ARCHIVE - 28 June 2013

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Business

Bulgaria's GERB Party Submits Proposals for Election Code Amendments
Sofia Airport CEO Resigns
President Plevneliev Highlights Strategic Importance of Bulgaria-Greece Gas Grid Interconnection
Russia's Lukoil Buys Lubricants Business of Austria's OMV
Energy Act Amendments Pass 2nd Reading in Bulgaria's Parliament

Politics

Bulgaria to Receive EUR 100 M under EU Scheme for Boosting Youth Employment
German MP, MEP Concerned over Political Situation in Bulgaria
EU Welcomes, Praises Croatia on Eve of Entry
EU to Decide on Blacklisting Hezbollah by End-2013, Italy Says
EU Pledges EUR 6 B to Combat Youth Unemployment
Sofia Sees 15th Day of Anti-Govt Protests
Bulgarian Interior Min: No Known Murder Plots against Ex-PM
Bulgarian Nationalist Urges Crackdown on Protests, Threatens with Civil War
Bulgaria’s Govt Has Just One Option - Resignation, Borisov Says
Bulgarian Foreign Min: Protesters Are Decadent, Can Afford Caviar!
Nationalist Anti-Corruption Head Shame for Bulgaria - Former President Zhelev
Bulgarian Deputy PM: Stepping Down Would Deepen Crisis
Angry Bulgarians Hurl Tomatoes, Caviar at Parliament
Bulgarians Stage Fresh 'Coffee Drinking' Protest in Front of Parliament

Society

Jamiroquai Lands in Bulgaria, Hours before Sofia Gig

Sports

Bulgaria's Dimitrov Bows Out of Wimbledon

Crime

Assault on Medical Practitioners, Teachers in Bulgaria Punishable by 3-10 Years in Jail

Quotes

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World

Turkey Moves to Curb Army Power amid Protests
Tsarnaev Indicted for Murder, Using Weapon of Mass Destruction

Business

Bulgaria's GERB Party Submits Proposals for Election Code Amendments

Three MPs of the center-right Citizens for European Development of Bulgaria party, GERB, including former Parliament Chair Tsetska Tsacheva, submitted Friday their proposals for Election Code amendments.

Business | June 28, 2013, Friday // 20:37

Sofia Airport CEO Resigns

Veselin Peykov, CEO of Sofia Airport, has resigned.

Business | June 28, 2013, Friday // 17:22

President Plevneliev Highlights Strategic Importance of Bulgaria-Greece Gas Grid Interconnection

President Rosen Plevneliev has underscored the importance of the Bulgaria-Greece gas interconnection project after the announcement of the Shah Deniz consortium that it had selected the Trans Adriatic Pipeline (TAP) as a route to carry gas to Europe.

Business » Energy | June 28, 2013, Friday // 23:31

Russia's Lukoil Buys Lubricants Business of Austria's OMV

OMV Refining&Marketing GmbH has signed an agreement to sell its lubricants business to a subsidiary of Russian Lukoil Group.

Business » Energy | June 28, 2013, Friday // 16:59

Energy Act Amendments Pass 2nd Reading in Bulgaria's Parliament

A set of amendments to Bulgaria's Energy Act passed second reading in Parliament on Friday.

Business » Energy | June 28, 2013, Friday // 15:15

Politics

Bulgaria to Receive EUR 100 M under EU Scheme for Boosting Youth Employment

Bulgaria will receive around EUR 100 M from the total of EUR 6 B allocated by the EU for boosting youths' employment.

Politics » Bulgaria in EU | June 28, 2013, Friday // 19:46

German MP, MEP Concerned over Political Situation in Bulgaria

German MP Gunther Krichbaum and a MEP Markus Faber have voiced strong concern over the current political situation in Bulgaria.

Politics » Bulgaria in EU | June 28, 2013, Friday // 18:42

EU Welcomes, Praises Croatia on Eve of Entry

Croatia is to become on Monday the first new member of the European Union club since Bulgaria and Romania joined in 2007.

Politics » Bulgaria in EU | June 28, 2013, Friday // 15:44

EU to Decide on Blacklisting Hezbollah by End-2013, Italy Says

EU is to make a decision in late 2013 on whether to include Hezbollah on its list of terrorist organizations, according to Italy’s Deputy Foreign Minister for Development and Cooperation Lapo Pistelli.

