ARCHIVE - 17 May 2012

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Business

Bulgarian King's Tobacco Makes High Quality Brands Cut
Bulgarian Railroad Workers to Stage Mass Rally in Sofia
Bulgaria's Fiscal Reserve Climbs to BGN 4.9 B Apr 2012
Nabucco Consortium Presents Downsized Pipeline Project
Bulgaria in Desperate Attempt to Salvage Lead-Zinc Plant
Bulgarian President Dreams Up Sofia Tech Park with US Investment

Politics

Bulgaria Injured Ambassador in Yemen Comes to Sofia for Treatment
Bulgaria to Seek Qatari Investments in New National Stadium
President to Seattle Expats: Bulgaria Is in Good Hands
Bulgarian President: I Always Go West, Others Went East
Bulgaria Wins Concession as EU Agrees on Bank Capital Rules
France Wants Growth Measures before Ratifying Stability Pact
Greek Leftist: Austerity Threatens Lives of Eurozone, Europeans
Bulgaria Boasts 22.2% Women in Government
Burly Bulgarian PM Shows Affection for Tender Wildflowers
Kostadinov Reelected Chair of Bulgarian Files Commission

Society

Bulgaria Flooded Village Still Waiting for Rulers' Generous Donation
Smoke Forces Warsaw-Hurghada Emergency Touch Down in Sofia
Polish Charter Flight Makes Emergency Landing in Sofia
Bulgaria Introduces EUR 25-5,000 Fines for Smokers
Bulgaria's Transport Minister: Phishing Accounts for 46% of Cyber Attacks
Experts Launch Campaign to Rename Sofia Airport after John Atanasoff
Bulgaria on Highest Alert over Looming Floods
Bulgaria under Code Yellow over Persistent Rain
333 Bulgarian Bagpipers Break Guinness Record
Bulgarian Parliament Passes Full Smoking Ban
Disco Queen Donna Summer Dies at 63

Sports

Stoychev Makes U-turn, Returns as National Volleyball Coach

Crime

Bulgarian Police Bust Illegal Diplomas Workshop
Busted Bulgarian Criminal Had Interpol Warrant
Arrest of Notorious Bulgarian 'Amigossa' Criminal Confirmed
2 Controversial Bulgarian Businessmen Arrested

Views on BG

No Safe Haven on the Euro Fringe
From Dubai to Bulgaria and Back during Summer Holiday Months

Smiles

How Logical is the English Language?

World

IMF Suspends Contacts with Greece Until After New Vote
Barroso: EU Wants Greece to Stay in Euro Area

Business

Bulgarian King's Tobacco Makes High Quality Brands Cut

A Bulgarian manufacturer, King's Tobacco, is participating for the very first time in the duty free and travel retail expo of high quality brands and goods, TFWA, in Singapore.

Business | May 17, 2012, Thursday // 16:48

Bulgarian Railroad Workers to Stage Mass Rally in Sofia

Employees of Bulgaria's State Railways company, BDZ Holding, from all over the country will stage a mass protest rally on May 30.

Business | May 17, 2012, Thursday // 15:35

Bulgaria's Fiscal Reserve Climbs to BGN 4.9 B Apr 2012

Bulgaria's fiscal reserve by April 30, 2012, amounted to BGN 4.9 B, according to flash estimates released Thursday by the press office of the Bulgarian Finance Ministry.

Business » Finance | May 17, 2012, Thursday // 15:03

Nabucco Consortium Presents Downsized Pipeline Project

The Nabucco Consortium presented Wednesday a revised, smaller version of the gas pipeline project called Nabucco West to the consortium developing the Shah Deniz II gas field in Azerbaijan.

Business » Energy | May 17, 2012, Thursday // 11:45

Bulgaria in Desperate Attempt to Salvage Lead-Zinc Plant

Bulgaria's Economy and Energy Minister, Delyan Dobrev, is discussing Thursday with bank creditors the future of the Kardzhali Lead and Zinc Complex (LZC; OTZK).

Business » Industry | May 17, 2012, Thursday // 11:35

Bulgarian President Dreams Up Sofia Tech Park with US Investment

Bulgarian President Rosen Plevneliev has invited leading US IT companies to invest for building a technology park near Bulgarian capital Sofia.

