ARCHIVE - 21 August 2013

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Business

Bulgaria's Caretaker Govt Paid over BGN 2 M to Media Outlets
Bulgaria's Port Varna Expects Increase in Grain Exports
Russian Stroytransgaz to Build Overland Sections of South Stream Gas Pipeline
Bulgarians to Not Pay Electricity Bills In Case of Substandard, Unstable Supply for 10 Days

Politics

Bulgaria to Receive Less EU Funding in 2014-2020 Programming Period
Bulgarian Customs Agency Head Released from Hospital
Bulgaria's GERB Renegades to Launch New Party in Sept
Head of 'Unruly' State Polling Agency Sacked in Bulgaria
Bulgarians Stage Anti-Govt Rally for 68th Day

Society

Sofia Mayor on the Fence over Latest Soviet Monument Makeover
Bulgarian Toddler Gravely Injured by Mall Escalator
AJC Condemns Bulgarian Rapper's Anti-Semitic Rant
Sofia Soviet Army Monument 'Honors' Prague Spring
Bulgaria on Highest Alert over Wildfire Threat
New Deputy Education Minister to Be Appointed in Bulgaria
Maxim Behar's 'Generation F' Premieres in Burgas
Music Legend Tom Jones to Delight Sofia Again
Expendables 3 Plot Synopsis Revealed as Shooting Starts in Bulgaria
Bulgaria's Health Minister Vows No Layoffs for Medical Staff
Bulgarian Govt Mulls 10% Layoffs in Public Hospitals

Sports

Bulgaria's Petrov Takes Break from Aston Villa Coaching Role

Crime

Unprecedented Theft of Chemical Toilet Occurs On Bulgarian Highway
Bulgaria's Dogan to Not Be Forced to Appear in Court

Lifestyle

Bulgaria's Dimitrov Says Happy in Relationship with Sharapova
'Expendables 3' Housed in Upscale Bulgarian Beach Resort

Views on BG

Soviet Monument in Bulgaria Painted Pink to Mark Prague Spring

World

Wikileaks: Manning Sentence is Strategic Victory
Manning Sentenced to 35 Years for Leaking Govt Secrets
Japan Upgrades Fukushima Alert Level
US Teens Kill Australian Man out of 'Boredom'
EU States to Debate Egypt Crisis, Aid Package

Business

Bulgaria's Caretaker Govt Paid over BGN 2 M to Media Outlets

Bulgaria's caretaker government paid over BGN 700 000 to a number of Bulgarian media outlets and signed new contracts worth over BGN 1.5 M for media coverage.

Business | August 21, 2013, Wednesday // 20:27

Bulgaria's Port Varna Expects Increase in Grain Exports

Bulgaria's Port Varna EAD expects an increase in grain exports in 2013.

Business | August 21, 2013, Wednesday // 15:32

Russian Stroytransgaz to Build Overland Sections of South Stream Gas Pipeline

Russian company Stroytransgaz is preparing to sign contracts for the construction of the overland sections of the South Stream gas pipeline on the Balkans.

Business » Energy | August 21, 2013, Wednesday // 18:08

Bulgarians to Not Pay Electricity Bills In Case of Substandard, Unstable Supply for 10 Days

If power supply is unstable and substandard for a period of over 10 days in a month, the customer will not have to pay their electricity bill for the respective month, according to a set of proposed amendments to Bulgaria's Energy Act.

Business » Energy | August 21, 2013, Wednesday // 16:53

Politics

Bulgaria to Receive Less EU Funding in 2014-2020 Programming Period

Bulgaria will receive less EU funding under almost all operational programs in the next programming period, according to Justice Minister Zinaida Zlatanova.

Politics » Bulgaria in EU | August 21, 2013, Wednesday // 19:03

Bulgarian Customs Agency Head Released from Hospital

Bulgarian Customs Agency head Vanyo Tanov has been released from hospital after surgery, local news agencies inform.

Politics » Domestic | August 21, 2013, Wednesday // 13:45

Bulgaria's GERB Renegades to Launch New Party in Sept

Renegades from the formerly-ruling and now opposition Citizens for European Development of Bulgaria Party, GERB, will hold their first meeting in September.

Politics » Domestic | August 21, 2013, Wednesday // 09:35

Head of 'Unruly' State Polling Agency Sacked in Bulgaria

The Speaker of the Bulgarian Parliament, Mihail Mikov, has fired Lidiya Yordanova, Director of the State polling agency NCIOM.

Politics » Domestic | August 21, 2013, Wednesday // 09:01

Bulgarians Stage Anti-Govt Rally for 68th Day

About 50 to 100 Bulgarians have taken once again to the streets of the capital Sofia Tuesday evening to demand the resignation of the country's government for a 68th day in a row in the record-long protest in the country.

