ARCHIVE - 16 October 2012

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Business

Bulgarian Minister's Husband Enjoys Public Procurement Contract
Bulgaria Mulls Ban on Partial Rehabilitation of Communist Era Buildings
Indian Companies to Make Hydraulic Cylinders, Tractors in Bulgaria
Bulgaria Attracted EUR 873 M in FDI in Jan-Aug 2012
Spain Ready to Make Formal Aid Request - Report
Gazprom's Competitor Novatek Starts Gas Supplies to Germany
Energo-Pro Bulgaria to Buy Hydropower Plant Energia Holding
Fuel Prices in Bulgaria Up by BGN 0.03-0.05

Politics

Bulgaria Appoints 10 New Ambassadors Worldwide
Bulgaria Celebrates 100 Years Military Air Force
Bulgarian Govt Moves to Formalize Fighter Jet Purchase
EU Commissioner Dalli Resigns on Fraud Implications
EP President Schulz Calls for Further EU Enlargement
Bulgarian Municipalities Want New Law Providing More Powers

Society

Bulgarians Grow Less Keen on Marriage - Study
Bulgarian Prosecutor Found Drowned - Report
EVN Bulgaria to Investigate Power Substation Explosion
Bulgaria May Ban Electrical Substations in Buildings
Electrical Substation Explodes in Bulgaria's Burgas
Lingering Summer Breaks 7 Temperature Records in Bulgaria
Bulgarian Govt to Pressure Archaeologists Legally over Highways - Report
????In Vitro Fertilization at Saint Lazar Hospital in Sofia

Sports

Bulgaria Draw Czech Republic in Prague
Bulgaria's Pironkova Upsets Lepchenko in Moscow
Bulgarian Coach Sacked for 3rd Time by Same Club in 1 Season

Crime

Picasso, Matisse, Monet, Gauguin Stolen from Rotterdam
Bulgarian Customs Nab 0.5 Kg Silver in Woman's Underwear
New Violent Incident Shocks Sofia's 'College Town'
Spanish Police Failed to Prevent Theft of 290 kg of 'Bulgarian' Cocaine
3 Bulgarians Charged with Stealing Cooking Oil in Portsmouth

World

Russia 'Completes' Investigation of Anna Politkovskaya's Murder
Russia 'Successfully' Tests Short-Range Missile Defense
Cuba Set to Scrap Exit Visa Requirement
Israel Schedules Early Elections for January
Clinton: Libya Consulate Security Was My Responsibility
Hadzic Goes on Trial for War Crimes in Croatia

Business

Bulgarian Minister's Husband Enjoys Public Procurement Contract

Krasimir Atanasov, the husband of Bulgarian Health Minister Desislava Atanasova from the ruling center-right party GERB, has won a BGN 1 M public procurement contract, according to a press report.

Business | October 16, 2012, Tuesday // 19:47

Bulgaria Mulls Ban on Partial Rehabilitation of Communist Era Buildings

Bulgaria's government is considering the introduction of a ban on the rehabilitation of individual apartments in the country's communist-era residential buildings.

Business | October 16, 2012, Tuesday // 18:55

Indian Companies to Make Hydraulic Cylinders, Tractors in Bulgaria

IT services conglomerate WIPRO will start feasibility studies for setting up facilities for manufacturing hydraulic cylinders in Bulgaria, according to the Bulgarian Ministry of Economy, Energy and Tourism (MIET).

Business | October 16, 2012, Tuesday // 16:03

Bulgaria Attracted EUR 873 M in FDI in Jan-Aug 2012

According to preliminary data of the Bulgarian National Bank (BNB), foreign direct investments in Bulgaria for January - August 2012 increased by EUR 873 M (2.2% of GDP), as compared to an increase of EUR 516.5 M (1.3% of GDP) for January - August 2011.

Business » Finance | October 16, 2012, Tuesday // 16:35

Spain Ready to Make Formal Aid Request - Report

Spain is about to make a formal request for aid, allowing the European Central Bank (ECB) to buy its sovereign debt.

