ARCHIVE - 16 July 2012

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Business

Bulgaria's FDI Crawling Up Jan-May 2012
Forbes: Greece Should Adopt Flat Tax Like Bulgaria
Greek Environment Ministry Okays Bulgaria Gas Link
Bulgaria Moves to Woo Chinese Tourists
Half of Bulgarians Too Cash-Strapped for Summer Vacations - Survey

Politics

Procedure for Fair Use of Cyrillic Begins on Bulgarian MEP Call
Bulgaria Sees EU's 3rd Lowest Annual Inflation Rate June 2012
Majority of Bulgarians Want EU Monitoring to Remain
Bulgarian President Firm in Blasting Supreme Judicial Council
Bulgaria's Supreme Council Upholds Judge's Dismissal
Supreme Court Chair: Judge Ousting Is Heavy Blow for Bulgaria
Bulgarian Top Cop Blasts President for Siding with Ousted Judge
Bulgaria's Supreme Council 'Cooks' Magistrates 'Black List'
Karlovo Mayor Elected Leader of Bulgaria's Right-wing UDF

Society

Bulgarian, Romanian Roma Stir New Conflict in Norway
Bulgarian Leads Largest Women Organization in World
4 More Temperature Records Set in Bulgaria
Cooler Air Brings Relief in Bulgaria, Code Yellow in 17 Regions
China Eager to Display Bulgaria's Thracian Treasures
Bulgaria Copes with Blood Shortage Thanks to Relatives, Friends

Sports

Two Brazilians Head for Tests at Bulgarian Champions
Indian Glider Pilot Dies in Bulgaria
Bulgaria's Lalova Named 2nd Sexiest Female Olympic Athlete
Pironkova to Carry Bulgaria's Flag at Olympics - Report
Athletes Start Arriving in London for Olympic Games

Crime

Notorious Bulgarian SAPARD Fraudster Faces 12 Years in Jail

Views on BG

Athletes Switching Nationalities in Spotlight at London Olympics
Austerity in Greece? Sure, and There's Snow in Mykonos Too

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World

US Tourists Kidnapped in Egypt Freed – Report
Syria Diplomat Defector Urges Military Intervention

Business

Bulgaria's FDI Crawling Up Jan-May 2012

Bulgaria has registered an increase in its foreign direct investment in January-May 2012 year-on-year, according to the latest data of the Bulgarian National Bank released on Monday.

Business | July 16, 2012, Monday // 15:27

Forbes: Greece Should Adopt Flat Tax Like Bulgaria

Greece should follow the example set by neighboring Bulgaria and introduce a flat tax, according to Forbes magazine.

Business » Finance | July 16, 2012, Monday // 12:18

Greek Environment Ministry Okays Bulgaria Gas Link

Greece's Ministry of Environment, Energy and Climate Change has approved a preliminary environmental report on the construction of the gas link that is to connect Komotini to Bulgaria's Stara Zagora.

Business » Energy | July 16, 2012, Monday // 18:01

Bulgaria Moves to Woo Chinese Tourists

Bulgaria considers implementing measures to attract more Chinese tourists, a Bulgarian MP said during a Chinese parliamentary delegation's visit to the country.

Business » Tourism | July 16, 2012, Monday // 19:17

Half of Bulgarians Too Cash-Strapped for Summer Vacations - Survey

Every second Bulgarian will be spending the summer holdiays at home and the reason is mostly lack of money, a poll shows.

Business » Tourism | July 16, 2012, Monday // 15:00

Politics

Procedure for Fair Use of Cyrillic Begins on Bulgarian MEP Call

The European Parliament is starting the procedure for equal treatment of the Cyrillic script with the Latin at the European institution, EP President Martin Schulz informs.

Politics » Bulgaria in EU | July 16, 2012, Monday // 16:17

Bulgaria Sees EU's 3rd Lowest Annual Inflation Rate June 2012

Bulgaria's annual inflation was 1.6% in June 2012, the bloc's third lowest, according to Eurostat's latest data.

Politics » Bulgaria in EU | July 16, 2012, Monday // 14:44

Majority of Bulgarians Want EU Monitoring to Remain

The majority of Bulgarians, 60%, do not believe in the fairness of the justice system or the fight of the government against corruption and organized crime.

Politics » Bulgaria in EU | July 16, 2012, Monday // 10:49

Bulgarian President Firm in Blasting Supreme Judicial Council

Bulgaria's President, Rosen Plevneliev, is standing firm behind his position that the Supreme Judicial Council, VSS, made a blunder with the decision to dismiss Miroslava Todorova, Chair of the Bulgarian Judges Association, BJA, and Judge at the Sofia Cit

Politics » Domestic | July 16, 2012, Monday // 18:13

Bulgaria's Supreme Council Upholds Judge's Dismissal

The Supreme Judicial Council, VSS, upheld Monday its decision to dismiss Miroslava Todorova, Chair of the Bulgarian Judges Association, BJA, and Judge at the Sofia City Court.

Politics » Domestic | July 16, 2012, Monday // 17:16

Supreme Court Chair: Judge Ousting Is Heavy Blow for Bulgaria

The entire judicial system and Bulgaria suffered a heavy blow by the decision of the Supreme Judicial Council, VSS, to dismiss Miroslava Todorova, Chair of the Bulgarian Judges Association, BJA, and Judge at the Sofia City Court.

