ARCHIVE - 23 August 2012

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Business

Bulgaria's Sofia May Host Weekly Farmers' Market
Bulgarian Organic Farmers Seek More Money for Sustainable Agriculture
Bulgaria 47th in Global Gold Reserve Holders Ranking
Bulgaria to Open New Section of Its Trakiya Highway
Citigroup: 90% Chance Greece Leaving Euro Zone Shortly
Bulgaria to Rein In Fuel Prices via Legal Amendments
Gas Prices in Bulgaria May Remain Unchanged in Q4, 2012
Russian Visitors Drive Bulgarian Tourism to Grow by 3-4%
Russia Warns Bulgaria over Tour Operator's Bankruptcy
Bankrupt Bulgarian Operator's Clients Promised 'Trouble-Free' Holidays

Politics

Bulgaria, Israel to Hold Joint Cabinet Sitting on 9/11
Bulgaria Top Cop to Discuss 'Cocaine Ship' Operation in Spain
Bulgarian Military Plane Makes Emergency Landing at Sofia Airport
Germany, Baltic States Warn of North-South Split in Europe

Society

Bulgaria Honors Victims of Communist Repressions
Bulgarian Roma Ghetto's Water Supply Cut Off over Unpaid Bills
Brit Involved in Bulgarian Road Accident, No Fatalities
Wildfire Threatens Bulgarian Military Chemical Depot
Crows Invade Bulgaria's Southern Sea Coast, Seagulls Move to Sofia
Wolf Pack Terrorizes Bulgarian Mountain Village
23 Bulgarian Districts under Dangerous Heat Alert
Lenny Kravitz Postpones Sofia Concert for 2013

Sports

Berbatov Nears Man Utd Exit, Fiorentina Don't Give Up

Crime

Spain to Try Bulgarian Sailors Busted on Cocaine-Loaded Ship
Bulgarian Comes Up with Solution to ATM Card Skimming
Bulgarian Border Police Bust 14 Illegal Syrians
Bulgaria Lets Russia-Wanted Chechen Go as German Refugee
Bulgarian Officials Yet to Reach Busted 'Cocaine Ship' Sailors in Spain
Families of 'Cocaine Ship' Sailors: Bulgaria Didn't Investigate the Case

World

German Minister Snubs Greek Pleas for Austerity Extensions
Samaras Guarantees Greece Will Pay Back EUR 100 B to Germany
Russian Ombudsman May Appeal Pussy Riot Verdict
Assange Lawyer Says Defense Has Crucial Info on Rape Claims

Business

Bulgaria's Sofia May Host Weekly Farmers' Market

A weekly farmers' market may be introduced in Bulgaria's capital Sofia, as the project has been backed by the Sofia Municipality and several agriculture associations.

Business | August 23, 2012, Thursday // 16:57

Bulgarian Organic Farmers Seek More Money for Sustainable Agriculture

Bulgarian organic farmers have criticized the government for failing to comply with the framework for the EU's Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) in the period 2014-2020.

Business | August 23, 2012, Thursday // 15:07

Bulgaria 47th in Global Gold Reserve Holders Ranking

Bulgaria ranks 47th in a global ranking by gold reserves by August 2012.

Business | August 23, 2012, Thursday // 12:30

Bulgaria to Open New Section of Its Trakiya Highway

The 17 km section of Bulgaria's Trakiya highway from the Southeastern town of Yambol to the key Petolachkata junction is to be opened over the upcoming weekend, Bulgarian Regional Development Minister Lilyana Pavlova has revealed.

Business | August 23, 2012, Thursday // 11:59

Citigroup: 90% Chance Greece Leaving Euro Zone Shortly

Citigroup has forecast a 90% that indebted Greece will be leaving the euro zone in two months.

Business » Finance | August 23, 2012, Thursday // 12:06

Bulgaria to Rein In Fuel Prices via Legal Amendments

The Bulgarian government plans to combat high fuel prices through legal changes, according to Finance Minister and Deputy Prime Minister Simeon Djankov.

