ARCHIVE - 5 April 2012

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Business

Bonus Scandal Looms at Bulgarian SME Promotion Agency
Pamplona Named Turkcell Back-Up for Bulgaria's Vivacom - Report
Murdered Bulgarian Gambling Boss Was Threatened - Report
Turkey's Turkcell Close to Buying Bulgaria's Vivacom - Report
Bulgarian State Becomes 1st Large Great Wall SUV Client
Protests of Bulgarian Lead Workers Escalate
Bulgaria Starts Construction of Hwy to Greek Border
Greek Eurobank, Bulgaria's Postbank Owner, Sells Turkey Unit
Lukoil Bulgaria CEO: We Are Ready to Switch to Zero-Profit Regime
MEPs Divided on Shale Gas Research, Drafts Show
Bulgarian Customs Agency Head Suggests Capping Lukoil's Stake in Public Procurement
Bulgarian Far-Right Joins Calls for Belene N-Plant Referendum
Russian Media: US Made Bulgaria Drop N-Plant!
President Labels Bulgaria 'Champion of Energy Wasting'

Politics

Greek FinMin: Bulgarian-sized Wages Won't Solve Debt Crisis
House Collapse in Southwestern Bulgaria Kills Baby, Young Woman
Dobrich Tops Bulgaria's 2012 Transparency Rating
Bulgaria's Rulers Mock Unity of Far-Right, Left-Wingers
Bulgarian Left-Wingers, Far-Right to Unite in No-Confidence Vote
Bulgarian MPs Vote 'For' Taming Police Brutality

Society

Bulgarian Roma Singer to Perform in Parliament
Bulgaria's Sofia to Introduce Raised Crosswalks
Bulgaria to Officially Launch First Food Bank Next Week
Sofia Mayor Reiterates Promise to Build More Dog Shelters
Weird Witness in Bulgarian Lawyer Murder Trial Dies

Sports

NBA Legend Rodman in Bulgaria: Your Women Are Pretty
Galatasaray Moves Closer to Signing Berbatov - Report

Crime

Bulgaria Participates in Huge International Cocaine Bust
Brazen Armed Bank Robbery Rattles Sofia's College Town
Slain Bulgarian Teens' Mother: Accomplices Remain at Large

Smiles

Burkan Bank*

Quotes

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World

Greeks Pay Tribute to Crisis-Related Suicide
Crisis-Triggered Suicides Shock Italy, Monti Blamed
Dilma Rouseff's Popularity Brakes All-time Brazilian Records

Business

Bonus Scandal Looms at Bulgarian SME Promotion Agency

The management of the Bulgarian Small and Medium Enterprises Promotion Agency (BSMEPA) and some other officials received a total of BGN 140 000 in additional payments for 2011.

Business | April 5, 2012, Thursday // 20:39

Pamplona Named Turkcell Back-Up for Bulgaria's Vivacom - Report

Pamplona Capital Management, which submitted a bid for Bulgarian telecom operator Vivacom, serves as a back-up option for Turkey's Turkcell, according to local media reports.

Business | April 5, 2012, Thursday // 16:26

Murdered Bulgarian Gambling Boss Was Threatened - Report

Yordan Dinov, the 39-year-old alleged illegal gambling boss who was shot dead in the very downtown of Sofia on Wednesday, received threats prior to his death, it has been reported.

Business | April 5, 2012, Thursday // 16:02

Turkey's Turkcell Close to Buying Bulgaria's Vivacom - Report

Turkcell Iletisim Hizmetleri, the biggest Turkish mobile-phone company, has emerged as the most likely buyer of the Bulgarian incumbent telco BTC, local media reports say.

Business | April 5, 2012, Thursday // 13:38

Bulgarian State Becomes 1st Large Great Wall SUV Client

The Litex Motors factory near the northern Bulgarian city of Lovech which manufactures Great Wall automobiles already has a big client.

Business | April 5, 2012, Thursday // 12:31

Protests of Bulgarian Lead Workers Escalate

Workers of the Lead and Zinc Complex in Kardzhali, the leading Bulgarian non-ferrous metals producer, are rallying once again Thursday with demands to receive their long-delayed salaries.

