ARCHIVE - 18 October 2012

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Business

Bulgaria to Start Sale of 33% Stakes in 2 CEZ Units
Bulgaria May Face Grain Shortage in 2013
Bulgaria-Assembled Electric Vehicle to Hit Market in Nov
Bulgaria's Govt to Cut Red Tape by 20% by end-2012
PM: Bulgaria Meets Schengen Criteria, That's That!
Bulgaria's Competition Watchdog Snubs Public Procurement Act Amendments
Bulgaria, Romania PMs To Premiere Danube Bridge 2
Bulgaria Car Sales Also Slump Down
Bulgaria, Vietnam to Boost Economic Cooperation
S&P Downgrades Cyprus Credit Rating Again
Heads Roll as Bulgaria Govt Cries Foul over 'N-Plant Sabotage'
Behind-the-Curtain Scheme Said to Revive Bulgaria's NPP

Politics

Bulgarian President Plevneliev Off to Bavaria
Bulgarian PM 'Scolds' Countries that 'Beg' Germany for Money
Bulgaria's Jeleva Bid for 2nd Term as EPP Vice President Flops
EC Proposes Steps to Minimize Climate Impact of Biofuel Production
Top 3 EU Chiefs to Accept Nobel Peace Prize
Bulgaria, Romania to Jointly Overcome Schengen Setback
Bulgaria's Top Court Hinders Illegal Assets Law
Tribute to Communist Dictator's Daughter Stirs Outrage in Bulgaria
Pollsters in Bulgaria Agree Ruling GERB Loses Ground

Society

Bulgarian Top Cop Exonerated on Libel Charges
Libel Case against Bulgaria's Top Cop Relaunched
Bulgarian-American Ranked Most Powerful Arts Person
'Your Art on Contemporary Card' Exhibit Announces Winners
'Emmanuelle' Actress Sylvia Kristel Dies after Long Battle with Cancer

Crime

Bulgaria Notorious 'Octopus' Stays behind Bars
Bulgarian Customs Bust 200-Y-Old US Coin Treasure
Bulgarian Police Uncover Arms Workshop in Wheat Mill

Views on BG

Bulgaria Extends Flat-Rate Tax Base
Solar-Powered Electric Car Charger in Sofia, Bulgaria Sets Example for EU

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World

Google in Surprise Profit Slump, Grim Figures Out Early
Newsweek to Cease Print Publication End-Year
Merkel: Greece Implements Reforms at Snail's Pace
Bangladeshi Terrorist Arrested for NY Fed Bank Attack Plot
US: Plane Grounded by Turkey Had Russian Arms for Syria

Novinite Insider

EPP vs PES: Bulgaria's Funny Trotting onto EU's Political Stage

Business

Bulgaria to Start Sale of 33% Stakes in 2 CEZ Units

Bulgaria will sell the state-owned 33% stakes in two units of power distributor CEZ on the Bulgarian Stock Exchange (BSE) starting October 29, according to the press office of the Privatization and Post-Privatization Control Agency (PPCA).

Business | October 18, 2012, Thursday // 18:19

Bulgaria May Face Grain Shortage in 2013

Radoslav Hristov, Deputy Chair of the National Association of Grain Producers, has warned about a looming grain crisis in Bulgaria in 2013 as a result of which bread prices could spike over BGN 2.

Business | October 18, 2012, Thursday // 17:20

Bulgaria-Assembled Electric Vehicle to Hit Market in Nov

Ilia Levkov, Chair of the Electric Vehicles Industrial Cluster, has announced that an electric vehicle assembled in Bulgaria will be released on the market in end-November.

Business | October 18, 2012, Thursday // 16:24

Bulgaria's Govt to Cut Red Tape by 20% by end-2012

Bulgaria's Economy and Energy Minister Delyan Dobrev has suggested that some state measures to attract investors set out in the amendment Investment Promotion Act are already yielding results.

Business | October 18, 2012, Thursday // 15:28

PM: Bulgaria Meets Schengen Criteria, That's That!

All EU leaders have acknowledged that Bulgaria has met criteria for Schengen accession and the matter need not be commented further, according to Bulgarian PM Boyko Borisov.

Business | October 18, 2012, Thursday // 14:21

Bulgaria's Competition Watchdog Snubs Public Procurement Act Amendments

Bulgaria's Commission on Protection of Competition (CPC) has rejected a set of proposed amendments and supplements to the Public Procurement Act public procurement appeal procedures.

