Bulgaria Sees 0.5% Inflation Since Beginning of 2012
Bulgaria's accumulated inflation rate since the beginning of 2012 was 0.5% as of June, according to the country's National Statistical Institute.
Business | July 12, 2012, Thursday // 14:49
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ARCHIVE - 12 July 2012
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Bulgaria Sees 0.5% Inflation Since Beginning of 2012Bulgaria's Sudden U-Turn: Analogue Switch-off Not Axed
Bulgarians Travel 1 Hour Less to Beach
Bulgaria Not Ready to Adopt Euro - President Tells Die Welt
Germany Too Lauds Bulgaria's Fiscal Discipline
Bulgaria PM Praises Upcoming Black Sea Gas Exploration
Total Wins Permit to Explore Bulgarian Black Sea Gas Field
Politics
Bulgaria PM Encouraged to Keep Up Good Work by German ChancellorEC Refuses to Comment on Disciplinary Dismissal of Bulgarian Judge
PES Leader Stanishev Firmly Supports Embattled Romanian PM
Bulgarian Judiciary Outraged by EU Probe
EC Report on Bulgaria to Be Published on July 18
1 400 Left Bulgaria in 2012 to Work in EU
Tense EU Countdown for Bulgaria over DTT Mux Deals
Bulgarian Judges Rise against Unjustified Disciplinary Dismissal
Bulgarian Judges Association Spokesperson Condemns Retaliatory Dismissal
Bulgarian MPs Drop Most Controversial Forestry Act Text
Judge Enemy of Bulgarian Top Cop Fired
ACTA Officially Killed in Bulgaria
Judge Archenemy of Bulgaria's Top Cop Faces Dismissal
Society
Bulgarian Print Media 'Censored' 16 Important News Topics - NGOAngel Iliev Elected Sofia Appellate Prosecutor
Bulgaria Retirement Age for Both Sexes the Same after 2020
Wildfire Erupts Near Bulgaria's Arbanasi
Bulgaria Braces for 42 Degrees Celsius This Weekend
Bulgaria Grants Free Access to Beaches
Russian Floods Stir Alarm of Black Sea Pollution in Bulgaria
4.3 Earthquake Shakes Romania's Vrancea near Bulgaria
Crime
Owner, Manager of Sofia-based Hotel Busted with 170 kg of CocaineEx MP Demands Probe of Bulgarian PM over Wiretap Scandal
Finnish Pedophile Busted in Bulgaria
Bulgaria's 'Octopus' Trial Stalls Indefinitely over Judge Illness
2 Bulgarians Busted in Greece with 167 Kg of Cocaine
Suspect Arrested in Latest Sofia College Town Murder
Views on BG
Bulgarian Environmentalists Stop Land Use LawBulgaria: PM Boyko Invites Creators of "Boykometer" for a Chat
Quotes
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Syria Ambassador Defector 'Fled to Qatar'Police Bust Balkan Human Trafficking Ring
Van Rompuy Worried about Romanian Govt's Bid to Oust President
Syrian Ambassador to Iraq Abandons Assad
Novinite Insider
Education - Good as Long as Private?Business
Bulgaria's Sudden U-Turn: Analogue Switch-off Not Axed
A Bulgarian minister has surprisingly denied that the cabinet will seek to extend, yet again, the deadline for the analogue switch-off over shortage of funds.
Business | July 12, 2012, Thursday // 10:29
Bulgarians Travel 1 Hour Less to Beach
Lot 3 of the southern Trakiya highway, connecting the town of Nova Zagora and the city of Yambol, will be launched Thursday.
Business | July 12, 2012, Thursday // 08:14
Bulgaria Not Ready to Adopt Euro - President Tells Die Welt
Bulgaria is not prepared yet to adopt the euro, but membership in the common currency zone is its future, President Rosen Plevneliev said in an interview for Die Welt.
Germany Too Lauds Bulgaria's Fiscal Discipline
Bulgaria has become the picture of fiscal discipline, a top ranking German diplomat has said during his visit to Sofia, bringing good news for policy makers here.
Bulgaria PM Praises Upcoming Black Sea Gas Exploration
Bulgarian Prime Minister Boyko Borisov has welcomed the outcome of the tender to carry out exploration for five years at Khan Asparuh field in the country's Black Sea.
