ARCHIVE - 30 August 2012

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Business

Citizens' Initiative Calls for Free Metro in Sofia
Sofia Launches Overdue Railroad Station Renovation
Bulgaria's Trade Registry to Launch SMS Service
Sofia Ups Price of Monthly Subway Passes
Bulgarian Banks Still Keep Clients in the Dark - Survey
FIB Denies Reports It's Buying 2 Major Bulgarian Papers
Bulgarian Insurers Register BGN 71 M Profit in 2011
FDI in Bulgaria's Non-Financial Sector Down 2.2% in 2011 Y/Y
Bulgaria's Producer Prices in Industry Up by 4.5% Y/Y July 2012
Construction Ban to Be Lifted in Protected Bulgarian Black Sea Area
Russia to Invest RUB 1 B in Bulgaria-Based Children's Resort Complex

Politics

Bulgaria's Stanishev Elected Vice President of Socialist International
Israel Inciting Hatred against Iran in Bulgaria, Iranian Embassy Says
France's Hollande, Spain's Rajoy Throw Weight Behind Euro
37% of All Bulgarians Wish to Work Abroad - Poll
UN Slams France as Roma Crackdown Accelerates
Video Spoof Mocks Bulgarian PM Borisov as "The Illusionist"

Society

Bulgaria Needs BGN 27 B to Make Water Rationing Thing of the Past
Car Falls on Railroad Tracks, Halts Sofia-Kulata Trains
Bulgarian Foresters Save Trapped Brown Bear Cub
Bulgaria's Sozopol Launches Traditional Apollonia Fest

Sports

Berbatov on Verge of Fulham Move after Enraging Italy
Bulgaria Marks 25 Years since Historic High Jump World Record
Berbatov Undergoes Fulham Medical, Set to Sign Contract
Wage Talks Key for Berbatov's Move to Fulham
UK Media: Fulham Won War for Berbatov
Berbatov 'Most Hated Man in Italy' for Standing Fiorentina Up
Dimitar Berbatov in the English Premiership
Enraged Fiorentina: Berbatov Never Arrived, Not Worthy of Us!
Fulham Favorites to Get Berbatov, Juventus Chief Says
Paralympic Games Open in London with Splendid Show
'Berbatov' Saga to End with Fulham

Crime

Burgas Bus Bombing Probe 'May Take Years,' Bulgaria Says
Roma Attack, Wound Policemen in Northwest Bulgaria
German Charged with Murder of Fellow Citizen in Bulgaria
Bulgarian Border Police Bust Illegal Syrians
Boyfriend Arrested in Turkish Student Death in Sofia
Heroin for BGN 4 M Busted at Bulgarian-Turkish Border

Views on BG

Berbatov Bemusement: Has He Snubbed Serie A Pair for Fulham?

World

Romanian Opposition Plans New Move to Impeach President
Most Russians Deem 'Pussy Riot' Sentence Fair
France Determined to Keep Greece in Euro Zone
Syrian Delegation Storms Out of NAM Summit in Defense of Assad
Egyptian President: Assad Regime in Syria Must Go!
Ayatollah Khamenei: Iran Wants No Nuclear Weapons
UN Chief Urges End of Arms Supplies to Syria

Novinite Insider

Everybody's Nightmare? No, It's Already Reality
Stanishev in the Global Left - Many Titles about Nothing

Business

Citizens' Initiative Calls for Free Metro in Sofia

A citizens' initiative named "Metro for Citizens" has proposed the subway in Bulgaria's capital Sofia to become free of charge.

Business | August 30, 2012, Thursday // 14:31

Sofia Launches Overdue Railroad Station Renovation

The public tender for the overdue renovations of the Central Railroad Station in the Bulgarian capital Sofia has been launched Tuesday.

Business | August 30, 2012, Thursday // 12:24

Bulgaria's Trade Registry to Launch SMS Service

Bulgaria plans to launch a new service for Trade registry clients, which will inform them of any changes in companies' registration through SMS.

