Bulgaria's Inflation Rate Reaches 0.5% Aug 2012
Bulgaria saw a monthly inflation of 0.5% in August, according to the country's National Statistical Institute.
Business | September 12, 2012, Wednesday // 11:48
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ARCHIVE - 12 September 2012
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Bulgaria's Inflation Rate Reaches 0.5% Aug 2012Societe Generale Expressbank COO Advises on Bank Card and Online Banking Risks
Bulgartransgaz, Setgaz to Build 2 Gas Network Links to Turkey
Bulgaria Secretly Contracts Company to Build Turkey Gas Link - Report
Bulgarian Ex-Min: Atomstoyexport Claim Is 'Weak Move'
Serbia to Launch Construction of South Stream in Dec
Bulgaria's Ex Tsar Rises in Defense of Belene NPP Project
Russian Antimonopoly Body Criticizes Gazprom as Inefficient
Bulgaria Undaunted by Russia's Court Battle over N-Plant
Cancelled Russian N-Plant Cost Bulgaria BGN 1.4 B So Far
Bulgaria Lashes Out at Russia over Increased Belene NPP Claim
Politics
Outgoing US Ambassador to Bulgaria Keeps Piling MedalsBulgaria Denounces Benghazi Attack
2nd Blast Registered at Bulgarian Military Plant
Barroso Calls for Banking Union, Financial Transactions Tax
Barroso: EU Must Become Federal Political Body
FinMin: Bulgaria Loses Patiences with Dutch Schengen Veto
Society
Norway to Help Make Bulgarian Prisons More Humane72% of Bulgarians Disapprove of Govt's Economic Policy
Bulgarian Emigrants Snub President Office's Invitation
EU Postpones Deadline for Bulgarian Cities' NO2 Limit Values
Bulgaria Minister: EU Funds Come to Cancer Patients' Rescue
Sports
Bulgaria's Golden Girls Coach Surprisingly QuitsBulgaria's Lalova Nominated for European Athlete of 2012
Crime
Bulgarian Top Cop Heads New Crime Prevention BodyViews on BG
J'lem, Bulgaria Divided over Burgas Attack BlameQuotes
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Putin's Enemy Berezovsky Denies Funding 'Pussy Riot'US Sends Army to Libya Following Ambassador's Death
Obama Deplores Killing of US Ambassador to Libya
Russia Wary of NATO Bases in Afghanistan after 2014
US Аmbassador Кilled in Libya - Reports
Plane Crash Kills 10 in Kamchatka
EU Scolds Russia over 'Growing Intolerance for Dissent'
American Dies in Libya Consulate Attack in Benghazi
Employee at US Consulate in Benghazi Killed
Novinite Insider
Saxe-Coburg's (Un)Founded Burst in Favor of the Belene NPPBusiness
Societe Generale Expressbank COO Advises on Bank Card and Online Banking Risks
What are the potential risks connected to the use of bank cards and the use of Internet banking?
Bulgartransgaz, Setgaz to Build 2 Gas Network Links to Turkey
Turkish company Setgaz will indeed build a connection between the gas networks of Turkey and Bulgaria, but it will be separate from the one to be constructed by Bulgartransgaz, stated the latter company.
Bulgaria Secretly Contracts Company to Build Turkey Gas Link - Report
The Bulgarian government has already secretly signed a contract with Turkish company Setgaz to build a link between the gas networks of the two countries, according to Bulgargaz ex-boss Vasil Filipov.
Bulgarian Ex-Min: Atomstoyexport Claim Is 'Weak Move'
Atomstroyexport's EUR 1 B claim against Bulgaria for scrapping the Belene NPP is "a very weak move," according to former Bulgarian Minister of Economy and Energy Traicho Traikov.
Serbia to Launch Construction of South Stream in Dec
The construction of Serbia's South Stream section will begin in December 2012, Serbian President Tomislav Nikolic has announced after meeting with his Russian counterpart, Vladimir Putin.
