ARCHIVE - 9 August 2013

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Business

Bulgaria's Exports to Rest of EU Up by 7.5% Jan-May 2013
Bulgaria to Join in Building Particle Accelerator in Russia
Romania Cuts Danube Bridge Fee, Still Higher than Bulgaria's
Bulgarian State Reduces Overdue VAT with BGN 100 M
Socialist Leader Stanishev Said to Pull the Strings in Bulgaria
TransAtlantic Petroleum Signs JV Agreement in Bulgaria

Politics

EU Funds Will Go to Every Bulgarian Region - Min
Bulgaria Backs Bosnia and Herzegovina's European Integration
Bulgarian Parliament Speaker Unsure When to Call Emergency Sitting
Bulgarian Nationalists, Controversial MEP Merge in New Party
2 More Parties Snub Bulgarian Ex-PM's Call for Cooperation
Bulgaria Ex Rulers Press Ahead to Convene Parliament in Emergency
Bulgaria's Ex President Slams Veto on Budget Update

Society

Little Boy Lost and Found in Bulgaria
Bulgarian Protesters Warn PM of Upcoming Riots
Bulgarian Lev Ranked among World's Most Beautiful Currencies
Bulgarian Man, Italian Woman Commit Double Suicide in Italy
Firefighters Contain Large Wildfire in SE Bulgaria
Summer Heat Wave Peaks in Bulgaria
Champions League Draw Brings Sigh of Relief to Bulgarian Pink Floyd Fans
Oscar-Nominated Actress Karen Black Dies of Cancer

Sports

Spain's Granollers Too Good for Bulgaria's Dimitrov
Bulgaria's Botev Fall Short of Upsetting Stuttgart

Crime

4 Suspects Nabbed for Gruesome Sofia Murder

Views on BG

Bulgarian Clubs Seek Share of Levski's Gazprom Money

World

IOC Head Asks Russia to Clarify Anti-Gay Law
Syrian Opposition Starts Convening 'National Army'
US Evacuates Diplomats from Pakistan's Lahore
Email Service Linked to Snowden Shuts Down
US Pulls Diplomats from Lahore amid Terror Threat

Business

Bulgaria's Exports to Rest of EU Up by 7.5% Jan-May 2013

Bulgaria’s exports to the rest of EU increased by 7.5% in the period January-May 2013, as ompared to the corresponding period of the previous year, and amounted to BGN 10.2 B.

Business | August 9, 2013, Friday // 12:48

Bulgaria to Join in Building Particle Accelerator in Russia

Germany, Bulgaria and three former Soviet republics say they have agreed to help Russia construct a heavy-ion collider in a Moscow suburb.

Business | August 9, 2013, Friday // 10:01

Romania Cuts Danube Bridge Fee, Still Higher than Bulgaria's

The fees on both sides of the Danube Bridge, which connects the cities of Ruse and Giurgiu, will become almost equal as of the beginning of September.

Business | August 9, 2013, Friday // 08:31

Bulgarian State Reduces Overdue VAT with BGN 100 M

For the past month the Bulgarian government has reduced the amount of VAT overdue to companies with BGN 100 M, according to Minister of Finance Petar Chobanov.

Business » Finance | August 9, 2013, Friday // 16:35

Socialist Leader Stanishev Said to Pull the Strings in Bulgaria

Bulgaria’s Socialist leader is behind the controversial revision of the budget, which parliament approved at the end of last month, citing underperformance, an economy expert claims.

Business » Finance | August 9, 2013, Friday // 14:48

TransAtlantic Petroleum Signs JV Agreement in Bulgaria

TransAtlantic Petroleum Ltd. has announced a joint venture agreement in Bulgaria.

Business » Energy | August 9, 2013, Friday // 13:54

Politics

EU Funds Will Go to Every Bulgarian Region - Min

The Bulgarian government is hard at work to develop operational programes for the EU's 2014-20 programing period, assured Bulgarian Vice-PM and Minister of Justice Zinaida Zlatanova.

Politics » Bulgaria in EU | August 9, 2013, Friday // 20:51

Bulgaria Backs Bosnia and Herzegovina's European Integration

Bulgarian Foreign Minister Kristian Vigenin has officially declared his support to the Western Balkan country Bosnia and Herzegovina on its way towards the European Union.

Politics » Bulgaria in EU | August 9, 2013, Friday // 17:10

Bulgarian Parliament Speaker Unsure When to Call Emergency Sitting

Bulgarian Parliament Speaker Mihail Mikov has sent out letters to the leaders of all four parliamentary groups to consult them on when to call a special recess plenary sitting.

Politics » Domestic | August 9, 2013, Friday // 19:47

Bulgarian Nationalists, Controversial MEP Merge in New Party

Bulgarian marginal nationalist party National Front for the Salvation of Bulgaria (NFSB) and the Civic Alliance for Real Democracy of controversial MEP Slavi Binev have announced their merger into a brand new political party.

Politics » Domestic | August 9, 2013, Friday // 15:54

2 More Parties Snub Bulgarian Ex-PM's Call for Cooperation

Two more Bulgarian right-wing parties, the Democrats for Strong Bulgaria (DSB) and the Union of Democratic Forces (UDF), have rejected future cooperation with the center-right GERB of former PM Boyko Borisov.

