ARCHIVE - 2 March 2012

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Business

Bulgaria Resumes Danube Shipping, 2 Ports Damaged
Turkcell Denies USD 1.4 B Bid for Bulgaria's Vivacom
Bulgaria, Israel to Join Forces on Mediterranean Gas Deposits
Bulgarians to Get Rid of Old Appliances for No Money

Politics

Israel Should Invest More in Bulgaria, Plevneliev Tells Lieberman
Bulgarian, Israeli Cabinets to Hold New Joint Sitting in 2012
Israel Mulls 'All Options' on Iran, Lieberman Says in Bulgaria
Bulgaria, Israel Come Together in Slamming Syria Bloodshed
EU Recognizes Syria's Anti-Assad Opposition
Bulgaria Signs EU Fiscal Pact with Reservations
Bulgarian PM Blames Schengen Failure on Dutch Far Rights
Bulgaria Won’t Confront Netherlands over Schengen Failure
Dutch Govt Refuses to Condemn Outrageous Website
Serbia Granted EU Candidate Status
Bulgaria, Romania Schengen Bids Blocked until September
Bulgaria's Anti-Trust Watchdog Fines 3 Tour Operators for Bid-Rigging
Bulgarian Opposition Rises against Presidential Decrees Probe
Bulgarian Border Police Detain 6 Illegal Immigrants on Freight Train
Bulgaria Made Commitments to Chevron, Nationalist Party Says
Bulgaria Moves to Ban Plea Bargains for Road Killers

Society

Stoichkov's Daughter Set for Cameo in Hit Bulgarian TV Series

Crime

Bulgaria Jails Medieval Capital Former Mayor
Bulgarian Shot by Fired Greek Worker Undergoes Surgery
Roommate Admits Sofia Student Murder, Claims Self-Defence
Bulgarian, Russians Nabbed in Huge US Auto Insurer Fraud
Fired Greek Worker Shoots 3, Injures Bulgarian

Views on BG

FM to Bulgaria as Israel, Balkan States Strengthen Ties

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World

Georgia Snubs Russia's Thaw Proposal over South Ossetia
Russia Wants to Restore Diplomatic Relations with Georgia
France Shuts Down Embassy in Syria
Graphic Video Claims Killed Western Reporters Buried in Homs
Tadic: Serbia to Keep Up Kosovo Talks to Make It to EU
25 EU Leaders Sign Fiscal Stability Pact

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Bulgarian PM's Schengen Delusions

Business

Bulgaria Resumes Danube Shipping, 2 Ports Damaged

The commercial navigation of the Danube River in its Bulgarian section has been restored as the ice float disappeared, the Bulgarian Transport Ministry announced Friday night.

Business | March 2, 2012, Friday // 18:24

Turkcell Denies USD 1.4 B Bid for Bulgaria's Vivacom

Turkcell Iletisim Hizmetleri, the biggest Turkish mobile-phone company, has denied reports it has taken a final decision to bid for Vivacom, valuing the Bulgarian company at about USD 1.4 B.

Business | March 2, 2012, Friday // 15:29

Bulgaria, Israel to Join Forces on Mediterranean Gas Deposits

Bulgaria and Israel are considering a new field of cooperation – gas supplies from the newly-found natural gas deposits in the Eastern Mediterranean, Bulgaria's Foreign Minister Nikolay Mladenov indicated after meeting with his Israeli counterpart Avigdor

Business » Energy | March 2, 2012, Friday // 15:17

Bulgarians to Get Rid of Old Appliances for No Money

Bulgarian citizens will be obliged to deposit their discarded electric appliances for free at fixed scrap metal yards, under a controversial bill on waste management.

Business » Industry | March 2, 2012, Friday // 14:13

Politics

Israel Should Invest More in Bulgaria, Plevneliev Tells Lieberman

Israel has the potential to boost its foreign direct investment in Bulgaria, Bulgarian President Rosen Plevneliev has told Israeli Foreign Minister Avigdor Lieberman.

Politics » Diplomacy | March 2, 2012, Friday // 20:34

Bulgarian, Israeli Cabinets to Hold New Joint Sitting in 2012

The governments of Bulgaria and Israel are going to hold a second joint sitting, the two countries' Foreign Ministers Nikolay Mladenov and Avigdor Lieberman have made it clear.