Total Wins Permit to Explore Bulgarian Black Sea Gas Field
French company Total SA has won a permit to develop Bulgaria's Black Sea natural gas resources, Bulgarian Economy and Energy Minister Delyan Dobrev announced Thursday.
Politics
Bulgaria PM Encouraged to Keep Up Good Work by German Chancellor
Bulgarian Prime Minister Boyko Borisov had a phone conversation with German Chancellor Angela Merkel Thursday to present the country's economic development and the reform measures taken by the government.
EC Refuses to Comment on Disciplinary Dismissal of Bulgarian Judge
The European Commission (EC) has refused to come up with a concrete stance on the dismissal of Bulgarian Judge Miroslava Todorova on disciplinary grounds, saying that it does not handle individual cases.
PES Leader Stanishev Firmly Supports Embattled Romanian PM
Party of European Socialists (PES) president Sergei Stanishev has declared full support for Romania's left-wing government that has been criticized over its move to get rid of the country's President Traian Basescu.
Bulgarian Judiciary Outraged by EU Probe
The news that experts from the European Union are going to probe five emblematic Court cases in Bulgaria has met the strong resistance of local magistrates and defendants.
EC Report on Bulgaria to Be Published on July 18
The important report on Bulgaria's justice system and internal affairs of the European Commission's under the so-called Cooperation and Verification Mechanism will be published on July 18.
1 400 Left Bulgaria in 2012 to Work in EU
In the first half of 2012, 1 400 Bulgarian citizens have signed labor contracts and have left the country to work in other EU Member States.
Tense EU Countdown for Bulgaria over DTT Mux Deals
Bulgaria has ten days left to escape EU court over the controversial tenders for the operation of what will be the country's DTT multiplexes.
Bulgarian Judges Rise against Unjustified Disciplinary Dismissal
Bulgarian magistrates from all over the country have risen against the dismissal of Judge Miroslava Todorova on disciplinary grounds, defining the step as a repressive measure targeting a critical voice.
Bulgarian Judges Association Spokesperson Condemns Retaliatory Dismissal
Neli Kutskova, Spokesperson of the Bulgarian Judges Association (BJA), has defined the decision of the Supreme Judicial Council (VSS) to penalize Judge Miroslava Todorova with dismissal on disciplinary grounds as muscle-flexing.
Bulgarian MPs Drop Most Controversial Forestry Act Text
The Bulgarian Parliament passed at first reading two drafts for amendments to the Forestry Act, submitted by MPs from the ruling GERB party.
Judge Enemy of Bulgarian Top Cop Fired
Bulgaria’s Supreme Judicial court dismissed Judge Miroslava Todorova from the judicial system in a controversial move on Thursday.
ACTA Officially Killed in Bulgaria
Bulgaria's government has officially refused to pursue a procedure before the European Court of Justice in favor of the international ACTA agreement, it has been announced.
Judge Archenemy of Bulgaria's Top Cop Faces Dismissal
Miroslava Todorova, Chair of the Bulgarian Judges Association (BJA) and judge at the Sofia City Court (SCC) is facing dismissal from the judicial system.
Society
Bulgarian Print Media 'Censored' 16 Important News Topics - NGO
A survey conducted by the Friedrich Naumann Foundation for Freedom (FNF) has shed light on the most frequently silenced and censored issues in Bulgarian print media.
Society | July 12, 2012, Thursday // 18:05
Angel Iliev Elected Sofia Appellate Prosecutor
Bulgaria's Supreme Judicial Council, VSS, was finally able to elect Thursday Angel Iliev as Sofia Appellate Prosecutor.
Society | July 12, 2012, Thursday // 15:52
Bulgaria Retirement Age for Both Sexes the Same after 2020
Retirement age in Bulgaria for both genders will be the same after 2020, the Minister of Social Policy and Labor, Totyu Mladenov has confirmed.
Society | July 12, 2012, Thursday // 11:53
Wildfire Erupts Near Bulgaria's Arbanasi
A wildfire has erupted near the historic Bulgarian village of Arbanasi.
Bulgaria Braces for 42 Degrees Celsius This Weekend
Bulgaria braces for an extremely hot weekend, as experts have predicted that tropical air masses are to enter the country via North Africa.
