ARCHIVE - 28 August 2012

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Business

Unilever Goes for Smaller Packages as Europeans, Bulgarians Live on Smaller Budgets
China Plans to Sell Electric Buses to Bulgaria
Bulgaria's Business Climate Down 3.3% Aug 2012 M/M
Socialists Accuse Bulgaria's Rulers of Municipal Pork Barreling
Special ‘First School Day’ Promotion for Expresso Loan
Bulgaria State Energy Holding to Tap International Markets
Bulgarian TPP Strikes Coal Supply Deal with Ukrainian Oligarch's Co
Bulgarian Energy Watchdog Upbeat about Heating Prices
Greek Crisis Brings Down Bulgaria's Electricity Exports
Russia, Bulgaria Finally Ink Gas Discount Deal
Bulgaria, Russia Sign Agreement on South Stream Details
110 000 Russians Own Properties on Bulgaria's Southern Black Sea Coast
Sofia Housing Prices 1st Time below EUR 1 000/sq. m. since 2007

Politics

Bulgaria, Israel Remember Burgas Bus Bombing Victims
Bulgaria to Keep Tourism Security Measures after Burgas Bus Bombing
Bulgarian Air Force Launches Annual Anti-Aircraft Drills
US, Bulgaria Mark 20th Anniversary of Security Assistance Programs
France Dismantles 3rd Roma Camp in Last 3 Days
Sofia Airport Boasts Electronic Border Control
Bulgarian Socialists Makes Own Functionary Apologize for 'AIDS Scandal'

Society

Bulgarian PM Intervenes in Person to Gain Full Media Control - Report
Burgas Airport Safer Now, Israeli Victim's Relative Says
Lebanese Paper: Bulgaria to Blame Hezbollah for Burgas Terror Attack
Sofia to Host Memorial Service for Burgas Bombing Victims
Bulgaria, Turkey to Sign Film Industry Cooperation Deal
Bulgaria Makes It Midway in Global Healthiest Country Ranking

Sports

Agent Beats about the Bush on Berbatov's Fiorentina Transfer
Berbatov to Arrive for Tests in Fiorentina 'Any Moment Now' - Report
Titan to Remain Shareholders in CSKA Sofia FC
Wedding Bells for Bulgaria's Rhythmic Gymnastic Team Captain
BBC Investigation: Bulgaria's Football - Criminal, Deadly Game

Crime

Court Removes Bulgarian Mayor on Embezzlement Charges

Quotes

Today's Quote

World

Russian Opposition Activist Jailed for 8 Years for Drug Possession
Jordan Saw Massive Influx of Syrian Refugees Last Week
US President Obama Declares Hurricane Emergency in LA
Bomb Goes Off Outside Athens Bank, No Injuries
Opposition Urges US to Establish No-Fly Zone over Syria
Two Tibetan Teens Die in Self-Immolations

Business

Unilever Goes for Smaller Packages as Europeans, Bulgarians Live on Smaller Budgets

Food and cosmetics giant Unilever, known in Bulgaria not only for its traditional products, but also as the owner of popular Darko ice cream, is changing its strategy to respond to European customers' thinner wallets.

Business | August 28, 2012, Tuesday // 18:25

China Plans to Sell Electric Buses to Bulgaria

Yongping Chen, the Europe Manager of the Chinese company Build Your Dreams (BYD) has visited Bulgaria on the invitation of the Electric Vehicles Industrial Cluster (IKEM) to discuss potential use of such vehicles in the country.

Business | August 28, 2012, Tuesday // 15:46

Bulgaria's Business Climate Down 3.3% Aug 2012 M/M

In August 2012 the total business climate indicator in Bulgaria decreases by 3.3 percentage points, compared to its July level.

Business | August 28, 2012, Tuesday // 13:11

Socialists Accuse Bulgaria's Rulers of Municipal Pork Barreling

Bulgaria's ruling party GERB and the Cabinet of Prime Minister Boyko Borisov is exerting pressure on the municipalities to raise local taxes, according to the opposition Bulgarian Socialist Party.

Business » Finance | August 28, 2012, Tuesday // 19:54

Special ‘First School Day’ Promotion for Expresso Loan

Societe Generale Expressbank offers attractive interest rate and simplified procedure on its most popular consumer loan

Business » Finance | August 28, 2012, Tuesday // 09:55

Bulgaria State Energy Holding to Tap International Markets

Bulgaria's state energy holding company, which groups the country's top energy assets, has confirmed plans to tap international markets at the beginning of next year to repay its debt.

