Bulgaria's Energy Watchdog Oks Lower Gas Prices
Bulgaria's State Commission for Energy and Water Regulation (DKEVR) announced Thursday new, lower gas prices as of the second quarter of 2013, confirming expectations.
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ARCHIVE - 28 March 2013
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Bulgaria's Energy Watchdog Oks Lower Gas PricesBulgaria Police, Watchdog Storm Power Distributors Offices
Bulgarian Watchdog Launches Collusion Probe of Power Distributors
Bulgaria's Caretaker Deputy PM: Electricity Market Liberalization Will Not Increase Prices
Bulgaria's Energy Watchdog to Announce Q2, 2013 Gas Prices
Politics
Bulgaria to Open Honorary Consulate in StuttgartUK Not Afraid of Bulgarian Influx, Envoy Says
Bulgaria to Reveal Fresh Evidence on Burgas Bombing
Employees of Bulgaria's Port Varna Stage Protest
Bulgaria's Caretaker Govt to Earmark Resources to Help Poorest
Bulgarian Ex-PM Tells Party 'Not to Lie' Ahead of Elections
Society
Bulgaria Caretaker Govt Allocates BGN 41 M to Help Low-Income HouseholdsMinivan Carrying 6 Children Overturns in NE Bulgaria, No Victims
Sports
UEFA Urges Referees to Abandon Matches in Case of RacismAgent Puts GBP 2 M Price Tag on Sought-after Bulgaria Winger
Crime
Sofia's Main Courthouse Closed over Bomb Threat Yet AgainMasked Men Attempt Bank Robbery in Bulgaria's Pernik
Views on BG
Here Come the Romanians - or Not? Talk of a Housing Crisis is a Scare StoryQuotes
Today's QuoteWorld
Cyprus FM: Capital Controls May Last a MonthEconomists: Cyprus May Keep Capital Curbs for Months
Cyprus President Cuts Salary by 25%, Ministers Follow Suit
Brussels Backs Unprecedented Capital Curbs in Cyprus
Putin Orders Surprise Black Sea Military Drills
Cyprus - First Eurozone Member to Bring in Capital Controls
Cypriot Banks Reopen with Tough Limits on Transactions
Cyprus Stock Exchange to Remain Closed
Cyprus Banks to Reopen amid Tight Restrictions, Security Measures
Business
Bulgaria Police, Watchdog Storm Power Distributors Offices
Police and anti-monopoly watchdog representatives have raided the premises of the three power distributors operating in Bulgaria - CEZ, EVN, and Energo Pro.
Bulgarian Watchdog Launches Collusion Probe of Power Distributors
Petko Nikolov, Chair of Bulgaria's Commission for Protection of Competition (KZK), has said that the watchdog has launched new procedures against power distributors.
Bulgaria's Caretaker Deputy PM: Electricity Market Liberalization Will Not Increase Prices
Ekaterina Zaharieva, caretaker Deputy Minister, has assured that the liberalization of the electricity market in Bulgaria will not result in increased electricity prices.
Bulgaria's Energy Watchdog to Announce Q2, 2013 Gas Prices
Bulgaria's State Commission for Energy and Water Regulation (DKEVR) is to announce Thursday gas prices for the second quarter of 2013.
Politics
Bulgaria to Open Honorary Consulate in Stuttgart
Bulgaria is to open an honorary consulate in Stuttgart, Germany, the government in Sofia decided on Thursday.
UK Not Afraid of Bulgarian Influx, Envoy Says
British Ambassador to Bulgaria Jonathan Allen has refuted rumors that his country is afraid of a Bulgarian "influx" once labor restrictions are lifted at the end of 2013.
Bulgaria to Reveal Fresh Evidence on Burgas Bombing
Bulgaria's caretaker Prime Minister Marin Raykov has announced that his country will present new evidence on last year's bus bombing in the Black Sea city of Burgas that killed five Israeli tourists and a Bulgarian bus driver.
Employees of Bulgaria's Port Varna Stage Protest
Workers at Bulgaria's largest Black Sea port, Port Varna, will stage a new protest Thursday to oppose a project for converting a large portion of the port to pedestrian use.
Bulgaria's Caretaker Govt to Earmark Resources to Help Poorest
Bulgaria's caretaker government will announce Thursday the money it will allocate from the budget for measures to assist low-income groups.
