ARCHIVE - 7 June 2013

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Business

Bulgarian PM Starts Crusade to Boost Business
Russia Unwavering in Court Battle for Bulgarian NPP
Russia Once Again Pushes Bulgaria on Belene N-Plant
Bulgaria's Investment Planning Minister to Amend 80 Laws

Politics

UK Envoy: Investors Need Revamp of Bulgarian Judiciary
Bulgaria's Ex-PM Advises Erdogan to Step Down
EC Pleased with Rapid Formation of Bulgarian Government
Bulgarians among Top Benefit Fraudsters in Belgium
Bulgaria Risks to Hit Bottom of EU Funds Absorption Ranking
Bulgarian President Appoints New Police Chief Secretary
Bulgarian PM: 309 Special Flights Worth BGN 3 M Conducted During GERB Term
Bulgarian Parliament Chair Condemns Opposition over Boycott
Bulgaria's GERB to Challenge 'FBI' Overhaul
Parliament Clears Merger of Anti-Mafia Unit into 'Bulgarian FBI'
Socialist MP Presents Bill on Developing Northwest Bulgaria
Sofia City Prosecutor's Office Finishes Illegal Ballot Count
Bulgaria's 'Fake Vote Ballots' Final Count Is 480 000

Society

Bulgarian Minister Cagey about Siphoning French Welfare
EU Commissioner: Danube Floods to Arrive in Bulgaria Jun 14
US Ambassador Lauds Bulgaria's Varna Theater Fest

Sports

Aston Villa on Verge of Signing Bulgaria's Tonev - Report
World's Best Snooker Players Gear Up for Bulgarian Tournament

Crime

Bulgarian Prosecution Asks Immunity of Ethnic Turkish MP
Mystery Thickens around 'Robbed' House of Bulgarian President's Brother
Bulgaria's Ex-Interior Min Faces Interrogation over Snooping Claims
Unknown Offenders Rob Home of Brother of Bulgaria's President

World

Erdogan Softens Stance, Condemns Violence in Turkey
Sarajevo Police Evacuates Besieged Parliament
North Korea Restores Hotline with South
Defiant Erdogan Urges End of Protests

Business

Bulgarian PM Starts Crusade to Boost Business

Bulgaria's new Prime Minister, Plamen Oresharski, is launching Monday consultations with employers, labor unions, the NGOs, and representatives of Bulgarians who staged mass protests at the end of winter, in an attempt to boost business in the country.

Business | June 7, 2013, Friday // 20:50

Russia Unwavering in Court Battle for Bulgarian NPP

Russia's Atomstroyexport has submitted Friday documents for its claim against Bulgaria's National Electricity Company, NEK, for the project to build a second nuclear power plant in the Danube town of Belene.

Business » Energy | June 7, 2013, Friday // 20:11

Russia Once Again Pushes Bulgaria on Belene N-Plant

Russian state-owned company Rosatom may withdraw its EUR 1..25 B claim against Bulgaria’s National Electric Company if the Balkan country agrees to revive the abandoned Belene nuclear power plant.

Business » Energy | June 7, 2013, Friday // 16:41

Bulgaria's Investment Planning Minister to Amend 80 Laws

Ivan Danov, Bulgaria's Minister of Investment Planning, has vowed to work to amend over 80 laws in order to guarantee clear rules, facilitate the issuing of building permits, ensure predictable procedures, and apply good European practices.

Business » Industry | June 7, 2013, Friday // 15:10

Politics

UK Envoy: Investors Need Revamp of Bulgarian Judiciary

The Ambassador of Great Britain to Bulgaria, H.E. Jonathan Allen, believes that the country's justice system is one of the biggest problems for potential foreign investors.

Politics » Diplomacy | June 7, 2013, Friday // 17:07

Bulgaria's Ex-PM Advises Erdogan to Step Down

Bulgaria’s former Prime Minister Boyko Borisov has advised Turkey’s Recep Tayyip Erdogan to “take example from him” and resign amid the ongoing massive protests.

Politics » Diplomacy | June 7, 2013, Friday // 13:57

EC Pleased with Rapid Formation of Bulgarian Government

The European Union felt relief when Bulgaria rapidly formed a working government after the May 12 general elections, European Commissioner Kristalina Georgiva said.

Politics » Bulgaria in EU | June 7, 2013, Friday // 15:16

Bulgarians among Top Benefit Fraudsters in Belgium

Bulgarian, Romanian, Spanish and Dutch nationals were most often expelled from Belgium over benefits fraud among all EU citizens.

Politics » Bulgaria in EU | June 7, 2013, Friday // 13:35

Bulgaria Risks to Hit Bottom of EU Funds Absorption Ranking

Bulgaria runs the risk of ending up at the bottom of the ranking by EU funds absorption under the current EU budget, according to Zinaida Zlatanova, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Justice and EU Funds.

Politics » Bulgaria in EU | June 7, 2013, Friday // 09:29

Bulgarian President Appoints New Police Chief Secretary

Bulgarian President Rosen Plevneliev has officially appointed Svetlozar Lazarov as Chief Secretary of the Interior Ministry.

Politics » Domestic | June 7, 2013, Friday // 18:04

Bulgarian PM: 309 Special Flights Worth BGN 3 M Conducted During GERB Term

Bulgaria's special Flight Crew 28 carried out a total of 309 flights worth BGN 3 M during the term of former Prime Minister Boyko Borisov's Cabinet, Borisov's successor, Plamen Oresharki, said Friday.

