ARCHIVE - 1 August 2013

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Business

Audit Confirms Dire Condition of Passenger Services Unit of Bulgarian State Railways
Norway's Telenor Now Official Owner of Bulgaria's Globul
Bulgaria Mulls Reverse-Charge VAT Mechanism in Grain Trade
Bulgaria with New State Budget 2013
Bulgarian MPs Approve New BGN 1 B Foreign Debt
Bulgarian MPs to Make Budget Revision Final on 2nd Try
Bulgaria's Energy Minister: Oranovo Mining Concession Should Have Been Stopped
Lower Electricity Prices Enter Into Force in Bulgaria
Concessionaire in Bulgaria's Pamporovo Resort to Expand Ski Runs

Politics

No Summer Recess for Bulgaria's Parliamentary Committee on Election Code Bill
Controversial Bulgarian MP Joins Parliamentary Ethics Committee
Bulgarian President, Ombudsman Expect Mightier Protest Wave in Autumn
Bulgarian Protesters Complain of Police Harassment
Day 49 of Bulgaria's Anti-Govt Protests Started in Sofia

Society

Bulgarian Authorities Probe 'Deadly' Mine, Vow 'Justice'
Young Bulgarian Commits Suicide in Sofia College Town
Man Dies from Heart Attack in Collapsed Bulgarian Mine
New Death Reported in Bulgaria's Collapsed Mine
Bulgarians Capture Unique Footage of Europe's Biggest Water Bug

Sports

Bulgaria's Dimitrov: Clash with Djokovic Is My Most Memorable Moment
Bulgaria's Ludogorets Come from Goal Down to Beat Partizan

Crime

Bulgaria's Interior Busts 15-Strong Crime Gang Involved in Assassinations, Robberies
Burgas Suspect Flew to Lebanon Days before Bombing – Report
Bulgarian Border Police Detain 37 Illegal Immigrants
Nearly 717 kg of Heroin Busted at Bulgarian-Turkish Border

Views on BG

In and Out of the Spotlight

World

Snowden Leaves Airport, Gets Asylum in Russia
Serbia Seeks to Offer Advisory Role to Strauss-Kahn
Over 50% of Russians Approve of Snowden's Actions – Survey

Business

Audit Confirms Dire Condition of Passenger Services Unit of Bulgarian State Railways

A report of the National Audit Office published on Thursday confirms the impression of the tragic condition of the Passenger Services unit of the Bulgarian State Railways (BDZ) company.

Business | August 1, 2013, Thursday // 17:43

Norway's Telenor Now Official Owner of Bulgaria's Globul

Greek telecom OTE announced Thursday that the deal for the sale of Bulgaria's Globul to Norwegian telecoms firm Telenor ASA has been officially concluded.

Business | August 1, 2013, Thursday // 12:44

Bulgaria Mulls Reverse-Charge VAT Mechanism in Grain Trade

Bulgaria's government will focus efforts on curbing VAT fraud which drains the state coffers of around BGN 1 B a year, according to Lyudmila Petkova, Deputy Finance Minister.

Business » Finance | August 1, 2013, Thursday // 19:42

Bulgaria with New State Budget 2013

Bulgarian Members of the Parliament passed at second reading Thursday the draft actualization of State budget 2013, turning it into law.

Business » Finance | August 1, 2013, Thursday // 14:33

Bulgarian MPs Approve New BGN 1 B Foreign Debt

The Members of the Bulgarian Parliament approved Thursday a new loan in the amount of BGN 1 B, giving the government the authority to apply for it and receive it.

Business » Finance | August 1, 2013, Thursday // 12:00

Bulgarian MPs to Make Budget Revision Final on 2nd Try

Bulgarian Members of the Parliament are resuming Thursday their debates at second reading on the actualization of State budget 2013.

Business » Finance | August 1, 2013, Thursday // 08:12

Bulgaria's Energy Minister: Oranovo Mining Concession Should Have Been Stopped

Dragomir Stoynev, Bulgaria's Economy and Energy Minister, has vowed to remedy the important irregularities uncovered by the tragic accident at the Oranovo coal mine, which claimed at least two lives.

Business » Energy | August 1, 2013, Thursday // 14:55

Lower Electricity Prices Enter Into Force in Bulgaria

On Thursday, August 1 2013, new lower electricity prices come into force in Bulgaria, it has been announced.

Business » Energy | August 1, 2013, Thursday // 14:00

Concessionaire in Bulgaria's Pamporovo Resort to Expand Ski Runs

Pamporovo AD, the concessionaire in Bulgaria's mountain resort of the same name, has requested a permit to expand the ski runs, according to Marian Belyakov, CEO of the company.

Business » Tourism | August 1, 2013, Thursday // 15:47

Politics

No Summer Recess for Bulgaria's Parliamentary Committee on Election Code Bill

Socialist MP and Deputy Parliament Chair Maya Manolova has assured that the ad-hoc committee tasked with drafting a new Election Code will work during the summer recess from August 5 to August 31.

