ARCHIVE - 15 November 2012
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Professional associations of architects and construction engineers in Bulgaria have voiced their desire to hold public procurement procedures in the sphere of construction.
Business | November 15, 2012, Thursday // 17:49
Bulgarian capital Sofia's luxurious Vitosha boulevard has been ranked 59th among the world's most expensive shopping streets, according to letting agents Cushman & Wakefield's Main Streets Across the World report.
Business | November 15, 2012, Thursday // 16:05
The largest Bulgarian mobile phone operator M-Tel, controlled by Telekom Austria, reported a 9.3% fall in revenues to EUR 358.3 M for the first nine months on an annual basis in line with the industry trend.
Business | November 15, 2012, Thursday // 14:20
The Gross Domestic Product (GDP) of Bulgaria expanded 0.5% in the third quarter of 2012, compared with the same quarter of the previous year and 0.1% compared with the second quarter of 2012.
Business | November 15, 2012, Thursday // 13:10
The Sofia City Hall is making plans to offer free parking at the so-called buffer lots i.
Business | November 15, 2012, Thursday // 12:28
Bulgaria's Parliament approved a 15% tax rate on turnovers from online and conventional gambling at the second reading of amendments to the VAT Act.
Business | November 15, 2012, Thursday // 12:06
Bulgaria's parliament approved Thursday the final texts of the amendments to the Value Added Tax Act, including the government's controversial proposal to levy a 10% tax on interest earned from bank deposits.
The average quarterly total income per household member in Q3, 2012 was BGN 1120, up by 14.5% from the same period of 2011, according to the National Statistical Institute (NSI).
Fitch rating agency has affirmed the Bulgarian Development Bank's long-term issuer default rating at 'BBB-' on the back of lack of changes in the Bulgarian sovereign's ratings or the bank's ownership and role.
The European Commission will have a "constructive attitude" towards Russia-sponsored South Stream gas pipeline project, stated EU Energy Commissioner Guenther Oettinger.
Bulgaria's Ministry of Environment wants to have a say in the environmental impact assessment (EIA) of the thermal power plant (TPP) to be built several kilometers away from Turkey's border with Bulgaria.
Bulgaria did not actually achieve a lower price for natural gas deliveries from Russia, stated Thursday ex-Minister of Energy and current opposition Bulgarian Socialist Party MP Petar Dimitrov.
Bulgaria and Russia signed Thursday a new 10-year gas supply contract stipulating a 20% discount and excluding intermediaries.
Bulgaria's government has signed with Russian state-owned energy giant Gazprom the final investment decision for the construction of the South Stream gas transit pipeline.
Bulgaria is expected to commit Thursday to participate in the Russian South Stream gas pipeline project with signing the final contract.
NATO Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen underscored the need for a deepening of cooperation with Finland and a constructive stance towards Russia during his visit to Helsinki Thursday.
Finance Minister Simeon Djankov has defined low incomes as the main challenge before Bulgaria, followed by the demographic problem caused by immigration and low birth rates, and the low energy efficiency of the economy.
European authorities have detected a record 57 new legal highs so far this year, with a new psychoactive drug launched on the market every week, a report has warned.
The eurozone has returned to recession as the region's debt crisis keeps on denting demand, latest official statistics show.
Prime Minister, Boyko Borisov, has applauded the decision of Bulgarian President, Rosen Plevneliev, to leave the ceremony for the oath of office of one of the country's new constitutional judges, blocking her appointment.
Bulgarian President, Rosen Plevneliev, has defended vehemently his unprecedented decision to leave the ceremony for the oath of office of one of the country's new constitutional judges, blocking her appointment.
Bulgarian President, Rosen Plevneliev, has left the ceremony for the oath of office of the country's new constitutional judges.
Former residents of a Bulgarian village officially declared non-existent in back in 1963 have filed a petition for the village to be brought back into the country's records.
Society | November 15, 2012, Thursday // 18:10
Bulgarian PM Boyko Borisov is the politician most frequently mentioned by Bulgarian print media, according to a media survey covering Jan-Oct 2012.
Society | November 15, 2012, Thursday // 15:33
Bulgaria's Supreme Judicial Council, VSS, has accepted the resignation of Veneta Markovska as Deputy Chair of the Supreme Administrative Court, VAS.
Society | November 15, 2012, Thursday // 11:14
Bulgarian New York Metropolitan Yosif is going to travel to Sofia next week to participate at the next meeting of the Holy Synod.
Society | November 15, 2012, Thursday // 10:40
The newly elected and appointed Bulgarian constitutional judges are to take their oath of office Thursday.
Society | November 15, 2012, Thursday // 08:22
Bulgarian Orthodox Christians enter Thursday a 40-day fast that will end on December 24, Christmas Eve .
On November 15th, the third Thursday in November, many countries, including Bulgaria, mark the International Smoke Free Day (Great American Smokeout).
Hristo Pelitev, a popular Bulgarian writer and journalist, who served 23 years as editor-in-chief of the Bulgarian newspaper of humor and satire "Starshel", passed away on Thursday.
Russian gas giant Gazprom could become an official sponsor to Bulgarian top football team Levski Sofia, stated Gazprom CEO Alexei Miller.
Sports | November 15, 2012, Thursday // 14:31
Police in central Bulgaria have managed to rescue an abducted 2-year-old kid within an hour after it was taken away from the village of Anton near Pirdop.
Crime | November 15, 2012, Thursday // 19:43
Bulgarian property sales are on the rise, especially in coastal areas, giving credence to the rumours of recovery in the country's property market.
Israeli jets have carried out a string of air strikes on at least 20 sites in the Gaza strip Thursday night.
World | November 15, 2012, Thursday // 21:15
Germany has agreed to pay reparations to 80,000 Holocaust survivors from Eastern Europe and the former Soviet Union, stated Thursday German Minister of Finance Wolfgang Schaeuble.
World | November 15, 2012, Thursday // 16:42
Three people have been killed as rockets fired from Gaza struck southern Israel, amid escalating violence, BBC reported.
World | November 15, 2012, Thursday // 15:26
Xi Jinping has been named general secretary of China's Communist Party Central Committee, succeeding outgoing President Hu Jintao in the post.
World | November 15, 2012, Thursday // 11:18
There is "no evidence" of national security breaches in connection with the resignation last week of US Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) chief David Petraeus over an extramarital affair, US President Barack Obama has declared.
World | November 15, 2012, Thursday // 06:09
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