ARCHIVE - 21 August 2012

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Business

Bulgarian Manager Takes Over HP Software Division in SEE
Widespread VAT Fraud Detected among Grain Traders in NE Bulgaria
Belene NPP Site No Longer on Bulgaria's National Security List
Locals Protest Oil, Gas Exploration in NE Bulgaria
Bulgaria to Have 200,000 Electric Vehicles by 2025
Russians' Demand for Bulgarian Vacations Up 35%

Politics

Bulgarian PM Sends Condolences over Turkey Attack
Macedonian Hopes to Make It to Premiership with Bulgarian Passport
Medical Treatment in Bulgaria 'Disrespectful' - Burgas Bombing Survivor
Bulgarian Govt to Squander BGN 60,000 on Metro Opening Party
Bulgarian FinMin Proposes Fund to Stimulate Municipalities
Stanishev: Sultan Boyko Mocks Bulgarian Pensioners

Society

Bulgaria Rebuilds Liberation War Fort of Legendary Russian General
Unemployment Rate in Bulgaria Climbs to 12.3% in Q2, 2012
Heat Wave in Bulgaria Surges Upward
Bulgarian Air Force Help Put Out New Wildfire
Bulgarian Flat Glass Plant Fined over Air Pollution
Woman Gives Birth after Cervical Cancer Surgery in Bulgaria

Sports

50 Countries Register for World Half Marathon Championship in Bulgaria
Bulgaria's Lalova Finishes 6th in 100m Sprint in Linz

Crime

FM: Bulgarian Sailors Detained in Spain Doing Well
2 Bulgarian Suspects in Cocaine Ship Released
Suspected Accomplice in Burgas Bus Bombing Recognized - Report

Views on BG

"There Was a Blast and Everything Was Erased from My Memory"

World

Syria Ready to Discuss Assad Resignation
Romania's Rulers Cry Out against Basescu Return
Basescu Remains Romanian President, Impeachment Vote Void
Hackers Use Bulgarian Gay Idol to Punish Russian Court over Pussy Riot
US: Assange's Sexual Assault Charges Distinct from WikiLeaks
Chavez Warns UK against Storming Ecuador Embassy to Get Assange
Obama Warns Syrian Regime against Using Chemical Weapons

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Business

Bulgarian Manager Takes Over HP Software Division in SEE

Boris Nakev, a Bulgarian manager, has been re-appointed in charge of the Software Division of Hewlett-Packard for Southeastern Europe, HP announced Tuesday.

Business | August 21, 2012, Tuesday // 15:16

Widespread VAT Fraud Detected among Grain Traders in NE Bulgaria

Inspectors from regional units of Bulgaria's National Revenue Agency (NRA) have uncovered large-scale VAT fraud at grain storage and grain trading sites.

Business | August 21, 2012, Tuesday // 14:52

Belene NPP Site No Longer on Bulgaria's National Security List

The site for the scrapped Belene NPP will no longer be on Bulgaria's list of sites significant for national security.

Business » Energy | August 21, 2012, Tuesday // 19:01

Locals Protest Oil, Gas Exploration in NE Bulgaria

The second stage of oil and conventional gas exploration in Bulgaria's Provadiya Block has been met with opposition by local residents.

Business » Energy | August 21, 2012, Tuesday // 13:59

Bulgaria to Have 200,000 Electric Vehicles by 2025

At least 200 000 electric vehicles will be on Bulgarian roads by 2025, according to a forecast of the Bulgarian Electric Vehicles Industrial Cluster (EVIC) presented by the Bulgarian Industrial Association.

Business » Industry | August 21, 2012, Tuesday // 16:32

Russians' Demand for Bulgarian Vacations Up 35%

Russians' demand for vacations in Bulgaria has grown between 20% and 35% in 2012 year-on-year, according to various estimates, registering some of the highest growth figures among all summer tourist destinations on the Russian market, a paper report says.

Business » Tourism | August 21, 2012, Tuesday // 07:02

Politics

Bulgarian PM Sends Condolences over Turkey Attack

Bulgarian PM Boyko Borisov has sent a letter of condolences to Turkish counterpart Recep Tayyip Erdogan regarding the terror strike that claimed 8 lives.

Politics » Diplomacy | August 21, 2012, Tuesday // 18:39

Macedonian Hopes to Make It to Premiership with Bulgarian Passport

Goran Popov, a Macedonian football player, hopes to get a permit to work in the UK thanks to his Bulgarian passport, in what has been described by Macedonian media as a "scandal".

Politics » Diplomacy | August 21, 2012, Tuesday // 14:53

Medical Treatment in Bulgaria 'Disrespectful' - Burgas Bombing Survivor

Israeli Gilat Kolangi, who lost her husband Itzik in the July 18 terror attack in Bulgaria, has described the medical treatment she got in Sofia after the attack as "disrespectful".

Politics » Diplomacy | August 21, 2012, Tuesday // 13:42

Bulgarian Govt to Squander BGN 60,000 on Metro Opening Party

Bulgaria's Cabinet has announced a public procurement tender for a party planner for the opening of the second line of the Sofia Metro.

Politics » Domestic | August 21, 2012, Tuesday // 18:16

Bulgarian FinMin Proposes Fund to Stimulate Municipalities

Bulgarian Minister of Finance Simeon Djankov has proposed Tuesday the creation of a special fund to stimulate the development of Bulgaria's municipalities.

Politics » Domestic | August 21, 2012, Tuesday // 17:32

Stanishev: Sultan Boyko Mocks Bulgarian Pensioners

The raise of pensions in Bulgaria with 7% announced by center-right GERB cabinet is gravely inadequate, argued opposition Bulgarian Socialist Party leader Sergey Stanishev.

