ARCHIVE - 2 April 2012
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Bulgaria's largest cigarette maker Bulgartabac plans to export a total of 15.5 billion cigarettes to the Middle Eastern market this year and achieve a further 7% export growth to the region in 2013.
Business | April 2, 2012, Monday // 17:12
Bulgaria's egg prices have decreased by approximately BGN 0.10, according to the country's Agriculture Minister Miroslav Naydenov.
Business | April 2, 2012, Monday // 14:26
Some 500 filling stations are facing forced closure over their failure to install level gauges, according to Ivaylo Nikolov, Chair of the Association of Traders at Small and Medium Filling Stations.
The Bulgarian government's recent decision to quit the Belene Nuclear Power Plant project is a political success for the right-wing Democrats for Strong Bulgaria (DSB), according to its leader, Ivan Kostov.
President Rosen Plevneliev has lauded the emergence of Bulgaria's third national priority, energy efficiency, after highway construction and fiscal stability.
US energy giant Chevron has reportedly announced the temporary cassation of its shale gas exploration activities in Romania this year.
The case of shale gas development cannot be considered closed in Bulgaria, according to Energy and Economy Minister Delyan Dobrev.
Bulgaria is a good role model for progressing in Europe, according to the President of Georgia, Mikheil Saakashvili.
President Rosen Plevneliev has spoken in favor of the creation of a NATO cyber defense backup center in Bulgaria.
Four officials from the Bulgarian Interior Ministry have worked for a month with Belgian colleagues on the territory of Ghent, where they conducted joint operations and investigations, the department in Sofia said.
Bulgaria was among the EU member states with the highest unemployment rate in February, according to data released by Eurostat.
A 88-year man, who was rushed to hospital in critical condition after being mauled by a pack of stray dogs in a Sofia district, has awoken from his coma.
Society | April 2, 2012, Monday // 16:08
World renowned chemist Carl Djerassi has shared that unlike his birth town Vienna, he has cherished throughout his life only good memories of Bulgaria, which remained a safe haven for Jews during the war.
Society | April 2, 2012, Monday // 15:29
Hungarian President Pal Schmitt has resigned after losing doctorate in a plagiarism scandal that involves copying from Bulgarian researcher Nikolai Georgiev, among others.
Society | April 2, 2012, Monday // 14:48
The Forum of Bulgarian schools in the US, held in the spring of 2011 in Chicago, has been selected as the "Bulgarian Event of the Year in the US 2011" by the readers of Eurochicago.
Society | April 2, 2012, Monday // 11:46
The President of Budapest's Semmelweis University, Tivadar Tulassay, has resigned over the plagiarism scandal with Hungarian Head of State Pal Schmitt.
Society | April 2, 2012, Monday // 10:47
Bulgaria's emergency siren system will be tested at 1:00 pm on Monday in ten Bulgarian cities, the interior ministry announced.
Society | April 2, 2012, Monday // 08:00
A Bulgarian think-tank raised an alert on Monday over the high concentration of dust particles in the air, which they say affects half of the country's population.
The Bulgarian nationalist Ataka (Attack) party has proposed legal amendments that would allow citizens to attack and kill animals in self-defense.
The Sofia City Hall is launching Monday the traditional campaign for the spring cleaning of the Bulgarian capital.
Maria Boyadzhiyska, Deputy Mayor of Bulgaria's capital Sofia, has declared that she is ready to resign over the city's unresolved stray dogs issue.
After the Sunday cold and snow, the weather in Bulgaria will gradually return back to spring Monday.
The Financial Director of Procter & Gamble Todd Geist has met with students and professors at Sofia University St.
A massive gold ring and a gold leaf from a royal crown are the latest archeological discoveries in the Bulgarian Black Sea town of Sozopol, site of the ancient town of Apollonia.
Bulgaria's Deputy Health Minister, Kiril Dobrev, has submitted his resignation Monday.
The agent of Aston Villa captain, Bulgarian Stiliyan Petrov, has denied reports he will retire after being diagnosed with acute leukaemia.
Sports | April 2, 2012, Monday // 20:13
Bulgarian national team and Aston Villa captain Stiliyan Petrov started treatment for acute leukaemia at a London hospital on Monday, full of hope and determination, his colleagues have said.
Sports | April 2, 2012, Monday // 18:29
FIFA president Sepp Blatter has wished Bulgarian national team captain Stiliyan Petrov well in his battle against leukemia.
Sports | April 2, 2012, Monday // 17:43
Manchester United's Bulgarian striker Dimitar Berbatov will be free to leave the club this summer in exchange for GBP 6 M, according to a report.
Sports | April 2, 2012, Monday // 12:17
Grigor Dimitrov, Bulgaria's best male tennis player, has moved 15 places up the ATP ranking list, reaching No. 86.
Sports | April 2, 2012, Monday // 11:15
A large number of antique coins have been seized by Bulgarian police from illegal treasure hunters.
Crime | April 2, 2012, Monday // 14:56
Four of a total of nine defendants in Bulgaria's high-profile trial against the so-called Impudent group, accused of a dozen of abductions, received guilty verdicts Monday.
Crime | April 2, 2012, Monday // 12:38
Sentences are expected Monday in Bulgaria's high-profile trial against the so-called Impudent group, accused of 11 abductions.
Crime | April 2, 2012, Monday // 09:57
Bulgarian playmate Nikoleta Lozanova, who is much better known as the brand new wife of top football player Valeri Bojinov, has given birth to a baby girl.
Bulgaria and Russia have agreed that a final investment decision on the South Stream gas pipeline will be taken in November.
- The average Bulgarian needs to work at least 100 years in order to become the proud owner of a flat in the capital Sofia.
Smiles | April 2, 2012, Monday // 15:28
Syria has agreed to a 10 April deadline to begin implementing a six-point peace plan, UN-Arab League envoy Kofi Annan has said, as cited by BBC.
World | April 2, 2012, Monday // 20:44
Unemployment in the eurozone edged up in February to 10.8%, the highest level since the introduction of the single currency in 1999.
World | April 2, 2012, Monday // 16:44
The death toll in the crash of a Russian passenger plane in Siberia early Monday morning has reached 32, while there are 11 survivors.
World | April 2, 2012, Monday // 10:18
A Russian plane with 43 passengers and crew has crashed in Siberia early Monday morning, killing at least 16.
World | April 2, 2012, Monday // 08:15
Citizens will be able to acquire possession of inter-block spaces in neighborhoods after taking care of them for 10 years, under a revised version of an ordinance prepared by Sofia Chief Architect Petar Dikov.
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