ARCHIVE - 25 June 2013

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Business

Bulgaria's Energy Watchdog to Discuss 0.15% Decrease in Gas Prices from July

Politics

Bulgaria Backs Launch of Serbia EU Accession Talks by End-2013
EU Commissioner Hahn Expects Apology from Bulgaria's Transport Minister
Lithuania Declares Support for Bulgaria's Schengen Entry Bid
Bulgarians Gather for 12th Day of Anti-Govt Protests
Bulgaria's Ex Rulers to Seek Early Elections in September
Bulgaria's Oresharski Announces 3rd Deputy PM
Mafia in Bulgaria Has Become Plain To See – Judges' Association Spokesperson
Bulgaria's Ombudsman to Act as Guarantor in Talks between Govt, Protesters
Female Banker to Be Appointed Bulgaria's Deputy Prime Minister – Report
Bulgaria's New Security Chief Must Not Have Wiretapped Journalists - NGO

Society

Bulgarian Parliament Jokingly Put 'for Sale' by Youngsters
Bulgaria's President to Open Conference on Green Economy in Danube Region

Sports

Dimitrov Eases to 2nd Round at Wimbledon
Bulgaria's Dimitrov Dreams of Winning Grand Slam

Crime

Bulgarian Citizen Jailed for Life over Murder in UK
Probes Launched over Former Bulgarian Govt's 'Suspicious' Flights
Cigarette Smuggling Ring with Bulgarian Participation Busted in Macedonia
Convicted Murder of Bulgarian Teenage Girl Revokes Guilty Plea
4 Bulgarians Arrested in France for Draining EUR 1 M from ATMs

Views on BG

Protests in Bulgaria: Yet Another Early Election?

World

Mandela Still in Critical Condition, Zuma Says
Snowden Hasn't Crossed Russia's Borders, Lavrov Says
EU Postpones Turkey’s Entry Talks over Crackdown on Protests

Business

Bulgaria's Energy Watchdog to Discuss 0.15% Decrease in Gas Prices from July

Bulgaria's State Commission for Energy and Water Regulation (DKEVR) will discuss prices of natural gas from July 1 at a public sitting on Tuesday.

Business » Energy | June 25, 2013, Tuesday // 09:27

Politics

Bulgaria Backs Launch of Serbia EU Accession Talks by End-2013

Bulgaria’s Foreign Minister Kristian Vigenin has called for the opening of EU accession negotiations by the end of 2013.

Politics » Bulgaria in EU | June 25, 2013, Tuesday // 18:46

EU Commissioner Hahn Expects Apology from Bulgaria's Transport Minister

Johannes Hahn, EU Commissioner for Regional Policy, expects an apology from Bulgarian Transport Minister Danail Papazov over claims that Deputy Transport Minister Petar Kirov had been endorsed by Hahn.

Politics » Bulgaria in EU | June 25, 2013, Tuesday // 15:03

Lithuania Declares Support for Bulgaria's Schengen Entry Bid

The next rotating EU presidency, Lithuania, will propose the discussion of Bulgaria’s accession to the Schengen area despite opposition from some Member States.

Politics » Bulgaria in EU | June 25, 2013, Tuesday // 14:45

Bulgarians Gather for 12th Day of Anti-Govt Protests

Thousands of Bulgarians took to the streets of the capital Sofia Tuesday evening for a 12th consecutive day of protests against the Socialist-led government of Prime Minister Plamen Oresharski.

Politics » Domestic | June 25, 2013, Tuesday // 20:35

Bulgaria's Ex Rulers to Seek Early Elections in September

Bulgaria's former Interior Minister Tsvetan Tsvetanov has stated that early general elections in September would be the best scenario for the country.

Politics » Domestic | June 25, 2013, Tuesday // 17:57

Bulgaria's Oresharski Announces 3rd Deputy PM

Bulgarian Prime Minister Plamen Oreshrski has announced the nomination of a third deputy PM, who will be in charge of economy and investments in the Cabinet.

Politics » Domestic | June 25, 2013, Tuesday // 15:31

Mafia in Bulgaria Has Become Plain To See – Judges' Association Spokesperson

Neli Kutskova, judge at the Sofia Appellate Court and Spokesperson for the Bulgarian Judges' Association, BJA, has argued that the intermingling of state institutions and organized crime has become patent and the country has a fa?ade democracy to show to

Politics » Domestic | June 25, 2013, Tuesday // 13:44

Bulgaria's Ombudsman to Act as Guarantor in Talks between Govt, Protesters

Bulgarian Ombudsman Konstantin Penchev has accepted an invitation to be a guarantor in a potential dialogue between protesters and state institutions.