Politics » Diplomacy | March 2, 2012, Friday // 15:41

Israel Mulls 'All Options' on Iran, Lieberman Says in Bulgaria

Israel is keeping "all options on the table" regarding the development of the Iranian nuclear program, Israeli Foreign Minister Avigdor Lieberman declared during a state visit in Bulgaria's capital Sofia.

Politics » Diplomacy | March 2, 2012, Friday // 14:36

Bulgaria, Israel Come Together in Slamming Syria Bloodshed

Syrian President Bashar al-Assad's killing machine must be stopped, Israel's Foreign Minister Avigdor Lieberman has declared at a state visit in Bulgaria's capital Sofia.

Politics » Diplomacy | March 2, 2012, Friday // 12:44

EU Recognizes Syria's Anti-Assad Opposition

The European Union has recognized the Syrian National Council, the opposition to the regime of President Bashar al-Assad, as a "legitimate representative of Syrians.

Politics » Bulgaria in EU | March 2, 2012, Friday // 18:17

Bulgaria Signs EU Fiscal Pact with Reservations

Bulgaria, together with 24 other EU Member States, signed Friday the Treaty on Stability, Coordination and Governance in the Economic and Monetary Union during an EU Summit in Brussels.

Politics » Bulgaria in EU | March 2, 2012, Friday // 13:46

Bulgarian PM Blames Schengen Failure on Dutch Far Rights

One single political party - the Dutch PVV of Geert Wilders - is responsible for Bulgaria's Schengen delay, according to Bulgarian PM Boyko Borisov.

Politics » Bulgaria in EU | March 2, 2012, Friday // 12:11

Bulgaria Won’t Confront Netherlands over Schengen Failure

Bulgaria does not intend to engage in a confrontation with the Netherlands over the country's decision to block its Schengen Accession once again, Bulgarian Interior Minister Tsvetan Tsvetanov has declared.

Politics » Bulgaria in EU | March 2, 2012, Friday // 11:14

Dutch Govt Refuses to Condemn Outrageous Website

Even though the Dutch government does not support the anti-immigration website created by the far-right PVV party of Geert Wilders, it will not condemn it.

Politics » Bulgaria in EU | March 2, 2012, Friday // 08:57

Serbia Granted EU Candidate Status

Serbia has made a huge leap towards its EU membership, as the country has been awarded with a EU candidate status by the bloc's leaders.

Politics » Bulgaria in EU | March 2, 2012, Friday // 08:32

Bulgaria, Romania Schengen Bids Blocked until September

No decision on Bulgaria and Romania's bids to enter the Schengen Agreement will be taken earlier than September, it has been made clear.

Politics » Bulgaria in EU | March 2, 2012, Friday // 08:10

Bulgaria's Anti-Trust Watchdog Fines 3 Tour Operators for Bid-Rigging

The Commission on Protection of Competition (KZK) has fined three tour operators with close to BGN 3 M for manipulating a public procurement for airline tickets for the state administration

Politics » Domestic | March 2, 2012, Friday // 17:58

Bulgarian Opposition Rises against Presidential Decrees Probe

MPs from the two major opposition formations have asked the Constitutional Court (KS) to rule on the legality of the ad hoc committee created to probe the two terms in office of former President Georgi Parvanov.

Politics » Domestic | March 2, 2012, Friday // 16:41

Bulgarian Border Police Detain 6 Illegal Immigrants on Freight Train

Border police from the southwestern city of Petrich have detained six illegal immigrants of Palestinian origin hidden in a freight train.

Politics » Domestic | March 2, 2012, Friday // 15:13

Bulgaria Made Commitments to Chevron, Nationalist Party Says

Bulgaria's marginal nationalist VMRO party has expressed its outrage with a co-sponsorship contract between Chevron and the Bulgarian Embassy in the US concerning a reception on the occasion of Bulgaria's national day.

Politics » Domestic | March 2, 2012, Friday // 13:47

Bulgaria Moves to Ban Plea Bargains for Road Killers

Bulgaria's government has proposed legislative amendments that abolish plea bargains in cases of traffic accidents that have cost human lives, the country's Interior Minister Tsvetan Tsvetanov.

