ARCHIVE - 28 March 2012

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Business

Bulgaria's Business Climate Sees Slight Improvement in March
S&P Keeps United Bulgarian Bank on Watch Negative
Gas Power Plant on Belene Site Just Option - Bulgarian Deputy Minister
Cancellation of Belene NPP Project Should be Revoked – Mayor
Belene NPP Cannot Spoil Bulgaria-Russia Relations – PM Borisov
Propane Tank Explosion, Fire near Sofia
Rosatom Head: Belene NPP Cancellation by Bulgaria Is Negligible Loss
Bulgaria Seeks Investors for Gas Turbine Power Plant
Bulgarian President Praises Govt Decision to Quit Belene NPP
Bulgarian Ex Energy Minister: Common Sense Prevailed on Belene NPP
Belene Nuclear Power Plant Canceled, Bulgarian PM Confirms
Bulgaria Rightist to PM: Congratulations for Scrapping Belene!
Bulgarian Right Wing Leader Lauds Abandon of Belene NPP
Bulgaria Socialists Slam Quitting Belene N-Plant
Bulgarian Ambassador to US Backs Shale Gas Exploration
Bulgaria Quits Belene Nuclear Power Plant Project
Bulgaria to Fork Out BGN 2 M after Quitting BA Pipe
Bulgaria to Scrap Belene NPP - Report
Melrose Swings to Profit Thanks to High Gas Prices in Bulgaria
Bulgaria's Electric Co with New CEO
Bulgarian GERB Scraps PM's Hearing on Belene NPP Fate

Politics

Bulgaria to Appoint 4 New Envoys Abroad
Dutch Parliament Condemns Xenophobic Site
Bulgaria's Far-Right Enraged over Scrapped Belene NPP
Bulgarian President Cares for 'The Big Picture', Not Belene NPP
Bulgaria Illegal Assets Law to Target Parties Too - Report
Belene NPP Crucial for Bulgaria's Next Coalition Govt - Right-Winger

Society

Clan of Notorious Roma Boss Moves out of Bulgarian Village
Unpaid Bulgarian Lead Workers Threaten Large Unrest
It's Official: Bulgarian EconMin Has US BA Diploma
Another Bulgarian Passenger Train Catches Fire
Palestinian-Bulgarian Doctor Gets EUR 1 M over Libyan Torture

Sports

Levski Sofia Picks Interim Coach

Crime

2 Bulgarians Jailed for Life in Scotland over Millionaire Murder
Prosecution Ask 5 Years Jail for Ex Bulgarian Health Minister

Views on BG

Bulgaria: A Land of Antiquity and Resilient People

Smiles

Career Plans

Quotes

Today?s Quote

Novinite Insider

Why Burying Belene Is Good

Business

Bulgaria's Business Climate Sees Slight Improvement in March

Bulgaria's business climate has improved by 2.3% in March 2012 as compared with February, according to the country's National Statistical Institute.

Business | March 28, 2012, Wednesday // 12:17

S&P Keeps United Bulgarian Bank on Watch Negative

Standard & Poor's rating agency announced it will keep the United Bulgarian Bank, majority-owned by the National Bank of Greece, on its credit watch negative.

Business » Finance | March 28, 2012, Wednesday // 19:18

Gas Power Plant on Belene Site Just Option - Bulgarian Deputy Minister

The idea to build a natural gas power plant on the site of the Belene NPP is just one option but the fate of the terrain is yet to be decided, according to Valentin Nikolov, Deputy Energy and Economy Minister.

Business » Energy | March 28, 2012, Wednesday // 20:42

Cancellation of Belene NPP Project Should be Revoked – Mayor

Petar Dulev, Mayor of the northern town of Belene, has expressed optimism that the decision for the suspension of the nuclear power plant project will be revoked.

Business » Energy | March 28, 2012, Wednesday // 20:22

Belene NPP Cannot Spoil Bulgaria-Russia Relations – PM Borisov

Commenting on the decision to quit the Belene NPP project, Prime Minister Boyko Borisov has voiced hopes that Bulgaria and Russia will retain friendly relations.

Business » Energy | March 28, 2012, Wednesday // 19:48

Propane Tank Explosion, Fire near Sofia

A propane butane tank truck has exploded in a warehouse near the Chelopechene residential district in Sofia and another one is burning, according to a statement of the Interior Ministry.

Business » Energy | March 28, 2012, Wednesday // 18:17

Rosatom Head: Belene NPP Cancellation by Bulgaria Is Negligible Loss

Sergey Kirienko has said that a potential decision of the Bulgarian authorities to quit the construction of the Belene NPP will not lead to significant losses for Rosatom.

