Bulgaria in Talks with Qatar for Lamb Exports
Bulgaria's Agriculture Minister Dimitar Grekov discussed Thursday opportunities for lamb exports to Qatar.
Business | August 15, 2013, Thursday // 18:12
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ARCHIVE - 15 August 2013
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Bulgaria in Talks with Qatar for Lamb ExportsBulgaria's First Investment Bank Buys MKB Unionbank
Bulgarian Parliament Committee Snubs President's Budget Veto
Bulgaria Former Rulers Vow to Oppose Vetoed Budget Revision
Bulgarian Trade Unions Back 2013 Budget Update
Bulgarian Ultranationalists to Override Budget Revision Veto - Report
CEO of Bulgaria's Kozloduy NPP to Turn Loss into Profit by end-2013
Politics
European Commission Withholds Funds for HungaryFresh Protests Loom as Bulgarian Parliament about to Vote President's Budget Veto
Bulgarian Reformist Bloc Adds New 2 Member Parties
Parliament Commission to Discuss Veto on Bulgaria's Budget Revision
Society
Bulgarian Govt Agency 'Worried' about Kids at ProtestsBulgaria Needs New Center for Asylum Seekers - Vice President
Self-Immolation Wave Claims 9th Victim in Bulgaria
Russian Kid in Coma after Playing on Bulgarian Beach
Gas Leak Shuts Down District of Bulgarian Capital
Bulgaria Must Make Up Delays in Waste Depot Construction by 2015
11 Remain in Hospital after Gas Cistern Explosion in Bulgaria
Bulgarian Christians Mark Dormition of Mary
Sports
Bulgarian Mountain Runner Summits 5 Top Mountains in 23 HBulgaria Mulls Euro 2020 Bid
Nadal Braces for Tough Clash with Bulgaria's Dimitrov
Crime
Bulgaria's Automobile Administration Agency Head ResignsBulgaria's Automobile Administration Agency Head Charged with Malfeasance
Bulgarian Interior Min Orders Probes into Gas Cistern Incident
Views on BG
100 Romanians, Bulgarians Take Job in UK per DayBBC: Romanians and Bulgarians Working in UK up 26%
World
Obama Condemns Egypt Carnage, Cancels Joint DrillsMorsi Arrest Extended amid Bloody Egypt Crackdown
Snowden's Father Talks to Son Despite Danger
EU Urges Egypt to End State of Emergency
Manning Says Sorry for 'Hurting US'
Egypt Interim PM Defends Bloody Crackdown
World Leaders Condemn Egypt Carnage
Business
Bulgaria's First Investment Bank Buys MKB Unionbank
First Investment Bank has signed an agreement with Hungarian MKB Bank for the acquisition of 100% of the shares of MKB Unionbank EAD, according to a letter of FIB to the Financial Supervision Commission and the Bulgarian Stock Exchange.
Business | August 15, 2013, Thursday // 11:30
Bulgarian Parliament Committee Snubs President's Budget Veto
The Bulgarian Parliament's finance committee has voted against President Rosen Plevneliev's veto on a recent state budget revision.
Bulgaria Former Rulers Vow to Oppose Vetoed Budget Revision
Bulgaria's former ruling party GERB will once again vote against the state budget revision proposed by cabinet, stated former Vice-FinMin and current GERB MP Vladislav Goranov.
Bulgarian Trade Unions Back 2013 Budget Update
The two national trade unions in Bulgaria are in favor of the revision act for 2013, and have urged the Bulgarian government to adopt further social measures.
Bulgarian Ultranationalists to Override Budget Revision Veto - Report
Bulgarian ultranationalist party Ataka (Attack) is set to help override the veto imposed by President Rosen Plevneliev on a controversial budget revision, according to a key official of the Socialist-led coalition.
CEO of Bulgaria's Kozloduy NPP to Turn Loss into Profit by end-2013
Bulgaria's Kozloduy Nuclear Power Plant (NPP) has run up losses of BGN 5.8 M in the first half of 2013, unlike 2012, when the NPP registered a profit.
Politics
European Commission Withholds Funds for Hungary
Brussels has cut the EU fund of approximately EUR 2 M to EU member state Hungary due to what the EC described as the country's insufficient control over funded operational programmes.
Fresh Protests Loom as Bulgarian Parliament about to Vote President's Budget Veto
The Bulgarian Parliament will hold a special plenary sitting Friday morning to discuss and vote on Bulgaria President Rosen Plevneliev's veto on a recent budget update.
Bulgarian Reformist Bloc Adds New 2 Member Parties
Bulgarian right-wing Union of Democratic Forces (UDF/SDS) and Bulgarian Agrarian People's Union (BZNS) have joined on Thursday the so-called Reformist Bloc.
Parliament Commission to Discuss Veto on Bulgaria's Budget Revision
Bulgaria's parliamentary budget commission is to discuss on Thursday the vetoimposed by President Rosen Plevneliev on a controversial budget revision recently passed by lawmakers.
Society
Bulgarian Govt Agency 'Worried' about Kids at Protests
Bulgaria's State Agency for Child Protection has issued a statement of caution regarding bringing children to ongoing street protests.
Society | August 15, 2013, Thursday // 17:24
Bulgaria Needs New Center for Asylum Seekers - Vice President
The number of asylum seekers in Bulgaria has increased substantially from 2012, according to Vice President Margarita Popova.