Politics » Domestic | March 2, 2012, Friday // 10:19

Society

Stoichkov's Daughter Set for Cameo in Hit Bulgarian TV Series

Mihaela Stoichkova, the elder daughter of legendary Bulgarian footballer Hristo Stoichkov, is to star as herself in hit Bulgarian TV series "Staklen Dom" ("Glass Home").

Society » Culture | March 2, 2012, Friday // 18:52

Crime

Bulgaria Jails Medieval Capital Former Mayor

Rumen Rashev, former mayor of Bulgaria's medieval capital Veliko Tarnovo, will spend three years in jail on charges of power abuse, a local appeals court ruled on Friday.

Crime | March 2, 2012, Friday // 17:45

Bulgarian Shot by Fired Greek Worker Undergoes Surgery

Emil Iliev, the 29-year-old Bulgarian who got shot while trying to disarm a Greek gunman in a Komotini plastic factory, has undergone surgery.

Crime | March 2, 2012, Friday // 12:58

Roommate Admits Sofia Student Murder, Claims Self-Defence

A college student from the northeastern city of Dobrich has confessed he murdered a dorm roommate in a bid to stave off his attack.

Crime | March 2, 2012, Friday // 12:51

Bulgarian, Russians Nabbed in Huge US Auto Insurer Fraud

A Bulgarian woman and more than thirty Russians have been charged with cheating auto insurance companies out of USD 279 M bogus medical claims, the US Department of Justice reported.

Crime | March 2, 2012, Friday // 11:23

Fired Greek Worker Shoots 3, Injures Bulgarian

A former plastic factory employee shot three people and took two hostages in the northern Greek city of Komotini before surrendering to police early on Friday.

Crime | March 2, 2012, Friday // 09:38

Views on BG

FM to Bulgaria as Israel, Balkan States Strengthen Ties

Israel continues investing in ties with Balkan, eastern Mediterranean states following cooling off of Turkey relationship.

Views on BG | March 2, 2012, Friday // 09:12

Quotes

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"This stronger self-constraint by each and every one of you as regards debts and deficits is important in itself.

Quotes | March 2, 2012, Friday // 15:50

World

Georgia Snubs Russia's Thaw Proposal over South Ossetia

Georgia will not restore diplomatic relations with Russia as long as Moscow recognizes the independence of South Ossetia and Abkhazia, Deputy Georgian Foreign Minister Sergei Kapanadze has declared.

World | March 2, 2012, Friday // 20:21

Russia Wants to Restore Diplomatic Relations with Georgia

Russia is ready to restore diplomatic relations with Tbilisi, Russian Foreign Ministry spokesman Alexander Lukashevich announced on Friday.

World | March 2, 2012, Friday // 19:19

France Shuts Down Embassy in Syria

France will close its embassy in Syria to condemn the "scandalous" repression by President Bashar al-Assad's regime, President Nicolas Sarkozy announced on Friday.

World | March 2, 2012, Friday // 16:30

Graphic Video Claims Killed Western Reporters Buried in Homs

A Syrian activist video claims to show the burial of American journalist Marie Colvin in Homs on Monday.

World | March 2, 2012, Friday // 16:10

Tadic: Serbia to Keep Up Kosovo Talks to Make It to EU

Serbia must continue negotiating with Kosovo in order to join European Union, Serbian President Boris Tadic has declared while stressing that it would never change its position and recognize its former province.

World | March 2, 2012, Friday // 14:15

25 EU Leaders Sign Fiscal Stability Pact

All the countries of the European Union, with the exception of the United Kingdom and the Czech Republic, signed Friday morning the region's new fiscal pact, which sets strict new rules on deficits and debts.

World | March 2, 2012, Friday // 12:38

Novinite Insider

Bulgarian PM's Schengen Delusions

As Bulgaria’s Schengen accession was once again postponed, Bulgarian Prime Minister Boyko Borisov once again reiterated the country’s technical readiness to enter Europe’s border-free area.

Novinite Insider » Editorial | March 2, 2012, Friday // 12:54
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