ARCHIVE - 5 August 2013

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Business

Bulgarian Stock Breeders Complain of Refused Loans over Political Crisis
Bulgaria's Prista Oil Acquires Chevron Czech Republic
Bulgaria Lacks Capacity to Control Concession Agreements - Expert
Social Minister Says Bulgarian Economy Too Close To Recession
Bulgarian Trade Unions Warn about Layoffs at Otkrit Vagledobiv Mines EAD

Politics

Turkish Deputy PM to Visit Bulgaria for Eid
Bulgaria 4th Major Source of Fake Goods Seized in EU
Bulgarian Pepper Relish Granted EU Protected Geographical Status
New Resignation Calls as Bulgarians Take to Govt's Seaside Residence
Bulgaria Appoints New Customs Agency Deputy Head
Support for May 2014 Elections Grows in Bulgaria
Bulgaria Moves to Scrap 'Unruly' State-Owned Pollster
Bulgarian Jews in Israel Back Bulgaria Anti-Govt Protests
Adamant Bulgarians to Stage Rally in front of Govt's Seaside Residence

Society

Over 80 000 Bulgarians with Expired ID Cards
Bulgaria Mourns Tragic Death of 5 Coal Miners
Bulgaria's Environment Ministry to Revise Concession Agreement for Bansko Ski Zone
Bulgarian Archeologists Uncover Large Votive Relief of Zeus

Sports

Italy’s Verona Said to Eye 2 Bulgarian Internationals

Crime

Briton Avoids Prison Saying He's Moving to Bulgaria

Views on BG

Kenyans Win Six Gold Medals as Deaflympics Games End in Bulgaria

World

World's First Lab-Grown Burger Cooked, Eaten in London
Turkish General Jailed over 'Plot'
Egypt Cancels Erdogan's Gaza Strip Visit – Report
Rouhani Sworn In as Iran's New President
US to Extend Some Embassy Closures until August 10

Business

Bulgarian Stock Breeders Complain of Refused Loans over Political Crisis

Boyko Sinapov, Chair of the National Association of Stock Breeders, has complained that banks are refusing loans to the sector because they have not been presented guarantees by the government for the budget for subsidies in 2013.

Business | August 5, 2013, Monday // 17:32

Bulgaria's Prista Oil Acquires Chevron Czech Republic

Prista Oil, Bulgaria’s biggest producer of brake-fluid and motor oil, has bought Prague-based Chevron Czech Republic for an undisclosed sum, the company announced on Monday.

Business | August 5, 2013, Monday // 15:30

Bulgaria Lacks Capacity to Control Concession Agreements - Expert

Economic expert Evgenii Kanev has suggested that Bulgaria lacks the resources to monitor the implementation of concession contracts.

Business | August 5, 2013, Monday // 12:45

Social Minister Says Bulgarian Economy Too Close To Recession

The planned actualization of Bulgaria’s State Budget 2013 is an act of great importance, as the economy now is too close to recession, according to the country’s Minister of Labor and Social Policy, Hasan Ademov.

Business » Finance | August 5, 2013, Monday // 11:38

Bulgarian Trade Unions Warn about Layoffs at Otkrit Vagledobiv Mines EAD

Coal mining company Otkrit Vagledobiv Mines EAD faces unavoidable staff cuts, according to Nikolay Spasov, trade union leader at the company and Deputy Chair of the Federation of Independent Trade Unions of Miners.

Business » Energy | August 5, 2013, Monday // 11:48

Politics

Turkish Deputy PM to Visit Bulgaria for Eid

Turkish Deputy Prime Minister Bekir Bozdag is to visit Bulgaria from August 6 to August 8 on the occasion of major Muslim religious holiday Eid ul-Fitr (Ramazan Bayram).

Politics » Diplomacy | August 5, 2013, Monday // 10:19

Bulgaria 4th Major Source of Fake Goods Seized in EU

Bulgaria is the fourth major source of fake goods confiscated in the EU after China, Hong Kong, and the United Arab Emirates (UAE), according to a report of the European Commission.

Politics » Bulgaria in EU | August 5, 2013, Monday // 18:11

Bulgarian Pepper Relish Granted EU Protected Geographical Status

Bulgaria’s Parvomayska lyutenitsa, a traditional local relish of tomatoes, peppers and spices, has entered the register of protected designations of origin and protected geographical indications of the EU.

Politics » Bulgaria in EU | August 5, 2013, Monday // 12:21

New Resignation Calls as Bulgarians Take to Govt's Seaside Residence

Hundreds of Bulgarians joined the rally in front of the Euxinograd government residence near the Black Sea city of Varna on Monday, calling for the resignation of the Socialist-led cabinet.

