ARCHIVE - 26 April 2012

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Business

Business War, 'Corporate Journalism' Plague Bulgarian Media, SEEMO Mission Finds
Bulgaria's Jammed Capital Starts Building 3rd Overpass
Bulgaria Ethnic Turks Urge IMF Deal, Cite Looming Recession
Bulgaria to Become 1st EU Country to Receive Azerbaijani Gas
Hungary’s MOL Ready to Sell Stake in Nabucco Project
Initiative Committee Calls for Revival of Bulgaria's Abandoned N-Plant
Bulgaria Forms Working Group to Built 7th Reactor at Kozloduy NPP

Politics

Bulgaria PM Heads for Azerbaijan To Talk Investments, Gas Supplies
MiG 29 Crash Wrecks Largest Bulgarian, US Air Force Training
Bulgarian Defense Min to Address Parliament over Fighter Jet Crash
Pilots Sound after MiG 29 Crash during Bulgarian-US Air Force Training
MiG-29 Aircraft Drops in Southern Bulgaria during Training
Rightist MEPs Alert Barroso about Discrimination against Eastern Europe
EC: Bulgaria Must Apply Rules on Genetically Modified Micro-Organisms
Bulgaria Faces Sanctions over Missing EU Waste Framework Deadline
Bulgaria's New Nationalist Formation Ends Up Stillborn
Bulgarian PM Extremely Disappointed with Anti-Corruption Unit's Work
Bulgaria's President, Govt Move to Relocate Institutions to Provinces

Society

10 Families to Get New Homes in Flood-Hit Bulgarian Village

Sports

Benfica Said to Eye Bulgaria’s National Goalie

Crime

Bulgarian ATM Fraud Gang Busted in Spain
Fuel Thefts Drain Bulgaria's Railway Freight Services of BGN 2 M per Year
Bulgaria Ex-Agriculture Fund Head Faces 8 Years in Jail
Bulgarian Roma Clan Chief Gets Public Reprimand for Obscene Behavior
Bulgarian Roma Clan Leader Faces Hooliganism Trial
2 Irish Gang Members Arrested in Bulgaria's Sunny Beach

Views on BG

How Aston Villa's Stiliyan Petrov Rose from Poverty to the Premier League

Quotes

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World

Thosands Sing Out Against Norwegian Mass Murderer
Russia's 'Pussy Riot' Anti-Putin Protest 'Not Illegal'
German President Cancels Ukraine Visit over Tymoshenko's Treatment
Ukraine Launches Construction of New Sarcophagus around Chernobyl Reactor

Business

Business War, 'Corporate Journalism' Plague Bulgarian Media, SEEMO Mission Finds

A conflict between the two largest press business groups in Bulgaria as well as "corporate journalism" undermines the credibility of Bulgarian media, the South and East Europe Media Organization (SEEMO) has concluded in a report.

Business | April 26, 2012, Thursday // 18:00

Bulgaria's Jammed Capital Starts Building 3rd Overpass

Sofia Municipality has launched the construction of a third overpass that is supposed to help relieve the tough street traffic situation in the city.

Business | April 26, 2012, Thursday // 17:34

Bulgaria Ethnic Turks Urge IMF Deal, Cite Looming Recession

Bulgaria's opposition ethnic Turkish party has joined socialists in calling for an urgent deal with the International Monetary Fund (IMF), saying the country badly needs it.

Business » Finance | April 26, 2012, Thursday // 11:53

Bulgaria to Become 1st EU Country to Receive Azerbaijani Gas

Bulgaria will become the first EU country to receive gas from Azerbaijan, Azerbaijan's President Ilham Aliyev has told Bulgarian Prime Minister Boyko Borisov.

Business » Energy | April 26, 2012, Thursday // 20:35

Hungary’s MOL Ready to Sell Stake in Nabucco Project

Hungarian energy company MOL is ready to sell its stake in the Nabucco natural gas pipeline project, it was made clear on Thursday.