Business » Industry | May 17, 2012, Thursday // 09:20

Politics

Bulgaria Injured Ambassador in Yemen Comes to Sofia for Treatment

Bulgaria's Charge d'Affaires in Yemen, who was injured over the weekend in a kidnap attempt against him in Sana, has arrived in the capital Sofia for medical treatment.

Politics » Diplomacy | May 17, 2012, Thursday // 21:21

Bulgaria to Seek Qatari Investments in New National Stadium

Commenting on the forthcoming meeting with Qatari Prime Minister Sheikh Hamad bin Jassim al-Thani, Prime Minister Borisov told journalists that he was hoping to attract investments into a national stadium and a car park.

Politics » Diplomacy | May 17, 2012, Thursday // 15:46

President to Seattle Expats: Bulgaria Is in Good Hands

Bulgarian President, Rosen Plevneliev, who is on his first official visit to the US as Head of State, has met with the Bulgarian community in Seattle.

Politics » Diplomacy | May 17, 2012, Thursday // 13:02

Bulgarian President: I Always Go West, Others Went East

Bulgarian President Rosen Plevneliev has indirectly slammed predecessor Georgi Parvanov for the alleged habit of travelling east.

Politics » Diplomacy | May 17, 2012, Thursday // 09:49

Bulgaria Wins Concession as EU Agrees on Bank Capital Rules

European Union finance ministers have addressed Bulgarian concerns as they agreed on a plan to force banks to hold more capital to counter their risk-taking.

Politics » Bulgaria in EU | May 17, 2012, Thursday // 17:35

France Wants Growth Measures before Ratifying Stability Pact

France will not ratify the current version of the EU Financial Stability Pact and will request the introduction of measures to boost growth, stated new French Economy Minister Pierre Moscovici.

Politics » Bulgaria in EU | May 17, 2012, Thursday // 11:52

Greek Leftist: Austerity Threatens Lives of Eurozone, Europeans

Alexis Tsipras, leader of Greek far-left coalition SYRIZA spoke out against what he views as a highly hazardous austerity policy entrenched in the entire European Union.

Politics » Bulgaria in EU | May 17, 2012, Thursday // 10:40

Bulgaria Boasts 22.2% Women in Government

Bulgaria ranks among the countries with over 20% of women in the government, outpacing a number of other European countries like Poland, the United Kingdom, Italy, Portugal, the Czech Republic, Romania, Hungary, Slovenia, Slovakia and Greece.

Politics » Domestic | May 17, 2012, Thursday // 12:37

Burly Bulgarian PM Shows Affection for Tender Wildflowers

Bulgaria's PM Boyko Borisov will personally participate in the re-planting of 2,605 wild snowflake flowers to make way for the construction of Maritsa Highway.

Politics » Domestic | May 17, 2012, Thursday // 12:35

Kostadinov Reelected Chair of Bulgarian Files Commission

Bulgarian Members of the Parliament reelected Thursday Evtim Kostadinov for a second term as Chairman of the Files Commission.

Politics » Domestic | May 17, 2012, Thursday // 10:48

Society

Bulgaria Flooded Village Still Waiting for Rulers' Generous Donation

The ruling, center-right Citizens for European Development of Bulgaria party, GERB, still has not transferred the one million levs that it promised to donate to a flood-buried village, a check has shown.

Society | May 17, 2012, Thursday // 20:26

Smoke Forces Warsaw-Hurghada Emergency Touch Down in Sofia

A charter flight heading from Warsaw to Hurghada was forced to make an unplanned stop in Sofia airport on Thursday afternoon over suspicions of a fire aboard.

Society | May 17, 2012, Thursday // 16:25

Polish Charter Flight Makes Emergency Landing in Sofia

A charter flight, serviced by a Polish air carrier, has been forced to make an unplanned stop in Bulgaria's capital Sofia after a fire broke out aboard the plane.

Society | May 17, 2012, Thursday // 15:33

Bulgaria Introduces EUR 25-5,000 Fines for Smokers

People found smoking in public places will incur fines ranging BGN 50-10,000 after a full smoking ban was voted in Parliament Thursday.