Politics » Domestic | July 16, 2012, Monday // 12:26

Bulgarian Top Cop Blasts President for Siding with Ousted Judge

Bulgaria's Deputy Prime Minister and Interior Minister, Tsvetan Tsvetanov, voiced disbelief that President, Rosen Plevneliev, has sided with a judge with 50 delayed Court cases.

Politics » Domestic | July 16, 2012, Monday // 11:47

Bulgaria's Supreme Council 'Cooks' Magistrates 'Black List'

Bulgaria's embattled Supreme Judicial Council, VSS, is preparing a "black list of all magistrates who have delayed their cases "for an unreasonably-long period of time.

Politics » Domestic | July 16, 2012, Monday // 10:08

Karlovo Mayor Elected Leader of Bulgaria's Right-wing UDF

Karlovo Mayor Emil Kabaivanov is the new leader of Bulgaria's right-wing party Union of Democratic Forces, UDF.

Politics » Domestic | July 16, 2012, Monday // 08:10

Society

Bulgarian, Romanian Roma Stir New Conflict in Norway

Some 200 Southeastern European migrants, mostly Romanian and Bulgarian Roma, have been involved in another conflict in Norway, as they settled in a privately owned gravel pit in Oslo, according to Norwegian media.

Society | July 16, 2012, Monday // 18:48

Bulgarian Leads Largest Women Organization in World

Bulgarian Maria Stefanova has been elected International Director of the largest women NGO in the world, Zonta International.

Society | July 16, 2012, Monday // 09:06

4 More Temperature Records Set in Bulgaria

The ongoing heat wave in Bulgaria broke the temperature records for the date in four Bulgarian locations Sunday.

Society » Environment | July 16, 2012, Monday // 20:40

Cooler Air Brings Relief in Bulgaria, Code Yellow in 17 Regions

Cooler weather is expected in Bulgaria as a Code Yellow alert is declared for 17 Bulgarian regions Monday.

Society » Environment | July 16, 2012, Monday // 08:36

China Eager to Display Bulgaria's Thracian Treasures

Chinese MPs have expressed their willingness to organize a display of Bulgaria's Thracian treasures in their home country.

Society » Culture | July 16, 2012, Monday // 16:18

Bulgaria Copes with Blood Shortage Thanks to Relatives, Friends

Relatives and friends of people in need of blood transfusion are the only blood donors in today's Bulgaria, according to the head of the National Transfusion Centre.

Society » Health | July 16, 2012, Monday // 13:12

Sports

Two Brazilians Head for Tests at Bulgarian Champions

Two Brazilian football players are expected to arrive in days for a probation period at Bulgarian champions Ludogorets, according to media reports.

Sports | July 16, 2012, Monday // 19:08

Indian Glider Pilot Dies in Bulgaria

An Indian pilot has been killed after his glider crashed during a flight over the Bulgarian town of Karlovo, police said.

Sports | July 16, 2012, Monday // 16:33

Bulgaria's Lalova Named 2nd Sexiest Female Olympic Athlete

Bulgarian sprinter Ivet Lalova is the female athlete with the second most beautiful body to compete in the upcoming Olympic Games in London, according to a Mexican newspaper.

Sports » London 2012 | July 16, 2012, Monday // 17:10

Pironkova to Carry Bulgaria's Flag at Olympics - Report

Tennis player Tsvetana Pironkova will be Bulgaria's flag-bearer at the London Olympics, according to a report.

Sports » London 2012 | July 16, 2012, Monday // 14:18

Athletes Start Arriving in London for Olympic Games

Thousands of athletes and officials have begun arriving in London eleven days before the opening ceremony of the Olympic Games.

Sports » London 2012 | July 16, 2012, Monday // 13:24

Crime

Notorious Bulgarian SAPARD Fraudster Faces 12 Years in Jail

Prosecutors are demanding that notorious Bulgarian businessmen Mario Nikolov be sent behind bars for twelve years on charges of large-scale SAPARD fraud in the amount of over EUR 7 M.

Crime | July 16, 2012, Monday // 15:59

Views on BG

Athletes Switching Nationalities in Spotlight at London Olympics

Changing passports to compete for another country has long been common practice among athletes. But as the Olympic Games prepare to kick off in London, the growing incidence of nationality switches is raising eyebrows.

Views on BG | July 16, 2012, Monday // 15:19

Austerity in Greece? Sure, and There's Snow in Mykonos Too

Let's look at "austerity" in Greece, which must certainly be under the greatest pressure of any government today to resolve its financial issues.

Views on BG | July 16, 2012, Monday // 11:37

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"Europe should think about adding a fourth goal to the three 20-20-20 energy-related ones up to the year 2020...

Quotes | July 16, 2012, Monday // 14:22

World

US Tourists Kidnapped in Egypt Freed – Report

The two American tourists that were kidnapped and kept in captivity for three days in the Egyptian region of Sinai have been released, Egyptian state television has reported.

World | July 16, 2012, Monday // 19:46

Syria Diplomat Defector Urges Military Intervention

Syria's envoy to Baghdad, who defected to the opposition last week and was subsequently kicked out of office, says only force can free his country.

World | July 16, 2012, Monday // 13:54
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