ARCHIVE - 2 October 2012

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Business

IMF: Bulgarian Economy to Grow by 1% in 2012
Bulgarian AgriMin Begs Retail Chains for Mercy on Christmas
Bulgaria's Economy Minister Highlights Investor Support at Plant Opening
Bulgaria Increasingly Like Little Switzerland - President
Over 40 000 Bulgarians Work Multiple Jobs
Sofia City Hall Ups Municipal Bank Stake to 75%
Istanbul Stock Exchange Eyes Privatization of Bulgaria Bourse
PES Leader: Bulgarian Govt Clueless about Belene N-Plant Project
Bulgarian Ex-EU Commissioner Proposes Moratorium on Belene NPP
Bulgarian EconMin Touts 3-Month NPP Referendum Deadline
Bulgarian President Eager for Online N-Plant Referendum
Mandate for Belene NPP Talks Alive in Bulgarian Parliament
Bulgaria Strongly Advised against US Group Eyeing Belene
Bulgaria Sees EU's Highest Y/Y Production Prices Increase Aug 2012
Bulgaria Wins Kiev Tourism Film Fest Top Prize
Bulgarian, Romanian Cities to Develop Joint Tourist Routes

Politics

Bulgarian 300-Strong Unit Pulls out of Kandahar Airport
Bulgaria with 8th Highest Unemployment Rate in EU
Ex Bulgarian President Hails Rival Stanishev's PES Win

Society

Bulgarian Archives Commemorate Balkan War Centenary
Bulgarian Interior Min Warns of Emigrant Influx
US Diversity Visa 2014 Begins
Romanian Plant Said to Be Polluting Bulgaria's Nikopol

Sports

Bojinov Earns Bulgaria Call-up

Crime

Bulgarian Ex Police Brutality Defendant Thrashes Teen Girl
2 Bulgarians Arrested for Smuggling Toxic Waste out of Italy
Grandson of Bulgarian Roma Clan Boss Appeals Jail Time
'Missing' Brit Returns Home from Bulgaria

Views on BG

Kubrat Pulev Heavyweight Hero in Bulgaria

Smiles

Policeman Meets Journalists

World

Georgia's Vote Won't Move It Much Closer to Russia - Analysts
French Prosecutors Drop Strauss-Kahn Rape Case
Nigerian Gunmen 'Kill 20 Students'
Georgia President Finally Admits Election Defeat
Colombia's President Santos Has Cancer
Georgia's Rulers, Opposition Both Claim Poll Victory

Novinite Insider

Valuable Academic Lessons in Bulgaria

Business

IMF: Bulgarian Economy to Grow by 1% in 2012

The International Monetary Fund has predicted a 1% GDP growth in Bulgaria in 2012, increasing its earlier estimate of 0.8%

Business | October 2, 2012, Tuesday // 19:35

Bulgarian AgriMin Begs Retail Chains for Mercy on Christmas

Bulgarian Agriculture Minister Miroslav Naydenov has called upon retail chains in the country to lower their prices on Christmas instead of increasing them.

Business | October 2, 2012, Tuesday // 18:38

Bulgaria's Economy Minister Highlights Investor Support at Plant Opening

Delyan Dobrev, Minister of Economy, Energy and Tourism, has emphasized that Bulgaria is making efforts to support companies which want to invest in the country.

Business | October 2, 2012, Tuesday // 17:27

Bulgaria Increasingly Like Little Switzerland - President

Bulgarian President Rosen Plevneliev has drawn attention to a change in the structure of investments in Bulgaria.

Business | October 2, 2012, Tuesday // 14:00

Over 40 000 Bulgarians Work Multiple Jobs

The number of people officially working more than one job is growing, according to data of Bulgaria's National Revenue Agency (NRA).

Business | October 2, 2012, Tuesday // 12:12

Sofia City Hall Ups Municipal Bank Stake to 75%

The Sofia Municipal Council voted Tuesday during an emergency meeting to increase its stake in Municipal Bank from 67% to 75%.

Business » Finance | October 2, 2012, Tuesday // 17:11

Istanbul Stock Exchange Eyes Privatization of Bulgaria Bourse

Istanbul Stock Exchange will consider bidding bid for the privatization of the Bulgarian Stock Exchange, its chairman has said.

