ARCHIVE - 3 April 2012
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Over 1/3 of the companies participating in the German-Bulgarian Industrial Trade Chamber (GBCCI) would not invest again in Bulgaria, according to a poll conducted among members of the chamber.
Business | April 3, 2012, Tuesday // 14:54
Internet advertizing in Bulgaria has grown with some 11-15% for 2011, according to data revealed by the Bulgarian Association of Communication Agencies (BACA).
Business | April 3, 2012, Tuesday // 14:34
US energy giant Chevron has issued a statement saying it will embark on a campaign to convince that exploration and production of shale gas is environmentally safe.
Energy and Economy Minister Delyan Dobrev said in Parliament Tuesday that the European Commission was expected to refer Bulgaria's failure to implement energy liberalization legislation to the Court of Justice.
The opposition Bulgarian Socialist Party has moved to initiate a no confidence vote for the center-right government of PM Borisov and the GERB party over the giving up of the Belene NPP, a joint project with Russia.
A pipeline carrying Azeri gas to Turkey is expected to reach Bulgaria's Kapitan Andreevo, according to Turkish Ambassador to Bulgaria Ismail Aramaz.
Rejecting accusations of Prime Minister Borisov about Bulgaria's stalled energy diversification, former Energy Minister Traicho Traikov said Tuesday that work on a gas supply diversification project involving import from Azerbaijan had started in 2009.
Bulgaria's former President Georgi Parvanov has expressed his certainty that no gas power plant will be constructed instead of the abandoned Belene Nuclear Power Plant project.
The model of Solar Impulse, first fully solar-powers airplane, has been presented at the International Exhibition of Solar Energy for South East Europe in Sofia by Solvay.
The future Sofia Ring Mall – which is to become Bulgaria's largest retail and entertainment destination together with the closely located store of IKEA Bulgaria – is to be completed by July 2013.
Bulgarian PM Boyko Borisov, who is on an official visit to Armenia, met Armenian President Serj Sargsyan and Parliament Speaker Samvel Nikoyan.
Bulgarian Minister of Interior Tsvetan Tsvetanov acclaimed Tuesday the opening of a US Drug Enforcement Administration Office in the Bulgarian capital Sofia.
The Tuesday opening of an office in Sofia of the US Drug Enforcement Administration is an extremely important event, said chair Michelle Leonhart.
Bulgaria will create a new consular office in Frankfurt-am-Main, announced the Bulgarian Ministry of Foreign Affairs Tuesday.
Bulgaria can offer Armenia great economic opportunities and serve as its gateway to the rest of the EU, Prime Minister Boyko Borisov has stated.
Bulgaria's Prime Minister Boyko Borisov planted a pine tree outside Yerevan's Armenian Genocide Museum during his visit to the country on Tuesday.
It is crucial for Bulgaria to diversify its energy supplies, according to US Ambassador to the country James Warlick.
The US Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA) will open its office in Bulgaria's capital Sofia on Tuesday.
Bulgaria's ex President Georgi Parvanov has been instrumental in granting Bulgarian citizenship to the wife of Denis Ershov, a notorious Russian businessman often alleged to be involved in criminal activities.
Bulgaria's ethnic Turkish party DPS ("Movement for Rights and Freedoms") is not going to back a no confidence vote of the government of the center-right party over the termination of the project for construction of the Belene Nuclear Power Plant.
Half of publications in Bulgarian media treating the Roma minority present its members negatively, according to a media survey revealed Tuesday.
Society | April 3, 2012, Tuesday // 20:59
Bulgaria is among the ten unhappiest countries in the whole world, according to UN's first World Happiness Report.
Society | April 3, 2012, Tuesday // 11:46
Bulgaria's capital Sofia plans to get rid of half its stray dogs by 2014 and reduced their number by 95% by 2016.
A project for a zero carbon village, which also generates renewable energy and is a center of scientific and research work, was presented Tuesday by the municipal and district administration in the northeastern city of Ruse and the Institute for Agricultu
Some 8 000 fans of Bulgarian team Levski Sofia unanimously showed their support for the country's national side captain Stilyan Petrov during Monday's game between Levski and Ludogorets (0:1).
Sports | April 3, 2012, Tuesday // 09:34
Former Bulgarian football referee Momchil Vraykov has been arrested in Antwerp on charges of bank card forgery and participation in an organized crime network.
Crime | April 3, 2012, Tuesday // 15:36
The top twelve organized crime activities in Bulgaria generate some BGN 3.5 B (EUR 1.7 B), according to a report of the Sofia-based NGO Center for the Study of Democracy (CSD).
Crime | April 3, 2012, Tuesday // 13:16
The police in Belgium's capital Brussels have arrested an organized crime group of men with Bulgarian IDs.
Crime | April 3, 2012, Tuesday // 11:58
"The [Bulgarian] government is conducting an unpredictable anti-national policy placing under risk Bulgaria's energy independence and the future of its nuclear energy...
Quotes | April 3, 2012, Tuesday // 17:54
Kosovo's Prosecutor's Office anti-corruption unit head Nazmi Mustafa has been arrested on suspicions for corruption, report agencies Tuesday.
World | April 3, 2012, Tuesday // 15:05
The Greek authorities do not intend to stop urging Germany to pay more compensation for the Nazi occupation of Greece during World War II, according to a government spokesperson.
World | April 3, 2012, Tuesday // 14:19
Greece will soon build a three-meter-high barrier designed to block a 12.5 km-long strip of land on its border with Turkey in order to keep out thousands of migrants from entering the country.
World | April 3, 2012, Tuesday // 13:28
At least 15 people have died in a fire that swept through a market warehouse in south Moscow early on Tuesday, Russia's emergencies ministry said.
World | April 3, 2012, Tuesday // 11:29
A fire erupted at a market in southern Moscow early on Tuesday, killing at least 12 people.
World | April 3, 2012, Tuesday // 08:24
A 43-year-old shooter has murdered seven people and wounded three at Oikos University, a private university in Oakland, California, that caters to Christian students.
World | April 3, 2012, Tuesday // 05:16
Well, it is finally official – Bulgaria will not declare void the controversial tenders for the operation of what will be the country's DTT multiplexes.
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