Business | October 18, 2012, Thursday // 14:11

Bulgaria, Romania PMs To Premiere Danube Bridge 2

Bulgarian PM Boyko Borisov and Romanian PM Victor Ponta will be the first to officially walk through the currently finalized Danube Bridge 2 next Wednesday, October 24.

Business | October 18, 2012, Thursday // 12:45

Bulgaria Car Sales Also Slump Down

A slump of car sales going on for a year in the EU has now also reached Bulgaria, according to data by the European Automobile Manufacturers' Association (ACEA).

Business | October 18, 2012, Thursday // 09:55

Bulgaria, Vietnam to Boost Economic Cooperation

Bulgaria and Vietnam are developing fruitful cooperation, but could still do more, stated the finance ministers of the two countries.

Business | October 18, 2012, Thursday // 09:34

S&P Downgrades Cyprus Credit Rating Again

Rating agency Standard & Poor's has made a new downgrade of Cyprus's credit rating, this time with three degrees, from BB to B.

Business » Finance | October 18, 2012, Thursday // 11:45

Heads Roll as Bulgaria Govt Cries Foul over 'N-Plant Sabotage'

A flood of dismissals is about to hit Bulgaria's national electricity transmission company after a discrediting letter surfaced, allegedly reviving the nuclear power plant project at Belene.

Business » Energy | October 18, 2012, Thursday // 19:30

Behind-the-Curtain Scheme Said to Revive Bulgaria's NPP

Bulgaria's government has not halted the construction of Belene nuclear station and the project is in full steam, the right-wing opposition has alleged.

Business » Energy | October 18, 2012, Thursday // 18:15

Politics

Bulgarian President Plevneliev Off to Bavaria

Bulgarian President Rosen Plevneliev is on a two-day visit to the German free state of Bavaria Thursday and Friday.

Politics » Diplomacy | October 18, 2012, Thursday // 08:21

Bulgarian PM 'Scolds' Countries that 'Beg' Germany for Money

Bulgarian Prime Minister, Boyko Borisov, has scolded a little some EU Member States that keep begging Germany for money, according to his own admission.

Politics » Bulgaria in EU | October 18, 2012, Thursday // 16:36

Bulgaria's Jeleva Bid for 2nd Term as EPP Vice President Flops

The European People's Party has rejected the nomination of former Foreign Minister and failed EU Commissioner-Designate Rumiana Jeleva from Bulgaria's ruling, center-right party GERB for a second term in office as EPP Deputy Chair.

Politics » Bulgaria in EU | October 18, 2012, Thursday // 15:59

EC Proposes Steps to Minimize Climate Impact of Biofuel Production

Biofuels are one of the ways to reduce economies' oil dependence, yet their production raises serious questions, the EC acknowledges.

Politics » Bulgaria in EU | October 18, 2012, Thursday // 12:29

Top 3 EU Chiefs to Accept Nobel Peace Prize

The President of the European Commission, Jose Manuel Barroso, the EU President, Herman Van Rompuy, and the President of the European Parliament, Martin Schulz, are traveling to Oslo to be bestowed the Nobel Peace Prize.

Politics » Bulgaria in EU | October 18, 2012, Thursday // 12:24

Bulgaria, Romania to Jointly Overcome Schengen Setback

Cooperation between Bulgaria and Romania is vital so that both countries achieve their goal to enter Schengen, stated Romanian PM Victor Ponta.

Politics » Bulgaria in EU | October 18, 2012, Thursday // 12:22

Bulgaria's Top Court Hinders Illegal Assets Law

Bulgaria's top court has ruled against key parts of a controversial, but praised by the EU and US bill, authorizing confiscation of illegal assets, which the country's parliament adopted in May.

Politics » Domestic | October 18, 2012, Thursday // 16:39

Tribute to Communist Dictator's Daughter Stirs Outrage in Bulgaria

The "scientific conference" dedicated to the 70th anniversary of the birth of Lyudmila Zhivkova, daughter of Communist dictator, Todor Zhivkov, stirred a scandal and outrage in Bulgaria.

Politics » Domestic | October 18, 2012, Thursday // 15:00

Pollsters in Bulgaria Agree Ruling GERB Loses Ground

Less than a year before the parliamentary elections in Bulgaria, the top polling agencies in the country have obtained controversial data and forecasts on the standing of the opposition.

Politics » Domestic | October 18, 2012, Thursday // 13:05

Society

Bulgarian Top Cop Exonerated on Libel Charges

The Plovdiv Regional Court exonerated Thursday Bulgaria's Interior Minister, Tsvetan Tsvetanov, in the libel case initiated by Miroslava Todorova, Chair of the Bulgarian Judges Association (BJA).