Business » Energy | April 26, 2012, Thursday // 19:12

Initiative Committee Calls for Revival of Bulgaria's Abandoned N-Plant

A total of 15 people have formed a committee in Bulgaria that will launch a petition for a referendum on the fate of the abandoned Belene Nuclear Power Plant project.

Business » Energy | April 26, 2012, Thursday // 16:59

Bulgaria Forms Working Group to Built 7th Reactor at Kozloduy NPP

Bulgaria's government will be setting up a working group to be in charge of the construction of Unit 7 at the country's only existing nuclear power plant in the Danube town of Kozloduy.

Business » Energy | April 26, 2012, Thursday // 12:56

Politics

Bulgaria PM Heads for Azerbaijan To Talk Investments, Gas Supplies

Prime Minister Boyko Borisov sets out Thursday for an official two-day visit to Azerbaijan.

Politics » Diplomacy | April 26, 2012, Thursday // 08:48

MiG 29 Crash Wrecks Largest Bulgarian, US Air Force Training

The Bulgarian Air Force has terminated all of its flights as a result of Thursday's crash in which a Bulgarian MiG 29 fighter jet went down during joint drills with the US Air Force, Defense Minister Anyu Angelov announced.

Politics » Defense | April 26, 2012, Thursday // 19:27

Bulgarian Defense Min to Address Parliament over Fighter Jet Crash

Bulgarian Defense Minister Anyu Angelov has been asked to address the country's Parliament regarding Thursday's incident in which a MiG 29 fighter jet crashed.

Politics » Defense | April 26, 2012, Thursday // 18:18

Pilots Sound after MiG 29 Crash during Bulgarian-US Air Force Training

The two Bulgarian pilots who bailed out before their MiG 29 fighter jet crashed during the Thracian Star 2012 exercise of the Bulgarian and US Air Forces are in a good condition, Bulgaria's Defense Minister Anyu Angelov announced.

Politics » Defense | April 26, 2012, Thursday // 15:23

MiG-29 Aircraft Drops in Southern Bulgaria during Training

A military MiG-29 aircraft has plummeted into a river between the southern villages of Tsarimir and Golyam Chardak near Plovdiv.

Politics » Defense | April 26, 2012, Thursday // 12:33

Rightist MEPs Alert Barroso about Discrimination against Eastern Europe

The Heads of Delegation of the European People's Party Group's 10 Central and Eastern European Member States have sent an open letter to Jos? Manuel Barroso, President of the European Commission, over discrimination against Eastern Europe.

Politics » Bulgaria in EU | April 26, 2012, Thursday // 15:34

EC: Bulgaria Must Apply Rules on Genetically Modified Micro-Organisms

The European Commission has requested that Bulgaria implement "correctly" EU rules about genetically modified micro-organisms.

Politics » Bulgaria in EU | April 26, 2012, Thursday // 14:37

Bulgaria Faces Sanctions over Missing EU Waste Framework Deadline

The European Commission is referring Bulgaria to the EU Court of Justice for failing to meet the December 2010 deadline to transpose the EU's Waste Framework Directive into national law.

Politics » Bulgaria in EU | April 26, 2012, Thursday // 14:11

Bulgaria's New Nationalist Formation Ends Up Stillborn

Bulgaria's "National Democratic Party", which has been initiated by MEP Dimitar Stoyanov and his mother Kapka Siderova, has ended up still born.

Politics » Domestic | April 26, 2012, Thursday // 15:52

Bulgarian PM Extremely Disappointed with Anti-Corruption Unit's Work

Bulgarian Prime Minister has expressed strong criticism towards the work of the country's Center for Prevention of Organized Crime and Corruption (BORKOR).

Politics » Domestic | April 26, 2012, Thursday // 15:32

Bulgaria's President, Govt Move to Relocate Institutions to Provinces

Bulgaria's President Rosen Plevneliev has supported an initiative of Finance Minister Simeon Djankov to move the headquarters of some state institutions outside of the capital Sofia.

