Low Water Levels to Block Navigation in Bulgaria's Danube Section
Ship sailing on the Bulgarian section of the Danube River has become extremely difficult as water levels continue to drop.
Business | August 22, 2012, Wednesday // 16:31
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ARCHIVE - 22 August 2012
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Low Water Levels to Block Navigation in Bulgaria's Danube SectionBulgarian Govt Offers Construction Concession at Plovdiv Railway Station
Prices of Agricultural Land in Bulgaria Trebled in 10 Years
Bulgarian Railways CEO Resigns Because of Finance Minister
Bulgaria to Wrap Up Ongoing Privatization Procedures by end-2012
New 3km Section of Sofia Ring Road to Absorb BGN 60 M
EBRD Grants EUR 46 M for Construction of Macedonia-Bulgaria Railway
Bulgarian State Railways CEO Resigns
Bulgarian Tour Operator Servicing Russian Customers Goes Bankrupt
Bulgarian Resort Sunny Beach Boasts 100% Occupancy
Politics
US Ambassador Warlick Gets Medal from Bulgarian InteriorFrance Eases Job Access for Bulgarians, Romanians over Roma
French PM Supports Bid to Open Labor Market for Bulgarians, Romanians
France to Decide on Opening Labor Market for Bulgarians, Romanians
Society
Bulgarian Bishop: Surrogacy Equals Prostitution1 More Bulgarian Monument Wakes Up to Pussy Riot Makeover
3 Bulgarian Regions under Dangerous Heat Alert
Bulgaria's Balchik Palace Features Young Artist's Exhibit
Sports
10 Bulgarian Schools Get BGN 10 M to Build, Modernize Sports HallsFiorentina Fancy Cut-Price Berbatov Deal
Bulgaria's Levski to Be Probed over Fans' Racism
Crime
Bulgarian PM Urges 'Cocaine Ship' Sailors to Come CleanBulgarian PM to Meet with Families of Busted Cocaine Ship Sailors
World
Macedonia's Govt Coalition Shaking, PM Gruevski AdmitsRussia Finally Joins World Trade Organization
Iran Chosen for Kim Jong-un's 1st Trip Abroad - Report
Hackers who Raided Website of Russian Pussy Riot Court to Face Charges
Russia to Become WTO's 156th Member Wednesday
Business
Bulgarian Govt Offers Construction Concession at Plovdiv Railway Station
Bulgaria's Cabinet has started a procedure to grant a construction concession at the Central Railway Station in the southern city of Plovdiv.
Business | August 22, 2012, Wednesday // 16:12
Prices of Agricultural Land in Bulgaria Trebled in 10 Years
Growing prices of agricultural land over the past ten years have turned it into one of the most profitable investments in Bulgaria, according to experts.
Business | August 22, 2012, Wednesday // 15:24
Bulgarian Railways CEO Resigns Because of Finance Minister
The CEO of the Bulgarian State Railways BDZ Yordan Nedev, who resigned earlier on Wednesday, has done so because of the Finance Ministry, Nedev himself explained.
Business | August 22, 2012, Wednesday // 14:32
Bulgaria to Wrap Up Ongoing Privatization Procedures by end-2012
Finance Minister Simeon Djankov has instructed the Privatization and Post-Privatization Control Agency (PPCA) to wrap up all ongoing privatization procedures by end-2012.
Business | August 22, 2012, Wednesday // 13:05
New 3km Section of Sofia Ring Road to Absorb BGN 60 M
A 3km stretch of the western arc of the Sofia ring road is to be built with around BGN 60M and two other projects are to be launched by end-2013, according to Regional Development Minister Lilyana Pavlova, who attended Wednesday the sod-turning ceremony.
Business | August 22, 2012, Wednesday // 12:10
EBRD Grants EUR 46 M for Construction of Macedonia-Bulgaria Railway
Macedonia has received a EUR 46.4 M loan from European Bank for Development and Reconstruction for the upgrade of the Kumanovo – Beljakovce railway stretch.
Business | August 22, 2012, Wednesday // 11:44
Bulgarian State Railways CEO Resigns
Yordan Nedev, CEO of the troubled Bulgarian State Railways (BDZ), resigned “for personal reasons” on Wednesday.
Business | August 22, 2012, Wednesday // 10:28
Bulgarian Tour Operator Servicing Russian Customers Goes Bankrupt
Bulgarian tourist company Bulgarian VIP Tours (BVT) has informed its Russian partners that it is stopping operations.
Bulgarian Resort Sunny Beach Boasts 100% Occupancy
The occupancy rate in the hotels in Sunny Beach has reached 100% in August 2012, announced Elena Ivanova, head of the Union of Hotel Owners in Bulgaria's largest resort.
