ARCHIVE - 4 September 2012

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Business

Bulgarian Govt to Launch Direct Flights to Armenia
Bulgarian Manager Appointed Head of Heineken in Belarus
Bulgaria's Raw Material Exports Cause Concern
Turkey Moves to Include Turkmenistan in Trans-Anatolia Pipeline

Politics

President: Bulgaria Can Bridge Vietnam and Europe
Bulgarian FinMin Praises Vietnam, Announces October Visit
Bulgaria Bestows Top Medal on Outgoing US Ambassador Warlick
Israeli Ambassador: Burgas Bus Bombing Organized by Iran, Hezbollah
Bulgaria, Vietnam Vow to Deepen Economic Cooperation
Bulgaria, Romania Go for All-Out 'Deepening' of Military Ties
US Ambassador Awards Bulgarian Officer over Joint Drills
Bulgaria, Romania Sign NATO Air Policing Agreement
Bulgaria Sends 13th Ranger Company to Afghanistan's Kandahar
Bulgaria Freezes Eurozone Entry Bid
Stanishev: Ruling Party GERB, Borisov Make Fools of Bulgarians
Bulgaria's Parliament Back to Work

Society

WB: Only 35% of Roma in Bulgaria, CEE Employed
Armenians Stage Protest outside Hungary's Embassy in Sofia
Radioactive Device Stolen from Bulgarian Construction Site
West Nile Virus Reaches Serbia, Kills 1

Sports

Bulgaria's Pironkova Fails to Pull Off Another Grand Slam Upset

Views on BG

Bulgaria Shelves Plans to Join Ailing Euro Bloc

Smiles

Bulgarian Family's Lovers

World

Russia to Hand Control of Busher NPP to Iran 2012-End
Obama to Go Ahead with US Missile Shield in Europe
Moody's Lowers EU's Ratings Outlook
Nasrallah: Hezbollah Has No Chemical Weapons, Just Missiles
'Green Mile' Actor Michael Clarke Duncan Passes Away at 54
Lufthansa Cabin Crew on Strike in Frankfurt, Munich, Berlin

Novinite Insider

Bulgaria's Opposition: Lacking Rich Forester

Business

Bulgarian Govt to Launch Direct Flights to Armenia

A decision expected to be adopted by the Bulgarian Cabinet on Wednesday will provide for the launching of direct flights between Sofia and the Armenian capital of Yerevan.

Business | September 4, 2012, Tuesday // 18:10

Bulgarian Manager Appointed Head of Heineken in Belarus

Bulgarian manager Vasilen Tsanov has been appointed the CEO of Heineken in Belarus, the press officer of Heineken Belarus has announced.

Business | September 4, 2012, Tuesday // 13:13

Bulgaria's Raw Material Exports Cause Concern

Bulgaria's growing exports of raw materials appear to be causing concern about both the inefficiency and low value added of the Bulgarian economy, and the environmental situation in the country.

Business | September 4, 2012, Tuesday // 11:46

Turkey Moves to Include Turkmenistan in Trans-Anatolia Pipeline

Top ranking representatives from Turkey, Turkmenistan, Azerbaijan and the European Union sat at the table Monday to discuss adding Turkmenistan, reportedly the holder of world's fourth largest natural gas reserves, to TANAP, a USD 7 B project

Business » Energy | September 4, 2012, Tuesday // 13:43

Politics

President: Bulgaria Can Bridge Vietnam and Europe

Bulgarian President Rosen Plevneliev has urged Vietnam to use Bulgaria as a "bridge to Europe" upon welcoming Vietnam's Deputy PM Nguyen Thien Nhan.

Politics » Diplomacy | September 4, 2012, Tuesday // 15:19

Bulgarian FinMin Praises Vietnam, Announces October Visit

Bulgarian Finance Minister and Deputy PM Simeon Djankov has lauded Vietnam's socio-economic development, culture and education.

Politics » Diplomacy | September 4, 2012, Tuesday // 13:44

Bulgaria Bestows Top Medal on Outgoing US Ambassador Warlick

US Ambassador in Sofia James Warlick, whose term is set to expire on September 15, 2012, has been awarded Bulgaria's highest state order "Stara Planina", 1st degree.

Politics » Diplomacy | September 4, 2012, Tuesday // 13:26

Israeli Ambassador: Burgas Bus Bombing Organized by Iran, Hezbollah

The July 18 terrorist attack in Bulgaria's Burgas was organized by Iran and Hezbollah, stated Israel's Ambassador in Sofia, Shaul Kamisa-Raz, reiterating a position expressed numerous times by Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu.

Politics » Diplomacy | September 4, 2012, Tuesday // 12:57

Bulgaria, Vietnam Vow to Deepen Economic Cooperation

Bulgaria and Vietnam have the potential to boost their bilateral economic cooperation, Bulgarian Foreign Minister Nikolay Mladenov.

Politics » Diplomacy | September 4, 2012, Tuesday // 10:20

Bulgaria, Romania Go for All-Out 'Deepening' of Military Ties

Bulgaria and Romania will be deepening their military cooperation "on all levels", their Defense Ministers, Gen. Anyu Angelov and Gen. Corneliu Dobritoiu, announced in Sofia Tuesday.

Politics » Defense | September 4, 2012, Tuesday // 19:57

US Ambassador Awards Bulgarian Officer over Joint Drills

US Ambassador in Sofia James Warlick has awarded a Bulgarian army officer, Iavor Mateev, for his contribution to boosting the military ties between Bulgaria and the USA.

