ARCHIVE - 3 February 2012

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Business

4 Bulgarian Cities Hold Urgent Warm Clothing Donation Campaigns
Every 3rd Bulgarian Was Economically Inactive Q4 2011
Sofia Airport Launches Wine Tasting Saloon
Bulgaria Air to Purchase 9 Embraer Jets by End of 2014
Lower Austria Backs Bulgaria's Hydro Project, Schengen Entry
Bulgartransgaz Reports 1/3 Drop in Russian Gas Supplies
Bulgaria's 'Arsenal' Military Plant Braces for Massive Layoff

Politics

Sofia Downtown Traffic Comes to Standstill over Clinton's Visit
US Won't Abolish Bulgaria's Visas in 2012 - Ambassador in Washington
US State Dept: We'll See Real Winter in Bulgaria
Bulgarian PES Head: EU Right Wing Must End 'Mania for Cuts'
Key Bulgarian Judge Embarks on Deflating Wiretap Permit Statistics
Bulgarian MPs Wear Guy Fawkes Mask to Protest ACTA
Bulgarian Ruling Party's Version of Illegal Assets Bill Prevails at Debates
Bulgarian Parliament to Probe Ex VP Pardons of Criminals
Ex Bulgarian President Challenges PM to Leadership Battle
Bulgaria PM to Inspect Danube Bridge 2 Construction Each Month
Bulgaria's Ex-VP Okayed Two-Thirds of Citizenship Requests

Society

US Environmentalists Sue Bulgarian Artist Christo over River Project
Mercury Climbs up amidst Forecast of New Snow in Bulgaria

Crime

Sofia Court Orders Jail for Suspect under EAW
Sofia Hit by Wave of 'Running Engine' Car Theft

World

Polish PM Caves In, Freezes ACTA Ratification
Montenegro Joins South Stream Gas Pipeline
Germany: NATO Can't Scale Down Troops in Kosovo
Hungary's Malev Grounded over Bankruptcy Fears
Panetta Believes Israel May Strike Iran This Spring - Report

Business

4 Bulgarian Cities Hold Urgent Warm Clothing Donation Campaigns

Urgent donation campaigns will be held in four Bulgarian cities to help homeless people and hobos weather the freezing winter weather.

Business | February 3, 2012, Friday // 17:03

Every 3rd Bulgarian Was Economically Inactive Q4 2011

A total of 1.672 million people, or 33.7% of all Bulgarians aged between 15 and 64, were economically inactive (neither employed of seeking a job) in the fourth quarter of 2011, it has emerged.

Business | February 3, 2012, Friday // 14:46

Sofia Airport Launches Wine Tasting Saloon

In February, known in Bulgaria as "vine and wine" month, the Sofia airport launched a renovated wine tasting saloon.

Business | February 3, 2012, Friday // 14:06

Bulgaria Air to Purchase 9 Embraer Jets by End of 2014

Bulgaria's Bulgaria Air airline carrier will acquire 9 state-of-the-art Brazilian Embraer jets by the end of 2014, it was announced on Friday.

Business | February 3, 2012, Friday // 11:25

Lower Austria Backs Bulgaria's Hydro Project, Schengen Entry

Lower Austria fully supports the advancing of the "Gorna Arda" hydro power plant project, says the province's Governor, Edwin Proll.

Business » Energy | February 3, 2012, Friday // 17:07

Bulgartransgaz Reports 1/3 Drop in Russian Gas Supplies

Russian gas supplies to Bulgaria, Greece, Turkey and Macedonia have been reduced by 1/3, according to Kiril Temelkov, CEO of Bulgaria's state-owned gas transmission operator Bulgartransgaz.

Business » Energy | February 3, 2012, Friday // 15:09

Bulgaria's 'Arsenal' Military Plant Braces for Massive Layoff

Over 900 employees of Bulgaria's Arsenal Kazanlak, one of the largest military factories in the Balkans, will be laid off, it was made clear after the plant's managing body met with representatives of the local municipality.

Business » Industry | February 3, 2012, Friday // 10:09

Politics

Sofia Downtown Traffic Comes to Standstill over Clinton's Visit

Downtown Sofia will be closed for all traffic after 11 am on Sunday, February 5, for the 5-hour visit of the US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton.

Politics » Diplomacy | February 3, 2012, Friday // 17:39

US Won't Abolish Bulgaria's Visas in 2012 - Ambassador in Washington

The US will not drop its visa requirements for Bulgarians in 2012, Bulgaria's Ambassador in Washington Elena Poptodorova has revealed.

Politics » Diplomacy | February 3, 2012, Friday // 11:57

US State Dept: We'll See Real Winter in Bulgaria

The US State Department employees who are about to arrive on an official visit to Bulgaria on February 5 are about to witness some tough winter conditions, State Department spokesperson Victoria Nuland believes.

