ARCHIVE - 4 July 2012

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Business

Bulgarian Govt Promises Faster Construction of Highway to Turkey
Bulgaria, Montenegro to Cooperate on SME Promotion
Bulgarian Far-Rights Rise Against Shocking Price Hikes
European Commission Desperate to Push ACTA
Bulgaria's Rural Areas Keenly Interested in Solar Energy Projects
Bulgaria's Energy Minister: 13% Electricity Price Spike Was Avoidable

Politics

Papoulias: Greece Eager about Joint Energy Projects with Bulgaria
Bulgaria Vows to Support Greek Economic Growth
Bulgaria Decides to Turn Down Foreign Help over Wildfire
Bulgaria Tests Special Fire-Fighting Tank in Vitosha Wildfire
Bulgaria's Rulers Predict Positive EU Monitoring Report
Bulgarian Appointed Head of EU IT Systems Agency
European Parliament Kills Controversial ACTA
Bulgaria PM Orders FinMin to Reconcile with Scientists

Society

Environmentalists Ask Sofia Mayor to Undo Privatization of Ski Lifts in Vitosha
Bulgarian Wildfire Advancing towards Sofia, Greens Claim
Firefighting Operation in Bulgaria's Vitosha Well-Organized - Chief
Bulgarian Volunteers Allegedly Prevented from Putting Off Wildfire
12 Bulgarian Regions under Code Yellow over Summer Heat
Bulgaria Enters 4th Day of Efforts to Put Off Vitosha Fire

Crime

Belgian Court Acquits Suspect of Bulgarian Student's Savage Beating
Grandson of Bulgarian Roma Clan Boss Receives Jail Time
ATM Explodes in Bulgaria's Pernik

World

Monti: Italy to Have Worse Deficit Than Expected
Romania's Leftist Govt Moves to Impeach President Basescu
Yasser Arafat Might Have Died of Polonium Poisoning - Report
Gunman Takes Hostages in Germany, 1 Killed - Report
CERN May Have Discovered Elusive Higgs Boson

Novinite Insider

Bulgarian Economy Minister Delyan Dobrev: Demonstrating Govt Commitment Crucial for Foreign Investors

Business

Bulgarian Govt Promises Faster Construction of Highway to Turkey

The delays in the construction of Lot 1 of Bulgaria's Maritsa Highway leading to the border with Turkey will be made up for, according to the Bulgarian government.

Business | July 4, 2012, Wednesday // 18:30

Bulgaria, Montenegro to Cooperate on SME Promotion

Bulgaria's government approved Wednesday a memorandum of understanding between Bulgaria's Executive Agency for Promotion of Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises and Montenegro's Directorate for Development of Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises.

Business | July 4, 2012, Wednesday // 17:57

Bulgarian Far-Rights Rise Against Shocking Price Hikes

Bulgarian far-right parties Ataka (Attack) and VMRO are to stage a protest against the recent steep price hikes of electricity, central heating and water in front of the Council of Ministers building in downtown Sofia.

Business | July 4, 2012, Wednesday // 09:18

European Commission Desperate to Push ACTA

European Trade Commissioner Karel De Gucht has begged the European Parliament to save the controversial ACTA trade agreement.

Business | July 4, 2012, Wednesday // 08:12

Bulgaria's Rural Areas Keenly Interested in Solar Energy Projects

Rural areas in Bulgaria are reporting peak interest in subsidized projects for the construction of photovoltaic systems.

Business » Energy | July 4, 2012, Wednesday // 14:49

Bulgaria's Energy Minister: 13% Electricity Price Spike Was Avoidable

Bulgarian Energy and Economy Minister Delyan Dobrev has explained that Bulgaria could have postponed its renewable energy commitments to the EU for a period after 2015, which would have prevented the current electricity price spike.

Business » Energy | July 4, 2012, Wednesday // 12:29

Politics

Papoulias: Greece Eager about Joint Energy Projects with Bulgaria

Greece deems it highly important to boost its bilateral energy projects with Bulgaria, Greek President Karolos Papoulias told Bulgarian President Rosen Plevneliev in Athens.

Politics » Diplomacy | July 4, 2012, Wednesday // 15:35

Bulgaria Vows to Support Greek Economic Growth

Bulgaria will support Greece on its way towards a new economic growth, as it has always done, Bulgarian Preisdent Rosen Plevneliev has declared.

Politics » Diplomacy | July 4, 2012, Wednesday // 14:20

Bulgaria Decides to Turn Down Foreign Help over Wildfire

Bulgaria's government has eventually decided to turn down the international offers for help over the wildfire raging in the Vitosha Mountain near Sofia, the Interior Ministry announced late Tuesday night.

Politics » Diplomacy | July 4, 2012, Wednesday // 00:37

Bulgaria Tests Special Fire-Fighting Tank in Vitosha Wildfire

Bulgaria's authorities will be using the wildfire raging in the Vitosha Mountain near Sofia in order to test a special fire-fighting tank developed by a state-owned military plant, the Defense Ministry has announced.

Politics » Defense | July 4, 2012, Wednesday // 16:04

Bulgaria's Rulers Predict Positive EU Monitoring Report

Bulgaria's ruling party GERB expects a "positive" EC monitoring report on the country's post EU accession progress, according to a Member of Parliament, Anastas Anastasov.

