1 Bidder in Auction 3 for Bulgaria's Technoexportstroy
Only one company has submitted a binding offer to acquire 103 970 shares or 100% of the State-owned construction company Technoexportstroy.
Business | August 16, 2012, Thursday // 17:06
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ARCHIVE - 16 August 2012
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1 Bidder in Auction 3 for Bulgaria's TechnoexportstroyBulgaria to Retry to Sell Railway Freight Co Cheaper
Bulgaria's Borisov Govt Pays in Full Water Mirror Project
Migrants' Remittances to Bulgaria at EUR 408 M in H1, 2012
Bulgaria's Maxim Behar Grabs Global Business Award
Sofia Named World's 87th Most Livable City
Average Bulgarian Household's Income Up 14% Q2 2012 Y/Y
Bulgarian Ex Energy Minister Guilty of Conflict of Interests
Bulgaria to Increase Diesel Excise Tax as of 2013
Bulgaria Starts Building Gas Link with Romania
Sofia Airport Serviced 335 000 Passengers in July 2012
Politics
FM: Bulgaria Grieves for Deceased Albanian-Macedonian LeaderBulgarians in Lebanon Urged to Be Ready to Leave
Iran Dismisses UK's Bulgaria Bus Bombing Charge
France Continues to Blackmail Bulgaria over Roma
Unemployment Rate in Bulgaria at 10.8% in July
Society
Missing Russian Kids in Bulgaria Just Wanted Better Treatment3 Young Russian Siblings Go Missing in Bulgaria
Sofia Public Transportation Bus Bursts in Flames
Bulgarian PM Abused Government Aircraft - Official
Sofia Stages 2nd Rally against New Parking Rules, Fees
Wildfire Emergency Declared in Bulgarian Black Sea Resorts
Widlfire Impedes Traffic in S Bulgaria Mountian Pass
Slight Quake Felt in Southwestern Bulgaria
British Band Belleruche Returns to Bulgaria in October
Crime
Human Trafficking Scheme from Bulgaria Busted in GreeceBulgarian 'Businessman': Bomb Aimed at Tainting Me
Bulgaria Interior Updates Image of Burgas Terror Suspect
2 Arrested in Bulgaria over Spain's Massive Cocaine Bust
Image of Accomplice in Burgas Bus Bombing Released
Bulgaria PM on Massive Cocaine Shipment: 'Many Things Were Known'
Spain Busts Bulgarian Ship Carrying 3 Tons of Cocaine
Bomb Goes Off Outside Sofia Restaurant
Views on BG
2 Expendables Do The Heavy LiftingWorld
UN Decides to Scrap Syria Mission, Russia Calls for PeaceAssange Says Asylum Is Victory, UK Bent on Getting Him
Ecuador Defies UK, Grants Assange Asylum
Ukraine Declares Chernobyl Exclusion Zone Safe
Bomb Threat Diverts NYC - Moscow Flight
UK May Storm Ecuador's Embassy to Capture Assange
World Marks 35 Years since Death of Elvis Presley
Business
Bulgaria to Retry to Sell Railway Freight Co Cheaper
Bulgaria will lower the initial price tag of BGN 200 M of the cargo unit of the Bulgarian State Railways (BDZ) company in the second attempt to sell it, according to Plamen Dzhurov head of BDZ' freight arm.
Business | August 16, 2012, Thursday // 16:35
Bulgaria's Borisov Govt Pays in Full Water Mirror Project
The cabinet of Bulgarian Prime Minister, Boyko Borisov, has paid in full for the controversial Vodno Ogledalo (Water Mirror) project in the southern city of Kardzhali.
Business | August 16, 2012, Thursday // 16:11
Migrants' Remittances to Bulgaria at EUR 408 M in H1, 2012
Bulgarians living permanently abroad have sent back EUR 407.9 M to their families in Bulgaria in the first six months of 2012, according to data of the Bulgarian National Bank (BNB).
Business | August 16, 2012, Thursday // 14:36
Bulgaria's Maxim Behar Grabs Global Business Award
Bulgarian businessman and PR expert Maxim Behar has been awarded as a Distinguished Honoree in the Executive of the Year in Advertising, Marketing, and PR category by the International Business Awards, aka The Stevies.
