ARCHIVE - 15 March 2012
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Bulgaria's Economy Minister Traicho Triakov has presented his Qatari counterpart Sheikh Jassim bin Abdulaziz bin Jassim bin Hamad Al Thani with Bulgarian investment projects worth a total of EUR 300 M.
Business | March 15, 2012, Thursday // 19:51
A day after Qatar businessmen failed to show up at a much publicized in Bulgaria bilateral business forum in the capital Doha, Bulgaria's companies blamed poor organization back home.
Business | March 15, 2012, Thursday // 18:56
Bulgaria's foreign direct investments in January 2012 were four times less than in the corresponding month of 2011, according to the Bulgarian National Bank's preliminary data.
Business | March 15, 2012, Thursday // 16:10
Bulgaria's Corporate Commercial Bank, which holds nearly half of the deposits by state-run companies, is planning to float on a foreign stock exchange.
Poland may start producing shale gas for commercial use in late 2014 or in 2015, the country's Treasury Minister Mikolaj Budzanowski has revealed.
The Parliamentary Economic Committee will hold a hearing Thursday of Petko Nikolov, Chair of the Commission on Protection of Competition (KZK), on the cartel probe conducted among fuel traders.
A few major retail openings and flexibility in formats have signaled the first signs of recovery on Bulgaria's retail market, according to a survey by Colliers International.
The cost of buying a holiday home in Bulgaria is getting cheaper, which is good news for foreigners seeking a bargain deal for their new place in the sun.
Bulgaria will participate in the 27th edition of Romanian Tourism Fair 2012 which will be held on Mach 15-18 in Bucharest.
The visit of several Bulgarian Ministers to Qatar that ends on Thursday has been extremely successful, the country's Foreign Minister Nikolay Mladenov has claimed.
Slovenia's new center-right government has suspended the ratification of the controversial ACTA trade agreement until the EU reaches a stance on the issue.
Romanian PM Mihai-Razvan Ungureanu expects this summers Co-operation and Verification Mechanism (CVM) report to be "emphatically positive".
Hourly labor costs in the Eurozone rose by 2.8% in 2011 up to the fourth quarter, compared with 2.6% for the previous quarter.
The European Parliament has demanded that the Dutch government condemn far-right PVV's notorious website which invites complaints against citizens from Central and Eastern Europe living in the Netherlands.
The scandal with Bulgaria's involvement in the Hochegger affair has taken a new turn, after it was revealed that Rositza Velkova, head of the Bulgarian office of the firm of the Austrian lobbyist, is a close friend of Interior Minister Tsvetan Tsvetanov.
Agriculture Minister Miroslav Naydenov has denied the existence of a personalized attack against Monika Yanova, PR expert and live-in girlfriend of socialist leader Sergey Stanishev in connection with the 'Hochegger affair'.
Bulgaria's Health Minister Stefan Konstantinov and Minister of Economy, Energy and Tourism Traicho Traikov resigned late on Thursday.
Bulgaria's Prime Minister Boyko Borisov plans to take Finance Minister Simeon Djankov on an egg shopping tour in order to figure out the country's egg market dynamics.
The Bulgaria Parliament made a final decision Thursday to mandate internet providers to ban access to sites that offer unlicensed online gambling.
Bulgaria has made progress in the prevention of torture, but is still marred by allegations of ill-treatment and inter prisoner violence, according to the Council of Europe's Anti-Torture Committee.
Society | March 15, 2012, Thursday // 17:26
Bulgaria's Supreme Judicial Council, VSS, failed once again Thursday to elect a Sofia Appellate Prosecutor.
Society | March 15, 2012, Thursday // 13:49
The start of the important Thursday meeting of Bulgaria's Supreme Judicial Council, VSS, began with a protest rally.
Society | March 15, 2012, Thursday // 11:44
Oliver Vujovic, Secretary General of the Vienna-based South East Europe Media Organization (SEEMO), an affiliate of the International Press Institute (IPI), has strongly condemned pressure on reporters in Bulgaria.
Society | March 15, 2012, Thursday // 10:24
Two light earthquakes were registered early Thursday in southern Bulgaria, according to data of the European Seismology Center.
The Bulgarian National Health Insurance Fund, NZOK, has secured discounts for 25 medications used for hospital treatment.
The large majority of Bulgarian doctors are willing to change their work place, including working abroad.
Manchester United striker Dimitar Berbatov may leave the club during the upcoming summer transfer window, Red Devils boss Sir Alex Ferguson has admitted.
Sports | March 15, 2012, Thursday // 15:26
Police now have suspects in the murder of businessman Yordan Harasimov, who was blown up in his car in Bulgaria's Black Sea city of Varna on February 24.
Crime | March 15, 2012, Thursday // 17:12
The Appellate Court in the Black Sea city of Burgas revoked Thursday the sentence of football legend, Yordan Lechkov.
Crime | March 15, 2012, Thursday // 14:48
75 liters of illegal alcohol of unknown origin have been seized by customs officers during an inspection of bars and restaurants in the mountain resort of Borovets.
Crime | March 15, 2012, Thursday // 14:42
The driver of the bus which careered down a mountainside near Yambol in May 2009 and killed 18 people has been sentenced to 10 years in prison by the Supreme Court of Cassation (VKS).
Crime | March 15, 2012, Thursday // 08:13
Over the past few millennia the Black Sea port of Constanta has faced many invaders and occupiers.
A: Minister Djankov said on Thursday that Greece poses a great danger to Bulgaria.
Smiles | March 15, 2012, Thursday // 17:57
"This has been the most successful visit in terms of lobbying for Bulgaria's business that we have ever done.
Quotes | March 15, 2012, Thursday // 19:20
Three children from the twenty four people who sustained injuries in the crash of a Belgium coach in Switzerland Tuesday evening remain in critical condition.
World | March 15, 2012, Thursday // 12:58
The Belgian authorities are preparing to fly home the bodies of 22 children and six adults killed in a coach crash in Switzerland, BBC reported.
World | March 15, 2012, Thursday // 12:54
"I decide what the children dance to! If they like Azis, they will dance to his songs," said Metodi Filchev, choreographer of a chalga dance performed as a March 8 greeting by junior students to a song of the Roma pop-folk singer.
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