Society | May 17, 2012, Thursday // 14:49

Bulgaria's Transport Minister: Phishing Accounts for 46% of Cyber Attacks

In 2011 and the first quarter of 2012, 46% of attacks on network infrastructure were phishing (e-mail fraud scam involving legitimate-looking messages used to lure users into disclosing private info), according to Ivaylo Moskovski, Minister of Transport,

Society | May 17, 2012, Thursday // 14:22

Experts Launch Campaign to Rename Sofia Airport after John Atanasoff

An initiative committee has launched a campaign to name Bulgaria's largest international airport, the Sofia Airport, after the inventor of the computer John Atanasoff, an American of Bulgarian origin, announced Bulgarian PR expert Maxim Behar.

Society | May 17, 2012, Thursday // 09:52

Bulgaria on Highest Alert over Looming Floods

Codes red and orange have been issued over upcoming floods for the river of Maritsa in southern Bulgaria.

Society » Environment | May 17, 2012, Thursday // 14:17

Bulgaria under Code Yellow over Persistent Rain

Code yellow for potentially dangerous weather has been declared Thursday in central northern and southern Bulgaria due to expected new heavy rains.

Society » Environment | May 17, 2012, Thursday // 08:22

333 Bulgarian Bagpipers Break Guinness Record

333 Bulgarian bagpipers set a new Guinness Record on Wednesday evening in Hall 1 of the National Palace of Culture, NDK, in downtown Sofia.

Society » Culture | May 17, 2012, Thursday // 16:55

Bulgarian Parliament Passes Full Smoking Ban

The Bulgarian Parliament adopted Thursday legislative amendments introducing a full ban on smoking in closed public spaces and areas.

Society » Health | May 17, 2012, Thursday // 13:03

Disco Queen Donna Summer Dies at 63

Legendary disco singer Donna Summer passed away Thursday after losing a long battle with cancer, according to a report from TMZ.

Society » Obituaries | May 17, 2012, Thursday // 19:26

Sports

Stoychev Makes U-turn, Returns as National Volleyball Coach

Radostin Stoychev, the sacked coach of Bulgaria's national male volleyball team, had agreed after all to lead the players at least until the Olympic qualifier in Sofia between June 8 and 10.

Sports | May 17, 2012, Thursday // 16:13

Crime

Bulgarian Police Bust Illegal Diplomas Workshop

Bulgarian police in capital Sofia detained two young women Thursday over accusations that the two allegedly engaged in printing and distributing fake diplomas for education.

Crime | May 17, 2012, Thursday // 14:07

Busted Bulgarian Criminal Had Interpol Warrant

Bulgarian murky businessman Evelin Banev, aka Brando had an Interpol arrest warrant from Switzerland for cocaine trafficking and money laundering.

Crime | May 17, 2012, Thursday // 13:43

Arrest of Notorious Bulgarian 'Amigossa' Criminal Confirmed

The Sofia Prosecutor's Office confirmed Thursday that notorious criminal Petar Petrov AKA The Amigo (Amigossa) is in the Sofia jail to serve his 3-year sentence.

Crime | May 17, 2012, Thursday // 12:08

2 Controversial Bulgarian Businessmen Arrested

Bulgarian murky businessman Evelin Banev, aka Brando, has been arrested in the town of Sozopol near Burgas, confirmed the Bulgarian police.

Crime | May 17, 2012, Thursday // 08:44

Views on BG

No Safe Haven on the Euro Fringe

How many Danish krone to the Bulgarian lev? Give up? Well, for the benefit of any Danes who might be planning a trip to Bulgaria, it is a little over 3.8 to 1. For now, that is.

Views on BG | May 17, 2012, Thursday // 18:13

From Dubai to Bulgaria and Back during Summer Holiday Months

Recently voted the cheapest European holiday destination in the United Kingdom, Bulgaria is also one of the safest and most beautiful countries on the European continent.

Views on BG | May 17, 2012, Thursday // 16:39

Smiles

How Logical is the English Language?

The market garden was designed to produce produce.

Smiles | May 17, 2012, Thursday // 21:41

World

IMF Suspends Contacts with Greece Until After New Vote

The International Monetary Fund will not return to Greece to review its loan program before Athens holds fresh elections on June 17, an IMF official said on Thursday.

World | May 17, 2012, Thursday // 19:10

Barroso: EU Wants Greece to Stay in Euro Area

The head of the European Commission said Europe wants Greece to remain part of the euro zone, but stressed there was "no way" of changing the terms of a 130-billion-euro bailout agreed.

World | May 17, 2012, Thursday // 18:36
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