Business | April 5, 2012, Thursday // 09:08

Bulgaria Starts Construction of Hwy to Greek Border

Bulgaria is holding Thursday, April 5, the groundbreaking ceremony of the 15-km Lot 4 of the Struma Highway.

Business | April 5, 2012, Thursday // 08:41

Greek Eurobank, Bulgaria's Postbank Owner, Sells Turkey Unit

EFG Eurobank, one of Greece's major banks with Bulgarian subsidiaries, announced it is about to sell its 70% stake in Turkish unit Tekfen to Kuwait's Burgan Bank.

Business » Finance | April 5, 2012, Thursday // 18:54

Lukoil Bulgaria CEO: We Are Ready to Switch to Zero-Profit Regime

Lukoil Bulgaria CEO Valentin Zlatev has vowed that the company is ready to work at a zero profit in the case of a dramatic spike in fuel prices.

Business » Energy | April 5, 2012, Thursday // 19:47

MEPs Divided on Shale Gas Research, Drafts Show

EU lawmakers are divided on the topic of shale gas research in the bloc, according to two draft reports – those of the committees on energy and the environment.

Business » Energy | April 5, 2012, Thursday // 16:55

Bulgarian Customs Agency Head Suggests Capping Lukoil's Stake in Public Procurement

Customs Agency head Vanyo Tanov has recommended the adoption of clear and exact rules and the prevention of monopolistic practices in public procurement as the right steps to ensure lower prices of fuels.

Business » Energy | April 5, 2012, Thursday // 15:09

Bulgarian Far-Right Joins Calls for Belene N-Plant Referendum

Volen Siderov, leader of the far-right Bulgarian Ataka (Attack) party, wants a referendum to be called on the fate of the Belene Nuclear Power Plant, a project recently abandoned by the cvountry's government.

Business » Energy | April 5, 2012, Thursday // 12:11

Russian Media: US Made Bulgaria Drop N-Plant!

Bulgaria's recent decision to quit the Belene Nuclear Power Plant project was made under US pressure, according to an article published in the Russian Nezavisimaya Gazeta.

Business » Energy | April 5, 2012, Thursday // 11:38

President Labels Bulgaria 'Champion of Energy Wasting'

Bulgaria is the European champion in wasting energy, according to President, Rosen Plevneliev.

Business » Energy | April 5, 2012, Thursday // 11:06

Politics

Greek FinMin: Bulgarian-sized Wages Won't Solve Debt Crisis

Wage reduction imposed on Greek people in the last two years as an austerity measure to tackle the debt crisis will not resolve the problems faced by Athens.

Politics » Bulgaria in EU | April 5, 2012, Thursday // 09:41

House Collapse in Southwestern Bulgaria Kills Baby, Young Woman

An old house has collapsed in the southwestern village of Yakoruda, killing a 23-year-old woman and a baby girl aged a year and three months.

Politics » Domestic | April 5, 2012, Thursday // 18:28

Dobrich Tops Bulgaria's 2012 Transparency Rating

Financial transparency of both central and local administrative structures of the executive power tripled in 2012 but still remains below 50%, according to data of the Access to Information Programme (AIP).

Politics » Domestic | April 5, 2012, Thursday // 16:48

Bulgaria's Rulers Mock Unity of Far-Right, Left-Wingers

The news that left-wing Bulgarian Socialist Party (BSP) and far-right Ataka will both support a no-confidence motion has triggered ironic remarks on behalf of ruling centrist-right GERB.

Politics » Domestic | April 5, 2012, Thursday // 15:11

Bulgarian Left-Wingers, Far-Right to Unite in No-Confidence Vote

Bulgaria's left-wing Bulgarian Socialist Party (BSP) and far-right Ataka (Attack) will support a no-confidence vote against ruling centrist-right GERB, it has been made clear.

Politics » Domestic | April 5, 2012, Thursday // 14:20

Bulgarian MPs Vote 'For' Taming Police Brutality

Bulgarian Members of the Parliament passed Thursday without any debates amendments to the Interior Ministry Act, aimed at limiting cases of police brutality.

