US Firmly Backing Nabucco Pipeline despite BP Criticism
The support of the USA for the European gas transit pipeline Nabucco is unwavering regardless of British Petroleum declaring the project unviable.
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ARCHIVE - 26 May 2012
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US Firmly Backing Nabucco Pipeline despite BP CriticismGreen Energy Said to Drive Up Bulgarian Electricity Bills
Bulgaria Expects EUR 3 B in Tourism Revenues 2012
Politics
Salzburg Forum Praises Bulgaria on EU Danube StrategyFailing to Pay Wages Not Criminal Offence - Bulgarian Parliamentary Chair
Ethnic Turkish Leader Bodes Stalemate after Bulgaria's 2013 Elections
Dozens of Bodies Inspecting Bulgaria's Quake-Hit City
Society
Bulgarian Pernik's Earthquake Damages 'Worse than Expected'Torrential Rains Raise Alert in Bulgaria
Over 400 Aftershocks Rattle Western Bulgaria in 4 Days
4.0-Magnitude Romanian Earthquake Felt in Bulgaria
2.3-Magnitude Aftershock Shakes Western Bulgaria
Sports
Bulgaria's Stoichkov May Take Over BesiktasCrime
Moldavians Busted for Forging Bulgarian, Roamanian IDs in SpainWorld
Serbia Won't Trade Kosovo Recognition for EU EntrySyria Massacre Death Toll over 90, Opposition Says
Russian Leaders Putin, Medvedev Power Ahead with Role-Switching
Conservatives Overtake Radical Left ahead of Greek Elections - Poll
Campaign for Independence from UK Launched in Scotland
Business
Green Energy Said to Drive Up Bulgarian Electricity Bills
Electricity bills in Bulgaria will go up by 10% as of July 1, 2012, because of the green energy charges paid by consumers, according to Angel Semerdzhiev, head of the State Commission for Energy and Water Regulation (DKEVR).
Bulgaria Expects EUR 3 B in Tourism Revenues 2012
Bulgaria's state budget is expected to receive over EUR 3 B in tourism revenues by the end of 2012, according to the country's Deputy Economy Minister, Ivo Marinov.
Politics
Salzburg Forum Praises Bulgaria on EU Danube Strategy
The nations from the so called Salzburg Forum – a Central European regional body – have praised Bulgaria on its efforts to implement the security aspects of the EU Danube Region Strategy, the Bulgarian Interior Ministry announced.
Failing to Pay Wages Not Criminal Offence - Bulgarian Parliamentary Chair
Bulgarian Parliamentary Chair Tsetska Tsacheva believes that employers who fail to pay their employees' wages in time should not face criminal trials.
Ethnic Turkish Leader Bodes Stalemate after Bulgaria's 2013 Elections
Bulgaria's 2013 general elections may result in a Greece-like stalemate, with no party willing to form a cabinet, according to Ahmed Dogan, leader of Bulgaria's Ethnic Turkish Movement for Rights and Freedoms.
Dozens of Bodies Inspecting Bulgaria's Quake-Hit City
A total of 55 emergency committees have started assessing the condition of buildings in the Southwestern Bulgarian town of Pernik that was jolted by a 5.9 magnitude earthquake on Tuesday.
Society
Bulgarian Pernik's Earthquake Damages 'Worse than Expected'
Construction inspections have shown the condition of buildings in the Southwestern Bulgarian city of Pernik is worse than what was initially expected, according to the city's Mayor, Rositsa Yanakieva.
Torrential Rains Raise Alert in Bulgaria
A total of 19 out of Bulgaria's 28 districts have been put on Code "Yellow" alert over torrential rains, the National Meteorology and Hydrology Institute said Saturday, reaffirming an earlier warning.
Over 400 Aftershocks Rattle Western Bulgaria in 4 Days
Over 400 aftershocks have been registered in Bulgaria since the strong May 22 earthquake, according to the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences.
4.0-Magnitude Romanian Earthquake Felt in Bulgaria
An earthquake with a magnitude of 4.0 on the Richter Scale has been registered in Romania early Saturday morning, and has also been felt in Bulgaria.
2.3-Magnitude Aftershock Shakes Western Bulgaria
An earthquake with a magnitude of 2.3 on the Richter Scale has shaken Bulgaria's Pernik District Saturday morning.
Sports
Bulgaria's Stoichkov May Take Over Besiktas
Bulgaria's former international Hristo Stoichkov may be appointed as coach of Turkish Super League team Besiktas, according to media reports.
Sports | May 26, 2012, Saturday // 17:35
Crime
Moldavians Busted for Forging Bulgarian, Roamanian IDs in Spain
The police in Spain have arrested five Moldavians who have been producing fake Bulgarian and Romanian passports and IDs.
Crime | May 26, 2012, Saturday // 13:30
World
Serbia Won't Trade Kosovo Recognition for EU Entry
Serbia has no intention of recognizing Kosovo as an independent nation, the country's newly elected President Tomislav Nikolic declared in Moscow on Saturday.
World | May 26, 2012, Saturday // 18:52
Syria Massacre Death Toll over 90, Opposition Says
Syrian regime forces have killed more than 90 people in the area of Houla since midday Friday, opposition activists have stated.
World | May 26, 2012, Saturday // 16:15
Russian Leaders Putin, Medvedev Power Ahead with Role-Switching
Russia's ruling United Russia party is electing the newly appointed Prime Minister, and now former President, Dmitry Medvedev as party leader at a party congress on Saturday.
World | May 26, 2012, Saturday // 12:30
Conservatives Overtake Radical Left ahead of Greek Elections - Poll
A new public opinion poll has found that the conservative party New Democracy has gained a lead ahead of Greece's general elections scheduled for June 17, in a retake of the May 6 elections which failed to produce a governing coalition.
World | May 26, 2012, Saturday // 11:54
Campaign for Independence from UK Launched in Scotland
Supporters of independence for Scotland have launched a campaign which they hope will lead to the demise of a 305-year-old union with England, as part of the United Kingdom.
World | May 26, 2012, Saturday // 09:39
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