ARCHIVE - 13 August 2013

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Business

Bulgaria's Monthly Inflation at -0.5% in July 2013
Debts of Bulgarian Municipalities at BGN 160 M by end-June 2013
Bulgaria's Revenue Agency Reports Uncollectible Debts at 80%
Bulgaria Parliament to Overturn Presidential Veto on Budget - FinMin
Bulgaria to Achieve Nearly 5-Fold Increase in Local Gas Production in 10 Years
Power Supply Recovery Fee in Bulgaria to Be Abolished

Politics

EPP Denies Pushing for Replacement of Bulgarian Center-Right Leader
Bulgaria Blames Brussels for Latest DTT Woes
Bulgarian Ex-PM Moves to Join World of Social Media
Bulgaria's Ex-PM Urges Nationalists To Abstain From Voting on Budget Veto
Bulgarian Parliament Commission to Discuss Budget Veto on Thursday
It’s Official: Bulgarian Parliament to Vote on Budget Veto on Friday

Society

Car Crash Kills 4 People in Southwestern Bulgaria
Bulgaria's Media Watchdog Urges Media to Watch for Hate Speech
Woman, 38, Sets Herself on Fire in Bulgaria's Capital
38 Dead Dolphins Found on Bulgaria's Southern Black Sea Coast in 2013
Life of Latest Bulgarian Self-Immolator in Danger
Earthquake Rattles Bulgaria's Coastal Varna Region
Bulgarian UFO Makes Headlines, Skeptics Reveal It as ISS
Glen Powell Joins Star-Packed Cast of Bulgaria-Shot Expendables 3
Bulgaria's Customs Agency Head Hospitalized in Serious Condition

Sports

Bulgaria’s Dimitrov Defeats 13th Seed Almagro in Cincinnati

Crime

Ex-Gray Wolves Leader Busted at Turkish-Bulgarian Border

Views on BG

ISS Mistaken for UFO over Bulgaria
Bulgaria UFO Video under Scrutiny By Ex-FBI Agent Ben Hansen

World

Berlusconi's Daughter Rules Out Entering Politics
US Moves to Block Major Airlines Merger
Czech PM Steps Down after Losing Confidence Vote
Keita Wins Mali Presidential Election

Business

Bulgaria's Monthly Inflation at -0.5% in July 2013

The inflation rate since the beginning of the year (July 2013 compared to December 2012) stands at -1.6% and the annual inflation in July 2013 compared to July 2012 was 0.5%, according to Bulgaria's National Statistical Institute (NSI).

Business | August 13, 2013, Tuesday // 13:33

Debts of Bulgarian Municipalities at BGN 160 M by end-June 2013

Bulgarian municipalities ran up debts amounting to BGN 160.1 M by June 30, 2013.

Business » Finance | August 13, 2013, Tuesday // 17:42

Bulgaria's Revenue Agency Reports Uncollectible Debts at 80%

Overdue debts to the state budget have grown by BGN 2 B in a year, reaching BGN 18.9 B in end-2012, according to a report of Bulgaria's National Revenue Agency (NRA).

Business » Finance | August 13, 2013, Tuesday // 12:07

Bulgaria Parliament to Overturn Presidential Veto on Budget - FinMin

Bulgaria’s parliament will certainly overturn the presidential veto on the budget revision, according to the finance minister.

Business » Finance | August 13, 2013, Tuesday // 11:23

Bulgaria to Achieve Nearly 5-Fold Increase in Local Gas Production in 10 Years

Bulgarian state-owned gas transmission operator Bulgartransgaz expects domestic production of natural gas to increase nearly 5-fold in 10 years.

Business » Energy | August 13, 2013, Tuesday // 16:22

Power Supply Recovery Fee in Bulgaria to Be Abolished

Yavor Kuyumdzhiev, MP of the Bulgarian Socialist Party (BSP) and Deputy Chair of the Parliamentary Energy Committee, has said that the fee charged for re-connection to the power grid is illegal and should be abolished.

Business » Energy | August 13, 2013, Tuesday // 14:50

Politics

EPP Denies Pushing for Replacement of Bulgarian Center-Right Leader

The European Peoples' Party group has refuted rumors that it was seeking to replace Boyko Borisov, leader of Bulgaria's center-right GERB party, with "a more respectable figure.

Politics » Bulgaria in EU | August 13, 2013, Tuesday // 18:46

Bulgaria Blames Brussels for Latest DTT Woes

Bulgaria’s authorities claim that Brussels is to blame for failing to switch off analogue broadcasting of television signals by the September 1 deadline.

Politics » Bulgaria in EU | August 13, 2013, Tuesday // 13:42

Bulgarian Ex-PM Moves to Join World of Social Media

Former Bulgarian Prime Minister Boyko Borisov has told reporters that he is to have his own social media account within a couple of days.

Politics » Domestic | August 13, 2013, Tuesday // 18:06

Bulgaria's Ex-PM Urges Nationalists To Abstain From Voting on Budget Veto

Bulgaria's ex-PM Boyko Borisov has called upon ultranationalist party Ataka (Attack) to abstain from joining in the extraordinary Parliament sitting over the presidential veto on the state budget revision.