Society | August 15, 2013, Thursday // 17:23
Self-Immolation Wave Claims 9th Victim in Bulgaria
The wave of self-immolations in Bulgaria has claimed another victim, as a 77-year-old woman set herself ablaze and died in the southern village of Ploski late on Wednesday.
Society | August 15, 2013, Thursday // 13:48
Russian Kid in Coma after Playing on Bulgarian Beach
A 12-year-old Russian boy is in a coma after fellow children buried him in the sand on the beach of the Bulgarian Black Sea town of Primorsko while playing a game on Wednesday morning.
Society | August 15, 2013, Thursday // 12:43
Gas Leak Shuts Down District of Bulgarian Capital
The area around the Zemlyane public transportation garage in the Sofia Zhitnitsa Blvd has been closed down by authorities due to a gas leak.
Bulgaria Must Make Up Delays in Waste Depot Construction by 2015
By 2015, Bulgaria must make up for delays in the provision regional household waste depots in order to avoid penalties under the ongoing infringement procedure launched by the EC over the as-yet-unbuilt waste management infrastructure, according to Enviro
11 Remain in Hospital after Gas Cistern Explosion in Bulgaria
A total of 11 people, including seven firefighters, remain in hospital after a fire and consequent explosions occurred in a train composition of propan butan-filled gas cisterns near Bulgaria's Black Sea city of Varna on Wednesday.
Bulgarian Christians Mark Dormition of Mary
Thursday marks the Dormition of the Holy Mother of God for Bulgaria's Orthodox Christians.
Sports
Bulgarian Mountain Runner Summits 5 Top Mountains in 23 H
Bulgarian top mountain runner Kiril Nikolov, aka Disl, has made it to the top peaks of Bulgaria's 5 tallest mountains in less than 23 hours.
Sports | August 15, 2013, Thursday // 19:26
Bulgaria Mulls Euro 2020 Bid
Bulgaria's government has voiced support for Sofia's likely bid to be one of the 13 cities to stage matches in the 2020 European Championship, but it is still clueless how to make it a success.
Sports | August 15, 2013, Thursday // 13:25
Nadal Braces for Tough Clash with Bulgaria's Dimitrov
Rafael Nadal expects a difficult game against Bulgarian rising star Grigor Dimitrov in the third round of the Cincinnati Masters tournament on Thursday.
Sports | August 15, 2013, Thursday // 10:33
Crime
Bulgaria's Automobile Administration Agency Head Resigns
Valentin Bozhkov, Executive Director of Bulgaria's Automobile Administration Executive Agency (AAEA), resigned Thursday, one day after he was charged with malfeasance in office.
Crime | August 15, 2013, Thursday // 14:46
Bulgaria's Automobile Administration Agency Head Charged with Malfeasance
The Executive Director of Bulgaria's Automobile Administration Executive Agency (AAEA), Valentin Bozhkov, faces charges of malfeasance in office and has been questioned by the Center for Prevention and Countering Corruption and Organized Crime at the Coun
Crime | August 15, 2013, Thursday // 14:30
Bulgarian Interior Min Orders Probes into Gas Cistern Incident
Bulgarian Interior Minister Tsvetlin Yovchev has ordered two probes into the fire and explosions that occurred in a train composition of propan butan-filled gas cisterns near Bulgaria's Black Sea city of Varna on Wednesday.
Crime | August 15, 2013, Thursday // 12:00
Views on BG
100 Romanians, Bulgarians Take Job in UK per Day
About 100 Romanians and Bulgarians a day are getting jobs in Britain, according to official figures.
Views on BG | August 15, 2013, Thursday // 16:56
BBC: Romanians and Bulgarians Working in UK up 26%
The number of Romanians and Bulgarians working in the UK rose by a quarter in three months, official figures say.
Views on BG | August 15, 2013, Thursday // 06:45
World
Obama Condemns Egypt Carnage, Cancels Joint Drills
US President Barack Obama has given an emergency speech at the situation in Egypt, where more than 500 have perished in violent clashes overnight.
World | August 15, 2013, Thursday // 19:54
Morsi Arrest Extended amid Bloody Egypt Crackdown
The arrest of deposed Egyptian President Mohammed Morsi has been extended by 30 days Thursday, after overnight violence in Egypt claimed the lives of hundreds.
World | August 15, 2013, Thursday // 15:19
Snowden's Father Talks to Son Despite Danger
Lon Snowden, the father of fugitive former NSA employee Edward Snowden, has gotten in touch with his son via the Internet, according to Russian media.
World | August 15, 2013, Thursday // 14:49
EU Urges Egypt to End State of Emergency
EU High Representative Catherine Ashton has called upon the Egyptian interim government to end the state of emergency "as soon as possible.
World | August 15, 2013, Thursday // 12:58
Manning Says Sorry for 'Hurting US'
Bradley Manning, who was convicted of leaking confidential information to WikiLeaks, has told a sentencing hearing that he was sorry for his actions.
World | August 15, 2013, Thursday // 11:22
Egypt Interim PM Defends Bloody Crackdown
Egypt’s Interim Prime Minister Hazem Beblawi has defended the deadly crackdown against protest camps in the capital Cairo, saying the authorities had to restore security.
World | August 15, 2013, Thursday // 07:00
World Leaders Condemn Egypt Carnage
There has been strong international condemnation of the deadly crackdown against protest camps in the Egyptian capital Cairo.
World | August 15, 2013, Thursday // 06:35
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