Bulgarian Ex-PM Tells Party 'Not to Lie' Ahead of Elections
Bulgaria's former Prime Minister Boyko Borisov has told the senior officials in his center-right GERB party not to tell a single lie during the campaign for the upcoming snap elections, according to former Economy Minister Delyan Dobrev.
Society
Bulgaria Caretaker Govt Allocates BGN 41 M to Help Low-Income Households
Bulgaria's caretaker government has allocated BGN 41 M for measures to help low-income households through employment programs, compensations and benefits.
Society | March 28, 2013, Thursday // 13:39
Minivan Carrying 6 Children Overturns in NE Bulgaria, No Victims
A minivan carrying children overturned Thursday morning on the road connecting the northeastern Bulgarian village of Sevar and the town of Kubrat, without causing serious injuries.
Society | March 28, 2013, Thursday // 11:25
Sports
UEFA Urges Referees to Abandon Matches in Case of Racism
During a meeting in Bulgaria's capital Sofia, UEFA called upon referees to stop matches when there are incidents of racism.
Sports | March 28, 2013, Thursday // 16:58
Agent Puts GBP 2 M Price Tag on Sought-after Bulgaria Winger
Bulgarian international winger Aleksandar Tonev will cost around GBP 2 M, according to his agent.
Sports | March 28, 2013, Thursday // 12:46
Crime
Sofia's Main Courthouse Closed over Bomb Threat Yet Again
The main courthouse in Bulgaria's capital Sofia was closed once again on Thursday due to an anonymous bomb threat.
Crime | March 28, 2013, Thursday // 10:12
Masked Men Attempt Bank Robbery in Bulgaria's Pernik
Shortly after 4am on Thursday, a group of armed men have tried to break into a bank office in the western town of Pernik.
Crime | March 28, 2013, Thursday // 08:10
Views on BG
Here Come the Romanians - or Not? Talk of a Housing Crisis is a Scare Story
An official petition to halt the free entry of Bulgarians and Romanians into Britain from January next year has already gained 130,000 signatures.
Views on BG | March 28, 2013, Thursday // 10:20
Quotes
Today's Quote
"If the Bank of Cyprus collapses, all the small business, the large businesses, everything collapses.
Quotes | March 28, 2013, Thursday // 20:19
World
Cyprus FM: Capital Controls May Last a Month
Restrictions on cash withdrawals, money transfers and the movement of cash in and out of Cyprus could remain in place for a month, the foreign minister says.
World | March 28, 2013, Thursday // 20:33
Economists: Cyprus May Keep Capital Curbs for Months
The unprecedented capital control measures, which crisis-hit Cyprus introduced, may not be as temporary as the ministry of finance claims, economists have warned.
World | March 28, 2013, Thursday // 19:25
Cyprus President Cuts Salary by 25%, Ministers Follow Suit
Cypriot President Nicos Anastasiades has decided to cut his own salary by 25%, a presidential aide announced on Thursday.
World | March 28, 2013, Thursday // 17:24
Brussels Backs Unprecedented Capital Curbs in Cyprus
The European Commission has justified the introduction of unprecedented restrictions on capital in Cyprus, even though they are widely seen as a profound breach of an EU principle.
World | March 28, 2013, Thursday // 15:12
Putin Orders Surprise Black Sea Military Drills
Russian President Vladimir Putin has ordered a large-scale military exercise in the Black Sea region without prior warning, presidential spokesman Dmitry Peskov said on Thursday.
World | March 28, 2013, Thursday // 14:46
Cyprus - First Eurozone Member to Bring in Capital Controls
Cyprus has become the first eurozone member country to bring in capital controls as its banks reopened on Thursday amid tough curbs.
World | March 28, 2013, Thursday // 14:28
Cypriot Banks Reopen with Tough Limits on Transactions
Banks in Cyprus have reopened after a two-week closure sparked by discussions on an EU-IMF bailout.
World | March 28, 2013, Thursday // 13:38
Cyprus Stock Exchange to Remain Closed
The Cypriot Stock Exchange (CSE) has extended its almost two-week shutdown after the country placed controls on currency transactions to prevent a run on deposits when banks reopen on Thursday.
World | March 28, 2013, Thursday // 11:14
Cyprus Banks to Reopen amid Tight Restrictions, Security Measures
Banks in Cyprus will reopen Thursday noon for six hours, amid tight security measures, after being closed for 12 days to prevent a bank run during the negotiations on a bailout deal.
World | March 28, 2013, Thursday // 10:55
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