automotive Experience, on the occasion of the 10th anniversary of Johnson Controls Bulgaria; Published by Novinite.com (Sofia News Agency) and Novinite.bg at

» CEO Profiles | January 30, 2012, Monday // 09:29

InvestPolicies

EBRD - Investment with a Difference

Presentation of the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development in Bulgaria by EBRD Bulgaria Country Director Daniel Berg - for the "Investors of the Decade" Business Survey of Novinite.

» InvestPolicies | January 30, 2012, Monday // 12:58
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