Politics » Domestic | August 1, 2013, Thursday // 18:43

Controversial Bulgarian MP Joins Parliamentary Ethics Committee

Lawmaker Aleksandar Metodiev, aka “Bat Sali”, has been appointed as member of the Bulgarian Parliament’s Committee on Religious Denominations and Parliamentary Ethics.

Politics » Domestic | August 1, 2013, Thursday // 18:00

Bulgarian President, Ombudsman Expect Mightier Protest Wave in Autumn

Bulgarian President Rosen Plevneliev and National Ombudsman Konstantin Penchev have agreed that there is a real risk of a mightier protest wave in the country in the autumn, after the summer recess of Parliament, if the demands of the demonstrators remain

Politics » Domestic | August 1, 2013, Thursday // 16:31

Bulgarian Protesters Complain of Police Harassment

About hundred anti-government protesters from southwestern Bulgaria, who took part Wednesday in the rallies in the capital Sofia, have received summonses to appear in their local police precincts.

Politics » Domestic | August 1, 2013, Thursday // 11:07

Day 49 of Bulgaria's Anti-Govt Protests Started in Sofia

Bulgarians started their protests Thursday by staging once again the now-traditional coffee-drinking anti-government rally in front of the Parliament building in downtown Sofia.

Politics » Domestic | August 1, 2013, Thursday // 09:54

Society

Bulgarian Authorities Probe 'Deadly' Mine, Vow 'Justice'

Bulgaria's Economy and Energy Minister, Dragomir Stoynev, has reiterated Thursday his pledge to end the "vicious practices" at the Oranovo mine and bring to justice those responsible.

Society | August 1, 2013, Thursday // 13:34

Young Bulgarian Commits Suicide in Sofia College Town

A young Bulgarian man has apparently committed suicide in Studentski Grad (College Town) district in the Bulgarian capital Sofia.

Society | August 1, 2013, Thursday // 10:21

Man Dies from Heart Attack in Collapsed Bulgarian Mine

A worker has suffered heart attack and has passed away inside the collapsed Oranovo mine in southwestern Bulgaria.

Society | August 1, 2013, Thursday // 09:14

New Death Reported in Bulgaria's Collapsed Mine

Bulgarian police and emergency medical unit have received around 8 am Thursday information of a dead person inside the Oranovo mine in southwestern Bulgaria.

Society | August 1, 2013, Thursday // 08:34

Bulgarians Capture Unique Footage of Europe's Biggest Water Bug

A team of Bulgarian researchers have shot a movie showing for the first time how the biggest European water bug is killing and eating a small fish, announced the electronic issue examiner.com

Society » Environment | August 1, 2013, Thursday // 17:06

Sports

Bulgaria's Dimitrov: Clash with Djokovic Is My Most Memorable Moment

Bulgarian tennis star Grigor Dimitrov has said that his victory against world No.

Sports | August 1, 2013, Thursday // 12:27

Bulgaria's Ludogorets Come from Goal Down to Beat Partizan

Bulgarian champions Ludogorets Razgrad recovered from a goal down to beat Serbia’s Partizan in the first leg of their UEFA Champions League third qualifying round tie in Bulgaria.

Sports | August 1, 2013, Thursday // 11:17

Crime

Bulgaria's Interior Busts 15-Strong Crime Gang Involved in Assassinations, Robberies

Bulgaria's Deputy Chief Prosecutor Borislav Sarafov announced at a press conference Thursday that a total of 15 people had been arrested over the past three days on suspicion of participating in a crime ring specialized in assassinations, robberies and be

Crime | August 1, 2013, Thursday // 20:48

Burgas Suspect Flew to Lebanon Days before Bombing – Report

One of the two recently identified suspects in organizing last year’s deadly terror attack in the Bulgarian city of Burgas flew to Lebanon two days before the blast, according to a Polish news website.

Crime | August 1, 2013, Thursday // 16:05

Bulgarian Border Police Detain 37 Illegal Immigrants

Bulgarian border police officers of the Regional Border Police Directorates in Elhovo, , Svilengrad and Bolyarovo detained groups of illegal immigrants on the Bulgarian-Turkish border on Wednesday, according to Bulgaria’s Ministry of Interior.

Crime | August 1, 2013, Thursday // 15:28

Nearly 717 kg of Heroin Busted at Bulgarian-Turkish Border

Turkish border authorities have seized more than 717.

Crime | August 1, 2013, Thursday // 12:38

Views on BG

In and Out of the Spotlight

Finally, Bulgarian protesters have made international news.

Views on BG | August 1, 2013, Thursday // 16:43

World

Snowden Leaves Airport, Gets Asylum in Russia

Former NSA employee Edward Snowden has left Moscow’s Sheremetyevo airport where he had been staying since June.

World | August 1, 2013, Thursday // 17:39

Serbia Seeks to Offer Advisory Role to Strauss-Kahn

Serbia has approached former IMF chief Dominique Strauss-Kahn about the possibility of him joining the government in an advisory role, according to international media.

World | August 1, 2013, Thursday // 13:37

Over 50% of Russians Approve of Snowden's Actions – Survey

Over half of Russians on the whole approve of what fugitive US former intelligence contractor Edward Snowden did, according to an opinion survey.

World | August 1, 2013, Thursday // 11:53
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