Politics
US Ambassador Warlick Gets Medal from Bulgarian Interior
Outgoing US Ambassador James Warlick has been awarded a medal for his "outstanding contributions", on the occasion of the end of his term by the Bulgarian Interior Ministry.
France Eases Job Access for Bulgarians, Romanians over Roma
France’s Socialist government has decided to ease the job access on its labor market for Bulgarians and Romanians as a means of dealing with the problem of Roma migrants from Bulgaria and Romania.
French PM Supports Bid to Open Labor Market for Bulgarians, Romanians
French Prime Minister Jean-Marc Ayrault has expressed his hope to see a "development" regarding the country's labor market restrictions for Bulgarian and Romanian workers.
France to Decide on Opening Labor Market for Bulgarians, Romanians
France's Cabinet will gather on Wednesday to discuss whether the country should lift labor restrictions for Bulgarian and Romanian workers.
Society
Bulgarian Bishop: Surrogacy Equals Prostitution
Surrogate motherhood is no different from prostitution, according to Bishop Nikolay, the radical Bulgarian Orthodox Bishop of Plovdiv.
Society | August 22, 2012, Wednesday // 15:06
1 More Bulgarian Monument Wakes Up to Pussy Riot Makeover
Supporters of Russian punk band Pussy Riot have decorated the Bulgarian-Soviet Friendship memorial in the Black Sea city of Varna with colorful hoods.
Society | August 22, 2012, Wednesday // 12:52
3 Bulgarian Regions under Dangerous Heat Alert
Code orange has been declared for dangerous weather in the Southern Bulgarian region of Blagoevgrad and the northern regions of Ruse and Vidin because of the continuing heatwave in the country.
Bulgaria's Balchik Palace Features Young Artist's Exhibit
The "Silent Nest" gallery in the architectural complex "The Palace" ("Dvoretsa") in the Bulgarian Black Sea resort of Balchik has hosted an exhibit by young artist Velislava Smilyanova.
Sports
10 Bulgarian Schools Get BGN 10 M to Build, Modernize Sports Halls
Nine Bulgarian municipalities will get a total of BGN 10 M for building new and repairing existing sports halls in 10 schools.
Sports | August 22, 2012, Wednesday // 17:13
Fiorentina Fancy Cut-Price Berbatov Deal
Manchester United's Dimitar Berbatov is reportedly on the verge of a cut-price GBP 3 M move to Italian club Fiorentina.
Sports | August 22, 2012, Wednesday // 12:13
Bulgaria's Levski to Be Probed over Fans' Racism
The Bulgarian Football Union is to probe Levski Sofia regarding some of its fans' outrageous behavior towards Guinea Bissau international Basile de Carvalho.
Sports | August 22, 2012, Wednesday // 09:57
Crime
Bulgarian PM Urges 'Cocaine Ship' Sailors to Come Clean
Bulgarian Prime Minister Boyko Borisov has urged the 21 Bulgarian sailors busted in Spain on a ship carrying 3 tons of cocaine to cooperate with the Spanish authorities.
Crime | August 22, 2012, Wednesday // 16:58
Bulgarian PM to Meet with Families of Busted Cocaine Ship Sailors
Bulgarian PM Boyko Borisov is to meet with relatives of the Bulgarian sailors that were detained last week in Spain after a ship carrying 3 tons of cocaine was captured last week.
Crime | August 22, 2012, Wednesday // 08:51
World
Macedonia's Govt Coalition Shaking, PM Gruevski Admits
Macedonian Prime Minister Nikola Gruevski has confirmed that there is a crisis in the country's governing coalition consisting of his rightist party VMRO-DPMNE, and the ethnic Albanian Democratic Union for Integration.
World | August 22, 2012, Wednesday // 20:58
Russia Finally Joins World Trade Organization
Russia officially joined the World Trade Organization on Wednesday as the protocol on its accession to the Marrakesh Agreement, the foundation document for the world trade club, entered into force.
World | August 22, 2012, Wednesday // 15:09
Iran Chosen for Kim Jong-un's 1st Trip Abroad - Report
Young North Korean leader Kim Kong-un is about to embark on his official visit abroad, the destination being Iran, according to reports.
World | August 22, 2012, Wednesday // 14:51
Hackers who Raided Website of Russian Pussy Riot Court to Face Charges
The Russian Supreme Court will pursue criminal charges against the hackers who attacked Tuesday the website of the Khamovnichesky District Court in support of the three performers of punk band Pussy Riot.
World | August 22, 2012, Wednesday // 14:19
Russia to Become WTO's 156th Member Wednesday
Russia is to officially join the World Trade Organization (WTO) on Wednesday.
World | August 22, 2012, Wednesday // 09:28
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