ARCHIVE - 2 February 2012
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Two Bulgarian NGOs – of Internet users and Internet service providers – have reached a handshake deal with the government in which Prime Minister Boyko Borisov promises that Bulgaria will ratify the ACTA with reservations.
Business | February 2, 2012, Thursday // 16:30
Bulgaria's cosmetics factory "Alen Mak," functioning since the times of the Socialist regime, will be listed for sale in just days.
Business | February 2, 2012, Thursday // 11:30
The airport authority at Sofia International reports that some flights are delayed Thursday over the new heavy snow that hit the capital.
Business | February 2, 2012, Thursday // 10:42
A Greek minister has resorted to a comparison with Bulgaria to describe the nightmare his country would face in the wake of further austerity austerity measures.
Banks in Bulgaria have been recording consistent and significant growth in deposits throughout 2011, a trend which peaked in the last quarter of the year, official data shows.
Belgium's KBC has firmly denied that it seeks to shed Bulgarian insurance subsidiary DZI, as claimed by local media reports.
Several MPs with the right-wing Bulgarian Blue Coalition have prepared a draft resolution against the recent ban imposed on the use of hydraulic fracturing in the country.
People from Germany, the UK, Greece, Italy and France were the most frequent foreign hotel visitors in Bulgaria's capital Sofia, according to Sofia City Hall's official data.
A large-scale business forum is held Thursday and Friday in the central Bulgarian city and old capital Veliko Tarnovo focusing on ways to attract more Romanian tourists.
Jonathan Allen, the new UK Ambassador to Bulgaria, handed in his letters of accreditation on Thursday after living for a month with an average local family.
Bulgaria's Economy Minister Traicho Traikov will get acquainted with Germany's stance on the controversial ACTA trade agreement during the Bulgarian-German Cooperation Council in Germany.
Romanian President Traian Basescu has criticized the Netherlands' "abuse" against Romania and Bulgaria, answering the Dutch stance against the two EU newcomers' Schengen bids.
Bulgaria's former President Georgi Parvanov, who completed his second 5-year term on January 22, 2012, has already re-joined his native Socialist Party.
Bulgaria's Supreme Judicial Council (VSS) has penalized Vladimira Yaneva, Chair of the Sofia City Court (SCC), with a reprimand, the lightest form of disciplinary action, for 43 delayed trials.
Bulgaria will ratify the ACTA trade agreement, but the country will keep its current legislation in the field of Internet services, it emerged on Thursday.
Speaking at a seminar on combating corruption, Interior Minister Tsvetan Tsvetanov has yet again sent mixed signals about the work of the judiciary.
The Chairman of the Bulgarian anti-mafia tribunal, Georgi Ushev, declared Thursday he has no intentions to censor local media.
Chief Prosecutor Boris Velchev has made it clear that the prosecution will not examine the allegations of the Interior Minister against Miroslava Todorova, a judge at the Sofia City Court and Chair of the Bulgarian Judges Association.
The long-awaited return of former Bulgarian President, Georgi Parvanov, to the Bulgarian Socialist Party, BSP, is now a fact.
The Bulgarian Association of Software Companies (BASSCOM) has come up with a statement expressing support for an adequate protection of copyright and related rights, the fight against counterfeiting and the adoption of international standards on the enfor
Society | February 2, 2012, Thursday // 15:59
Bulgaria's "First Lady," Yuliyana Plevnelieva continues to refuse to comply with the National Security Services, NSO, and with her new status.
Society | February 2, 2012, Thursday // 09:20
Weather forecasts prepared by the National Institute of Meteorology and Hydrology at the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences (BAS) several times a day may be suspended due to lack of financing and state budget cuts.
Society | February 2, 2012, Thursday // 08:38
Bulgaria wakes up Thursday to freezing cold accompanied by a fresh snow cover, but without new record low temperatures.
Bulgaria's former Barcelona striker Hristo Stoichkov has "earned" a mention in Bleacher Report's list of 25 worst coaches of all time.
Sports | February 2, 2012, Thursday // 16:56
Bulgaria's top court is planning to approach the constitutional court to have the final say on the controversy over the legitimacy of the country's former vice president.
Crime | February 2, 2012, Thursday // 15:04
Former women's No 1 Serena Williams has been reportedly spotted out on a date with Bulgaria's rising young tennis pro Grigor Dimitrov in Paris.
Lifestyle | February 2, 2012, Thursday // 13:46
An umbrella group of Jewish organizations in Greece has called on Bulgaria to acknowledge the deportation of thousands of Jews during World War II. The issue has sparked anger in a Bulgarian society riven by resentment.
"Wage cuts "don't help demand, they don't help growth.
Quotes | February 2, 2012, Thursday // 18:23
Bulgaria's northern neighbor Romania seems to be hit just as hard by a demographic crisis, having lost 2.6 million of its population in the past decade.
World | February 2, 2012, Thursday // 19:51
NATO wants Afghan forces to take full responsibility for their country's security by mid-2013 so that the military alliance can wrap up its mission the following year as planned, Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen has stated.
World | February 2, 2012, Thursday // 19:10
United States Capitol Police have arrested Joshua Fox, the creator of the "Gasland" documentary, for trying to film a hearing without proper media credentials.
World | February 2, 2012, Thursday // 17:16
An Egyptian soccer game between top-tier teams al-Masry and al-Ahly turned in to a tragic nightmare, as clashes broke out after the final whistle leaving at lest 74 people dead.
World | February 2, 2012, Thursday // 11:28
Much to the indifference of many Bulgarians, the country's former President Georgi Parvanov renewed his membership in the Bulgarian Socialist Party, the formation in which he launched his political career.
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