ARCHIVE - 24 June 2013

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Business

Bulgaria Has Newborn Civil Society - Industrial Association Chair
Maxim Behar Meets Huawei Device Head, Bulgarian Expansion Discussed
Lukoil to Buy Wind Farm Worth EUR 17.6 M near Bulgaria's Balchik
Bulgaria with World's Seventh-Highest Pain-at-the-Pump Score

Politics

Thousands Join 11th Day of Anti-Govt Rallies in Bulgaria
Bulgarian Socialists to Erect Wall of Shame in Front of Sofia HQ, Inspired by Stanishev
Bulgaria's Transport Minister: Restructuring Cargo Unit of Railway Co Is High Priority
Bulgarian President to Launch Talks with Parties amid Protests
Bulgaria's Socialist Leader Complacent: No Protests Outside Sofia
Bulgaria New Rightist Leader: GERB Will Not Be Back, Socialists Lie
Any Suspicious Appointees Out, Bulgaria PM Confirms

Society

Protesters against Blagoevgrad District Governor to Block Roads, Border Crossings
22 Detained in Sunday's Anti-Govt Protest in Sofia
Britain’s Prince Edward, Wife Sophie to Visit Sofia Maternity Hospital
Midsummer Day Arrives in Bulgaria with Magic Herbs

Sports

Bulgaria's CSKA Sofia Pull Out of Europa League

Crime

Bulgarian Prosecutors Explain New Charges against Ex-Interior Min
Bulgarian Ex-Interior Min 'Doesn't Remember' Obstructing Justice
Bulgaria's Ex-Interior Minister Faces Fresh Charges

Views on BG

Protests in Bulgaria: the Unnoticed Uprising
Bulgarian Scholars Call for End to Plutocracy

World

Berlusconi Sentenced to 7 Years in Underage Sex Case
Erdogan Lauds 'Heroism' of Turkish Police amid Massive Protests
US Warns Russia, China over Snowden
Nelson Mandela Critically Ill in Hospital
18 Killed in Montenegro Bus Crash, 28 Injured
Snowden on the Run, Seeks Asylum in Ecuador

Letters to the Editor

LGBT Pride and Protest: A First-Hand Report From Sofia, Bulgaria

Business

Bulgaria Has Newborn Civil Society - Industrial Association Chair

Bozhidar Danev, Chair of the Bulgarian Industrial Association, BIA, has said that the existing Parliament has no future in its current composition.

Business | June 24, 2013, Monday // 14:21

Maxim Behar Meets Huawei Device Head, Bulgarian Expansion Discussed

Maxim Behar, associate Board Member of the Bulgarian-Chinese Forum for Investment and Tourism, met in London Richard Yu, Chairman of Huawei Device and CEO of Huawei Device Business Group.

Business | June 24, 2013, Monday // 13:50

Lukoil to Buy Wind Farm Worth EUR 17.6 M near Bulgaria's Balchik

LukErg Renew, a 50/50 joint venture of Russian Lukoil-Ecoenergo and Italian ERG Renew, has agreed to buy wind farms in Bulgaria and Romania for a total of EUR 127 M.

Business » Energy | June 24, 2013, Monday // 13:08

Bulgaria with World's Seventh-Highest Pain-at-the-Pump Score

It is small wonder that Bulgarians find it difficult to fill up their car tank since the country has the seventh-highest pain-at-the-pump score in the world, according to a Bloomberg survey.

Business » Energy | June 24, 2013, Monday // 10:54

Politics

Thousands Join 11th Day of Anti-Govt Rallies in Bulgaria

Thousands have gathered in Bulgaria’s capital Sofia to protest against the Socialist-led government of Prime Minister Plamen Oresharski for an eleventh straight day.

Politics » Domestic | June 24, 2013, Monday // 20:34

Bulgarian Socialists to Erect Wall of Shame in Front of Sofia HQ, Inspired by Stanishev

Bulgarian socialists have vowed to erect a wall of shame in front of the headquarters of the Bulgarian Socialist Party, BSP, on Positano Street #20 in Sofia.

Politics » Domestic | June 24, 2013, Monday // 17:53

Bulgaria's Transport Minister: Restructuring Cargo Unit of Railway Co Is High Priority

Bulgarian Transport Minister Danail Papazov has indicated the restructuring of the cargo unit of the Bulgarian State Railways company, BDZ, as a priority during a visit to the Black Sea city of Burgas.

Politics » Domestic | June 24, 2013, Monday // 16:50

Bulgarian President to Launch Talks with Parties amid Protests

Bulgarian President Rosen Plevneliev will hold extensive consultations with the parliamentary and extra-parliamentary parties in connection to the ongoing protests in the country this week.

Politics » Domestic | June 24, 2013, Monday // 14:05

Bulgaria's Socialist Leader Complacent: No Protests Outside Sofia

Bulgarian Socialists' leader has defended the new government his party heads as thousands of protesters have been rallying for days, calling for its resignation.

Politics » Domestic | June 24, 2013, Monday // 13:39

Bulgaria New Rightist Leader: GERB Will Not Be Back, Socialists Lie

Bulgaria’s socialists are trying to scare people into accepting their government by saying that the former rulers are waiting just around the corner, a newly elected right-wing leader argues.