Politics » Domestic | June 25, 2013, Tuesday // 11:36

Female Banker to Be Appointed Bulgaria's Deputy Prime Minister – Report

A female banker from Sofia is tipped to become the third Deputy Prime Minister of Bulgarian Prime Minister Plamen Oresharski.

Politics » Domestic | June 25, 2013, Tuesday // 10:11

Bulgaria's New Security Chief Must Not Have Wiretapped Journalists - NGO

France-based international NGO Reporters Without Borders has voiced concern over the controversy surrounding the still undecided appointment of a new head of Bulgaria's DANS, the state security agency that is supposed to combat corruption and organized cr

Politics » Domestic | June 25, 2013, Tuesday // 08:17

Society

Bulgarian Parliament Jokingly Put 'for Sale' by Youngsters

Inventive youths stretched a banner saying "For Sale" at the front entrance of the National Assembly in Bulgaria’s capital Sofia.

Society | June 25, 2013, Tuesday // 17:56

Bulgaria's President to Open Conference on Green Economy in Danube Region

An international conference titled "Moving towards a resource-efficient, "green" economy in the Danube Region" starts Tuesday in Sofia.

Society » Environment | June 25, 2013, Tuesday // 09:01

Sports

Dimitrov Eases to 2nd Round at Wimbledon

Bulgaria’s Grigor Dimitrov cruised past Italian Simone Bolleli to reach the second round of the Wimbledon Grand Slam tournament on Tuesday.

Sports | June 25, 2013, Tuesday // 20:29

Bulgaria's Dimitrov Dreams of Winning Grand Slam

Bulgarian rising tennis star Grigor Dimitrov has named winning a Grand Slam tournament as his ultimate goal in life.

Sports | June 25, 2013, Tuesday // 15:20

Crime

Bulgarian Citizen Jailed for Life over Murder in UK

Bulgarian citizen Erhan Mehmedov has been jailed for life for stabbing his girlfriend to death on a Sheffield street in February.

Crime | June 25, 2013, Tuesday // 17:02

Probes Launched over Former Bulgarian Govt's 'Suspicious' Flights

Bulgaria’s Chief Prosecutor's Office has initiated two pre-trial proceedings after a signal made by Prime Minister Plamen Oresharski and the Minister of Defense Angel Naydenov.

Crime | June 25, 2013, Tuesday // 16:28

Cigarette Smuggling Ring with Bulgarian Participation Busted in Macedonia

A large-scale police operation in a number of Macedonian cities has busted an international crime ring of Kosovars, Albanians, Macedonians and Bulgarians, involved in cigarette smuggling.

Crime | June 25, 2013, Tuesday // 14:14

Convicted Murder of Bulgarian Teenage Girl Revokes Guilty Plea

The sole defendant convicted of the murder of a 17-year old Bulgarian girl revoked his earlier confessions, claiming he neither knew her, nor kidnapped and killed her.

Crime | June 25, 2013, Tuesday // 12:29

4 Bulgarians Arrested in France for Draining EUR 1 M from ATMs

French police have busted a crime ring of four Bulgarians who drained over EUR 1 M from ATMs for a period of around two years.

Crime | June 25, 2013, Tuesday // 10:34

Views on BG

Protests in Bulgaria: Yet Another Early Election?

EVERY day, for the last ten days, at exactly 6:30pm, Independence Square, a busy intersection in the center of Sofia, has been the starting point for a protest march that passes by the parliament building, the so-called Eagle’s bridge and the National Pal

Views on BG | June 25, 2013, Tuesday // 14:08

World

Mandela Still in Critical Condition, Zuma Says

Former South African President Nelson Mandela remains in a critical condition in hospital, the government has said.

World | June 25, 2013, Tuesday // 19:29

Snowden Hasn't Crossed Russia's Borders, Lavrov Says

Russia does not have any connection with fugitive former US intelligence contractor Edward Snowden, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov has declared.

World | June 25, 2013, Tuesday // 15:55

EU Postpones Turkey’s Entry Talks over Crackdown on Protests

EU foreign ministers have backed a German proposal to postpone further EU membership talks with Turkey for about four months, according to international media.

World | June 25, 2013, Tuesday // 14:37
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