Politics » Domestic | April 5, 2012, Thursday // 11:48

Society

Bulgarian Roma Singer to Perform in Parliament

Roma pop-folk singer Sofi Marinova, who was recently chosen to represent Bulgaria at the 2012 Eurovision Song Contest in Baku, will visit Parliament Friday.

Society | April 5, 2012, Thursday // 17:42

Bulgaria's Sofia to Introduce Raised Crosswalks

The construction of raised crosswalks in Bulgaria's capital Sofia will be launched within a month, according to Bogdan Milchev, head of the city's traffic police.

Society | April 5, 2012, Thursday // 17:41

Bulgaria to Officially Launch First Food Bank Next Week

Two non profits, six companies related to the food industry and one IT company will present next week Bulgaria's first food bank, which they established with the goal to fight hunger and unnecessary food waste.

Society | April 5, 2012, Thursday // 15:39

Sofia Mayor Reiterates Promise to Build More Dog Shelters

More dog shelters will be constructed in Bulgaria's capital Sofia, Mayor Yordanka Fandakova has once against promised.

Society | April 5, 2012, Thursday // 13:01

Weird Witness in Bulgarian Lawyer Murder Trial Dies

A 78-year-old prisoner, whose scandalous testimonies framed former senior prosecutor Nikola Filchev during the trial over the mysterious murder of a young and beautiful lawyer, has died.

Society » Obituaries | April 5, 2012, Thursday // 17:53

Sports

NBA Legend Rodman in Bulgaria: Your Women Are Pretty

Eccentric US NBA legend, Dennis Rodman, has arrived in Bulgaria late Wednesday evening.

Sports | April 5, 2012, Thursday // 13:59

Galatasaray Moves Closer to Signing Berbatov - Report

Rumors have intensified stating that Turkish giants Galatasaray are about to snap up Manchester Unieted's Bulgarian striker Dimitar Berbatov.

Sports | April 5, 2012, Thursday // 13:36

Crime

Bulgaria Participates in Huge International Cocaine Bust

Bulgarian authorities are currently involved in a large-scale cocaine bust operation, according to Deputy Prime Minister and Interior Minister, Tsvetan Tsvetanov.

Crime | April 5, 2012, Thursday // 14:57

Brazen Armed Bank Robbery Rattles Sofia's College Town

Two armed men have robbed at gunpoint a branch of United Bulgarian Bank, OBB, Thursday morning.

Crime | April 5, 2012, Thursday // 13:11

Slain Bulgarian Teens' Mother: Accomplices Remain at Large

Fani Belneyska, mother of of sisters Rositsa and Kristina Belneyski, the teens who were brutally murdered in 2006, is adamant she has not been manipulated in her demand to restart the Court case.

Crime | April 5, 2012, Thursday // 10:27

Smiles

Burkan Bank*

A: Did you hear the news? EFG Eurobank is about to sell its unit in Turkey to Kuwait's Burgan Bank.

Smiles | April 5, 2012, Thursday // 19:23

Quotes

Today's Quote

"In Greece, we want to have a prime minister like you – a patriot, a responsible man, who builds the country.

Quotes | April 5, 2012, Thursday // 17:18

World

Greeks Pay Tribute to Crisis-Related Suicide

Greeks paid tribute Thursday to an elderly man who took his own life in central Athens in an apparent response to the hardship caused by the austerity crisis.

World | April 5, 2012, Thursday // 16:58

Crisis-Triggered Suicides Shock Italy, Monti Blamed

A 59-year-old Italian man shot and killed himself in Rome on Wednesday, the latest desperate protest against the country's economic crisis.

World | April 5, 2012, Thursday // 15:09

Dilma Rouseff's Popularity Brakes All-time Brazilian Records

The popularity of Brazilian President with Bulgarian origins, Dilma Rousseff, among voters and fellow countrymen and women, has broken all records, according to a recent poll.

World | April 5, 2012, Thursday // 08:04
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