Business » Energy | March 28, 2012, Wednesday // 17:47

Bulgaria Seeks Investors for Gas Turbine Power Plant

Bulgaria is looking for potential investors in its gas turbine power plant that is to be constructed in the Danube town of Belene, the country's Deputy Economy and Energy Minister Valentin Nikolov has revealed.

Business » Energy | March 28, 2012, Wednesday // 17:44

Bulgarian President Praises Govt Decision to Quit Belene NPP

Bulgaria's President Rosen Plevneliev has backed the government's decision to scrap the Belene Nuclear Power Plant project.

Business » Energy | March 28, 2012, Wednesday // 16:09

Bulgarian Ex Energy Minister: Common Sense Prevailed on Belene NPP

Traicho Traikov, former Minister of Economy, Energy and Tourism, has sided with the reactions of approval for the government's decision to quit Belene NPP project.

Business » Energy | March 28, 2012, Wednesday // 16:00

Belene Nuclear Power Plant Canceled, Bulgarian PM Confirms

Bulgaria has quit the Belene Nuclear Power Plant project, the country's Prime Minister has confirmed.

Business » Energy | March 28, 2012, Wednesday // 15:30

Bulgaria Rightist to PM: Congratulations for Scrapping Belene!

Rightist leader Martin Dimitrov has praised the decision of the center-right GERB government to quit the Belene NPP project.

Business » Energy | March 28, 2012, Wednesday // 15:06

Bulgarian Right Wing Leader Lauds Abandon of Belene NPP

Bulgaria's decision to halt the Belene Nuclear Power Plant project is very significant because with it the country returns to the geopolitics of Europe and NATO, according to right-wing leader, Ivan Kostov.

Business » Energy | March 28, 2012, Wednesday // 15:04

Bulgaria Socialists Slam Quitting Belene N-Plant

Bulgaria's former energy minister, part of the previous Socialist-led coalition, has blasted the decision of the current center-right government to abandon plans for a second nuclear power plant in Belene.

Business » Energy | March 28, 2012, Wednesday // 14:58

Bulgarian Ambassador to US Backs Shale Gas Exploration

Bulgarian Ambassador in Washington DC, Elena Poptodorova, says that the subject of shale gas exploration in the country must be examined more calmly.

Business » Energy | March 28, 2012, Wednesday // 14:30

Bulgaria Quits Belene Nuclear Power Plant Project

Bulgaria's Belene Nuclear Power Plant will not be constructed, the country's Deputy Finance Minister Vladislav Goranov announced on on Wednesday.

Business » Energy | March 28, 2012, Wednesday // 13:39

Bulgaria to Fork Out BGN 2 M after Quitting BA Pipe

Bulgaria will issue another 18 000 shares to cover expenses of Burgas-Alexandroupolis oil pipeline, the government decided on Wednesday without providing details.

Business » Energy | March 28, 2012, Wednesday // 13:23

Bulgaria to Scrap Belene NPP - Report

Bulgaria will officially cancel the Belene Nuclear Power Plant project on Wednesday, according to a report.

Business » Energy | March 28, 2012, Wednesday // 13:15

Melrose Swings to Profit Thanks to High Gas Prices in Bulgaria

Edinburgh-based oil and gas explorer Melrose Resources reported a rise in profits and said it expects strong results in 2012 on the back of high gas prices in Bulgaria.

Business » Energy | March 28, 2012, Wednesday // 12:46

Bulgaria's Electric Co with New CEO

The financial director of Bulgaria's National Electric Company, NEK, Ivo Lefterov, is temporarily taking over the company.

Business » Energy | March 28, 2012, Wednesday // 12:44

Bulgarian GERB Scraps PM's Hearing on Belene NPP Fate

Bulgarian Prime Minister, Boyko Borisov, had declined appearing in the Parliament for a hearing on the fate of the Belene Nuclear Power Plant.

Business » Energy | March 28, 2012, Wednesday // 11:22

Politics

Bulgaria to Appoint 4 New Envoys Abroad

Bulgaria's major diplomatic reshuffle is set to continue, as the country's Council of Ministers has suggested the appointment of four new Ambassadors abroad.

Politics » Diplomacy | March 28, 2012, Wednesday // 14:36

Dutch Parliament Condemns Xenophobic Site

Dutch Members of the Parliament have condemned the the notorious anti-immigration website created by the far-right PVV party of Geert Wilders.