Business » Finance | October 2, 2012, Tuesday // 12:13

PES Leader: Bulgarian Govt Clueless about Belene N-Plant Project

Bulgarian Socialist Party leader Sergey Stanishev has reiterated his criticism of the government's recent moves regarding the abandoned Belene Nuclear Power Plant project.

Business » Energy | October 2, 2012, Tuesday // 16:17

Bulgarian Ex-EU Commissioner Proposes Moratorium on Belene NPP

The Bulgarian government should impose a moratorium on the Belene NPP project until an overall energy strategy is drafted, according to Meglena Kuneva, former EU Commissioner and leader of the Bulgaria for Citizens party.

Business » Energy | October 2, 2012, Tuesday // 15:38

Bulgarian EconMin Touts 3-Month NPP Referendum Deadline

The referendum on the project to build a second NPP in Bulgaria will be held within three months, according to Bulgarian Minister of Economy and Energy, Delyan Dobrev.

Business » Energy | October 2, 2012, Tuesday // 15:30

Bulgarian President Eager for Online N-Plant Referendum

Bulgarian President Rosen Plevneliev is excited about the potential use of electronic voting in the upcoming referendum that is to decide the fate of the scrapped Belene Nuclear Power Plant project.

Business » Energy | October 2, 2012, Tuesday // 15:03

Mandate for Belene NPP Talks Alive in Bulgarian Parliament

The decision of the ruling GERB to give a mandate to the Cabinet to hold negotiations with a private investor for the project to build a second NPP in Bulgaria has not been withdrawn from the Parliament.

Business » Energy | October 2, 2012, Tuesday // 14:02

Bulgaria Strongly Advised against US Group Eyeing Belene

Bulgaria has been strongly advised against holding talks with a US-registered consortium to restart the abandoned Belene nuclear power project as a private endeavor.

Business » Energy | October 2, 2012, Tuesday // 09:06

Bulgaria Sees EU's Highest Y/Y Production Prices Increase Aug 2012

Bulgaria observed EU's largest increase in the total industrial production price index in August 2012 compared with August 2011 (+7.

Business » Industry | October 2, 2012, Tuesday // 15:34

Bulgaria Wins Kiev Tourism Film Fest Top Prize

Bulgaria won the top prize in the Active Tourism and Sports category at the tourist film festival in Ukraine for the clip Extreme Sports.

Business » Tourism | October 2, 2012, Tuesday // 16:38

Bulgarian, Romanian Cities to Develop Joint Tourist Routes

The Nature and Animals Protection Center in the Northern Bulgarian town of Dobrich and the Romanian city of Constanta's Natural Sciences Museum Complex are to develop five joint tourist routes.

Business » Tourism | October 2, 2012, Tuesday // 14:24

Politics

Bulgarian 300-Strong Unit Pulls out of Kandahar Airport

A welcome ceremony was held in Bulgaria for a 300-strong military unit, which arrived back home after serving as part of the International Security Assistance Force in Afghanistan.

Politics » Defense | October 2, 2012, Tuesday // 09:59

Bulgaria with 8th Highest Unemployment Rate in EU

The euro area seasonally-adjusted unemployment rate was 11.4 % in August 2012, stable compared with July; it was 10.2 % in August 2011, according to data of Eurostat.

Politics » Bulgaria in EU | October 2, 2012, Tuesday // 12:59

Ex Bulgarian President Hails Rival Stanishev's PES Win

Former Bulgarian President, Georgi Parvanov, has saluted rival Sergey Stanishev for his victory in the election for President of the Party of European Socialists, PES.

Politics » Domestic | October 2, 2012, Tuesday // 17:44

Society

Bulgarian Archives Commemorate Balkan War Centenary

Photographs and documents from the First Balkan War are now available online thanks to the Bulgarian State Archives Agency.

Society | October 2, 2012, Tuesday // 13:11

Bulgarian Interior Min Warns of Emigrant Influx

The emigration flow at the Bulgarian-Turkish border in the last two months has increased by 50%, Bulgarian Interior Minister, Tsvetan Tsvetanov, informs.