Bulgaria's Ex Tsar Rises in Defense of Belene NPP Project
Simeon Saxe-Coburg, Bulgaria's ex Tsar (in 1943-1946) and ex Prime Minister (in 2001-2005) has issued a statement defending the project for the construction of the 2000 MW Belene Nuclear Power Plant, which was terminated in March 2012 by the Borisov Cabin
Russian Antimonopoly Body Criticizes Gazprom as Inefficient
Igor Artemiev, Head of the Federal Antimonopoly Service of Russia, has declared that energy giant Gazprom is "a highly inefficient company.
Bulgaria Undaunted by Russia's Court Battle over N-Plant
Bulgaria will rely on two back-up plans as Russia's Atomstroyexport is seeking EUR 1 B in compensation over the cancellation of nuclear power plant Belene, the energy minister has said.
Cancelled Russian N-Plant Cost Bulgaria BGN 1.4 B So Far
State-run power utility NEK has spent nearly BGN 1.4 B on the site of Belene nuclear power plant since the start of the troubled and controversial project based on Russian technology, official data shows.
Bulgaria Lashes Out at Russia over Increased Belene NPP Claim
Bulgarian Finance Minister Simeon Djankov has reacted strongly to Russia's increased claim against Bulgaria's National Electric Company over the country abandoning the Belene NPP project.
Politics
Outgoing US Ambassador to Bulgaria Keeps Piling Medals
Outgoing US envoy to Bulgaria James Warlick was decorated Wednesday with the highest distinction of Bulgaria's Ministry of Defense, the St.
Bulgaria Denounces Benghazi Attack
Bulgarian President Rosen Plevneliev, PM Boyko Borisov and Foreign Affairs Minister Nikolay Mladenov have issued statements of condemnation of the attack against the US consulate in Benghazi which has resulted in 4 deaths
2nd Blast Registered at Bulgarian Military Plant
A second explosion in two days has occurred in Arsenal Kazanlak, one of the largest military plants in Bulgaria.
Barroso Calls for Banking Union, Financial Transactions Tax
European Commission President Jose Manuel Barroso has strongly supported the implementation of an EU banking union in his annual State of the Union address Saturday.
Barroso: EU Must Become Federal Political Body
European Commission President Jose Manuel Barroso has crafted a strong call for radically closer political ties amongst EU countries in his yearly State of the Union address in front of the European Parliament.
FinMin: Bulgaria Loses Patiences with Dutch Schengen Veto
Bulgaria has "lost patience" with the Netherlands over its veto on the Bulgarian bid to join the Schengen Area, Bulgarian Deputy PM and Finance Minister Simeon Djakov has told Dutch newspaper De Telegraaf.
Society
Norway to Help Make Bulgarian Prisons More Humane
Bulgaria will renovate prison dorms in Sofia and Burgas using grants from Norway, part of the European Economic Area financial mechanism and the Norwegian financial mechanism.
Society | September 12, 2012, Wednesday // 20:22
72% of Bulgarians Disapprove of Govt's Economic Policy
About 72% of the Bulgarians do not approve of the economic policy of the government of the ruling center-right party GERB and Prime Minister Boyko Borisov, according to an annual public opinion poll "Transatlantic Trends".
Society | September 12, 2012, Wednesday // 17:10
Bulgarian Emigrants Snub President Office's Invitation
Close to 14,000 Bulgarian emigrants have signed a declaration rejecting an invitation by the Bulgarian President's Office for a conference on Bulgarians abroad.
Society | September 12, 2012, Wednesday // 15:19
EU Postpones Deadline for Bulgarian Cities' NO2 Limit Values
The European Commission has agreed to postpone the deadline for attaining the limit values for nitrogen dioxide (NO2) in two Bulgarian air quality zones.
Bulgaria Minister: EU Funds Come to Cancer Patients' Rescue
Bulgaria's health minister has tried to assuage cancer patients' concerns, saying the European Union has allotted EUR 150 M for improving their treatment.