Bulgaria Grants Free Access to Beaches
Free public access should be granted to all Bulgarian Black Sea beaches, the country's Parliament decided on Wednesday.
Russian Floods Stir Alarm of Black Sea Pollution in Bulgaria
An alert has been received on July 9 in the Regional Lab in Bulgaria's Black Sea city of Varna warning about possible pollution of the sea waters after the devastating flood in Krasnodar, Russia.
4.3 Earthquake Shakes Romania's Vrancea near Bulgaria
An earthquake with a 4.3 magnitude on the Richter scale has been registered in Romania's region of Vrancea, some 380 km northeast of Bulgaria's capital Sofia.
Crime
Owner, Manager of Sofia-based Hotel Busted with 170 kg of Cocaine
The owner of the Rodina hotel in Sofia, Vasil Ninov, and the manager of the facility, Konstantin Georgiev, have been arrested in Greece for attempting to smuggle nearly 170 kg of cocaine.
Crime | July 12, 2012, Thursday // 20:54
Ex MP Demands Probe of Bulgarian PM over Wiretap Scandal
Bulgarian lawyer, Mincho Spasov, has sent a letter to the Chief Prosecutor, Boris Velchev, requesting an investigation of Prime Minister, Boyko Borisov, and former President, Georgi Parvanov, over the notorious case dubbed "Misho the Beer.
Crime | July 12, 2012, Thursday // 16:51
Finnish Pedophile Busted in Bulgaria
Police authorities in Bulgaria's Sofia have busted a Finnish citizen who has made and spread child pornography in the capital.
Crime | July 12, 2012, Thursday // 16:28
Bulgaria's 'Octopus' Trial Stalls Indefinitely over Judge Illness
Bulgaria's high-profile criminal case, codenamed "Octopus" was postponed once again Thursday over the sudden illness of Rumyana Chenalova, the judge presiding over the case.
Crime | July 12, 2012, Thursday // 12:29
2 Bulgarians Busted in Greece with 167 Kg of Cocaine
The Greek border police in the city of Thessaloniki have discovered 167 kilos of cocaine during a check of a truck.
Crime | July 12, 2012, Thursday // 10:49
Suspect Arrested in Latest Sofia College Town Murder
A suspect in the death of 24-year-old Boris Kiryakov, who passed away after being severely beaten in front of a night club in Sofia's College Town, has been arrested.
Crime | July 12, 2012, Thursday // 09:19
Views on BG
Bulgarian Environmentalists Stop Land Use Law
A mass protest by Bulgarian environmentalists helped convince politicians to abandon a law that would have made it easier to clear-cut forests. It marks a success for the country's digitally organized protest culture.
Views on BG | July 12, 2012, Thursday // 11:28
Bulgaria: PM Boyko Invites Creators of "Boykometer" for a Chat
A few days ago, the web site Politikat.net, created by prominent Bulgarian bloggers Komitata (Konstantin Pavlov) and Asen Genov, became the subject of the government's attention.
Views on BG | July 12, 2012, Thursday // 07:52
Quotes
Today's Quote
"When you are a rich man, it's not the money, but your reputation that matters most.
Quotes | July 12, 2012, Thursday // 19:51
World
Syria Ambassador Defector 'Fled to Qatar'
Syria's envoy to Baghdad, who announced earlier on Thursday he has defected to the opposition, is in Qatar, Iraqi officials say.
World | July 12, 2012, Thursday // 18:44
Police Bust Balkan Human Trafficking Ring
Police officers from Croatia, Bosnia and Herzegovina and Slovenia have busted a crime ring specialized in human trafficking, arresting 18 on suspicions of smuggling Turkish citizens into EU countries.
World | July 12, 2012, Thursday // 18:38
Van Rompuy Worried about Romanian Govt's Bid to Oust President
European Council President Herman van Rompuy has expressed his concern over the Romanian left-wing government's bid to get rid of President Traian Basescu.
World | July 12, 2012, Thursday // 17:44
Syrian Ambassador to Iraq Abandons Assad
Syria's ambassador to Iraq has defected to the opposition and urged other senior Syrian politicians and members of the military to do the same.
World | July 12, 2012, Thursday // 11:05
Novinite Insider
Education - Good as Long as Private?
Bulgaria's GERB government seeks to push through a draft bill envisaging states subsidies for private kindergartens and schools.
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