ARCHIVE - 26 June 2013

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Business

Stalled Nabucco Project Close to Official Death
Shah Deniz Consortium Gives Up Nabucco West
Major Reshuffles Hit Bulgaria’s N-Plant, Energy Holding

Politics

Bulgaria's Mission in Russia Issues 200,000th Visa for 2013
EC Presses Central, East Europe Members to Boost Roma Integration
Bulgaria to Support EU Policies against Youth Unemployment
Parliament Chair: Crisis in Bulgaria Must Be Solved Peacefully
Bulgarian President Woos Anti-Cabinet Protesters
Bulgaria's Interior Min: No Cabinet Resignation Imminent
Bulgaria’s Govt Has Just One Move Left - Resignation, Analysts Say
Scores of Stock Breeders Rally against Bulgaria's Agriculture Ministry
Bulgarian NGOs Boycott Talks with Parliament
Bulgaria's Trade Unions to Support Govt Until New Election Code is Adopted
New Snap Polls Loom Large in Bulgaria
Bulgarian Righists, Liberals Issue 4 Steps to Exit Political Crisis
Bulgaria Socialists: New Snap Polls if Nationalists Boycott Parliament
Bulgaria's Socialists Call Urgent Meeting after Canceled Parliament Sitting
Bulgaria's Parliament Not Working, That's a Problem - PM
Bulgaria's Rightist Goes on Hunger Strike, Wants Govt Out
Bulgarian Socialist MP Accuses GERB Party of Obstructing Election Code Changes
Bulgaria's Interior Minister: Protesters Have Every Reason to Protest
Bulgarian Socialist MP Booed by Anti-Govt Protesters
Bulgarian Stock Breeders to Stage Protest over Govt Inaction
Protests Chant 'Mafia", "Resign" in front of Parliament Building in Sofia
Bulgarian MPs, NGOs, to Discuss Election Code Amendments

Sports

Bulgaria’s Naimova to Defend Herself over Doping Allegations in Sept

Views on BG

The Spirit of Protest in Brazil and Turkey Has Now Swept into Bulgaria

Smiles

Coffee Protest in Sofia

Business

Stalled Nabucco Project Close to Official Death

Austrian oil and gas company OMV CEO Gerhard Roiss has issued a statement saying that his company views the Nabucco pipeline project as failed, after the Shah Deniz II consortium suggested it intends to ship gas to Europe via another route.

Business » Energy | June 26, 2013, Wednesday // 16:57

Shah Deniz Consortium Gives Up Nabucco West

The Shah Deniz II consortium has suggested that it has chosen not to use Nabucco West for the transportation of natural gas from Azerbaijan's most promising field to Europe.

Business » Energy | June 26, 2013, Wednesday // 16:00

Major Reshuffles Hit Bulgaria’s N-Plant, Energy Holding

Bulgaria’s state energy holding company, which groups the country's top energy assets, including its sole nuclear power plant Kozloduy, has seen a new wave of reshuffles, it emerged on Wednesday.

Business » Energy | June 26, 2013, Wednesday // 12:47

Politics

Bulgaria's Mission in Russia Issues 200,000th Visa for 2013

8-year-old Russian girl Maria Bulava received the 200,000th Bulgarian visa issued to Russian citizens for 2013.

Politics » Diplomacy | June 26, 2013, Wednesday // 19:01

EC Presses Central, East Europe Members to Boost Roma Integration

The European Commission has called on 5 EU member states from Central and Eastern Europe, including Bulgaria, to do more to further the integration of their Roma citizens.

Politics » Bulgaria in EU | June 26, 2013, Wednesday // 19:47

Bulgaria to Support EU Policies against Youth Unemployment

Embattled new Bulgarian PM Plamen Oresharski will take part in the June European Council in Brussels Thursday and Friday, when the issue of youth unemployment in the EU will be high on the agenda.

Politics » Bulgaria in EU | June 26, 2013, Wednesday // 19:23

Parliament Chair: Crisis in Bulgaria Must Be Solved Peacefully

??Bulgarian Parliament Speaker Mihail Mikov has made a special address to the nation Wednesday evening, issuing strong criticism against verbal and physical assault against MPs at a rally earlier.

Politics » Domestic | June 26, 2013, Wednesday // 20:23

Bulgarian President Woos Anti-Cabinet Protesters

Bulgarian President Rosen Plevneliev has issued a statement of support for ongoing protests against the government of PM Plamen Oresharski.

Politics » Domestic | June 26, 2013, Wednesday // 18:38

Bulgaria's Interior Min: No Cabinet Resignation Imminent

A resignation of Bulgaria's cabinet is not on the agenda, stated Minister of Interior Tsvetlin Yovchev Wednesday, when anti-government protests came to a new high.

Politics » Domestic | June 26, 2013, Wednesday // 18:13

Bulgaria’s Govt Has Just One Move Left - Resignation, Analysts Say

Bulgaria’s embattled Socialist-backed government can do only one reasonable move – resign, pollsters claim.

Politics » Domestic | June 26, 2013, Wednesday // 17:38

Scores of Stock Breeders Rally against Bulgaria's Agriculture Ministry

About 30 members of the National Association of Stock Breeders protested on Wednesday at noon in front of the Ministry of Agriculture and Food.