Sports
Bulgaria's Golden Girls Coach Surprisingly Quits
Bulgaria's rhythmic gymnastics coach Iliyana Raeva unexpectedly submitted her resignation on Wednesday, exactly one month after the final day of 2012 Olympic Games.
Sports | September 12, 2012, Wednesday // 14:10
Bulgaria's Lalova Nominated for European Athlete of 2012
Bulgarian sprinter Ivet Lalova is among the 15 famale athletes nominated for the 2012 European Athlete of the Year award.
Sports | September 12, 2012, Wednesday // 13:54
Crime
Bulgarian Top Cop Heads New Crime Prevention Body
Bulgaria's government has officially established National Council for Crime Prevention, a unit intended to improve coordination and partnership between law enforcement bodies.
Crime | September 12, 2012, Wednesday // 11:09
Views on BG
J'lem, Bulgaria Divided over Burgas Attack Blame
Israel positive Hezbollah and Iran behind the terror attack that killed 5 Israelis, but Bulgaria not convinced.
Views on BG | September 12, 2012, Wednesday // 11:04
Quotes
Today's Quote
"Globalization demands more European unity.
Quotes | September 12, 2012, Wednesday // 16:49
World
Putin's Enemy Berezovsky Denies Funding 'Pussy Riot'
Self-exiled Russian oligarch Boris Berezovsky denied on Wednesday allegations voiced on a Kremlin-run television channel that he had financed anti-Putin punks Pussy Riot.
World | September 12, 2012, Wednesday // 18:38
US Sends Army to Libya Following Ambassador's Death
The USA has sent an anti-terrorist marine squad to Libya following the killing of its ambassador to Tripoli J. Christopher Stevens and 3 other officers.
World | September 12, 2012, Wednesday // 18:30
Obama Deplores Killing of US Ambassador to Libya
Official US and Libyan sources have confirmed Wednesday that US ambassador to Libya J. Christopher Stevens, together with 3 other diplomatic employees have been killed in the Tuesday attack against the American consulate in Benghazi.
World | September 12, 2012, Wednesday // 15:43
Russia Wary of NATO Bases in Afghanistan after 2014
NATO's plans to retain military bases in Afghanistan after its combat troops withdraw by the end of 2014 are "controversial," Russia's Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov has declared.
World | September 12, 2012, Wednesday // 13:49
US Аmbassador Кilled in Libya - Reports
The US ambassador to Libya has died after being attacked by militiamen storming the US consulate in the eastern city of Benghazi, reports say.
World | September 12, 2012, Wednesday // 12:54
Plane Crash Kills 10 in Kamchatka
At least ten people have perished, as a twin-engine Antonov An-28 crashed on Russia’s far eastern Kamchatka Peninsula on Wednesday
World | September 12, 2012, Wednesday // 12:18
EU Scolds Russia over 'Growing Intolerance for Dissent'
EU High Representative Catherine Ashton has bashed Russia for what she perceives as growing "intolerance of any expression of dissenting views.
World | September 12, 2012, Wednesday // 10:28
American Dies in Libya Consulate Attack in Benghazi
A US state department official was killed and at least one other American was wounded when militiamen stormed the US consulate in the eastern Libyan city of Benghazi.
World | September 12, 2012, Wednesday // 09:52
Employee at US Consulate in Benghazi Killed
The Libyan government has notified the United States that an employee at the US Consulate in Benghazi, Libya, was killed Tuesday, a State Department official told CNN.
World | September 12, 2012, Wednesday // 09:46
Novinite Insider
Saxe-Coburg's (Un)Founded Burst in Favor of the Belene NPP
As Bulgaria's internationally- and energy-disoriented Borisov Cabinet pretended to be surprised by Atomstroyexport's EUR 1 B claim over Belene NPP's termination, Bulgarian ex-Tsar and ex-PM Simeon Saxe-Coburg has spoken from his oblivion.
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