ARCHIVE - 15 May 2012
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One of the two major labor unions, the Confederation of Free and Independent Syndicates in Bulgaria, KNSB, has rejected Tuesday the cabinet's idea to make retirement age for males and females the same after 2020
Business | May 15, 2012, Tuesday // 16:06
The German economy has escaped recession and marked a spectacular 0.5% growth in the first quarter of 2012, according to official data released Tuesday.
Business | May 15, 2012, Tuesday // 10:42
Bulgaria has been included for the very first time in The Social Media Bible, a global bestseller by Lon Safko, thanks to Bulgarian PR guru Maxim Behar.
Business | May 15, 2012, Tuesday // 08:22
Delayed salaries and unemployment are the most common causes of late payments of debts, according to the Association of Collection Agencies in Bulgaria (ACAB).
Bulgaria's prosecution acts under pressure by oil company Lukoil Bulgaria to levy charges against Customs Agency head Vanyo Tanov, according to Tanov himself.
The Gross Domestic Product, GDP, in Bulgaria in the first quarter of 2011 increased by 0.
The Central Depositories of Bulgaria and Romania have signed a cooperation agreement, thus establishing a direct link with each other.
The preferential prices for purchasing energy from renewable sources will be reduced from July 1, 2012, according to Angel Semerdzhiev, Chair of the State Commission for Energy and Eater Regulation (DKEVR).
Workers at Bulgaria's largest non-ferrous metal producer, the Kardzhali Lead and Zinc Complex (OTzK), have sought assistance from Turkish PM Recep Tayyip Erdogan for an end to grievous mismanaged by the factory owner, according to a report in a Turkish ne
Bulgaria's southern Black Sea resort of Sunny Beach expects to welcome large groups of Russians, Brits, Germans and Irish in the last ten days of May 2012, according to Elena Ivanova from the Union of Hotel Owners in Sunny Beach.
Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan will meet with his Bulgarian counterpart Boyko Borisov and Qatari PM Hamad bin Jassim bin Jaber Al Thani in Bulgaria on Friday, reports say.
New Bulgarian President Rosen Plevneliev is setting out Tuesday on his first US visit, set to feature a meeting with US President Barack Obama and participation in the NATO summit in Chicago.
The bonuses that heads of political cabinets and other officials returned in the aftermath of a huge scandal are going to be used for Bulgaria's commemoration of the 100th anniversary of the Balkan Wars.
Bulgaria's Prime Minister, Boyko Borisov, wished success to the two major parties in the now former right-wing Blue Coalition, after news reports about the latter's breakup.
Bulgaria's center-right GERB cabinet headed by PM Boyko Borisov is already gearing for general elections scheduled for the summer of 2013, said opposition Bulgarian Socialist Party chair Sergey Stanishev.
The leader of Bulgaria's right-wing party Union of Democratic Forces (UDF), Martin Dimitrov, announced officially he is resigning, after it was reported that the so-called Blue Coalition fell apart.
Lieutenant General Dimitar Dimitrov, commander of Bulgaria's National Security Service, has filed his resignation with President Rosen Plevneliev.
Bulgaria's right-wing Blue Coalition may fall apart, as one of the two major parties within it, the Union of Democratic Forces (UDF), is to decide on whether it would take part in the 2013 general elections on its own.
Ever more members of the Muslim ethnic Slavic communities of the Gorani and Bosniaks in Kosovo are willing to get Bulgarian passports, according to a report by Deutsche Welle.
Society | May 15, 2012, Tuesday // 13:49
The first young eastern imperial eagles in Bulgaria for 2012 have hatched in the wild Sakar and Strandzha Mountains in Bulgaria's south-eastern corner.
In the last three years, the CEO of the emergency hospital "Pirogov" in the Bulgarian capital Sofia, Prof. Dimitar Radenovski, has approved bonuses for employees in the amount of nearly BGN 2 M.
Bulgaria's healthcare is one spot before the last one in Europe in the 2012 ranking of the Euro Health Consumer Index (EHCI), presented Tuesday in the European Parliament in Brussels.
