ARCHIVE - 17 August 2012

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Business

Bulgarian State Fund Moves to Stimulate Organic Farming
Low Water Levels in Bulgaria's Danube Section Obstruct Business
Bulgarian COs Grab Gold at Prestigious Intl Business Awards
Bulgarian Ministries, State Institutions Owe BGN 20 M to Municipalities
Fuel Prices in Bulgaria Climb to New Record
Bulgaria's Northern Black Sea Coast Offers Cleanest Bathing Zones

Politics

France Mulls Lifting Work Restrictions for Bulgarians, Romanians

Society

Sofia Stages 3rd Rally against New Parking Rules, Fees
Sofia 'Soviet Soldiers Hoods' Support Russia's Pussy Riot
Sofia Soviet Army Monument Soldiers 'Wear' Hoods
Huge Wildfire in Southern Bulgaria Reported Tamed
Bulgaria 'Toughest Cop' Took Teen Daughter to Lady Gaga Gig
Bulgaria Marks 30 Y of Sensational Archaeological Discovery

Sports

Zenit Aiming to Sign Man Utd's Berbatov
Bulgarian Men's Volleyball Team Climbs to World's 8th Strongest

Crime

Bulgarians Busted in Spain over Huge Cocaine Shipment Remain in Custody
Bulgaria Moves to Seize Assets of Notorious Mafia Duo
Bulgaria 'Encouraged' by Progress in Bus Bombing Investigation
Captain, Ship Owner Knew about Huge Cocaine Cargo, Bulgaria Claims
Italian Police Intercepted Cocaine Load on Bulgarian Ship
Security Camera Caught Burgas Bomber Accomplice in Varna
Bulgarian Probe Fails again to Shed Light on Burgas Bombing
Bulgaria Tipped Off Foreign Partners about Cocaine Load

World

Russian Orthodox Church Calls for Mercy on Pussy Riot
EU, US Bash Russia over Pussy Riot Sentencing
It's 2 Years behind Bars for Russia's Pussy Riot Trio
Russia's Pussy Riot Found Guilty of Hooliganism
Romania to Extend Shale Gas Moratorium by 2014

Business

Bulgarian State Fund Moves to Stimulate Organic Farming

Bulgaria's State Agriculture Fund (SAF) has approved projects worth over BGN 17.5 M under Measure 121 for the Modernization of Agricultural Holdings.

Business | August 17, 2012, Friday // 17:42

Low Water Levels in Bulgaria's Danube Section Obstruct Business

The Danube River's water level keeps dropping, which makes shipping very difficult and brings losses for the owners of the vessels.

Business | August 17, 2012, Friday // 14:54

Bulgarian COs Grab Gold at Prestigious Intl Business Awards

Bulgarian companies won a number of high marks and recognition at the 2012 edition of the prestigious International Business Awards, The Stevie Awards.

Business | August 17, 2012, Friday // 14:00

Bulgarian Ministries, State Institutions Owe BGN 20 M to Municipalities

Bulgarian ministries and state institutions owe nearly BGN 20 M to municipalities, according to data of the Finance Ministry about local taxes and fees liabilities by August 2012.

Business » Finance | August 17, 2012, Friday // 13:28

Fuel Prices in Bulgaria Climb to New Record

The price of the most common fuel has hiked to new record level at the Shell gasoline stations in Bulgaria.

Business » Energy | August 17, 2012, Friday // 10:54

Bulgaria's Northern Black Sea Coast Offers Cleanest Bathing Zones

All bathing zones in Bulgaria meet the quality standards set out in domestic and European laws, according to Dimitar Dimitrov, head of the Public Health Directorate at the Ministry of Health.

Business » Tourism | August 17, 2012, Friday // 16:25

Politics

France Mulls Lifting Work Restrictions for Bulgarians, Romanians

French government officials are to meet next week to decide on lifting labor market restrictions for Bulgarian and Romanian nationals, thereby granting legal status to some 15 000 Roma from the two countries living in France.

Politics » Bulgaria in EU | August 17, 2012, Friday // 12:32

Society

Sofia Stages 3rd Rally against New Parking Rules, Fees

Residents of Bulgaria's capital Sofia are staging a protest rally for the third consecutive evening against the upcoming new parking rules and hike in parking fees.

Society | August 17, 2012, Friday // 10:00

Sofia 'Soviet Soldiers Hoods' Support Russia's Pussy Riot

The colorful hoods of the soldiers of the monument of the Soviet Army in downtown Sofia have been painted in sign of support for the female Russian punk group Pussy Riot, who are facing trial over "anti-Putin" acts.

Society | August 17, 2012, Friday // 09:30

Sofia Soviet Army Monument Soldiers 'Wear' Hoods

The soldiers of the monument of the Soviet Army in downtown Bulgaria capital Sofia "woke up" Friday morning to wearing colorful hoods, in what is their latest painting.

Society | August 17, 2012, Friday // 08:46

Huge Wildfire in Southern Bulgaria Reported Tamed

The wildfire that erupted in southern Bulgaria in the area between the Black Sea towns of Pomorie and Nessebar has been extinguished.