Business | August 30, 2012, Thursday // 10:39

Sofia Ups Price of Monthly Subway Passes

The prices of monthly metro passes in Bulgaria's capital Sofia are going up with the opening of the second metro diameter.

Business | August 30, 2012, Thursday // 10:37

Bulgarian Banks Still Keep Clients in the Dark - Survey

The majority of banks in Bulgaria still fail to provide sufficient information to customers despite a considerable improvement in service quality since the country's EU entry in 2007, an international survey shows.

Business | August 30, 2012, Thursday // 10:04

FIB Denies Reports It's Buying 2 Major Bulgarian Papers

Bulgaria's First Investment Bank (FIB) has denied recent media reports that it is about to purchase two two high-circulation dailies, Trud and 24 Chasa.

Business » Finance | August 30, 2012, Thursday // 19:36

Bulgarian Insurers Register BGN 71 M Profit in 2011

The 43 licensed insurance companies in Bulgaria registered a combined total profit of BGN 71. M in 2011, according to data of the National Statistical Institute announced Thursday.

Business » Finance | August 30, 2012, Thursday // 19:00

FDI in Bulgaria's Non-Financial Sector Down 2.2% in 2011 Y/Y

According to preliminary data the foreign direct investments in the non-financial sector in Bulgaria as of December 31 2011, amounted to EUR 21 616 M, which is a 2.2% decrease, compared to 2010.

Business » Finance | August 30, 2012, Thursday // 14:56

Bulgaria's Producer Prices in Industry Up by 4.5% Y/Y July 2012

Bulgaria's producer price index in the domestic market grew by 4.5% year on year in July 2012, according to the country's National Statistical Institute.

Business » Industry | August 30, 2012, Thursday // 15:04

Construction Ban to Be Lifted in Protected Bulgarian Black Sea Area

Bulgarian authorities are about to lift the construction ban in the Kamchia Sands Protected Area on Friday, local media have alarmed.

Business » Tourism | August 30, 2012, Thursday // 19:01

Russia to Invest RUB 1 B in Bulgaria-Based Children's Resort Complex

Russia is to invest a further RUB 1 B for Bulgarian-based children's health and recreational complex Kamchiya, it has been made clear.

Business » Tourism | August 30, 2012, Thursday // 17:19

Politics

Bulgaria's Stanishev Elected Vice President of Socialist International

Sergey Stanishev, chairman of the Bulgarian Socialist Party and interim President of the Party of European Socialists, has been elected Vice President of the Socialist International.

Politics » Diplomacy | August 30, 2012, Thursday // 17:30

Israel Inciting Hatred against Iran in Bulgaria, Iranian Embassy Says

Israel is systematically inciting hatred for Iran in the Bulgarian public, the Iranian Embassy in Sofia declared in a statement referring to the Sofia Synagogue remembrance of the July 18 Burgas Bus Bombing victims held a day earlier.

Politics » Diplomacy | August 30, 2012, Thursday // 08:05

France's Hollande, Spain's Rajoy Throw Weight Behind Euro

High borrowing costs for some European countries compared with Germany's may justify market intervention by the European Central Bank, French President Francois Hollande said on Thursday.

Politics » Bulgaria in EU | August 30, 2012, Thursday // 18:32

37% of All Bulgarians Wish to Work Abroad - Poll

The number of Bulgarians who wish to find work abroad continues to be on the rise and has reached 37%.

Politics » Bulgaria in EU | August 30, 2012, Thursday // 14:40

UN Slams France as Roma Crackdown Accelerates

United Nations human rights experts on Wednesday slammed France for evicting ethnic Roma, who are citizens of Bulgaria and Romania, from makeshift camps across the country without any attempt to make alternative provisions for them.

Politics » Bulgaria in EU | August 30, 2012, Thursday // 09:59

Video Spoof Mocks Bulgarian PM Borisov as "The Illusionist"

A video spoof portraying Bulgarian Prime Minister Boyko Borisov as the main character of the 2006 Hollywood production "The Illusionist" has been posted online.