Bulgaria's Prime Minister, Boyko Borisov, has invited to a meeting the dismissed coach of the national men's volleyball team, Radostin Stoychev.
Sports | May 15, 2012, Tuesday // 20:54
Italian volleyball specialist, Silvano Prandi, has declined the invitation to become head coach of the Bulgarian national male volleyball team.
Sports | May 15, 2012, Tuesday // 18:27
A Dutch Citizen, 54, and a resident of Bulgaria's second largest city of Plovdiv, 37, have been arrested in connection with the huge load of cocaine busted on May 5 in the Danube city of Ruse.
Crime | May 15, 2012, Tuesday // 19:46
A minivan and a car with a load of valuable antiques were discovered by Customs officers overnight at the Zlatograd cross border checkpoint on the Bulgarian-Greek border.
Crime | May 15, 2012, Tuesday // 18:55
The grandson of Roma clan leader Kiril Rashkov, aka Tsar Kiro, asked the Supreme Court of Cassation (VKS) Tuesday for a renewal of criminal proceedings and for a lighter sentence.
Crime | May 15, 2012, Tuesday // 17:00
10 Bulgarian citizens are to face a court in the French city of Lyon over charges of implementing a massive ATM skimming network.
Crime | May 15, 2012, Tuesday // 12:00
International arrest warrants have been issued for Angel Hristov and Plamen Galev, the infamous Bulgarian mobster pair known as the "Galevi brothers", according to Bulgaria's Interior Minister.
Crime | May 15, 2012, Tuesday // 11:22
The trial against Bulgarian Customs Agency head Vanyo Tanov who has allegedly disclosed classified information to the general public is to enter the Sofia City Court on Tuesday.
Crime | May 15, 2012, Tuesday // 10:34
Interpol is to issue a Red Notice for the arrest of notorious Bulgarian gangsters Angel Hristov and Plamen Galev aka the "Galevi brothers", according to a Bulgarian police official.
Crime | May 15, 2012, Tuesday // 09:54
The police chiefs of many European capitals are to attend a three-day conference in Bulgaria's Sofia that kicks off on Tuesday.
Crime | May 15, 2012, Tuesday // 09:17
Novinite.com (Sofia News Agency) and Novinite.bg publish the first ever chapter on Bulgaria in "The Social Media Bible: Tactics, Tools, and Strategies for Business Success", a global bestseller by Lon Safko. The chapter on Bulgaria was written by Bulgaria
Crucial talks in Berlin between French President Francois Hollande and German Chancellor Angela Merkel have been delayed after Hollande's plane was hit by lightning Tuesday.
World | May 15, 2012, Tuesday // 20:20
An unidentified man set himself on fire Tuesday outside the court in Oslo where Anders Breivik is being tried for killing 77 people in a terror attack in July 2011.
World | May 15, 2012, Tuesday // 18:04
The negotiations to form a new Greek cabinet have failed for good and the country is set to go to the polls again.
World | May 15, 2012, Tuesday // 17:22
The Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia's NATO accession negotiations will start once there is a mutually acceptable solution to the country's name dispute with Greece, the Alliance's Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen has said.
World | May 15, 2012, Tuesday // 14:46
Francois Hollande has officially taken his state oath as France's new President, making him the first socialist leader of the country since Francois Mitterrand 17 years ago.
World | May 15, 2012, Tuesday // 12:28
Jean-Marc Ayrault, the parliamentary leader of the Socialist party, is expected to be named France's prime minister on Tuesday.
World | May 15, 2012, Tuesday // 11:28
Eurozone's finance ministers expressed their strong desire to keep Greece in the single currency club at a meeting that finished late on Monday.
World | May 15, 2012, Tuesday // 08:40
Left-winger Francois Hollande is to be officially sworn in as France's new President on Tuesday before heading to Germany to discuss EU's debt crisis with Chancellor Angela Merkel.
World | May 15, 2012, Tuesday // 08:09
Bulgaria's right-wing Blue Coalition, an entity comprising the Union of Democratic Forces (UDF) and the Democrats for Strong Bulgaria (DSB), is no more.
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