Politics » Domestic | June 24, 2013, Monday // 12:05

Any Suspicious Appointees Out, Bulgaria PM Confirms

Bulgaria’s Prime Minister Plamen Oresharski has firmly confirmed his determination to dismiss anybody whose reputation rouses suspicions.

Politics » Domestic | June 24, 2013, Monday // 11:26

Society

Protesters against Blagoevgrad District Governor to Block Roads, Border Crossings

Protesters from the southwestern Bulgarian city of Blagoevgrad plan blockades of the international E-79 road and border crossing kpoints, unless newly elected District Governor Musa Palev from the ethnic Turks Movements for Rights and Freedoms, DPS, resig

Society | June 24, 2013, Monday // 15:37

22 Detained in Sunday's Anti-Govt Protest in Sofia

Police have arrested 22 people and diverted over 200 from Sunday's protest in Sofia against Bulgaria's socialist-led government of Prime Minister Plamen Oresharski in a bid to prevent disturbances of public order and safety.

Society | June 24, 2013, Monday // 12:02

Britain’s Prince Edward, Wife Sophie to Visit Sofia Maternity Hospital

Britain's Prince Edward and his wife Sophie, who arrived in Bulgaria over the weekend, are to visit the Saint Sofia maternity hospital on Monday.

Society | June 24, 2013, Monday // 08:16

Midsummer Day Arrives in Bulgaria with Magic Herbs

Bulgarians celebrate Monday Midsummer Day, widely known as Enyovden, a holiday related to traditional beliefs about herbs and their healing power.

Society | June 24, 2013, Monday // 07:54

Sports

Bulgaria's CSKA Sofia Pull Out of Europa League

Bulgarian giants CSKA Sofia have officially withdrawn from this year’s Europa League tournament.

Sports | June 24, 2013, Monday // 14:43

Crime

Bulgarian Prosecutors Explain New Charges against Ex-Interior Min

Bulgaria’s former Interior Minister Tsvetan Tsvetanov was legally obliged to grant permission for the deployment of special surveillance devices after a court’s request, a spokesman of the Chief Prosecutor explained Monday.

Crime | June 24, 2013, Monday // 19:05

Bulgarian Ex-Interior Min 'Doesn't Remember' Obstructing Justice

Bulgaria’s former Interior Minister Tsvetan Tsvetanov, who faces fresh charges for allegedly attempting to obstruct justice, has told reporters that he does remember the case described by prosecutors.

Crime | June 24, 2013, Monday // 18:00

Bulgaria's Ex-Interior Minister Faces Fresh Charges

Bulgarian Chief Prosecutor Sotir Tsatsarov has once again asked Parliament to strip former Interior Minister Tsvetan Tsvetanov of his immunity, as he faces new charges.

Crime | June 24, 2013, Monday // 15:43

Views on BG

Protests in Bulgaria: the Unnoticed Uprising

As in Istanbul, recent protests in Sofia began with a single, specific issue. In Bulgaria, it was the appointment of Delyan Peevski as head of the country’s national security agency.

Views on BG | June 24, 2013, Monday // 20:03

Bulgarian Scholars Call for End to Plutocracy

Sixty prominent Bulgarian intellectuals have issued a special declaration against ‘plutocracy’ in the country, calling for an end to rule by the wealthy and a return to democracy.

Views on BG | June 24, 2013, Monday // 14:59

World

Berlusconi Sentenced to 7 Years in Underage Sex Case

Italy’s former PM silvio Berlusconi has been sentenced to seven years behind bars for having sex with an underage prostitute and for abuse of power.

World | June 24, 2013, Monday // 19:54

Erdogan Lauds 'Heroism' of Turkish Police amid Massive Protests

Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan has controversially praised the “heroic” actions of police officers during the ongoing massive anti-government protests in the country.

World | June 24, 2013, Monday // 17:24

US Warns Russia, China over Snowden

US Secretary of State John Kerry has said it would be "disappointing" if Russia and China had helped Edward Snowden evade US attempts to extradite him from Hong Kong.

World | June 24, 2013, Monday // 16:28

Nelson Mandela Critically Ill in Hospital

Nelson Mandela has become critically ill in hospital, the South African presidency has announced.

World | June 24, 2013, Monday // 09:18

18 Killed in Montenegro Bus Crash, 28 Injured

Eighteen people, reportedly Romanian nationals, were killed and 28 injured when a passenger bus with Romanian licence plates fell into a deep river gorge in central Montenegro on Sunday, officials said.

World | June 24, 2013, Monday // 09:00

Snowden on the Run, Seeks Asylum in Ecuador

The computer contractor who exposed details of US surveillance programs was on the run late Sunday, seeking asylum in Ecuador with the aid of the anti-secrecy group WikiLeaks, the organization and Ecuador's Foreign Ministry announced, as cited by CNN.

World | June 24, 2013, Monday // 07:49

Letters to the Editor

LGBT Pride and Protest: A First-Hand Report From Sofia, Bulgaria

By Garth Greenwell Pride has always been a tense time in Sofia, Bulgaria, where I have lived for the last four years.

Letters to the Editor | June 24, 2013, Monday // 10:39
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