Business » Energy | August 28, 2012, Tuesday // 19:43

Bulgarian TPP Strikes Coal Supply Deal with Ukrainian Oligarch's Co

The Sviloza Thermal Power Plant in Bulgaria's Danube town of Svishtov has signed a coal supply contract with DTEK Trading, a company owned by Ukrainian oligarch Rinat Akhmetov.

Business » Energy | August 28, 2012, Tuesday // 18:52

Bulgarian Energy Watchdog Upbeat about Heating Prices

Prices of natural gas and central heating should not be going up in Bulgaria and even some slight decrease could be in place soon.

Business » Energy | August 28, 2012, Tuesday // 13:46

Greek Crisis Brings Down Bulgaria's Electricity Exports

Bulgaria has registered a 21.8% drop in its electricity exports since the beginning of 2012, according to Ivan Yotov, CEO of Bulgaria's Electricity System Operator.

Business » Energy | August 28, 2012, Tuesday // 11:47

Russia, Bulgaria Finally Ink Gas Discount Deal

Russian energy company Gazprom finally signed an agreement sealing the 11% natural gas price discount for Bulgaria.

Business » Energy | August 28, 2012, Tuesday // 09:28

Bulgaria, Russia Sign Agreement on South Stream Details

Russia's Gazprom and Bulgaria's National Energy Holding have come to an agreement on important construction and technological details of the Bulgarian section of the South Stream gas pipeline.

Business » Energy | August 28, 2012, Tuesday // 08:50

110 000 Russians Own Properties on Bulgaria's Southern Black Sea Coast

More than 110 000 Russian citizens own properties on Bulgaria's southern Black Sea coast, according to the Bulgarian National Real Estate Association.

Business » Properties | August 28, 2012, Tuesday // 18:39

Sofia Housing Prices 1st Time below EUR 1 000/sq. m. since 2007

The apartment prices in the Bulgarian capital Sofia have declined below EUR 1 000 per square meter for the first time in five years, according to a report by Arco Real Estate, a consultancy.

Business » Properties | August 28, 2012, Tuesday // 16:39

Politics

Bulgaria, Israel Remember Burgas Bus Bombing Victims

The people and governments of Bulgaria and Israel have honored the memory of the five Israelis and one Bulgarian who perished in the terrorist attack at the Burgas Airport on July 18, 2012.

Politics » Diplomacy | August 28, 2012, Tuesday // 20:47

Bulgaria to Keep Tourism Security Measures after Burgas Bus Bombing

The measures for the security of foreign tourists that Bulgaria introduced after the July 18 Burgas Bus Bombing will become permanent, Bulgarian Minister of Economy, Energy, and Tourism Delyan Dobrev told the families of the victims of the terrorist attac

Politics » Diplomacy | August 28, 2012, Tuesday // 20:05

Bulgarian Air Force Launches Annual Anti-Aircraft Drills

The Bulgarian Air Force has started its annual anti-aircraft drills near the Black Sea town of Shabla in Northeastern Bulgaria, the Defense Ministry announced Tuesday.

Politics » Defense | August 28, 2012, Tuesday // 17:30

US, Bulgaria Mark 20th Anniversary of Security Assistance Programs

The US Embassy's Office of Defense Cooperation marked the 20th anniversary of its Security Assistance Programs in Bulgaria on Monday.

Politics » Defense | August 28, 2012, Tuesday // 14:19

France Dismantles 3rd Roma Camp in Last 3 Days

The French police dismantled Tuesday an illegal Roma camp, which became the third such action in three consecutive days since Sunday.

Politics » Bulgaria in EU | August 28, 2012, Tuesday // 14:23

Sofia Airport Boasts Electronic Border Control

The first ever electronic border control counters were launched Tuesday at the Sofia International Airport in the Bulgarian capital.

Politics » Bulgaria in EU | August 28, 2012, Tuesday // 12:21

Bulgarian Socialists Makes Own Functionary Apologize for 'AIDS Scandal'

The Control Commission of the opposition Bulgarian Socialist Party has recommended that its Media Policy Secretary Anton Kutev issue an apology for comparing socialism to AIDS.

Politics » Domestic | August 28, 2012, Tuesday // 16:52

Society

Bulgarian PM Intervenes in Person to Gain Full Media Control - Report

Bulgarian media mogul Lyubomir Pavlov has been pressured personally by Prime Minister, Boyko Borisov, to sell his two high-circulation dailies to the notorious New Bulgarian Media Group.

Society | August 28, 2012, Tuesday // 17:27

Burgas Airport Safer Now, Israeli Victim's Relative Says

Bulgaria's Burgas airport has become safer since he July 18 terror attack that killed five Israeli urists and a Bulgran bus driver, according to Yitzhak Shriki, widower of victim Kochava Shriki.