Politics » Domestic | August 9, 2013, Friday // 14:46

Bulgaria Ex Rulers Press Ahead to Convene Parliament in Emergency

Bulgaria's formerly ruling party GERB has tabled in parliament a motion to call an immediate extraordinary sitting over the presidential veto on the budget revision, it emerged on Friday morning.

Politics » Domestic | August 9, 2013, Friday // 10:31

Bulgaria's Ex President Slams Veto on Budget Update

Bulgaria’s leftist former president has harshly criticized his center-right successor after he vetoed a budget revision on Wednesday.

Politics » Domestic | August 9, 2013, Friday // 09:51

Society

Little Boy Lost and Found in Bulgaria

A 3-year-old boy who disappeared Thursday around noon from a village in central eastern Bulgaria was found by rescuers safe and sound Friday evening.

Society | August 9, 2013, Friday // 20:17

Bulgarian Protesters Warn PM of Upcoming Riots

Bulgarian PM Plamen Oresharski and cabinet members held a controversial meeting with protesters at the Council of Ministers Friday.

Society | August 9, 2013, Friday // 19:07

Bulgarian Lev Ranked among World's Most Beautiful Currencies

Bulgarian national currency, the Lev banknote, appears to be among the top five most beautiful currencies in the world, surpassing the American dollar, according to Swiss financiers.

Society | August 9, 2013, Friday // 17:53

Bulgarian Man, Italian Woman Commit Double Suicide in Italy

The Bulgrian man and Italian woman found killed by gun wounds in a forest in Tuscany are believed to have committed a double suicide, according to police authorities.

Society | August 9, 2013, Friday // 17:11

Firefighters Contain Large Wildfire in SE Bulgaria

Firefighters have managed to contain a large wildfire that has been blazing for a day between the Spahievo and Sarnitsa villages in Bulgaria's southeastern Haskovo region.

Society » Environment | August 9, 2013, Friday // 18:37

Summer Heat Wave Peaks in Bulgaria

The sizzling weather in Bulgaria will persist on Friday, turning it into one of the hottest days this year.

Society » Environment | August 9, 2013, Friday // 09:04

Champions League Draw Brings Sigh of Relief to Bulgarian Pink Floyd Fans

Bulgarian football champions Ludogorets Razgrad have been handed a tough draw in the UEFA Champions League qualifying round, as the team will face Swiss giants Basel.

Society » Culture | August 9, 2013, Friday // 14:14

Oscar-Nominated Actress Karen Black Dies of Cancer

Karen Black, who starred in a string of major films in the 1970s and earned an Oscar nomination for Five Easy Pieces, has died after battling cancer for three years.

Society » Obituaries | August 9, 2013, Friday // 11:34

Sports

Spain's Granollers Too Good for Bulgaria's Dimitrov

Spanish tennis player Marcel Granollers has proven an insurmountable obstacle for Bulgaria’s Grigor Dimitrov at Montreal Masters.

Sports | August 9, 2013, Friday // 12:59

Bulgaria's Botev Fall Short of Upsetting Stuttgart

Bulgarian underdogs Botev Plovdiv fought hard but failed to upset Germany’s VfB Stuttgart in the third qualifying round of UEFA Europa League.

Sports | August 9, 2013, Friday // 11:22

Crime

4 Suspects Nabbed for Gruesome Sofia Murder

Four suspects have been arrested for the brutal murder of a 36-year-old man in front of a casino in Bulgaria’s capital Sofia, according to local authorities.

Crime | August 9, 2013, Friday // 13:24

Views on BG

Bulgarian Clubs Seek Share of Levski's Gazprom Money

Bulgarian A Group clubs will ask the country’s government to ensure money generated by a proposed sponsorship deal between state-owned gas giant Gazprom and Levski Sofia is split equally between all of the teams in the top division.

Views on BG | August 9, 2013, Friday // 16:16

World

IOC Head Asks Russia to Clarify Anti-Gay Law

International Olympic Committee president Jacques Rogge has asked Russia to explain how its new law on gay “propaganda” might affect next year's winter games.

World | August 9, 2013, Friday // 17:34

Syrian Opposition Starts Convening 'National Army'

The Syrian opposition is about to start the formation of a national army that will accept volunteers, said opposition leader Ahmad Jabra Friday.

World | August 9, 2013, Friday // 15:42

US Evacuates Diplomats from Pakistan's Lahore

The State Department has evacuated most of its diplomats from Lahore, Pakistan, in response to a terrorist threat against the US consulate in the city.

World | August 9, 2013, Friday // 15:36

Email Service Linked to Snowden Shuts Down

Lavabit, an encrypted email service thought to have been used by fugitive US intelligence leaker Edward Snowden, has abruptly shut down.

World | August 9, 2013, Friday // 11:59

US Pulls Diplomats from Lahore amid Terror Threat

The State Department has evacuated most of its diplomats from Lahore, Pakistan in response to a terrorist threat against the US consulate, CNN reported.

World | August 9, 2013, Friday // 08:03
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