Politics » Domestic | August 21, 2012, Tuesday // 15:20

Society

Bulgaria Rebuilds Liberation War Fort of Legendary Russian General

Bulgaria has restored and reopened for visitors the fort used by legendary Russian general Nikolay Stoletov in the Shipka Pass Battle during the Russian-Turkish War of 1877-78, which resulted in Bulgaria's national liberation from the Ottoman Empire.

Society | August 21, 2012, Tuesday // 17:17

Unemployment Rate in Bulgaria Climbs to 12.3% in Q2, 2012

In the second quarter of 2012, unemployed people in Bulgaria were 409.5 thousand, including 242.7 men and 166.8 thousand women, according to data of the National Statistical Institute (NSI).

Society | August 21, 2012, Tuesday // 12:41

Heat Wave in Bulgaria Surges Upward

Bulgaria's national weather service has called code orange for dangerous weather for Wednesday in the Blagoevgrad, Ruse and Vidin regions due to the European heatwave that has gripped the country.

Society » Environment | August 21, 2012, Tuesday // 20:42

Bulgarian Air Force Help Put Out New Wildfire

Two Mi-17 helicopters of the Bulgarian Air Force have been dispatched to put out a wildfire in Southwestern Bulgaria.

Society » Environment | August 21, 2012, Tuesday // 14:05

Bulgarian Flat Glass Plant Fined over Air Pollution

The Regional Inspectorate of Environment and Water in the northeastern city of Shumen has fined a flat glass plant located near Targovishte with nearly BGN 24 000.

Society » Environment | August 21, 2012, Tuesday // 11:25

Woman Gives Birth after Cervical Cancer Surgery in Bulgaria

The first ever case of a woman carrying out a successful pregnancy after cervical cancer surgery was recorded in the city of Pleven, northern Bulgaria.

Society » Health | August 21, 2012, Tuesday // 14:29

Sports

50 Countries Register for World Half Marathon Championship in Bulgaria

Althletes from 50 countries have registered for the 20th IAAF World Half Marathon Championships to take place in Kavarna, north-eastern Bulgaria.

Sports | August 21, 2012, Tuesday // 15:53

Bulgaria's Lalova Finishes 6th in 100m Sprint in Linz

Bulgaria's top female sprinter Ivet Lalova finished sixth in the 100m event at the 2012 Gugl Games in Linz, Austria.

Sports | August 21, 2012, Tuesday // 09:37

Crime

FM: Bulgarian Sailors Detained in Spain Doing Well

The Bulgarian Ministry of Foreign Affairs has said that the 21 Bulgarian sailors detained on a cocaine-carrying ship in Spain are held under safe conditions.

Crime | August 21, 2012, Tuesday // 15:38

2 Bulgarian Suspects in Cocaine Ship Released

Bulgaria's Specialized Criminal Court released late on Monday two suspects allegedly involved in the shipment of 3 tons of cocaine on a Bulgarian ship that was busted in Spain last week.

Crime | August 21, 2012, Tuesday // 08:59

Suspected Accomplice in Burgas Bus Bombing Recognized - Report

A man from the southern Bulgarian city of Plovdiv has recognized the suspected accomplice of the suicide bomber who staged the July 18 Burgas bus bombing.

Crime | August 21, 2012, Tuesday // 08:26

Views on BG

"There Was a Blast and Everything Was Erased from My Memory"

Gilat Kolangi, who lost her husband Itzik in the terror attack in Bulgaria, recalls the difficult moments of the attack.

Views on BG | August 21, 2012, Tuesday // 13:25

World

Syria Ready to Discuss Assad Resignation

Syria is ready to discuss the resignation of embattled President Bashar Al-Assad in talks with the opposition, said Syrian deputy-PM Qadri Jamil Tuesday.

World | August 21, 2012, Tuesday // 20:01

Romania's Rulers Cry Out against Basescu Return

Romanian PM Victor Ponta and interim President Crin Antonescu have denounced a decision by Romania's Constitutional Court which made the way for a re-instauration of Traian Basescu as President.

World | August 21, 2012, Tuesday // 19:16

Basescu Remains Romanian President, Impeachment Vote Void

In a long anticipated decision, Romania's top court has ruled that a referendum on the impeachment of President Traian Basescu was invalid, because turnout failed to reach 50%.

World | August 21, 2012, Tuesday // 13:52

Hackers Use Bulgarian Gay Idol to Punish Russian Court over Pussy Riot

Unidentified hackers attacked Tuesday the website of the Moscow-based court trying the case against the three performers of the Pussy Riot  punk group.

World | August 21, 2012, Tuesday // 10:30

US: Assange's Sexual Assault Charges Distinct from WikiLeaks

WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange is making "wild assertions" about the United States in an attempt to divert public attention from justice he faces in Sweden, the US Department of State said.

World | August 21, 2012, Tuesday // 07:00

Chavez Warns UK against Storming Ecuador Embassy to Get Assange

Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez has threatened the UK with radical measures in case British authorities attempt to storm the Embassy of Ecuador in order to arrest WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange.

World | August 21, 2012, Tuesday // 06:48

Obama Warns Syrian Regime against Using Chemical Weapons

US President Barack Obama has said the use of chemical weapons by Syria would be a "red line" that would change his thinking on intervention in the crisis.

World | August 21, 2012, Tuesday // 05:46

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Ecuador has granted a political asylum to Julian Assange, founder of WikiLeaks

Novinite Insider » Opinions | August 21, 2012, Tuesday // 21:00
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