Politics » Bulgaria in EU | June 28, 2013, Friday // 12:58

EU Pledges EUR 6 B to Combat Youth Unemployment

EU leaders pledged late on Thursday to launch a battery of new measures to combat the scourge of youth unemployment in the bloc.

Politics » Bulgaria in EU | June 28, 2013, Friday // 09:11

Sofia Sees 15th Day of Anti-Govt Protests

On Friday evening, the 15th day of protests in Bulgaria, some 4500 people are chanting "Resign!" in front of the Council of Ministers building in downtown Sofia.

Politics » Domestic | June 28, 2013, Friday // 20:59

Bulgarian Interior Min: No Known Murder Plots against Ex-PM

Bulgaria’s Interior Ministry has no information of any assassination plots against former PM Boyko Borisov, Interior Minister Tsvetlin Yovchev said Friday.

Politics » Domestic | June 28, 2013, Friday // 14:55

Bulgarian Nationalist Urges Crackdown on Protests, Threatens with Civil War

Volen Siderov, the controversial leader of Bulgarian ultranationalist party Ataka (Attack), has urged the Interior Ministry to take tougher measures against anti-government protesters – whom Siderov perceives as “terrorists.

Politics » Domestic | June 28, 2013, Friday // 13:45

Bulgaria’s Govt Has Just One Option - Resignation, Borisov Says

Bulgaria’s embattled Socialist-backed government has to resign in order to appease protesters and bring the state back into working regime, the former prime minister argues.

Politics » Domestic | June 28, 2013, Friday // 13:34

Bulgarian Foreign Min: Protesters Are Decadent, Can Afford Caviar!

Bulgarian Foreign Minister Kristian Vigenin expressed his indignation at the news that a protester had thrown a tin of caviar at Parliament earlier on Friday.

Politics » Domestic | June 28, 2013, Friday // 12:07

Nationalist Anti-Corruption Head Shame for Bulgaria - Former President Zhelev

Bulgaria’s nationalist leader Volen Siderov is totally unfit to head the parliamentary body for corruption combat and should be dismissed, Bulgaria's first democratically elected president argues.

Politics » Domestic | June 28, 2013, Friday // 12:07

Bulgarian Deputy PM: Stepping Down Would Deepen Crisis

Bulgarian Interior Minister Tsvetlin Yovchev has defied nationwide calls for the government’s resignation, stating the move would “deepen the economic crisis.

Politics » Domestic | June 28, 2013, Friday // 10:30

Angry Bulgarians Hurl Tomatoes, Caviar at Parliament

Several hundred Bulgarians have gathered in front of Parliament to protest against the country’s Socialist-led government, with some of the protesters, throwing tomatoes, cucumbers and eggs.

Politics » Domestic | June 28, 2013, Friday // 09:51

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

Bulgarian protesters demanding the resignation of the country’s one-month-old government have staged a new protest in front of Parliament early on Friday.

Politics » Domestic | June 28, 2013, Friday // 08:29

Society

Jamiroquai Lands in Bulgaria, Hours before Sofia Gig

British jazz funk ban Jamiroquai touched down at Sofia airport on Friday afternoon, hour before staging a keenly expected concert in Bulgaria’s capital Sofia.

Society » Culture | June 28, 2013, Friday // 16:36

Sports

Bulgaria's Dimitrov Bows Out of Wimbledon

Bulgaria’s tennis star Grigor Dimitrov suffered a defeat in the second round at Wimbledon following a thrilling five-set match against Grega Zemlja of Slovenia.

Sports | June 28, 2013, Friday // 18:20

Crime

Assault on Medical Practitioners, Teachers in Bulgaria Punishable by 3-10 Years in Jail

Penal Code amendments stipulating a penalty of imprisonment for assaults against medical practitioners and teachers passed second reading in Bulgaria's Parliament on Friday.

Crime | June 28, 2013, Friday // 16:27

Quotes

Today's Quote

Serena: "If she wants to be with the guy with a black heart, go for it.

Quotes | June 28, 2013, Friday // 19:03

World

Turkey Moves to Curb Army Power amid Protests

Turkey’s Islamic-rooted government has sought to amend an article of the Armed Forces charter cited by generals in the past to justify coups as defense of public order.

World | June 28, 2013, Friday // 11:22

Tsarnaev Indicted for Murder, Using Weapon of Mass Destruction

A federal grand jury indictment has charged Boston Marathong bombing suspect Dzhokhar Tsarnaev with 30 counts, including detonating a weapon of mass destruction resulting in deaths.

World | June 28, 2013, Friday // 08:00
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