ARCHIVE - 27 June 2013

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Business

EC Announces Lower Price Caps for Mobile Roaming from July 1
33% of Bulgaria SMEs Close to Bankruptcy Due to Intercompany Indebtedness
Bulgaria's PM Vows BGN 1 B in Loans for SMEs
IMF Mission to Focus on Bulgaria Growth, New Govt Measures
IMF Mission Starts Visit to Bulgaria with New Head
Power Distributor EVN Commences Arbitration Proceedings against Bulgaria

Politics

Bulgaria’s Embattled PM Embarks on European Council Trip to Brussels
Bulgarians’ Anti-Govt Rallies - Day 14
Bulgarian PM Defies Calls to Resign
Bulgaria's Deputy Chief Prosecutor: 371 075 of Illegally Printed Ballots for May 12 Vote Were Fit to Use
Bulgaria's Chief Prosecutor to Demand Lifting of Immunity of Ethnic Turkish Party MP
Bulgarian PM Gets 2 New Deputies amid Protests
Snap Elections in Fall Will Leave Problems Unsolved – Bulgarian Ethnic Turkish Leader
Bulgarian Nationalist Leader Slams Protesters, Calls Them 'Terrorists'
Disgruntled Bulgarians Hurl Tomatoes, Cucumbers at Parliament
Bulgarian Ultranationalist MPs Contemplate Showing Up for Work
Bulgarians to Stage 'Coffee Drinking' Protest in Front of Parliament

Society

Bulgaria Ranked Fifth Most Vice-Prone Nation by Bloomberg
German Falls from Bulgaria Hotel Balcony, His Life in Danger
UN Raises Alarm over Rapid Spread of Designer Drugs

Sports

Bulgaria’s Beauty Pironkova Expectedly Makes It to Top 10 Wimbledon Babes
Berbatov to Stay at Fulham, Agent Says

Crime

Bulgarians Suspected in ATM Skimming in Mumbai

Views on BG

#ДАНСwithme: or How a Play on Words Awoke Bulgaria

Smiles

Bulgaria’s Political Scene

World

Mandela in Very Critical Condition, Daughter Says
No Travel Documents Issued for Snowden, Ecuador Says

Business

EC Announces Lower Price Caps for Mobile Roaming from July 1

Starting July 1, 2013, the European Union's Roaming Regulation will lower the price caps for data downloads by 36%, making it much cheaper to use maps, watch videos, check emails and update social networks while traveling across the EU, according to a med

Business | June 27, 2013, Thursday // 16:38

33% of Bulgaria SMEs Close to Bankruptcy Due to Intercompany Indebtedness

A report of the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences (BAS) showed 33.2 % of small and medium-sized enterprises (SME) in Bulgaria to be on the verge of bankruptcy due to intercompany indebtedness.

Business | June 27, 2013, Thursday // 16:18

Bulgaria's PM Vows BGN 1 B in Loans for SMEs

Small companies will gain access to loans of BGN 1 B from the Bulgarian Development Bank, BBR, according to Prime Minister Plamen Oresharski.

Business » Finance | June 27, 2013, Thursday // 17:27

IMF Mission to Focus on Bulgaria Growth, New Govt Measures

Economic growth prospects and developments on the labor market will top the agenda of International Monetary Fund mission in Bulgaria, it emerged at the start of its regular visit here.

Business » Finance | June 27, 2013, Thursday // 15:33

IMF Mission Starts Visit to Bulgaria with New Head

A mission of the International Monetary Fund is visiting Sofia from June 27 till July 3 2013 to hold regular bilateral discussions on economic policies with the Bulgarian authorities.

Business » Finance | June 27, 2013, Thursday // 14:55

Power Distributor EVN Commences Arbitration Proceedings against Bulgaria

Power distributor EVN AG has has initiated international arbitration proceedings against Bulgaria at the International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes (ICSID), which forms part of the World Bank group.

Business » Energy | June 27, 2013, Thursday // 15:05

Politics

Bulgaria’s Embattled PM Embarks on European Council Trip to Brussels

Bulgarian Prime Minister Plamen Oresharski will attend a European Council meeting on Thursday and Friday.

Politics » Bulgaria in EU | June 27, 2013, Thursday // 10:02

Bulgarians’ Anti-Govt Rallies - Day 14

For the fourteenth day in a row, thousands of outraged Bulgarians staged Thursday evening nationwide protest rallies against the Socialist-led government of Prime Minister Plamen Oresharski.

Politics » Domestic | June 27, 2013, Thursday // 20:59

Bulgarian PM Defies Calls to Resign

Bulgarian Prime Minister Plamen Oresharski on Thursday defied calls to resign from thousands of protesters and the former ruling party, now in opposition.

Politics » Domestic | June 27, 2013, Thursday // 17:26

Bulgaria's Deputy Chief Prosecutor: 371 075 of Illegally Printed Ballots for May 12 Vote Were Fit to Use

A total of 351 075 of the ballots seized from a Kostinbrod-based printing house on the eve of the May 12 early elections were fit to use in the election process, according to Bulgaria's Deputy Chief Prosecutor Boris Sarafov.