Politics » Domestic | June 26, 2013, Wednesday // 16:54

Bulgarian NGOs Boycott Talks with Parliament

14 leading Bulgarian NGOs have refused to discuss a reform of Bulgaria's Election Code with MPs, joining growing calls for a resignation pledge of Bulgarian PM Plamen Oresharski.

Politics » Domestic | June 26, 2013, Wednesday // 15:36

Bulgaria's Trade Unions to Support Govt Until New Election Code is Adopted

Representatives of Bulgarian trade unions have suggested that the current government should remain in office until a new Election Code is adopted, cautioning about mass strikes in the metallurgy  and "ticking bombs" in the manufacturing sector.

Politics » Domestic | June 26, 2013, Wednesday // 15:24

New Snap Polls Loom Large in Bulgaria

The Bulgarian Socialist Party is also bracing up for new early elections in September amid fears the opposition will continue to hamper the work of parliament.

Politics » Domestic | June 26, 2013, Wednesday // 15:00

Bulgarian Righists, Liberals Issue 4 Steps to Exit Political Crisis

A number of important out of parliament rightist and centrist Bulgarian parties have united calling the swift resignation of cabinet, the drafting of new election rules and the calling of new snap elections in the fall.

Politics » Domestic | June 26, 2013, Wednesday // 14:47

Bulgaria Socialists: New Snap Polls if Nationalists Boycott Parliament

Sergei Stanishev, leader of the Bulgarian Socialist Party, BSP, has suggested that a potential refusal of nationalist party Ataka to participate in the work of Parliament will lead to new snap elections.

Politics » Domestic | June 26, 2013, Wednesday // 14:36

Bulgaria's Socialists Call Urgent Meeting after Canceled Parliament Sitting

The Bulgarian Socialist Party (BSP) has called an emergency meting over the increasingly complex political situation in the country amid ongoing anti-government protests.

Politics » Domestic | June 26, 2013, Wednesday // 13:57

Bulgaria's Parliament Not Working, That's a Problem - PM

Amid ongoing protests, Bulgaria’s prime minister has warned of the risk of a prolonged period of political instability.

Politics » Domestic | June 26, 2013, Wednesday // 13:21

Bulgaria's Rightist Goes on Hunger Strike, Wants Govt Out

Edvin Sugarev, poet, intellectual and former MP of the right-wing Union of Democratic Forces (UDF) party, is going on a hunger strike against the socialist-led government of Prime Minister Plamen Oresharski.

Politics » Domestic | June 26, 2013, Wednesday // 12:32

Bulgarian Socialist MP Accuses GERB Party of Obstructing Election Code Changes

Socialist MP Maya Manolova said Wednesday that the only party interested in obstructing Election Code amendments was center-right party GERB because they had drafted the legislation and were willing to take advantage of it once again.

Politics » Domestic | June 26, 2013, Wednesday // 11:36

Bulgaria's Interior Minister: Protesters Have Every Reason to Protest

Bulgarian Interior Minister Tsvetlin Yovchev has said protesters have every reasons to protest, adding that the government is closely following their demands.

Politics » Domestic | June 26, 2013, Wednesday // 10:33

Bulgarian Socialist MP Booed by Anti-Govt Protesters

A crowd of anti-government protesters booed socialist MP Maya Manolova as she went out of the Parliament building tried to engage in conversation with them.

Politics » Domestic | June 26, 2013, Wednesday // 09:53

Bulgarian Stock Breeders to Stage Protest over Govt Inaction

Bulgarian stock breeders will stage a protest over the uncertain future of the sector on Wednesday at noon in Sofia.

Politics » Domestic | June 26, 2013, Wednesday // 09:21

Protests Chant 'Mafia", "Resign" in front of Parliament Building in Sofia

Around 1000protesters have gathered at the rear door of the Parliament building in downtown Sofia to demand the resignation of the socialist-led government of Prime Minister Plamen Oresharski.

Politics » Domestic | June 26, 2013, Wednesday // 08:46

Bulgarian MPs, NGOs, to Discuss Election Code Amendments

Against the backdrop of unceasing protests, Bulgaria's parliamentary committee on cooperation with civil organizations and movements will hold a public discussion of changes to election rules during its Wednesday sitting.

Politics » Domestic | June 26, 2013, Wednesday // 08:25

Sports

Bulgaria’s Naimova to Defend Herself over Doping Allegations in Sept

Bulgarian sprinter Tezdzhan Naimova, who faces a life ban for doping, has asked to make her case in front of the country’s athletics federation no earlier than September.

Sports | June 26, 2013, Wednesday // 16:37

Views on BG

The Spirit of Protest in Brazil and Turkey Has Now Swept into Bulgaria

In recent weeks the world has been transfixed by protests in Turkey and Brazil. Fewer media outlets have reported on the anti-government protests in Bulgaria, now well into their second week. But make no mistake about it.

Views on BG | June 26, 2013, Wednesday // 11:19

Smiles

Coffee Protest in Sofia

Wednesday morning.

Smiles | June 26, 2013, Wednesday // 16:19
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