Business | August 16, 2012, Thursday // 13:30
Sofia Named World's 87th Most Livable City
Bulgaria's capital Sofia has been ranked 87th out of 140 cities from all over the world in the Economist Intelligence Unit's 2012 Global Liveability Survey.
Business | August 16, 2012, Thursday // 13:26
Average Bulgarian Household's Income Up 14% Q2 2012 Y/Y
The average total income per household member in Bulgaria in the second quarter of 2012 was BGN 1071 which is an increase of 13.8% compared to the same period of 2011.
Bulgarian Ex Energy Minister Guilty of Conflict of Interests
Traicho Traikov, former Minister of Economy, Energy and Tourism, breached conflict of interest rules during his term in office between 2009 and 2011, according to Bulgaria's Commission for Prevention and Ascertainment of Conflict of Interest (CPACI).
Bulgaria to Increase Diesel Excise Tax as of 2013
Bulgaria's Finance Minister Simeon Djankov has explained that excise duty on diesel will increase from BGN 630 to BGN 645 per 1000 liters in 2013.
Bulgaria Starts Building Gas Link with Romania
Bulgaria is to launch the construction of its 25-km cross-border gas link with its northern neighbor Romania on Thursday.
Sofia Airport Serviced 335 000 Passengers in July 2012
Sofia Airport serviced a total of 335 292 passengers in July 2012, the same level as in 2011.
Politics
FM: Bulgaria Grieves for Deceased Albanian-Macedonian Leader
Bulgarian Minister of Foreign Affairs Nikolay Mladenov has sent a letter of deep condolences on the recent passing of leading ethnic Albanian Macedonian politician Arben Xhaferi.
Bulgarians in Lebanon Urged to Be Ready to Leave
The Foreign Affairs Ministry is urging all Bulgarian citizens in Lebanon to be vigilant, stay in touch with the Bulgarian Embassy and be prepared to leave the country.
Iran Dismisses UK's Bulgaria Bus Bombing Charge
Iran has officially rejected the claim of British Prime Minister David Cameron that the Burgas Bus Bombing was carried out by pro-Iranian group Hezbollah with Iran's backing.
France Continues to Blackmail Bulgaria over Roma
After having recently re-started to evict Roma from Bulgaria and Romania, France has again chosen to throw the blame on their home countries.
Unemployment Rate in Bulgaria at 10.8% in July
A total of 18 301 unemployed found work in July, according to Bulgaria's Employment Agency (EA), up by 4000 from the same period in 2011.
Society
Missing Russian Kids in Bulgaria Just Wanted Better Treatment
The 3 young Russian kids who went missing in Bulgarian Black Sea resort of Sunny Beach have called their mother group leader, and are safe.
Society | August 16, 2012, Thursday // 19:52
3 Young Russian Siblings Go Missing in Bulgaria
Bulgarian police in the Black Sea resort city of Burgas have announced Thursday are searching for 3 Russian youngsters that have gone missing.
Society | August 16, 2012, Thursday // 18:31
Sofia Public Transportation Bus Bursts in Flames
A public transportation bus, serving line 75, in Bulgaria's capital Sofia has caught on fire while moving on the road.
Society | August 16, 2012, Thursday // 15:33
Bulgarian PM Abused Government Aircraft - Official
Bulgarian Prime Minister Boyko Borisov's use of the government's official Airbus to transport his amateur football team for a friendly game was completely illegal, according to Tsvyatko Lukanov, a former head of the 28th Air Detachment.
Society | August 16, 2012, Thursday // 14:33
Sofia Stages 2nd Rally against New Parking Rules, Fees
Residents of Bulgaria's capital Sofia are staging a protest rally for the second evening in a row against the upcoming new parking rules and hike in parking fees.
Society | August 16, 2012, Thursday // 11:47
Wildfire Emergency Declared in Bulgarian Black Sea Resorts
An emergency situation has been called in southern Bulgarian Black Sea resorts of Nesebar and Pomorie just south of Sunny Beach over a sizeable wildfire blazing for a second day.
Widlfire Impedes Traffic in S Bulgaria Mountian Pass
A new large-scale wildfire has erupted in southern Bulgaria in the area between the Black Sea towns of Pomorie and Nessebar.