Politics » Domestic | April 26, 2012, Thursday // 12:23

Society

10 Families to Get New Homes in Flood-Hit Bulgarian Village

The construction of the first batch of ten houses in the flood-hit southern Bulgarian village of Biser will start Thursday.

Society | April 26, 2012, Thursday // 10:53

Sports

Benfica Said to Eye Bulgaria’s National Goalie

Portuguese giants Benfica are reportedly interested in snapping up Bulgarian international goalkeeper Nikolay Mihaylov, who currently plays for Dutch team Twente.

Sports | April 26, 2012, Thursday // 14:46

Crime

Bulgarian ATM Fraud Gang Busted in Spain

A total of ten Bulgarian nationals, eight men and two women, have been nabbed by Spanish police authorities for dealing with ATM draining in the Spanish province of Alicante.

Crime | April 26, 2012, Thursday // 16:08

Fuel Thefts Drain Bulgaria's Railway Freight Services of BGN 2 M per Year

Authorities have seized 150 liters of stolen fuel following surprise checks at the Iliyantsi railway station in Sofia.

Crime | April 26, 2012, Thursday // 14:25

Bulgaria Ex-Agriculture Fund Head Faces 8 Years in Jail

The indictment against Kalina Ilieva, the notorious former head of Bulgaria's Agriculture Fund, who was charged with forging her university diploma, will be tabled in days.

Crime | April 26, 2012, Thursday // 12:43

Bulgarian Roma Clan Chief Gets Public Reprimand for Obscene Behavior

The Asenovgrad Regional Court has sentenced Roma clan leader Kiril Rashkov, aka Tsar Kiro, to a year and two months of imprisonment and a public reprimand for cursing and flicking off a crowd on December 8, 2011.

Crime | April 26, 2012, Thursday // 12:00

Bulgarian Roma Clan Leader Faces Hooliganism Trial

The Asenovgrad Regional Court will hear the case against Roma clan leader Kiril Rashkov, aka Tsar Kiro, on hooliganism charges.

Crime | April 26, 2012, Thursday // 10:03

2 Irish Gang Members Arrested in Bulgaria's Sunny Beach

Two members of a major organized crime group in the Irish city of Limerick have been arrested in Bulgaria's Black Sea resort of Sunny Beach.

Crime | April 26, 2012, Thursday // 09:15

Views on BG

How Aston Villa's Stiliyan Petrov Rose from Poverty to the Premier League

Stiliyan Petrov has always been a fighter.

Views on BG | April 26, 2012, Thursday // 19:38

Quotes

Today's Quote

"Whoever wins the next elections (in mid 2013) and take over power from the center-right government of Boyko Borisov will face great difficulties.

Quotes | April 26, 2012, Thursday // 13:18

World

Thosands Sing Out Against Norwegian Mass Murderer

Over 40 000 people gathered in Oslo on Thursday to sing a song hated by Norwegian mass murderer Anders Behring Breivik.

World | April 26, 2012, Thursday // 17:42

Russia's 'Pussy Riot' Anti-Putin Protest 'Not Illegal'

A police inquiry has ruled that an anti-Putin protest by the scandalous all-female Russian punk group Pussy Riot inside Moscow's main cathedral did not constitute a criminal action, a lawyer has said.

World | April 26, 2012, Thursday // 16:07

German President Cancels Ukraine Visit over Tymoshenko's Treatment

German President Joachim Gauck has canceled a visit to Ukraine next month, out of concern for the health and treatment of jailed former Ukrainian Prime Minister Julia Tymoshenko, a spokesperson has announced.

World | April 26, 2012, Thursday // 13:33

Ukraine Launches Construction of New Sarcophagus around Chernobyl Reactor

Ukraine will launch Thursday the construction of a new sarcophagus around the destroyed nuclear reactor at the Chernobyl plant.

World | April 26, 2012, Thursday // 08:19
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