Politics » Domestic | June 27, 2013, Thursday // 13:46

Bulgaria's Chief Prosecutor to Demand Lifting of Immunity of Ethnic Turkish Party MP

Bulgaria's Chief Prosecutor Sotir Tsatsarov is to request Parliament to lift the lawmaker immunity of Shteryo Sterev, MP of the ethnic Turkish Movement for Rights and Freedoms, DPS, party.

Politics » Domestic | June 27, 2013, Thursday // 12:51

Bulgarian PM Gets 2 New Deputies amid Protests

Bulgaria’s Parliament approved Thursday the appointment of two new Deputy Prime Ministers.

Politics » Domestic | June 27, 2013, Thursday // 12:39

Snap Elections in Fall Will Leave Problems Unsolved – Bulgarian Ethnic Turkish Leader

Lyutvi Mestan, Chair of Bulgaria's ethnic Turkish party Movement for Rights and Freedoms (DPS) party, has suggested that heading for snap elections as early as the fall of 2013 will leave the existing problems unsolved as the current Election Code only gu

Politics » Domestic | June 27, 2013, Thursday // 12:23

Bulgarian Nationalist Leader Slams Protesters, Calls Them 'Terrorists'

Volen Siderov, the controversial leader of Bulgarian nationalist party Ataka (Attack), has once again stirred outrage by lashing out at anti-government protesters and calling them “hooligans.

Politics » Domestic | June 27, 2013, Thursday // 10:53

Disgruntled Bulgarians Hurl Tomatoes, Cucumbers at Parliament

Bulgarian protesters threw tomatoes and cucumbers at the National Assembly in downtown Sofia early on Thursday.

Politics » Domestic | June 27, 2013, Thursday // 09:28

Bulgarian Ultranationalist MPs Contemplate Showing Up for Work

Lawmakers from Bulgaria’s ultranationalist xenophobic party Ataka (Attack) are yet to decide whether they would attend Thursday’s sitting of Parliament, according to media reports.

Politics » Domestic | June 27, 2013, Thursday // 08:27

Bulgarians to Stage 'Coffee Drinking' Protest in Front of Parliament

Bulgarian anti-government protesters are to stage a rally in front of the National Assembly (Parliament) in downtown Sofia early on Thursday.

Politics » Domestic | June 27, 2013, Thursday // 07:55

Society

Bulgaria Ranked Fifth Most Vice-Prone Nation by Bloomberg

Bulgaria ranks fifth in Bloomberg's ranking of vice-prone countries.

Society | June 27, 2013, Thursday // 18:05

German Falls from Bulgaria Hotel Balcony, His Life in Danger

A 22-year-old German, who apparently fell from a Bulgarian hotel balcony after binge drinking with friends, has suffered grave injuries.

Society | June 27, 2013, Thursday // 16:54

UN Raises Alarm over Rapid Spread of Designer Drugs

While the use of traditional drugs is largely stable, demand is soaring for untested concoctions of psychoactive substances that threaten to be more dangerous, the United Nations drug and crime agency said.

Society » Health | June 27, 2013, Thursday // 18:21

Sports

Bulgaria’s Beauty Pironkova Expectedly Makes It to Top 10 Wimbledon Babes

Bulgaria’s best female tennis player Tsvetana Pironkova is definitely among the beauties grabbing most attention when Wimbledon comes around, a brand new ranking has confirmed.

Sports | June 27, 2013, Thursday // 18:53

Berbatov to Stay at Fulham, Agent Says

Dimitar Berbatov’s agent, Emil Danchev, has confirmed that his client will stay at Fulham for another season.

Sports | June 27, 2013, Thursday // 13:45

Crime

Bulgarians Suspected in ATM Skimming in Mumbai

Mumbai police authorities have asked the Bulgarian government for cooperation Bulgarian connection with its probe into the ATM skimming case where cloned debit cards were used to withdraw money from 37 accounts.

Crime | June 27, 2013, Thursday // 11:38

Views on BG

#ДАНСwithme: or How a Play on Words Awoke Bulgaria

Day 14 of consecutive protests sees the streets of Bulgaria’s capital occupied by people demanding change.

Views on BG | June 27, 2013, Thursday // 16:19

Smiles

Bulgaria’s Political Scene

A: How would you describe the political situation in Bulgaria?B: When you look to your left – there is nothing right.

Smiles | June 27, 2013, Thursday // 16:36

World

Mandela in Very Critical Condition, Daughter Says

Former South African President Nelson Mandela is in a "very critical'' condition on life support, according to his daughter, Makaziwe Mandela.

World | June 27, 2013, Thursday // 14:49

No Travel Documents Issued for Snowden, Ecuador Says

Еcuador’s Foreign Ministry has declared that his country has not issued any travel document for fugitive former CIA employee Edward Snowden.

World | June 27, 2013, Thursday // 09:03
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