Society » Environment | August 17, 2012, Friday // 10:25

Bulgaria 'Toughest Cop' Took Teen Daughter to Lady Gaga Gig

Bulgarian Deputy Prime Minister and Interior Minister, Tsvetan Tsvetanov, has been one of the most surprising spectators at the Lady Gaga concert in the capital Sofia.

Society » Culture | August 17, 2012, Friday // 15:03

Bulgaria Marks 30 Y of Sensational Archaeological Discovery

Bulgaria marks Friday in the northeastern town of Isperih 30 years of the sensational discovery of the Thracian Sveshtari tomb included in the world cultural-historical heritage of UNESCO.

Society » Archaeology | August 17, 2012, Friday // 11:28

Sports

Zenit Aiming to Sign Man Utd's Berbatov

Russian champions Zenit St Petersburg are reportedly eager to sign Manchester United's Dimitar Berbatov.

Sports | August 17, 2012, Friday // 15:53

Bulgarian Men's Volleyball Team Climbs to World's 8th Strongest

Thanks to its spirited performance at the Olympic Games in London, Bulgaria's men's national volleyball team has been now ranked the eight strongest in the world.

Sports | August 17, 2012, Friday // 14:16

Crime

Bulgarians Busted in Spain over Huge Cocaine Shipment Remain in Custody

The 21 Bulgarian sailors who were apprehended in Spain on Tuesday after a Bulgarian ship carrying 3 tons of cocaine was captured are to remain in custody, a Spanish court has ruled.

Crime | August 17, 2012, Friday // 19:45

Bulgaria Moves to Seize Assets of Notorious Mafia Duo

Bulgaria's Commission for the Identification and Forfeiture of Criminal Assets has filed an action seeking to seize over BGN 4 M worth of assets from mafia bosses Plamen Galev and Angel Hristov, AKA the "Galevi btothers.

Crime | August 17, 2012, Friday // 18:23

Bulgaria 'Encouraged' by Progress in Bus Bombing Investigation

Even though no major breakthroughs have been made so far, investigators have made an encouraging progress on the Burgas bus bombing case, Bulgarian Interior Minister Tsvetan Tsvetan Tsvetanov has stated.

Crime | August 17, 2012, Friday // 16:50

Captain, Ship Owner Knew about Huge Cocaine Cargo, Bulgaria Claims

The owner and the captain of the SV Nikolay ship that was busted off Spain carrying 3000 kilos of high purity cocaine knew about the cocaine shipment, Bulgaria's Interior Minister has claimed.

Crime | August 17, 2012, Friday // 14:52

Italian Police Intercepted Cocaine Load on Bulgarian Ship

The Bulgarian ship carrying 3 tons of cocaine has been discovered by an Italian patrol aircraft equipped with top-of-the-line technology.

Crime | August 17, 2012, Friday // 14:29

Security Camera Caught Burgas Bomber Accomplice in Varna

The suspected accomplice of the perpetrator of the terrorist attack on Israeli tourists in the Bulgarian Black Sea city of Burgas has been caught on camera in Varna.

Crime | August 17, 2012, Friday // 13:09

Bulgarian Probe Fails again to Shed Light on Burgas Bombing

The top lead in the terrorist attack on Israeli tourists in the Bulgarian Black Sea city of Burgas is that it had been perpetrated by a suicide bomber.

Crime | August 17, 2012, Friday // 12:21

Bulgaria Tipped Off Foreign Partners about Cocaine Load

The Bulgarian authorities have sent the tipoff about the Bulgarian ship carrying 3 tons of cocaine off the coast of Spain, according to the Deputy Prime Minister and Interior Minister, Tsvetan Tsvetanov.

Crime | August 17, 2012, Friday // 08:06

World

Russian Orthodox Church Calls for Mercy on Pussy Riot

Russia's Orthodox Church has called upon the country's authorities to "show mercy" on the three members of Pussy Riot sentenced to two years in jail for an anti-Kremlin protest in Moscow's main cathedral.

World | August 17, 2012, Friday // 20:41

EU, US Bash Russia over Pussy Riot Sentencing

EU High Representative Catherine Ashton and the United States Embassy in Russia have criticized the two-year sentences handed down by a Russian court to three members of the Pussy Riot punk band who had staged an anti-Kremlin protest.

World | August 17, 2012, Friday // 18:53

It's 2 Years behind Bars for Russia's Pussy Riot Trio

Three members of Russian punk band Pussy Riot were sentenced to two years prison on Friday.

World | August 17, 2012, Friday // 17:21

Russia's Pussy Riot Found Guilty of Hooliganism

Russian punk band Pussy Riot was found guilty of hooliganism motivated by religious hatred by a Moscow district court on Friday.

World | August 17, 2012, Friday // 15:13

Romania to Extend Shale Gas Moratorium by 2014

Romania will most likely extend the moratorium on shale gas drilling by two years until 2014, according to Rovana Plumb, Romanian Minister of Environment and Forests.

World | August 17, 2012, Friday // 11:52
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