Business » Energy | August 23, 2012, Thursday // 13:34

Gas Prices in Bulgaria May Remain Unchanged in Q4, 2012

State-owned gas company Bulgargaz will consider the option of keeping natural gas rates in Q4, 2012 the same as in the previous quarter, according to a media statement of the company.

Business » Energy | August 23, 2012, Thursday // 11:27

Russian Visitors Drive Bulgarian Tourism to Grow by 3-4%

Bulgaria's tourism sector will register a 3-4% growth in 2012 largely thanks to the higher number of tourists from Russia and Ukraine, according to data of the Bulgarian Economy Ministry.

Business » Tourism | August 23, 2012, Thursday // 19:30

Russia Warns Bulgaria over Tour Operator's Bankruptcy

Russia's Federal Agency for Tourism, Rostourism, has urged the Bulgarian authorities to make sure the Russian tourists affected by the bankruptcy of a local tour operator complete their vacations unproblematically.

Business » Tourism | August 23, 2012, Thursday // 14:32

Bankrupt Bulgarian Operator's Clients Promised 'Trouble-Free' Holidays

Russian tourists accommodated in Bulgaria via Bulgarian tour operator Bulgarian VIP Tours (BVT) will finish their holidays free of trouble, according to Bulgaria's Deputy Minister of Tourism Ivo Marinov.

Business » Tourism | August 23, 2012, Thursday // 10:23

Politics

Bulgaria, Israel to Hold Joint Cabinet Sitting on 9/11

Th governments of Bulgaria and Israel are going to hold their second joint sitting on September 11 in Israel, Bulgarian media have reported.

Politics » Diplomacy | August 23, 2012, Thursday // 14:43

Bulgaria Top Cop to Discuss 'Cocaine Ship' Operation in Spain

Bulgarian Interior Minister Tsvetan Tsvetanov is flying to Spain Thursday on a two-day working visit.

Politics » Diplomacy | August 23, 2012, Thursday // 09:32

Bulgarian Military Plane Makes Emergency Landing at Sofia Airport

A Spartan C-27J transport military plane of the Bulgarian Air Force made an emergency landing at Sofia International Airport, the Defense Ministry announced.

Politics » Defense | August 23, 2012, Thursday // 19:01

Germany, Baltic States Warn of North-South Split in Europe

The foreign ministers of Germany and the three Baltic states warned Thursday that the debt crisis risks splitting Europe between north and south in an echo of the east-west division of the Cold War, as pressure mounted on Greece.

Politics » Bulgaria in EU | August 23, 2012, Thursday // 16:19

Society

Bulgaria Honors Victims of Communist Repressions

Bulgarian citizens and politicians have honored the memory of the thousands of victims who perished in the repressions of the Bulgarian communist regime (1944-1989).

Society | August 23, 2012, Thursday // 20:12

Bulgarian Roma Ghetto's Water Supply Cut Off over Unpaid Bills

Employees of a utility in the northeastern Bulgarian city of Shumen have started to cut off the water supply of the local Roma ghetto, "Byalata Prast" ("White Soil"), because of the unpaid bills of its residents.

Society | August 23, 2012, Thursday // 15:42

Brit Involved in Bulgarian Road Accident, No Fatalities

A 47-year-old British citizen based in the Southeastern Bulgarian village of Lyulin was involved in a traffic accident on Wednesday, local authorities say.

Society | August 23, 2012, Thursday // 12:56

Wildfire Threatens Bulgarian Military Chemical Depot

A large-scale wildfire in Southwestern Bulgaria has all but reached a former chemical depot of the Bulgarian military.

Society » Environment | August 23, 2012, Thursday // 18:27

Crows Invade Bulgaria's Southern Sea Coast, Seagulls Move to Sofia

Lots of seagulls have moved away from Bulgaria’s Southern Black Sea coast, according to a local media report.