Politics » Defense | September 4, 2012, Tuesday // 19:26

Bulgaria, Romania Sign NATO Air Policing Agreement

The Defense Ministers of Bulgaria and Romania, Gen. Anyu Angelov and Gen. Corneliu Dobritoiu, met in Sofia Tuesday for the singing of a Bulgarian-Romanian agreement under NATO's Air Policing program.

Politics » Defense | September 4, 2012, Tuesday // 18:53

Bulgaria Sends 13th Ranger Company to Afghanistan's Kandahar

Bulgaria's military sent Tuesday its 13th company of troops to guard the internal zone of the Kandahar Airport in Afghanistan as part of the NATO-led ISAF forces.

Politics » Defense | September 4, 2012, Tuesday // 16:02

Bulgaria Freezes Eurozone Entry Bid

Bulgaria has decided to postpone indefinitely its long-held plans to adopt the Euro, Bulgarian PM Boyko Borisov and his Deputy, Finance Minister Simeon Djankov, have revealed.

Politics » Bulgaria in EU | September 4, 2012, Tuesday // 10:00

Stanishev: Ruling Party GERB, Borisov Make Fools of Bulgarians

Sergey Stanishev, ex PM and chair of the opposition Bulgarian Socialist Party, was devastatingly critical of the ruling center-right party GERB and Cabinet of Boyko Borisov at the first fall session of the Bulgarian Parliament.

Politics » Domestic | September 4, 2012, Tuesday // 17:43

Bulgaria's Parliament Back to Work

Bulgaria's lawmakers are to hold a parliamentary sitting on Tuesday, as their summer break is now over.

Politics » Domestic | September 4, 2012, Tuesday // 09:45

Society

WB: Only 35% of Roma in Bulgaria, CEE Employed

Only about one-third of the Roma in Central and Eastern Europe as a whole, Bulgaria included, have jobs, according to a report of the World Bank.

Society | September 4, 2012, Tuesday // 16:37

Armenians Stage Protest outside Hungary's Embassy in Sofia

Some 50 people gathered in front of Hungary's embassy in Bulgaria's capital Sofia to protest against Hungary's extradition to Azerbaijan of a man who murdered an Armenian army officer.

Society | September 4, 2012, Tuesday // 14:43

Radioactive Device Stolen from Bulgarian Construction Site

A potentially dangerous device containing a radioactive chemical has been stolen from a construction site, local police authorities have alarmed.

Society » Environment | September 4, 2012, Tuesday // 13:09

West Nile Virus Reaches Serbia, Kills 1

An outbreak of the West Nile virus in Serbia has killed an elderly woman and infected 20 other people with the mosquito-borne disease, Serbian health officials said Tuesday.

Society » Health | September 4, 2012, Tuesday // 19:06

Sports

Bulgaria's Pironkova Fails to Pull Off Another Grand Slam Upset

Bulgaria's Tsvetana Pironkova failed to qualify for her third ever Grand Slam quarterfinal, as she suffered a 0-6, 4-6 defeat at the hands of former world No.1 Ana Ivanovic at US Open on Monday.

Sports | September 4, 2012, Tuesday // 08:09

Views on BG

Bulgaria Shelves Plans to Join Ailing Euro Bloc

Bulgaria, the European Union's poorest member state and a rare fiscal bright spot for the bloc, has indefinitely frozen long-held plans to adopt the common currency, marking the latest fiscally prudent country to cool its enthusiasm for the embattled curr

Views on BG | September 4, 2012, Tuesday // 08:19

Smiles

Bulgarian Family's Lovers

A Bulgarian family are discussing their situation.

Smiles | September 4, 2012, Tuesday // 15:30

World

Russia to Hand Control of Busher NPP to Iran 2012-End

Iran will be on its own with its first nuclear power plant after Russia officially hands Bushehr over at the end of December, a Russian project manager said on Tuesday.

World | September 4, 2012, Tuesday // 17:05

Obama to Go Ahead with US Missile Shield in Europe

US President Barack Obama believes Washington and Moscow can cooperate on a planned US-led missile shield in Europe, but is determined to move forward with the plans regardless of Russia's stance, according to the Democratic Party's 2012 national platform

World | September 4, 2012, Tuesday // 15:45

Moody's Lowers EU's Ratings Outlook

Moody's Investors Service has today changed to negative from stable its outlook on the Aaa long-term issuer rating of the European Union.

World | September 4, 2012, Tuesday // 12:21

Nasrallah: Hezbollah Has No Chemical Weapons, Just Missiles

Lebanon's Shiite group Hezbollah has no chemical weapons, but enough missiles to inflict a considerable damage on Israel in case of an assault, Hezbollah leader Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah said.

World | September 4, 2012, Tuesday // 11:56

'Green Mile' Actor Michael Clarke Duncan Passes Away at 54

Prolific US actor Michael Clarke Duncan, whose most prominent role was in "The Green Mile," has passed away in a Los Angeles hospital at the age of 54.

World | September 4, 2012, Tuesday // 10:50

Lufthansa Cabin Crew on Strike in Frankfurt, Munich, Berlin

Flight attendants for Germany's largest air carrier Lufthansa will go on strike from 11:00 am GMT on Tuesday for 11 hours at Munich's international airport in a fight over pay and working conditions.

World | September 4, 2012, Tuesday // 09:03

Novinite Insider

Bulgaria's Opposition: Lacking Rich Forester

Bulgaria's new political season has started inertly and foreseeably, much like a new season of "The Bold and The Beautiful" - but without Rich Forester.

Novinite Insider » Opinions | September 4, 2012, Tuesday // 15:13
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