ARCHIVE - 25 March 2012

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Business

CSA Terminate Prague-Sofia Fligths

Czech national air carrier CSA have terminated their flights between Prague and Sofia as of Sunday.

Business | March 25, 2012, Sunday // 15:48

Actavis CEO Vows Normal Drug Prices for Bulgaria

Pharmaceutical company Actavis CEO Claudio Albrecht met Sunday Bulgarian PM Boyko Borisov to assure him the company will continue its committed approach to the Bulgarian market.

Business | March 25, 2012, Sunday // 12:08

PM Borisov: Putin Will Learn Bulgaria's Position on Belene NPP Monday

Bulgarian PM Boyko Borisov will have a phone call Monday with Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin to finalize the fate of long-delayed joint energy project Belene NPP.

Business » Energy | March 25, 2012, Sunday // 19:05

New Minister Replaces Bulgarian Energy Holding Head

Bulgarian Energy Holding head Yordan Georgiev has been dismissed and replaced by Mihail Andonov, announced the Bulgarian Ministry of Energy and Economy Sunday.

Business » Energy | March 25, 2012, Sunday // 13:32

Politics

Bulgarian PM to Resign if MPs Don't Pass Illegal Assets Law

Bulgarian PM Boyko Borisov said he will immediately file the resignation of his cabinet if the Bulgarian Parliament does not pass a controversial law on forfeiture of assets with unclarified origin.

Politics » Domestic | March 25, 2012, Sunday // 18:53

Bidders to Head Bulgarian Socialists Clash on Election Method

Bulgarian ex-President and contender for Socialist Party leader Georgi Parvanov has suggested that the party's next leader be elected on an open vote by all party members.

Politics » Domestic | March 25, 2012, Sunday // 18:10

Bulgaria ex-PM Set to Solve Theseus' Paradox

Former Bulgarian PM Reneta Indzhova, who was recently appointed head of Bulgaria's National Statistical Institute, likened her new job to mending the Ship of Theseus.

Politics » Domestic | March 25, 2012, Sunday // 17:35

Bulgarian Ex-President: Successor Yet to Confront Cabinet

Bulgarian President Rosen Plevneliev has striken an active figure during his first months in term, commented predecessor Georgi Parvanov.

Politics » Domestic | March 25, 2012, Sunday // 16:17

Bulgarian MEP Stoyanov Founds New Nationalist Party

Bulgarian MEP Dimitar Stoyanov, together with fellow MPs who left nationalist Ataka party, founded Sunday a new political party in Bulgaria, the National Democratic Party.

Politics » Domestic | March 25, 2012, Sunday // 14:41

Bulgarian Socialists Flex Muscles for Congress

The upcoming Bulgarian Socialist Party congress in May is important not only for the party, but for Bulgaria as a whole, said socialist leader Sergey Stanishev Sunday.

Politics » Domestic | March 25, 2012, Sunday // 14:20

Bulgarian Nationalists Rally against Romania, Dissenters, Govt

A protest was carried out in front of the Romanian embassy in Sofia by Bulgarian nationalist Ataka party, who rallied against claims by Romania on a disputed Black Sea economic zone segment.

Politics » Domestic | March 25, 2012, Sunday // 12:23

Society

Christians Worldwide Celebrate Annunciation

Christians throughout the world celebrate the feast of Annunciation Sunday - the day the Virgin Mary received the glad tidings that she will conceive and bear Jesus Christ.

Society | March 25, 2012, Sunday // 11:26

Bulgaria Switches to Daylight Saving Time

Bulgaria switched to daylight saving time Sunday, turning clocks one hour ahead at 3 am.

Society | March 25, 2012, Sunday // 10:05

French Archaeologists Help Bulgarian Colleagues in Sozopol

French archaeologists arrived in Bulgaria to work jointly with local counterparts on fresh discoveries in Sozopol on the Black Sea, site of the ancient town of Apollonia.

Society » Archaeology | March 25, 2012, Sunday // 16:51

Crime

Bulgarian Students' Love Drama Ends in Knife Brawl

Two Bulgarian college students were arrested overnight Sunday after exchanging knife blows in a dormitory in the so-called Student City in Sofia.

Crime | March 25, 2012, Sunday // 17:07

Bulgarian Police Nab Illegal Betting Network

Bulgarian anti-mafia police have broken down a criminal network for illegal online betting, announced the Ministry of Interior Sunday.

Crime | March 25, 2012, Sunday // 16:02

One Shot in Bulgaria Gangland War

A Bulgarian man with a hefty criminal record has been shot overnight in front of his apartment building in a southern district of capital Sofia.

Crime | March 25, 2012, Sunday // 10:43

Quotes

Today's Quote

"My entire road in politics during the last 22 years was one of unification, not division.

Quotes | March 25, 2012, Sunday // 18:22

World

US, Turkey Vow 'Non-Lethal' Help for Syria Rebels

US President Barack Obama and Turkish PM Recep Tayyip Erdogan have agreed to send "non-lethal" supplies to anti-government rebels in Syria.

World | March 25, 2012, Sunday // 13:06
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