Politics » Domestic | August 5, 2013, Monday // 20:30

Bulgaria Appoints New Customs Agency Deputy Head

A former long-term official of Bulgaria’s interior ministry has been appointed deputy chief of the country’s customs agency.

Politics » Domestic | August 5, 2013, Monday // 18:41

Support for May 2014 Elections Grows in Bulgaria

Bulgarian experts have joined calls for holding early general elections in May 2014, when the country will vote for members of European parliament.

Politics » Domestic | August 5, 2013, Monday // 17:09

Bulgaria Moves to Scrap 'Unruly' State-Owned Pollster

Bulgarian Parliament Chair Mihail Mikov has reiterated that the National Center for Study of Public Opinion (NCIOM) has to be closed.

Politics » Domestic | August 5, 2013, Monday // 14:49

Bulgarian Jews in Israel Back Bulgaria Anti-Govt Protests

Bulgarian Jews in Israel have expressed their support for the ongoing anti-government protesters in Bulgaria, demanding the resignation of the Socialist-led cabinet of Plamen Oresharski.

Politics » Domestic | August 5, 2013, Monday // 14:35

Adamant Bulgarians to Stage Rally in front of Govt's Seaside Residence

Bulgarians are expected to stage a rally in front of the Euxinograd government residence near the Black Sea city of Varna on Monday.

Politics » Domestic | August 5, 2013, Monday // 08:57

Society

Over 80 000 Bulgarians with Expired ID Cards

A total of 83 000 Bulgarians have expired and unreplaced identity cards, according to Maria Kostadinova, Director of the Identity Documents Directorate of the Interior Ministry.

Society | August 5, 2013, Monday // 13:35

Bulgaria Mourns Tragic Death of 5 Coal Miners

Monday is a national day of national mourning in Bulgaria in honor of the four miners who were killed by a collapse in the Oranovo coal mine.

Society | August 5, 2013, Monday // 07:31

Bulgaria's Environment Ministry to Revise Concession Agreement for Bansko Ski Zone

Two working groups at Bulgaria's Ministry of Environment and Water have recommended a detalization of the concession contract for the ski zone in the mountain resort f Bansko, according to Environment Minister Iskra Mihaylova.

Society » Environment | August 5, 2013, Monday // 15:52

Bulgarian Archeologists Uncover Large Votive Relief of Zeus

A team of Bulgarian archeologists led by Dr. Ivan Hristov has discovered an unusually large votive relief of the ancient Greek God Zeus near the Bulgarian village of Starosel.

Society » Archaeology | August 5, 2013, Monday // 13:35

Sports

Italy’s Verona Said to Eye 2 Bulgarian Internationals

Italian side Verona is on the verge of signing Bulgaria’s international goalkeeper Nikolay Mihaylov, according to Italian media reports.

Sports | August 5, 2013, Monday // 09:58

Crime

Briton Avoids Prison Saying He's Moving to Bulgaria

A nuisance pensioner who carried out a campaign of harassment against his neighbors in Coventry has avoided a prison sentence after claiming he is moving to Bulgaria, local media reported.

Crime | August 5, 2013, Monday // 19:18

Views on BG

Kenyans Win Six Gold Medals as Deaflympics Games End in Bulgaria

Simon Cherono led a 1-2-3 finish in the 5000m as the Deaflympics Games came to a close on Saturday night in Sofia, Bulgaria.

Views on BG | August 5, 2013, Monday // 18:25

World

World's First Lab-Grown Burger Cooked, Eaten in London

The world's first lab-grown burger was cooked and eaten at a news conference in London on Monday.

World | August 5, 2013, Monday // 19:53

Turkish General Jailed over 'Plot'

Turkey's former armed forces chief has been jailed for life for plotting to overthrow the government, after five years of trials involving officers, lawyers, writers and journalists.

World | August 5, 2013, Monday // 16:40

Egypt Cancels Erdogan's Gaza Strip Visit – Report

Turkish PM Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s planned visit to the Gaza Strip has beencanceled by Egyptian authorities, according to reports.

World | August 5, 2013, Monday // 10:57

Rouhani Sworn In as Iran's New President

Hassan Rouhani, who has been described as a moderate cleric, has been sworn in as Iran’s new president.

World | August 5, 2013, Monday // 09:26

US to Extend Some Embassy Closures until August 10

The US has announced that it will keep a number of embassies in north Africa and the Middle East closed until Saturday, due to a possible militant threat.

World | August 5, 2013, Monday // 08:19
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