ARCHIVE - 4 March 2013
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The Association of Soft Drinks Manufacturers in Bulgaria insists that holders of concessions for mineral water bottling should be granted an exemption from concession fees on exported volumes.
Business | March 4, 2013, Monday // 19:31
A video clip from the anti-government protests in Bulgaria's Black Sea city of Varna posted on YouTube shows Plamen Goranov – already known as the Bulgarian Jan Palach for setting himself on fire in protest – speaking out against the Varna security and bu
Business | March 4, 2013, Monday // 17:58
Bulgarian miners from the two trade unions will stage a protests Tuesday in front of he office of the State Commission for Energy and Water Regulation (DKEVR) to demand guarantees against job cuts in the sector.
Bulgaria's outgoing State-Commission for Energy and Water Regulation (DKEVR) will use technical losses of power distributors to introduce the anticipated reduction in electricity prices.
The Energy Independence Movement, a NGO, has called upon the resigning Cabinet of PM Boyko Borisov and the GERB party to revoke the moratorium on the exploration and extraction of shale gas that it adopted in 2012 after street protests.
The Nabucco Gas Pipeline International consortium announced Monday that it had signed a Memorandum of Understanding and Co-operation (MoU) with the Trans Anatolian Pipeline (TANAP).
Bulgarian railway workers are set to support a protest strike of the minors and workers at thermal power plants in the country.
Latvia has formally applied to adopt the euro currency 2014, a move that could see the Baltic state become the bloc's 18th member.
The European Commission will not intervene in Bulgaria's political crisis, spokesperson Pia Ahrenkilde Hansen has declared.
British Foreign Secretary William Hague has declared that "benefit tourism" must end.
Bulgaria's government of Prime Minister Boyko Borisov and the ruling party GERB, which resigned two weeks ago, in the wake of mass street protests, handed out state funding and assets generously at its next to last meeting on Friday, a report points out.
Volen Siderov, the controversial leader of Bulgarian marginal far-right party Ataka, has threatened that his movement will resort to "guerrilla warfare actions" if right-wing leader Ivan Kostov gets to form a caretaker government.
Bulgaria's Supreme Administrative Court (VAS) has revoked the collection of fees by the Interior Ministry for the issuance of personal documents.
Chief Mufti Mustafa Hadzhi has become the second Bulgarian religious leader to visit Prime Minister Boyko Borisov in hospital.
Bulgaria's die-hard right-wingers have called on the president to form a government of experts, instead of offering the mandate for a caretaker cabinet to the ethnic Turkish party
Dimitar Tokushev, a former Dean of Sofia University's Faculty of Law, has been elected as the new chair of Bulgaria's Constitutional Court.
Bulgaria's Prime Minister Boyko Borisov has surprisingly dismissed the deputy chief of the Center for Prevention of Organized Crime and Corruption (BORKOR), which was set up two years ago.
Bulgarian protesters organized in a group under the name "Eagles' Bridge' are about to start setting up a tent protest camp in the garden in front of the presidency administration in downtown Sofia on Monday.
After a five-month stalemate, Bulgaria finally has a functioning Constitutional Court, which is expected to elect its chair on Monday.
Plamen Goranov, who set himself on fire in protest against Varna Mayor Kiril Yordanov and his alleged ties with the TIM business group, had carried a poster calling for the resignation of the Mayor and the entire Municipal Council.
Society | March 4, 2013, Monday // 20:22
36-year-old Plamen Goranov, who became known as the Bulgarian Jan Palach, after setting himself on fire in protest against the domination of the TIM security and business group in his native city of Varna, and passing away subsequently, might have been mu
Society | March 4, 2013, Monday // 16:57
53-year-old Ventsislav Vasilev – the third man in Bulgaria to set himself on fire as a means of protest in the recent days – is in an "extremely critical condition", announced the administration of the St.
Society | March 4, 2013, Monday // 15:24
Candle light vigils will take place in the Bulgarian city of Varna and in the capital Sofia in honor of Plamen Goranov, the man who set himself on fire as a sign of protest against Varna's corrupt authorities.
Society | March 4, 2013, Monday // 14:38
In the wake of the tragic news of Plamen Goranov's death, Novinite.com republish the Letter to the Editor, we received by his friends on February 25
Society | March 4, 2013, Monday // 11:05
The young man who set himself on fire to protest politics in Bulgaria and his home city of Varna, has died of multiple organ failure.
Society | March 4, 2013, Monday // 11:00
Bulgarian artist Plamen Goranov, 36, who set himself on fire in front of the municipality building in his hometown of Varna on February 20, has died late on Sunday.
Society | March 4, 2013, Monday // 10:15
The summer daylight saving time will be introduced in Bulgaria on March 31, the National Metrology Center announced.
Rock legends Deep Purple will headline the celebration of the 100th anniversary since the establishment of Bulgarian football club Botev Plovdiv on June 3th, Sofia Music Enterprises has announced.
The drumming duo Elitsa and Stoyan Yankulov-Stundzhi will take on the Eurovision stage Malm? with their song Kismet (Fate), it emerged after the national final Sunday evening.
Bulgaria's tennis hopeful Grigor Dimitrov has reached a new career-high ATP ranking spot and is now world No 31.
Sports | March 4, 2013, Monday // 11:13
Czech lawmakers have narrowly voted to charge outgoing Czech President Vaclav Klaus with treason.
World | March 4, 2013, Monday // 18:10
Russian President Vladimir Putin marked a year since his election to a third term on Monday.
World | March 4, 2013, Monday // 16:37
Three political activists were detained on Moscow's Red Square on Monday for attempting to hold an unauthorized protest, city police said.
World | March 4, 2013, Monday // 16:00
A total of 17 people were killed in two attacks on police by machete-wielding men hours before voting began in the country's presidential election.
World | March 4, 2013, Monday // 12:49
Roman Catholic cardinals from around the world are due to meet in Rome to begin the process of electing the next Pope, BBC reported.
World | March 4, 2013, Monday // 07:39
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