Politics » Diplomacy | February 3, 2012, Friday // 08:19

Bulgarian PES Head: EU Right Wing Must End 'Mania for Cuts'

The right wing across the entire European Union must end its mania for savings, says the President of the Party of European Socialists, PES, Bulgaria's Sergey Stanishev.

Politics » Bulgaria in EU | February 3, 2012, Friday // 14:44

Key Bulgarian Judge Embarks on Deflating Wiretap Permit Statistics

Sofia City Court Chair Vladimira Yaneva will be invited to a meeting of the Bulgarian Parliamentary Subcommittee for Special Surveillance Devices Control next week to elaborate on her strategy for reducing the number of wiretap permits through maximum dur

Politics » Domestic | February 3, 2012, Friday // 18:23

Bulgarian MPs Wear Guy Fawkes Mask to Protest ACTA

A number of Members of the Bulgarian Parliament protested Thursday and Friday against the singing of the controversial international ACTA agreement.

Politics » Domestic | February 3, 2012, Friday // 15:49

Bulgarian Ruling Party's Version of Illegal Assets Bill Prevails at Debates

The second day of debates on the two draft bills on the confiscation of illegal assets yet again failed to yield constructive dialogue and degenerated into an exchange of mutual accusations.

Politics » Domestic | February 3, 2012, Friday // 13:55

Bulgarian Parliament to Probe Ex VP Pardons of Criminals

Sixty Members of the Parliament have signed a petition to establish an inquiry committee to probe the pardons and the Bulgarian citizenship granted by the former Vice President, Angel Marin.

Politics » Domestic | February 3, 2012, Friday // 13:21

Ex Bulgarian President Challenges PM to Leadership Battle

Bulgaria's former President, Georgi Parvanov, vows to lead a heavy battle with Prime Minister, Boyko Borisov, and his weak, inactive and detrimental cabinet and rule.

Politics » Domestic | February 3, 2012, Friday // 12:04

Bulgaria PM to Inspect Danube Bridge 2 Construction Each Month

Bulgaria's Prime Minister Boyko Borisov will personally inspect the construction of the so-called Danube Bridge 2 between Bulgaria and Romania each month, it has been made clear.

Politics » Domestic | February 3, 2012, Friday // 10:45

Bulgaria's Ex-VP Okayed Two-Thirds of Citizenship Requests

Bulgaria's former Vice President Angel Marin okayed 81 749 out of a total of 132 288 Bulgarian citizenship applications during his two terms in office, it has emerged.

Politics » Domestic | February 3, 2012, Friday // 09:32

Society

US Environmentalists Sue Bulgarian Artist Christo over River Project

A lawsuit has been filed by group of environmentalists, outdoor enthusiasts and wildlife advocates demanding to block a project by Bulgarian-born artist to drape fabric canopies along a long stretch of the Arkansas River in Colorado.

Society » Environment | February 3, 2012, Friday // 13:35

Mercury Climbs up amidst Forecast of New Snow in Bulgaria

Eleven Bulgarian regions remain under code yellow over low temperatures and snow, the National Institute for Meteorology and Hydrology at the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences (BAS) has announced.

Society » Environment | February 3, 2012, Friday // 12:47

Crime

Sofia Court Orders Jail for Suspect under EAW

The Sofia District Court ruled Friday to keep in permanent detention Stefan Klenovski on grounds he presented a fake ID during his arrest and can attempt to hide.

Crime | February 3, 2012, Friday // 18:09

Sofia Hit by Wave of 'Running Engine' Car Theft

Fifteen automobiles, left unattended for minutes by owners, with running engines and unlocked doors, have been stolen in the Bulgarian capital Sofia in the first three days of February.

Crime | February 3, 2012, Friday // 16:25

World

Polish PM Caves In, Freezes ACTA Ratification

Poland's Prime Minister Donald Tusk has yielded to mass protests, announcing Friday that his government would put on hold plans to ratify ACTA, the controversial international online anti-piracy accord.

World | February 3, 2012, Friday // 20:17

Montenegro Joins South Stream Gas Pipeline

Montenegro will be connected to the South Stream gas pipeline, Russian energy giant Gazprom said on Friday.

World | February 3, 2012, Friday // 15:58

Germany: NATO Can't Scale Down Troops in Kosovo

German Defense Minister Thomas de Maiziere said Friday that he did not expect a drawdown of NATO peacekeepers in Kosovo any time soon, given the "difficult" situation in the Balkan country.

World | February 3, 2012, Friday // 15:28

Hungary's Malev Grounded over Bankruptcy Fears

Hungary's state-owned Malev airline has stopped flying due to debts worth USD 270 M after the Hungarian government withdrew financing.

World | February 3, 2012, Friday // 12:34

Panetta Believes Israel May Strike Iran This Spring - Report

There is a strong possibility that Israel will strike Iran's nuclear installations this spring, US Defense Secretary Leon Panetta allegedly reckons.

World | February 3, 2012, Friday // 08:50
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