Politics » Domestic | August 13, 2013, Tuesday // 16:42

Bulgarian Parliament Commission to Discuss Budget Veto on Thursday

Bulgaria's parliamentary budget commission is to discuss on Thursday the veto imposed by President Rosen Plevneliev on a controversial budget revision recently passed by lawmakers.

Politics » Domestic | August 13, 2013, Tuesday // 14:51

It’s Official: Bulgarian Parliament to Vote on Budget Veto on Friday

Bulgaria’s Parliament will convene on Friday, August 16, to vote on President Rosen Plevneliev’s veto on a controversial budget revision, it was officially announced on Monday.

Politics » Domestic | August 13, 2013, Tuesday // 12:48

Society

Car Crash Kills 4 People in Southwestern Bulgaria

A heavy car accident claimed the lives of four people and injured three others near the southwestern Bulgarian town of Kresna on Tuesday, according to reports of Bulgaria’s Interior Ministry.

Society | August 13, 2013, Tuesday // 20:44

Bulgaria's Media Watchdog Urges Media to Watch for Hate Speech

Bulgaria's Council for Electronic Media (SEM) has urged the journalists' union to keep distancing itself from hostile speech.

Society | August 13, 2013, Tuesday // 19:56

Woman, 38, Sets Herself on Fire in Bulgaria's Capital

The wave of self-immolations, which claimed the lives of eight Bulgarians, isn’t over – a woman aged 38 has set herself on fire in Sofia.

Society | August 13, 2013, Tuesday // 07:49

38 Dead Dolphins Found on Bulgaria's Southern Black Sea Coast in 2013

A total of 38 dolphins have been found dead across the Bulgaria's southern Black Sea coast since the beginning of 2013.

Society » Environment | August 13, 2013, Tuesday // 17:20

Life of Latest Bulgarian Self-Immolator in Danger

The 38-year-old woman, who set herself on fire on Monday evening, is in critical condition and has been placed in an artificial coma.

Society » Environment | August 13, 2013, Tuesday // 12:42

Earthquake Rattles Bulgaria's Coastal Varna Region

An earthquake with a magnitude of 3.5 on the Richter scale has shaken Northeastern Bulgaria.

Society » Environment | August 13, 2013, Tuesday // 10:35

Bulgarian UFO Makes Headlines, Skeptics Reveal It as ISS

A Bulgarian YouTuber has made headlines all over the world after filming a potential UFO, but the authenticity of the claim has been already challenged.

Society » Environment | August 13, 2013, Tuesday // 09:56

Glen Powell Joins Star-Packed Cast of Bulgaria-Shot Expendables 3

Glen Powell has become the latest actor to be confirmed for the cast of action movie Expendables 3 that is to be shot in Bulgaria starting August 19.

Society » Culture | August 13, 2013, Tuesday // 15:34

Bulgaria's Customs Agency Head Hospitalized in Serious Condition

Vanyo Tanov, head of Bulgaria's Customs Agency, was admitted to the intensive care unit of the Military Medical Academy in Sofia on Sunday noon

Society » Health | August 13, 2013, Tuesday // 12:40

Sports

Bulgaria’s Dimitrov Defeats 13th Seed Almagro in Cincinnati

Bulgarian Grigor Dimitrov clinched a 7-6(3), 6-4 victory over 13th seed Nicolas Almagro Monday in the first round of the Western & Southern Open.

Sports | August 13, 2013, Tuesday // 09:16

Crime

Ex-Gray Wolves Leader Busted at Turkish-Bulgarian Border

Levent Temiz, the former leader of Turkish ultranationalist organization Gray Wolves, has been busted by Bulgarian authorities at the Turkish-Bulgarian border, according to media reports.

Crime | August 13, 2013, Tuesday // 16:09

Views on BG

ISS Mistaken for UFO over Bulgaria

Another cautionary tale when it comes to identifying potential UFOs is a recent video posted by a YouTuber in Bulgaria using the name “nedialko kostadinov.”

Views on BG | August 13, 2013, Tuesday // 09:38

Bulgaria UFO Video under Scrutiny By Ex-FBI Agent Ben Hansen

A fast moving, silent, circular, brightly lit object was videotaped moving across the night sky of Haskovo, Bulgaria, on August 4.

Views on BG | August 13, 2013, Tuesday // 08:09

World

Berlusconi's Daughter Rules Out Entering Politics

Silvio Berlusconi's oldest daughter Marina has dismissed growing speculation that she would replace her father as leader of Italy's center-right after his conviction for tax fraud.

World | August 13, 2013, Tuesday // 20:15

US Moves to Block Major Airlines Merger

The US justice department has filed an anti-trust case to block the merger of American Airlines and US Airways.

World | August 13, 2013, Tuesday // 19:33

Czech PM Steps Down after Losing Confidence Vote

The Czech cabinet led by Prime Minister Jiri Rusnok has handed its resignation to President Milos Zeman after losing a confidence vote last week.

World | August 13, 2013, Tuesday // 14:17

Keita Wins Mali Presidential Election

Mali's presidential election has been won by Ibrahim Boubacar Keita after his rival admitted defeat in the second round.

World | August 13, 2013, Tuesday // 08:30
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