Slight Quake Felt in Southwestern Bulgaria
An earthquake with a magnitude of 3.2 on the Richter scale was felt near the Southwestern Bulgarian city of Pernik at approximately 05:12 am EET on Thursday.
British Band Belleruche Returns to Bulgaria in October
The British New Jazz band Belleruche is returning to Bulgaria exactly one year after their debut.
Crime
Human Trafficking Scheme from Bulgaria Busted in Greece
Police in Greece have cracked a network for human trafficking from Bulgaria, in which Bulgarians were forced to beg.
Crime | August 16, 2012, Thursday // 20:54
Bulgarian 'Businessman': Bomb Aimed at Tainting Me
Koko Dinev, owner of a restaurant in the Bulgarian capital Sofia, where a small bomb went off in the wee hours of Thursday, says the incident aimed at discrediting him.
Crime | August 16, 2012, Thursday // 16:36
Bulgaria Interior Updates Image of Burgas Terror Suspect
The Bulgarian police have published a larger fake ID image of a person who they believe is involved in organizing the July 18 terror blast against Israeli tourists in Burgas.
Crime | August 16, 2012, Thursday // 15:47
2 Arrested in Bulgaria over Spain's Massive Cocaine Bust
Two men have been arrested in Bulgaria in connection with the seizing 3 tons of cocaine by Spanish authorities on a Bulgarian-owned ship.
Crime | August 16, 2012, Thursday // 15:09
Image of Accomplice in Burgas Bus Bombing Released
Bulgaria's Interior Ministry published Thursday noon a new computer-generated image of a suspected accomplice in the July 18 bus bombing in Burgas.
Crime | August 16, 2012, Thursday // 13:20
Bulgaria PM on Massive Cocaine Shipment: 'Many Things Were Known'
The Bulgarian sailors arrested Wednesday on the ship that was busted with 3 tons of cocaine in Spain could not be warned not to get on board of the ship, Bulgarian Prime Minister Boyko Borisov has stated.
Crime | August 16, 2012, Thursday // 12:37
Spain Busts Bulgarian Ship Carrying 3 Tons of Cocaine
Spanish authorities have nabbed 31 people, including 21 Bulgarians, after seizing 3 tons of cocaine brought from South America on a ship caught off the southern coast.
Crime | August 16, 2012, Thursday // 11:34
Bomb Goes Off Outside Sofia Restaurant
A small bomb went off in front of a restaurant in the Bulgarian capital Sofia in the wee hours of Thursday.
Crime | August 16, 2012, Thursday // 09:34
Views on BG
2 Expendables Do The Heavy Lifting
Residents of Flint, Mich.: brace yourselves. That goes for Bulgaria too.
Views on BG | August 16, 2012, Thursday // 14:47
World
UN Decides to Scrap Syria Mission, Russia Calls for Peace
The UN Security Council has ordered a termination of its monitoring mission in Syria, starting Sunday.
World | August 16, 2012, Thursday // 20:19
Assange Says Asylum Is Victory, UK Bent on Getting Him
Wikileaks founder Julian Assange has the political asylum he received from Ecuador is a "significant victory" against what he sees as unfair trials threatening him.
World | August 16, 2012, Thursday // 17:09
Ecuador Defies UK, Grants Assange Asylum
Ecuador has strongly protested UK threats to storm its London embassy and officially granted Julian Assange political asylum.
World | August 16, 2012, Thursday // 16:04
Ukraine Declares Chernobyl Exclusion Zone Safe
The 30-km exclusion zone around Chernobyl, the site of the worst nuclear power plant disaster in history, is now safe and suitable for human habitation and farming activities.
World | August 16, 2012, Thursday // 13:47
Bomb Threat Diverts NYC - Moscow Flight
An Airbus A330 of the Russian flag carrier Aeroflot has made an emergency landing in Iceland after a bomb threat.
World | August 16, 2012, Thursday // 11:17
UK May Storm Ecuador's Embassy to Capture Assange
Ecuadorian authorities have accused Britain of threatening to enter Ecuador's embassy in London to arrest Wikileaks founder Julian Assange.
World | August 16, 2012, Thursday // 10:46
World Marks 35 Years since Death of Elvis Presley
Fans all over the world are to pay tribute to Rock n' Roll king Elvis Presley on Thursday, as it marks 35 years since his unexpected death.
World | August 16, 2012, Thursday // 09:03
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