Business » Finance | October 16, 2012, Tuesday // 09:20

Gazprom's Competitor Novatek Starts Gas Supplies to Germany

Russia's largest independent gas producer Novatek has started gas deliveries to the German Energie Baden-W?rttemberg AG (EnBW).

Business » Energy | October 16, 2012, Tuesday // 14:42

Energo-Pro Bulgaria to Buy Hydropower Plant Energia Holding

Power distributor Energo-Pro Bulgaria is looking to buy hydropower plant Energia Holding, according to reports of the Commission on Protection of Competition (CPC).

Business » Energy | October 16, 2012, Tuesday // 12:05

Fuel Prices in Bulgaria Up by BGN 0.03-0.05

Fuel prices in Bulgaria headed up again after fuel distributor Lukoil Bulgaria increased wholesale tariffs.

Business » Energy | October 16, 2012, Tuesday // 10:48

Politics

Bulgaria Appoints 10 New Ambassadors Worldwide

10 new Bulgarian ambassadors have been officially appointed by a decree from President Rosen Plevneliev published in Bulgaria's official State Gazette Tuesday.

Politics » Diplomacy | October 16, 2012, Tuesday // 19:32

Bulgaria Celebrates 100 Years Military Air Force

Bulgarian President Rosen Plevneliev unveiled a monument designed for the celebration of the centennary of the Bulgarian Army's Air Force Tuesday.

Politics » Defense | October 16, 2012, Tuesday // 15:27

Bulgarian Govt Moves to Formalize Fighter Jet Purchase

Bulgaria's Defense Minister Anyu Angelov plans to table to the Cabinet by the end of October 2012 the long-anticipated proposal for the purchase of new fighter jets for the Bulgarian Air Force.

Politics » Defense | October 16, 2012, Tuesday // 14:18

EU Commissioner Dalli Resigns on Fraud Implications

European Commissioner for Health and Consumer Policy John Dalli has resigned Tuesday following an investigation for involvement in fraud.

Politics » Bulgaria in EU | October 16, 2012, Tuesday // 18:44

EP President Schulz Calls for Further EU Enlargement

European Parliament President Martin Schulz has spoken up strongly in support of further EU enlargement.

Politics » Bulgaria in EU | October 16, 2012, Tuesday // 18:10

Bulgarian Municipalities Want New Law Providing More Powers

A proposed new version of Bulgaria's Local Self-Governance and Local Administration Act envisages devolving more powers to municipalities and enhancing the contact of citizens with local authorities.

Politics » Domestic | October 16, 2012, Tuesday // 17:44

Society

Bulgarians Grow Less Keen on Marriage - Study

Family models in Bulgaria are evolving away from traditional marriage, according to the findings of a study conducted by researchers from the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences.

Society | October 16, 2012, Tuesday // 20:52

Bulgarian Prosecutor Found Drowned - Report

The dead body of a drowned man was uncovered in the Kardzhali reservoir in south eastern Bulgaria early Tuesday morning.

Society | October 16, 2012, Tuesday // 15:18

EVN Bulgaria to Investigate Power Substation Explosion

EVN Bulgaria will carry out two separate expert examinations of the electrical substation that exploded in a residential building in Bulgaria's Burgas, severely damaging several apartments.

Society | October 16, 2012, Tuesday // 13:50

Bulgaria May Ban Electrical Substations in Buildings

The placement of electrical substations in residential buildings should be abolished, according to Dimitar Nikolov, Mayor of the Bulgarian city of Burgas.

Society | October 16, 2012, Tuesday // 11:04

Electrical Substation Explodes in Bulgaria's Burgas

An electrical substation exploded early on Tuesday in Bulgaria's Black Sea city of Burgas, damaging several apartments in a residential building, but leading to no casualties.

Society | October 16, 2012, Tuesday // 08:48

Lingering Summer Breaks 7 Temperature Records in Bulgaria

An exceptionally warm fall in Bulgaria has kept temperatures summerly, with highs breaking daily records at seven locations Tuesday.

Society » Environment | October 16, 2012, Tuesday // 20:17

Bulgarian Govt to Pressure Archaeologists Legally over Highways - Report

Bulgaria's Borisov Cabinet plans to introduce legal amendments in order to be able to pressure archaeologists legally over speedy highway construction, according to reports.