Politics » Domestic | August 30, 2012, Thursday // 16:26

Society

Bulgaria Needs BGN 27 B to Make Water Rationing Thing of the Past

Bulgaria's plan how to do away with the dreadful water rationing, including replacing water facilities and building new dams, will engulf more than BGN 27 B, official figures show.

Society | August 30, 2012, Thursday // 16:53

Car Falls on Railroad Tracks, Halts Sofia-Kulata Trains

A young man is listed in critical condition after a car fell on railroad tracks in southern Bulgaria.

Society | August 30, 2012, Thursday // 11:50

Bulgarian Foresters Save Trapped Brown Bear Cub

A young brown bear cub trapped by poachers has been by the Bulgarian forestry and environmental authorities, the Forestry Agency announced.

Society » Environment | August 30, 2012, Thursday // 17:49

Bulgaria's Sozopol Launches Traditional Apollonia Fest

Bulgaria's traditional Apollonia Festival of Arts launches its 28th edition in the southern Black Sea resort town of Sozopol on Thursday.

Society » Culture | August 30, 2012, Thursday // 11:21

Sports

Berbatov on Verge of Fulham Move after Enraging Italy

Fulham were on the verge of snapping up Manchester United's unsettled striker Dimitar Berbatov on Thursday.

Sports | August 30, 2012, Thursday // 19:58

Bulgaria Marks 25 Years since Historic High Jump World Record

August 30 2012 marks 25 years since Bulgarian athlete Stefka Kostadinova jumped the incredible 2.09 m at the 1987 World Championships in Rome.

Sports | August 30, 2012, Thursday // 16:36

Berbatov Undergoes Fulham Medical, Set to Sign Contract

Fulham are about to snap up striker Dimitar Berbatov, as coach Martin Jol has revealed the Manchester United player is undergoing a medical.

Sports | August 30, 2012, Thursday // 15:38

Wage Talks Key for Berbatov's Move to Fulham

Fulham's bid to snap up Manchester United's Dimitar Berbatov rests on crunch talks over the player's wage demands, according to British media.

Sports | August 30, 2012, Thursday // 15:03

UK Media: Fulham Won War for Berbatov

The Fulham football club "won the war" for Bulgarian star striker and now-former Manchester United player Dimitar Berbatov.

Sports | August 30, 2012, Thursday // 13:36

Berbatov 'Most Hated Man in Italy' for Standing Fiorentina Up

Manchester United's Bulgarian striker Dimitar Berbatov has become "the most hated man in Italy", according to the Italian press, after he stood up the Italian club Fiorentina, and even caused an outburst of accusations between the Florence team and Juvent

Sports | August 30, 2012, Thursday // 13:25

Dimitar Berbatov in the English Premiership

A timeline of Bulgarian striker Dimitar Berbatov's career in the English Premiership:

Sports | August 30, 2012, Thursday // 13:18

Enraged Fiorentina: Berbatov Never Arrived, Not Worthy of Us!

Italian football club Fiorentina have become enraged at Manchester United's Bulgarian striker Dimitar Berbatov for ruining his transfer even though the Italians say they paid their first installment for him.

Sports | August 30, 2012, Thursday // 13:12

Fulham Favorites to Get Berbatov, Juventus Chief Says

Manchester United's Bulgarian striker Dimitar Berbatov has been linked with a move to Fulham after a deal with Italian club Fiorentina fell through.

Sports | August 30, 2012, Thursday // 12:38

Paralympic Games Open in London with Splendid Show

The London 2012 Paralympic Games were launched Wednesday evening with a splendid opening ceremony led by Professor Stephen Hawking.

Sports | August 30, 2012, Thursday // 09:22

'Berbatov' Saga to End with Fulham

The transfer of Bulgarian star striker Dimitar Berbatov from Manchester United will be certainly finalized Thursday.

Sports | August 30, 2012, Thursday // 08:42

Crime

Burgas Bus Bombing Probe 'May Take Years,' Bulgaria Says

The investigation of last month's terror attack in Bulgaria's Black Sea city of Burgas may take "months, even years," Bulgarian Interior Minister Tsvetan Tsvetanov has stated.