Politics » Bulgaria in EU | March 28, 2012, Wednesday // 10:27

Bulgaria's Far-Right Enraged over Scrapped Belene NPP

Bulgaria's far-right Ataka (Attack) party has expressed its disappointment over the government's decision to quit the construction of the Belene Nuclear Power Plant project.

Politics » Domestic | March 28, 2012, Wednesday // 16:46

Bulgarian President Cares for 'The Big Picture', Not Belene NPP

Bulgaria's President Rosen Plevneliev has stated that he is not interested in "particular projects", referring to the fate of his country's potential second nuclear power plant in Belene.

Politics » Domestic | March 28, 2012, Wednesday // 12:49

Bulgaria Illegal Assets Law to Target Parties Too - Report

Bulgaria's long-delayed bill authorizing widespread confiscation of illegal assets will probe the financing of parties, as well as participants in public procurements, insiders say.

Politics » Domestic | March 28, 2012, Wednesday // 11:49

Belene NPP Crucial for Bulgaria's Next Coalition Govt - Right-Winger

Bulgaria's right-wing Democrats for Strong Bulgaria (DSB) party will only agree to a coalition with ruling centrist-right GERB if it scraps the Bulgarian-Russian Belene nuclear power plant project, it has been made clear.

Politics » Domestic | March 28, 2012, Wednesday // 11:38

Society

Clan of Notorious Roma Boss Moves out of Bulgarian Village

The family of Bulgaria's notorious Roma boss Kiril Rashkov AKA Tsar Kiro is moving out of the village of Katunitsa, according to local people.

Society | March 28, 2012, Wednesday // 12:05

Unpaid Bulgarian Lead Workers Threaten Large Unrest

Workers of the Lead and Zinc Complex in Kardzhali, the leading Bulgarian non-ferrous metals producer, are blocking the main local road to the city of Haskovo during rush hour Wednesday morning.

Society | March 28, 2012, Wednesday // 09:56

It's Official: Bulgarian EconMin Has US BA Diploma

Bulgaria's newly appointed Minister of Economy and Energy, Delyan Dobrev, has graduated with a Bachelor of Arts Degree and Economy Major from the Wesleyan University in Middletown, Connecticut, US.

Society | March 28, 2012, Wednesday // 09:24

Another Bulgarian Passenger Train Catches Fire

The engine of the express train serving the line between Bulgarian capital Sofia and the Danube city of Vidin had caught fire Tuesday evening.

Society | March 28, 2012, Wednesday // 09:00

Palestinian-Bulgarian Doctor Gets EUR 1 M over Libyan Torture

The Court in The Hague has ruled that Libya pays EUR 1 M in damages to the Palestinian doctor with Bulgarian citizenship, Ashraf al-Hadjudj

Society | March 28, 2012, Wednesday // 08:15

Sports

Levski Sofia Picks Interim Coach

Levski Sofia's selection manager Georgi Ivanov will serve as interim coach of the major football club until the end of April, the management decided.

Sports | March 28, 2012, Wednesday // 08:56

Crime

2 Bulgarians Jailed for Life in Scotland over Millionaire Murder

The Edinburgh High Court has sentenced to jail for life two Bulgarians, who acted as a hitman and a fixer in the murder of a millionaire businessman in 2010, bringing to an end a historic case.

Crime | March 28, 2012, Wednesday // 18:26

Prosecution Ask 5 Years Jail for Ex Bulgarian Health Minister

The Sofia City Prosecutor's Office asked Wednesday five years behind bars for former Health Minister in the cabinet Borisov, Bozhidar Nanev.

Crime | March 28, 2012, Wednesday // 13:54

Views on BG

Bulgaria: A Land of Antiquity and Resilient People

Bulgaria. Why the interest in this southeastern European country to the extent that someone would write an article about it?

Views on BG | March 28, 2012, Wednesday // 09:48

Smiles

Career Plans

Kid: Dad, I have already decided what I want to become when I grow up.

Smiles | March 28, 2012, Wednesday // 12:11

Quotes

Today?s Quote

"Where do you plan to take the gas supplies from? Fom the outer space or from Russia? By this act Bulgaria just increases its dependence on gas, an energy resource, the planet is running out of, and gives up nuclear energy, which the European Commission h

Quotes | March 28, 2012, Wednesday // 15:28

Novinite Insider

Why Burying Belene Is Good

Some twenty years after the Chernobyl disaster and faced with "the ominous prospect of turning the country into s disco club", Bulgaria's previously ruling Socialist-left coalition set its hopes on an ambitious solution.

Novinite Insider » Editorial | March 28, 2012, Wednesday // 18:51
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