Society | October 18, 2012, Thursday // 17:23

Libel Case against Bulgaria's Top Cop Relaunched

The Plovdiv Regional Court is holding a session Thursday on the libel case against Bulgaria's Interior Minister, Tsvetan Tsvetanov, initiated by the Chair of the Bulgarian Judges Association (BJA).

Society | October 18, 2012, Thursday // 11:45

Bulgarian-American Ranked Most Powerful Arts Person

An American with Bulgaria roots, Carolyn Christov-Bakargiev, has topped the British magazine's Art Review's eleventh annual "Power 100" list of the most influential people in contemporary arts.

Society » Culture | October 18, 2012, Thursday // 13:44

'Your Art on Contemporary Card' Exhibit Announces Winners

The exhibition opened by Societe Generale Expressbank and Sofia Contemporary shows selected projects for a bank card with a contemporary art design

Society » Culture | October 18, 2012, Thursday // 11:47

'Emmanuelle' Actress Sylvia Kristel Dies after Long Battle with Cancer

Dutch actress Sylvia Kristel, who shot to stardom in the 1974 erotic French film Emmanuelle, has died aged 60 after a long battle with cancer.

Society » Obituaries | October 18, 2012, Thursday // 14:39

Crime

Bulgaria Notorious 'Octopus' Stays behind Bars

Controversial Bulgarian businessman and ex-secret agent Alexey Petrov will remain permanently in detention, Sofia court of appeals has ruled.

Crime | October 18, 2012, Thursday // 20:44

Bulgarian Customs Bust 200-Y-Old US Coin Treasure

The Bulgarian Customs have discovered a total of sixteen very rare US and Mexican coins hidden in the ceiling of a train traveling from Bulgaria to Serbia.

Crime | October 18, 2012, Thursday // 17:51

Bulgarian Police Uncover Arms Workshop in Wheat Mill

Bulgarian police have hit upon an illegal workshop for weapons repair and production hidden in a mill near southern town of Asenovgrad.

Crime | October 18, 2012, Thursday // 10:38

Views on BG

Bulgaria Extends Flat-Rate Tax Base

Bulgarian Finance Minister Simeon Djankov has recently unveiled details of plans to impose a 10% tax on bank deposit income and to impose taxes on gambling and stock exchange profits in 2013.

Views on BG | October 18, 2012, Thursday // 19:00

Solar-Powered Electric Car Charger in Sofia, Bulgaria Sets Example for EU

The solar car charger is free for citizens to use as it generates its own energy.

Views on BG | October 18, 2012, Thursday // 15:14

Quotes

Today's Quote

"I scolded a little some EU Member States that keep begging Germany for money.

Quotes | October 18, 2012, Thursday // 16:48

Today's Quote

"The two parties - Romania's Socialists and Bulgaria's rightists GERB - are going to come together on Danube Bridge 2.

Quotes | October 18, 2012, Thursday // 13:49

World

Google in Surprise Profit Slump, Grim Figures Out Early

Trading in Google shares has been suspended after the internet giant released its third-quarter results early by mistake.

World | October 18, 2012, Thursday // 21:01

Newsweek to Cease Print Publication End-Year

Newsweek, the second largest US news weekly magazine, behind Time, is about to end its famous 80-year-old print edition.

World | October 18, 2012, Thursday // 15:54

Merkel: Greece Implements Reforms at Snail's Pace

Too many Greek reforms are being implemented at a "snail's pace", German Chancellor Angela Merkel said before joining leaders at an EU summit.

World | October 18, 2012, Thursday // 15:15

Bangladeshi Terrorist Arrested for NY Fed Bank Attack Plot

A Bangladeshi man who came to the United States to wage jihad has been arrested in an elaborate FBI sting after attempting to blow up a fake car bomb outside the Federal Reserve building in Manhattan, US authorities said.

World | October 18, 2012, Thursday // 09:41

US: Plane Grounded by Turkey Had Russian Arms for Syria

A representative of the US Department of State has supported claims by Turkey that a passenger plane recently grounded in Ankara transported Russian weapons for the Syrian regime.

World | October 18, 2012, Thursday // 08:54

Novinite Insider

EPP vs PES: Bulgaria's Funny Trotting onto EU's Political Stage

"The clash between EPP and PES will take place in Bulgaria during the summer of 2013.

Novinite Insider » Opinions | October 18, 2012, Thursday // 14:40
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