Society | October 2, 2012, Tuesday // 12:24

US Diversity Visa 2014 Begins

Bulgarian and other nationals around the world, looking to get a US green card, now have another opportunity to bet on the annual lottery.

Society | October 2, 2012, Tuesday // 07:41

Romanian Plant Said to Be Polluting Bulgaria's Nikopol

Elevated levels of ammonia in the air, exceeding the norm, have been recorded Monday in Bulgaria's Danube town of Nikopol, according to the Executive Environment Agency.

Society » Environment | October 2, 2012, Tuesday // 14:58

Sports

Bojinov Earns Bulgaria Call-up

Verona striker Valeri Bojinov has been called up for Bulgaria's upcoming World Cup 2014 qualifiers against Denmark and the Czech Republic.

Sports | October 2, 2012, Tuesday // 18:00

Crime

Bulgarian Ex Police Brutality Defendant Thrashes Teen Girl

Former Bulgarian police officer, Georgi Kalinkov, who is known as being one of the exonerated defendants in a high-profile police brutality case, has thrashed a young girl.

Crime | October 2, 2012, Tuesday // 16:12

2 Bulgarians Arrested for Smuggling Toxic Waste out of Italy

Two Bulgarian nationals have been arrested in the port city of Bari, Italy, while attempting to transport out of the country tons of toxic waste.

Crime | October 2, 2012, Tuesday // 14:15

Grandson of Bulgarian Roma Clan Boss Appeals Jail Time

Angel Rashkov, one of the grandsons of notorious Roma clan boss Kiril Rashkov, is appealing Tuesday his one year and four months behind bars sentence for trying to bribe police officers.

Crime | October 2, 2012, Tuesday // 11:53

'Missing' Brit Returns Home from Bulgaria

The British citizen, who has been declared a missing person by the third police precinct in the Bulgarian capital Sofia, is sound and safe in his homeland.

Crime | October 2, 2012, Tuesday // 11:32

Views on BG

Kubrat Pulev Heavyweight Hero in Bulgaria

Bulgarian bad boy and European heavyweight champion Kubrat Pulev got a hero's reception back home yesterday after easily disposing of the previously unbeaten Russian giant Alexander Ustinov on Saturday in Hamburg, Germany.

Views on BG | October 2, 2012, Tuesday // 08:21

Smiles

Policeman Meets Journalists

A traffic accident occurs.

Smiles | October 2, 2012, Tuesday // 10:46

World

Georgia's Vote Won't Move It Much Closer to Russia - Analysts

Georgian opposition's likely victory in parliamentary elections yesterday spells no more than token changes in relations with Russia, Russian analysts have argued.

World | October 2, 2012, Tuesday // 20:33

French Prosecutors Drop Strauss-Kahn Rape Case

French prosecutors dropped Tuesday the alleged rape case against former International Monetary Fund chief Dominique Strauss-Kahn.

World | October 2, 2012, Tuesday // 18:11

Nigerian Gunmen 'Kill 20 Students'

At least 20 students have been shot dead by unknown gunmen in Mubi, north-eastern Nigeria, a police source has told the BBC.

World | October 2, 2012, Tuesday // 14:59

Georgia President Finally Admits Election Defeat

Hours after both rulers and opposition in Georgia claimed poll victory, President Mikheil Saakashvili has finally admitted his party has lost the parliamentary election.

World | October 2, 2012, Tuesday // 14:37

Colombia's President Santos Has Cancer

Colombia's President Juan Manuel Santos has announced he has prostate cancer and will have surgery on Wednesday.

World | October 2, 2012, Tuesday // 10:58

Georgia's Rulers, Opposition Both Claim Poll Victory

Georgia's governing party and the opposition have both claimed victory in the country's parliamentary elections.

World | October 2, 2012, Tuesday // 07:37

Novinite Insider

Valuable Academic Lessons in Bulgaria

As the academic year kicked off in Bulgaria's largest higher education institution on Monday, PM Boyko Borisov shared his "words of wisdom" with students.

Novinite Insider » Opinions | October 2, 2012, Tuesday // 14:53
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