Society » Archaeology | October 16, 2012, Tuesday // 17:40

????In Vitro Fertilization at Saint Lazar Hospital in Sofia

It has been seven years since the launch of the Assisted Reproductive Technology (ART) section at the Obstetrics and Gynecology Hospital Saint Lazar in Sofia.

Society » Health | October 16, 2012, Tuesday // 06:43

Sports

Bulgaria Draw Czech Republic in Prague

Bulgaria's national football team has drawn the Czech Republic 0:0 in Prague in a Brazil 2014 World Cup qualifier.

Sports | October 16, 2012, Tuesday // 22:51

Bulgaria's Pironkova Upsets Lepchenko in Moscow

Bulgaria's top tennis playerTsvetana Pironkova defeated US No. 2 Varvara Lepchenko in the first round of the Kremlin Cup in Moscow on Tuesday.

Sports | October 16, 2012, Tuesday // 13:04

Bulgarian Coach Sacked for 3rd Time by Same Club in 1 Season

Bulgarian football club Etar Veliko Tarnovo has sacked coach Tsanko Tsvetanov for the third time this season.

Sports | October 16, 2012, Tuesday // 10:27

Crime

Picasso, Matisse, Monet, Gauguin Stolen from Rotterdam

7 paintings from seminal painters Pablo Picasso, Henri Matisse, Claude Monet and Paul Gauguin have been stolen from Rotterdam's Kunsthal art museum overnight.

Crime | October 16, 2012, Tuesday // 17:01

Bulgarian Customs Nab 0.5 Kg Silver in Woman's Underwear

Bulgarian customs officers have discovered more than half a kilo of silver hidden amongst a woman's underwear in her luggage Tuesday.

Crime | October 16, 2012, Tuesday // 16:28

New Violent Incident Shocks Sofia's 'College Town'

Three Bulgarian university students have been severely beaten in their dorm in the latest violent incident in Sofia's Studentski Grad ("College Town") quarter.

Crime | October 16, 2012, Tuesday // 14:00

Spanish Police Failed to Prevent Theft of 290 kg of 'Bulgarian' Cocaine

Spanish police police had been aware for months that a part of the seized drug shipment from the Bulgarian Sveti Nikolay ship ran the risk of disappearing from the judicial storage unit in Cadiz.

Crime | October 16, 2012, Tuesday // 12:57

3 Bulgarians Charged with Stealing Cooking Oil in Portsmouth

Three Bulgarian men have been charged in connection with a plot to steal cooking oil from restaurants in the UK city of Portsmouth.

Crime | October 16, 2012, Tuesday // 12:26

World

Russia 'Completes' Investigation of Anna Politkovskaya's Murder

A preliminary investigation into the murder of Russian journalist Anna Politkovskaya has been completed, Russia's Investigative Committee said on Tuesday.

World | October 16, 2012, Tuesday // 18:09

Russia 'Successfully' Tests Short-Range Missile Defense

Russia's Aerospace Defense Force "successfully" tested a short-range anti-missile defense system on Tuesday, according to a Russian Defense Ministry spokesman.

World | October 16, 2012, Tuesday // 16:45

Cuba Set to Scrap Exit Visa Requirement

Cubans willing to leave their country will no longer need to apply for exit visas, as the requirement is to be lifted on January 14 2013.

World | October 16, 2012, Tuesday // 14:49

Israel Schedules Early Elections for January

Israel's MPs have voted to dissolve the Knesset, scheduling early elections for January 22 2012.

World | October 16, 2012, Tuesday // 11:51

Clinton: Libya Consulate Security Was My Responsibility

US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton has taken responsibility for the failure to successfully defend against the September 11 attack on the US consulate in Libya's Benghazi.

World | October 16, 2012, Tuesday // 09:53

Hadzic Goes on Trial for War Crimes in Croatia

Goran Hadzic, former president of the self-proclaimed Republic of Serbian Krajina, goes on trial Tuesday, the last of a string of defendants still alive and at large after the wars that accompanied the breakup of Yugoslavia.

World | October 16, 2012, Tuesday // 08:11
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