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ARCHIVE - 7 September 2012
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EU Report Urges Tight Regulation of 'Risky' Shale Gas FrackingCollege Students Drive Up Rents in Bulgaria's Sofia
Politics
Bulgaria Extends Hand to Macedonia without History CompromiseMOSSAD Ups Security Measures for Israeli Tourists in Bulgaria
Bulgaria Thinks of EU More Than Any Other Member State
Bulgarian PM Deems Job Creation Cabinet's 'Only Problem'
Right-Wing MP Wants Tsar Liberator Monument Moved from Hearth of Sofia
Society
Bulgaria Marks Unification Day 2 over Craiova Treaty80 Stranded at Sofia Airport for over 6 Hours
Murder of Dissident Bulgarian Writer Georgi Markov Turns 34
Hometown Marks Bulgarian Communist Dictator Anniversary
??Dozens of Dead Dolphins Washed Ashore in Bulgaria in Summer 2012
Sofia University Fails to Recruit Students for 'Prestigious' Majors
Sports
Italy Manage to Draw Exciting Bulgaria in SofiaItaly's Prandelli Stands by His Selection against Bulgaria
Berbatov, Stoichkov Snub Bulgaria-Italy World Cup Qualifier
Crime
New Witness in Bulgarian Dissident Writer's Murder Pops after 34 Years13 Illegal Emigrants Caught by Bulgarian Border Police
World
Canada Lists Iran as Terrorism Sponsor, Breaks Off TiesOrban Seeks New IMF Loan for Hungary After All
Ukraine to Cut Army in Half, Phase Out Draft
Lufthansa Strike Causes Travel Mayhem
Obama Formally Accepts US Democratic Nomination
Hungary PM Orban Snubs New IMF Loan in Facebook Video
Business
College Students Drive Up Rents in Bulgaria's Sofia
Apartment rents in Bulgaria's Sofia have seen a 15% hike at the end of the summer as a result of the demand driven up by college students, according to realtors.
Politics
Bulgaria Extends Hand to Macedonia without History Compromise
Bulgarian President, Rosen Plevneliev, has firmly told his Macedonian counterpart that Bulgaria will never make compromises with its history.
MOSSAD Ups Security Measures for Israeli Tourists in Bulgaria
Special agents of Israel's MOSSAD and the Bulgarian State Agency for National Security, DANS, are monitoring closely and providing security for synagogues and hotels with Israeli tourists in Bulgaria.
Bulgaria Thinks of EU More Than Any Other Member State
Bulgarians view the European Union more favorably than any other EU member state, according to the latest Eurobarometer public opinion survey.
Bulgarian PM Deems Job Creation Cabinet's 'Only Problem'
The creation of new jobs is "the only problem for the Bulgarian government", Bulgarian Prime Minister Boyko Borisov believes, according to the record of the weekly Cabinet sitting released Friday.
Right-Wing MP Wants Tsar Liberator Monument Moved from Hearth of Sofia
The monument of Tsar Osvoboditel (Liberator King) should be moved from its central location in front of the building of the Parliament, the Member of the Parliament from the right-wing Blue Coalition, Lachezar Toshev, proposes.
Society
Bulgaria Marks Unification Day 2 over Craiova Treaty
Bulgaria marks Friday the 72nd anniversary of the signing of the historical Craiova treaty under whose terms Romania returned the southern part of Dobrudza to Bulgaria.
Society | September 7, 2012, Friday // 14:53
80 Stranded at Sofia Airport for over 6 Hours
Over eighty passengers were stranded at Sofia International Airport Thursday evening for over six hours.
Society | September 7, 2012, Friday // 14:18
Murder of Dissident Bulgarian Writer Georgi Markov Turns 34
Bulgaria marks Friday the 34th anniversary since the murder of Georgi Markov, a Bulgarian emigrant broadcaster and dissident writer, who was poisoned in London in 1978.
Society | September 7, 2012, Friday // 11:52
Hometown Marks Bulgarian Communist Dictator Anniversary
The Bulgarian town of Pravets, near the capital Sofia, birth place of Communist dictator, Todor Zhivkov, is marking Friday the latter's 101st anniversary.
Society | September 7, 2012, Friday // 10:11
??Dozens of Dead Dolphins Washed Ashore in Bulgaria in Summer 2012
At least 68 dead dolphins have been washed ashore along Bulgaria's Southern Black Sea coast, the Regional Environmental Inspectorate in Burgas announced Friday.
Sofia University Fails to Recruit Students for 'Prestigious' Majors
Bulgaria's largest higher education institution, Sofia University "St. Kliment Ohridski", has failed to fill all of the spots it had announced for some of its "prestigious" majors.
Sports
Italy Manage to Draw Exciting Bulgaria in Sofia
Bulgaria's national football team have missed a win over Italy in the two sides' first qualifier for Brazil 2014, in a match that ended in a 2:2 draw.
Sports | September 7, 2012, Friday // 23:37
Italy's Prandelli Stands by His Selection against Bulgaria
Italy coach Cesare Prandelli has defended his team selection ahead of Friday's World Cup qualifier against Bulgaria after earmarking seven Juventus players to start the match and handing the number ten shirt to Sebastian Giovinco.
Sports | September 7, 2012, Friday // 19:21
Berbatov, Stoichkov Snub Bulgaria-Italy World Cup Qualifier
The two all-time megastars of Bulgarian football, Hristo Stoychkov and Dimitar Berbatov, will not attend the Friday faceoff between Bulgaria and Italy.
Sports | September 7, 2012, Friday // 11:23
Crime
New Witness in Bulgarian Dissident Writer's Murder Pops after 34 Years
The former resident of the Soviet KGB in Ottawa, Vladimir Mednis, has confirmed that Georgi Markov, a Bulgarian emigrant broadcaster and dissident writer, has been murdered on the order of Communist dictator, Todor Zhivkov.
Crime | September 7, 2012, Friday // 17:14
13 Illegal Emigrants Caught by Bulgarian Border Police
The Bulgarian border police have apprehended seven Iraqi citizens, four Palestinians, and two Turks on Thursday while they were trying to cross the border illegally.
Crime | September 7, 2012, Friday // 15:23
World
Canada Lists Iran as Terrorism Sponsor, Breaks Off Ties
Canada has suspended diplomatic relations with Iran and is expelling Iranian diplomats from Canada, Canadian Foreign Affairs Minister John Baird announced in a statement on Friday.
World | September 7, 2012, Friday // 18:31
Orban Seeks New IMF Loan for Hungary After All
Hungary needs and will obtain a credit line from the International Monetary Fund even as the government opposes the conditions currently demanded for the aid, Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban has stated.
World | September 7, 2012, Friday // 16:37
Ukraine to Cut Army in Half, Phase Out Draft
????The Ukrainian Armed Forces are to be downsized almost 50% by 2017, General Staff chief Igor Nikolaenko said on Friday.
World | September 7, 2012, Friday // 16:33
Lufthansa Strike Causes Travel Mayhem
Lufthansa cabin crews have started a 24-hour nationwide strike, triggering travel chaos for thousands of passengers.
World | September 7, 2012, Friday // 12:53
Obama Formally Accepts US Democratic Nomination
US President Barack Obama accepted Thursday evening the nomination of the Democratic Party in an official start of his reelection bid.
World | September 7, 2012, Friday // 10:51
Hungary PM Orban Snubs New IMF Loan in Facebook Video
Hungary has thrown hopes for a new loan to prop up its sagging economy into disarray on Thursday as Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban rejected what he called unacceptable IMF conditions, crushing prospects for a fast agreement.
World | September 7, 2012, Friday // 09:28
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