Society | August 28, 2012, Tuesday // 13:43

Lebanese Paper: Bulgaria to Blame Hezbollah for Burgas Terror Attack

Bulgaria is to blame Shiite militant group Hezbollah for last month's Burgas bus bombing that killed five Israeli tourists and a Bulgarian bus driver, according to Lebanese newspaper Al-Jumhuriya.

Society | August 28, 2012, Tuesday // 12:42

Sofia to Host Memorial Service for Burgas Bombing Victims

A memorial service in honor of the victims of last month's Burgas bus bombing will be held in Bulgarian capital Sofia's synagogue on Tuesday.

Society | August 28, 2012, Tuesday // 08:18

Bulgaria, Turkey to Sign Film Industry Cooperation Deal

Bulgaria and Turkey are to sign an agreement aiming to boost the bilateral cooperation between the countries' film industries on Tuesday.

Society » Culture | August 28, 2012, Tuesday // 09:54

Bulgaria Makes It Midway in Global Healthiest Country Ranking

Bulgaria has made it to the unflattering spot 73 out of 145 nations in a ranking of how healthy nations are, compiled by financial data agency Bloomberg

Society » Health | August 28, 2012, Tuesday // 12:27

Sports

Agent Beats about the Bush on Berbatov's Fiorentina Transfer

Emil Danchev, the agent of Manchester United's Bulgarian striker Dimitar Berbatov, has refused to confirm or disprove the reports about Berbatov's transfer to the Italian club Fiorentina.

Sports | August 28, 2012, Tuesday // 19:28

Berbatov to Arrive for Tests in Fiorentina 'Any Moment Now' - Report

Manchester United's Bulgarian striker Dimitar Berbatov has accepted the transfer offer of Italian club Fiorentina, a report says.

Sports | August 28, 2012, Tuesday // 19:00

Titan to Remain Shareholders in CSKA Sofia FC

Titan, the former owner of the Sofia-based football club CSKA, will remain in the team's management after the sale of stakes to the initiative committee around GERB MP Emil Dimitrov.

Sports | August 28, 2012, Tuesday // 18:17

Wedding Bells for Bulgaria's Rhythmic Gymnastic Team Captain

Mihaela Maevska, captain of Bulgaria's rhythmic gymnastic team, is not available any more after tying the knot with world combat sambo champion Boris Velichkov.

Sports | August 28, 2012, Tuesday // 11:08

BBC Investigation: Bulgaria's Football - Criminal, Deadly Game

Bulgaria's football is deeply involved in mafia businesses - match-fixing and money laundering are just the tip of a criminal iceberg that lurks beneath the surface of the beautiful game, a BBC investigation has shown.

Sports | August 28, 2012, Tuesday // 10:10

Crime

Court Removes Bulgarian Mayor on Embezzlement Charges

The Plovdiv Appellate Court has confirmed the removal from office of Dimitar Sotirov, Mayor of the southern Bulgarian municipality of Kuklen on embezzlement charges.

Crime | August 28, 2012, Tuesday // 16:19

Quotes

Today's Quote

"Buddhism, which I consider to be more of a philosophy than religion, is absolutely applicable in the modern world.

Quotes | August 28, 2012, Tuesday // 17:56

World

Russian Opposition Activist Jailed for 8 Years for Drug Possession

A regional court in Smolensk sentenced Russian opposition activist Taisiya Osipova to eight years in prison on drug possession charges on Tuesday.

World | August 28, 2012, Tuesday // 14:55

Jordan Saw Massive Influx of Syrian Refugees Last Week

The number of Syrians fleeing to the Al Zaatri refugee camp in Jordan has doubled over the past week, according to the UN refugee agency UNHCR.

World | August 28, 2012, Tuesday // 14:49

US President Obama Declares Hurricane Emergency in LA

US President Barack Obama has declared a state of emergency in Louisiana, after the warning that tropical storm Isaac can hit the US as a category two hurricane.

World | August 28, 2012, Tuesday // 14:26

Bomb Goes Off Outside Athens Bank, No Injuries

A bomb exploded in the wee hours of Tuesday outside a National Bank of Greece SA branch in the Athens suburb of Ilion.

World | August 28, 2012, Tuesday // 11:02

Opposition Urges US to Establish No-Fly Zone over Syria

The Syrian Support Group has called upon the United States to establish a no-fly zone over Syria for the first time since the 18-month-old uprising to immediately.

World | August 28, 2012, Tuesday // 10:33

Two Tibetan Teens Die in Self-Immolations

Two Tibetan teenagers have died after setting themselves on fire in Sichuan province in an apparent protest against Chinese rule and religious repression.

World | August 28, 2012, Tuesday // 10:23
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