Society » Environment | August 23, 2012, Thursday // 17:46

Wolf Pack Terrorizes Bulgarian Mountain Village

A pack of wolves has started to harass a Bulgarian village in the Rhodope Mountains with daring attacks on livestock.

Society » Environment | August 23, 2012, Thursday // 15:26

23 Bulgarian Districts under Dangerous Heat Alert

Daily temperatures in Bulgaria will climb further Thursday, reaching 36 – 41 C, 36 C in Sofia.

Society » Environment | August 23, 2012, Thursday // 08:15

Lenny Kravitz Postpones Sofia Concert for 2013

Lenny Kravitz has postponed his Sept 30 concert at Arena Armeetz in Sofia for 2013.

Society » Culture | August 23, 2012, Thursday // 08:36

Sports

Berbatov Nears Man Utd Exit, Fiorentina Don't Give Up

Italian club Fiorentina are negotiating their way into signing Manchester United's unsettled Bulgarian forward Dimitar Berbatov, their latest offer reportedly standing at EUR 5 M.

Sports | August 23, 2012, Thursday // 16:23

Crime

Spain to Try Bulgarian Sailors Busted on Cocaine-Loaded Ship

Despite Bulgaria's hopes for a domestic trial, it will be Spain that will be trying 21 Bulgarian sailors on drug trafficking charges, after last week the Spanish authorities captured the Bulgarian ship St.

Crime | August 23, 2012, Thursday // 20:04

Bulgarian Comes Up with Solution to ATM Card Skimming

A Bulgarian econometrist from Belgium believes that he has come up with a simple solution to render impossible ATM fraud leading to credit and debit card draining.

Crime | August 23, 2012, Thursday // 18:03

Bulgarian Border Police Bust 14 Illegal Syrians

The Bulgarian Border Police have arrested 14 illegal immigrants from Syria in two separate incidents near the border with Turkey, the Interior Ministry announced Thursday.

Crime | August 23, 2012, Thursday // 16:49

Bulgaria Lets Russia-Wanted Chechen Go as German Refugee

The District Court in Bulgaria's Danube city of Ruse has released a Chechen man who was arrested upon entering the country on August 3, 2012, because he was wanted by Russia via Interpol over alleged involvement in terrorism.

Crime | August 23, 2012, Thursday // 16:04

Bulgarian Officials Yet to Reach Busted 'Cocaine Ship' Sailors in Spain

Bulgarian officials are yet to establish contact with the 21 Bulgarian sailors who were detained last week after a ship carrying 3 tons of cocaine was captured off Spain.

Crime | August 23, 2012, Thursday // 15:38

Families of 'Cocaine Ship' Sailors: Bulgaria Didn't Investigate the Case

Bulgaria did not take part in the investigation that led to 3 tons of cocaine being captured on a Bulgarian ship off Spain last week, according to relatives of the 21 busted Bulgarian sailors.

Crime | August 23, 2012, Thursday // 13:49

World

German Minister Snubs Greek Pleas for Austerity Extensions

Greece's request to extend a deadline for the Greek austerity program to cut the budget deficit is unlikely to solve the country's economic woes, German Finance Minister Wolfgang Schaeuble said on Thursday.

World | August 23, 2012, Thursday // 16:40

Samaras Guarantees Greece Will Pay Back EUR 100 B to Germany

Greek Prime Minister Antonis Samaras said on Thursday he will "personally guarantee" that Greece will repay Germany the bailout funds worth over EUR 100 B it has lent Athens.

World | August 23, 2012, Thursday // 14:11

Russian Ombudsman May Appeal Pussy Riot Verdict

Russian human rights ombudsman Vladimir Lukin has declared that he is ready to challenge the two-year sentence for three members of punk group Pussy Riot, unless it is commuted.

World | August 23, 2012, Thursday // 12:28

Assange Lawyer Says Defense Has Crucial Info on Rape Claims

Julian Assange's defense possesses key information regarding the rape claims against him, according to Assange lawyer Baltasar Garzon.

World | August 23, 2012, Thursday // 11:24
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