Crime | August 30, 2012, Thursday // 18:06

Roma Attack, Wound Policemen in Northwest Bulgaria

Local Roma have attacked a police patrol attempting to prevent felling of trees by a Roma gang near the town of Byala Slatina in Northwestern Bulgaria.

Crime | August 30, 2012, Thursday // 18:04

German Charged with Murder of Fellow Citizen in Bulgaria

The male German citizen, who was arrested by the Bulgarian police as suspect in the brutal murder of a 48-year-old German in the Black Sea city of Burgas, has been charged with premeditated murder.

Crime | August 30, 2012, Thursday // 13:41

Bulgarian Border Police Bust Illegal Syrians

Three illegal immigrants from Syria have been arrested close to the Bulgarian-Turkish border, the Bulgarian Interior Ministry announced Thursday.

Crime | August 30, 2012, Thursday // 12:55

Boyfriend Arrested in Turkish Student Death in Sofia

Police have arrested the boyfriend of the 20-year-old woman, a Turkish citizen from Izmir, who died after falling from a building in the Studentski Grad quarter in the Bulgarian capital Sofia.

Crime | August 30, 2012, Thursday // 09:56

Heroin for BGN 4 M Busted at Bulgarian-Turkish Border

Customs officers at the Kapitan Andreevo border check point on the Bulgarian-Turkish border have caught nearly 33 kg of heroin.

Crime | August 30, 2012, Thursday // 08:05

Views on BG

Berbatov Bemusement: Has He Snubbed Serie A Pair for Fulham?

From The Daily Mirror

Views on BG | August 30, 2012, Thursday // 12:05

World

Romanian Opposition Plans New Move to Impeach President

A new impeachment of Romanian President Traian Basescu would be a possible and legitimate move, according to Romanian Conservative Party representative Dan Voiculescu.

World | August 30, 2012, Thursday // 20:30

Most Russians Deem 'Pussy Riot' Sentence Fair

More than a half of Russians believe sending three members of the punk group Pussy Riot to prison was a fair punishment, according to a survey by the Kremlin-connected pollster Public Opinion Foundation.

World | August 30, 2012, Thursday // 18:26

France Determined to Keep Greece in Euro Zone

The expulsion of Greece from the euro zone will put at risk the whole single currency bloc, France's finance minister has warned.

World | August 30, 2012, Thursday // 15:25

Syrian Delegation Storms Out of NAM Summit in Defense of Assad

The Syrian delegation at the Non-Aligned Movement summit in Tehran on Thursday walked out in protest in reaction to a speech by Egyptian President Mohamed Morsi, Syrian Foreign Minister Walid al-Moallem said.

World | August 30, 2012, Thursday // 15:18

Egyptian President: Assad Regime in Syria Must Go!

Egyptian President Mohamed Morsi has stirred a controversy at the summit of the Non-Aligned Movement in Tehran by declaring that Syria's President Bashar Al-Assad, who is fighting an "Arab Spring" insurgency, must go.

World | August 30, 2012, Thursday // 14:06

Ayatollah Khamenei: Iran Wants No Nuclear Weapons

Iran has no interest in nuclear weapons but will keep pursuing peaceful nuclear energy, Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei told heads of state from developing countries in Tehran.

World | August 30, 2012, Thursday // 12:47

UN Chief Urges End of Arms Supplies to Syria

UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon has called for a halt in arms supplies to conflict parties in Syria, his spokesman Martin Nesirky said.

World | August 30, 2012, Thursday // 08:18

Novinite Insider

Everybody's Nightmare? No, It's Already Reality

"Death with Interruptions" by Jose Saramago, the Nobel prize-winning Portuguese writer, is a great novel, indeed.

Novinite Insider » Editorial | August 30, 2012, Thursday // 21:21

Stanishev in the Global Left - Many Titles about Nothing

After "delighting" Bulgaria for 4 years as PM, Bulgarian Socialist Party leader Sergey Stanishev has "delighted" it by getting elected Vice President of the Socialist International.

Novinite Insider » Opinions | August 30, 2012, Thursday // 21:37
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