Politics » Bulgaria in EU | July 4, 2012, Wednesday // 20:45

Bulgarian Appointed Head of EU IT Systems Agency

Bulgarian Krum Garkov has been appointed as Executive Director of a new EU Agency for large-scale information systems in the Home Affairs area.

Politics » Bulgaria in EU | July 4, 2012, Wednesday // 17:24

European Parliament Kills Controversial ACTA

The European Parliament rejected the controversial global Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement in a crucial vote on Wednesday.

Politics » Bulgaria in EU | July 4, 2012, Wednesday // 14:46

Bulgaria PM Orders FinMin to Reconcile with Scientists

Bulgarian Prime Minister Boyko Borisov wants a closer cooperation to be established between the country's Finance Ministry and the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences (BAS).

Politics » Domestic | July 4, 2012, Wednesday // 13:39

Society

Environmentalists Ask Sofia Mayor to Undo Privatization of Ski Lifts in Vitosha

Bulgarian environmental activists have urged Sofia Mayor Yordanka Fandakova to terminate the privatization contract for the ski lifts in the Vitosha Mountain with the notorious Vitosha Ski company.

Society » Environment | July 4, 2012, Wednesday // 16:24

Bulgarian Wildfire Advancing towards Sofia, Greens Claim

The large-scale wildfire in the Vitosha Mountain near Sofia has not been contained, and is actually advancing towards the suburbs of the Bulgarian capital, according to the Bulgarian Greens.

Society » Environment | July 4, 2012, Wednesday // 15:21

Firefighting Operation in Bulgaria's Vitosha Well-Organized - Chief

Nikolay Nikolov, head of Bulgaria's Fire Brigade and Civil Protection Directorate, has rejected allegations that the efforts to put out the wildfire raging in the Vitosha Mountain since Sunday are chaotic.

Society » Environment | July 4, 2012, Wednesday // 13:44

Bulgarian Volunteers Allegedly Prevented from Putting Off Wildfire

The ongoing efforts to extinguish the raging wildfire in Bulgaria's Vitosha Mountain are very badly organized, volunteers have alarmed.

Society » Environment | July 4, 2012, Wednesday // 10:25

12 Bulgarian Regions under Code Yellow over Summer Heat

Code yellow for potentially dangerous weather has been declared for a total of 12 Bulgarian regions on Wednesday over extremely hot weather.

Society » Environment | July 4, 2012, Wednesday // 09:49

Bulgaria Enters 4th Day of Efforts to Put Off Vitosha Fire

Bulgarians have renewed efforts to extinguish the wildfire that has been raging since Sunday in the Vitosha Mountain near Sofia.

Society » Environment | July 4, 2012, Wednesday // 08:46

Crime

Belgian Court Acquits Suspect of Bulgarian Student's Savage Beating

A Belgian court for juvenile offenders has acquitted the only suspect for the savage beating of a Bulgarian student in the Brussels metro.

Crime | July 4, 2012, Wednesday // 19:12

Grandson of Bulgarian Roma Clan Boss Receives Jail Time

Angel Rashkov, one of the grandsons of notorious Roma clan boss Kiril Rashkov, has been sentenced one year and four months behind bars for trying to bribe police officers.

Crime | July 4, 2012, Wednesday // 12:43

ATM Explodes in Bulgaria's Pernik

An ATM exploded in the Southern Bulgarian city of Pernik at around 03:30 am on Wednesday.

Crime | July 4, 2012, Wednesday // 10:51

World

Monti: Italy to Have Worse Deficit Than Expected

Italy's 2012 public deficit will be 2.0% of its GDP, Italian Prime Minister Mario Monti said on Wednesday.

World | July 4, 2012, Wednesday // 20:32

Romania's Leftist Govt Moves to Impeach President Basescu

Romania's leftist government will seek to suspend and then impeach the country's center-right President, Traian Basescu.

World | July 4, 2012, Wednesday // 16:56

Yasser Arafat Might Have Died of Polonium Poisoning - Report

The late Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat, who died in 2004, may have lost his life as a result of being poisoned by polonium, according to a study ordered by Al Jazeera, the Qatar-based TV channel reported on Wednesday.

World | July 4, 2012, Wednesday // 15:22

Gunman Takes Hostages in Germany, 1 Killed - Report

A man due to be evicted from his house has taken hostages in the Southern German city of Karlsruhe, according to media reports.

World | July 4, 2012, Wednesday // 11:51

CERN May Have Discovered Elusive Higgs Boson

CERN Scientists may have made the biggest scientific discovery of the century by capturing the elusive Higgs boson particle that gives matter mass and holds the physical fabric of the universe together.

World | July 4, 2012, Wednesday // 11:19

Novinite Insider

Bulgarian Economy Minister Delyan Dobrev: Demonstrating Govt Commitment Crucial for Foreign Investors

An exclusive interview of Novinite.com (Sofia News Agency) and Novinite.bg with Bulgarian Minister of Economy, Energy, and Tourism Delyan Dobrev.

Novinite Insider » Interview | July 4, 2012, Wednesday // 12:52
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