Politics » Domestic | June 7, 2013, Friday // 15:15

Bulgarian Parliament Chair Condemns Opposition over Boycott

Bulgarian Parliament Chair Mihail Mikov has criticized the boycott of the Thursday parliamentary sitting by the former-ruling center-right GERB party.

Politics » Domestic | June 7, 2013, Friday // 15:13

Bulgaria's GERB to Challenge 'FBI' Overhaul

MPs of center-right party GERB will ask President Rosen Plevneliev to summon a meeting of the Consultative Council on National Security over legal amendments stipulating the merger of the Interior Ministry's anti-mafia unit into the State Agency for Natio

Politics » Domestic | June 7, 2013, Friday // 12:06

Parliament Clears Merger of Anti-Mafia Unit into 'Bulgarian FBI'

Bulgaria's Parliament has approved the merger of the Interior Ministry's Chief Directorate for Combating Organized Crime (GDBOP) into the State Agency for National Security (DANS).

Politics » Domestic | June 7, 2013, Friday // 10:49

Socialist MP Presents Bill on Developing Northwest Bulgaria

Mladen Chervenyakov, MP of the Bulgarian Socialist Party (BSP), has presented a bill on developing northwestern Bulgaria, the poorest EU region.

Politics » Domestic | June 7, 2013, Friday // 10:00

Sofia City Prosecutor's Office Finishes Illegal Ballot Count

The Sofia City Prosecutor's Office is expected to finish counting the illegally printed ballots discovered at a printing house in Kostinbrod hours ahead of the May 12 early elections.

Politics » Domestic | June 7, 2013, Friday // 08:20

Bulgaria's 'Fake Vote Ballots' Final Count Is 480 000

The Sofia City Prosecutor's Office final count of the alleged illegal ballots discovered at a printing house in Kostinbrod hours ahead of the May 12 early elections is 480 000.

Politics » Elections 2013 | June 7, 2013, Friday // 16:18

Society

Bulgarian Minister Cagey about Siphoning French Welfare

Ivan Danov, the Minister of Investment Planning in the government formed with the mandate of the Bulgarian Socialist Party, BSP, says there was a "speckle of truth" in the allegations he had drained close to EUR 15 000 from the French welfare system.

Society | June 7, 2013, Friday // 14:47

EU Commissioner: Danube Floods to Arrive in Bulgaria Jun 14

The Danube River high waters that caused floods in the Slovak capital Bratislava, will reach Budapest around June 10, and will then come to Bulgaria and Romania on June 14.

Society » Environment | June 7, 2013, Friday // 18:36

US Ambassador Lauds Bulgaria's Varna Theater Fest

The US Ambassador to Bulgaria, Marcie Ries, has launched the international conference "Festivals: Culture industries and Creative spaces" in the Black Sea city of Varna.

Society » Culture | June 7, 2013, Friday // 17:38

Sports

Aston Villa on Verge of Signing Bulgaria's Tonev - Report

Bulgarian international Aleksander Tonev has completed a physical in Birmingham and will be signed by Aston Villa, according to Polish newspaper Przeglad Sportowy.

Sports | June 7, 2013, Friday // 15:26

World's Best Snooker Players Gear Up for Bulgarian Tournament

Bulgaria’s capital Sofia will host the first European Tour snooker event of the season this weekend, with the likes of Ronnie O’Sullivan, Judd Trump and Neil Robertson taking part in the tournament.

Sports | June 7, 2013, Friday // 12:31

Crime

Bulgarian Prosecution Asks Immunity of Ethnic Turkish MP

Bulgaria's Prosecutor's Office will ask to strip immunity from Petar Angelov, Member of the Parliament from the ethnic Turkish party Movement for Rights and Freedoms, DPS.

Crime | June 7, 2013, Friday // 15:49

Mystery Thickens around 'Robbed' House of Bulgarian President's Brother

The reports that unidentified offenders have robbed the house of Rumen Plevneliev, brother of Bulgarian President Rosen Plevneliev, appear to have been refuted.

Crime | June 7, 2013, Friday // 14:45

Bulgaria's Ex-Interior Min Faces Interrogation over Snooping Claims

Bulgaria’s embattled former Interior Minister Tsvetan Tsvetanov will be interrogated by the Specialized Prosecutor’s Office in relation to high-profile wiretapping allegations.

Crime | June 7, 2013, Friday // 13:13

Unknown Offenders Rob Home of Brother of Bulgaria's President

Unknown offenders have broken into and robbed the home of Rumen Plevneliev, the brother of Bulgarian President Rosen Plevneliev.

Crime | June 7, 2013, Friday // 08:49

World

Erdogan Softens Stance, Condemns Violence in Turkey

Turkish Prime Minister, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, has reportedly soften his stance Friday, in announcing he was open to all democratic demands, but would not tolerate violence.

World | June 7, 2013, Friday // 19:34

Sarajevo Police Evacuates Besieged Parliament

Sarajevo police evacuated early on Friday hundreds of people who had been kept inside Bosnia's Parliament for hours by protesters.

World | June 7, 2013, Friday // 13:03

North Korea Restores Hotline with South

North Korea has announced it would restore an official hotline with South Korea.

World | June 7, 2013, Friday // 11:52

Defiant Erdogan Urges End of Protests

Turkey’s embattled Prime Minister has once again demanded an immediate end of the massive protests in the country.

World | June 7, 2013, Friday // 11:20
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