Politics » Domestic | August 21, 2013, Wednesday // 07:55

Society

Sofia Mayor on the Fence over Latest Soviet Monument Makeover

Sofia Mayor Yordanka Fandakova has responded with a guarded comment to the latest artist makeover of the controversial Soviet Army Monument in the Bulgarian capital.

Society | August 21, 2013, Wednesday // 15:25

Bulgarian Toddler Gravely Injured by Mall Escalator

A four-year-old Bulgarian boy has sustained severe injuries after falling ten meters down from a shopping mall escalator.

Society | August 21, 2013, Wednesday // 12:53

AJC Condemns Bulgarian Rapper's Anti-Semitic Rant

The American Jewish Committee, AJC, has condemned the anti-Semitic rant of Bulgarian rapper Misho Shamara (Big Sha).

Society | August 21, 2013, Wednesday // 11:10

Sofia Soviet Army Monument 'Honors' Prague Spring

The controversial monument of the Soviet Army in the downtown of the Bulgarian capital Sofia has been colored once again, this time in honor of the Prague Spring.

Society | August 21, 2013, Wednesday // 10:16

Bulgaria on Highest Alert over Wildfire Threat

The entire Bulgaria is under the highest alert over the threat of wildfires.

Society » Environment | August 21, 2013, Wednesday // 13:46

New Deputy Education Minister to Be Appointed in Bulgaria

A new Deputy Minister of Education is to be appointed in Bulgaria by August 26, Education Minister Aneliya Klisarova said Wednesday.

Society » Education | August 21, 2013, Wednesday // 17:24

Maxim Behar's 'Generation F' Premieres in Burgas

Burgas has become the first Bulgarian Black Sea city to witness the premiere of the latest book of PR expert Maxim Behar “Generation F-They Rule the World Today”, dedicated to the social networks generation.

Society » Culture | August 21, 2013, Wednesday // 14:42

Music Legend Tom Jones to Delight Sofia Again

Famous musician, singer Tom Jones is coming back for a concert in the Bulgarian capital Sofia in October.

Society » Culture | August 21, 2013, Wednesday // 14:34

Expendables 3 Plot Synopsis Revealed as Shooting Starts in Bulgaria

Plot details for star-packed action move Expendables 3 were revealed a day after filming began on the movie in Bulgaria.

Society » Culture | August 21, 2013, Wednesday // 12:30

Bulgaria's Health Minister Vows No Layoffs for Medical Staff

Bulgaria’s Health Minister Tanya Andreeva has assured that the planned 10% layoffs in state hospitals do not regard the doctors and other medical officials.

Society » Health | August 21, 2013, Wednesday // 17:45

Bulgarian Govt Mulls 10% Layoffs in Public Hospitals

The Bulgarian labor unions have alerted Wednesday about the Health Ministry planning 10% layoffs in State hospitals.

Society » Health | August 21, 2013, Wednesday // 12:00

Sports

Bulgaria's Petrov Takes Break from Aston Villa Coaching Role

Former Bulgaria international Stiliyan Petrov will take a break from his coaching duties with Aston Villa's U21 side after finding the workload to be '"too much too soon" following his recovery from acute leukemia.

Sports | August 21, 2013, Wednesday // 11:50

Crime

Unprecedented Theft of Chemical Toilet Occurs On Bulgarian Highway

A chemical toilet cabin on Bulgaria’s Trakiya highway has been stolen during the weekend, reported a local TV channel.

Crime | August 21, 2013, Wednesday // 12:56

Bulgaria's Dogan to Not Be Forced to Appear in Court

The Sofia City Court has revoked the order to forcefully summon Bulgarian ethnic Turkish politician Ahmed Dogan to the courtroom as a witness in the case against his attacker.

Crime | August 21, 2013, Wednesday // 08:24

Lifestyle

Bulgaria's Dimitrov Says Happy in Relationship with Sharapova

Bulgaria's rising tennis star Grigor Dimitrov has told Vogue that he is happy in his relationship with prominent Russian player Maria Sharapova.

Lifestyle | August 21, 2013, Wednesday // 16:27

'Expendables 3' Housed in Upscale Bulgarian Beach Resort

The star-studded cast in the Hollywood hit movie "The Expendables 3," which is being filmed in Bulgaria, are all accommodated in the upscale Riviera hotel complex in the Golden Sands resort, north of the Black Sea city of Varna.

Lifestyle | August 21, 2013, Wednesday // 15:08

Views on BG

Soviet Monument in Bulgaria Painted Pink to Mark Prague Spring

Unknown protesters in Bulgaria have used pink paint to transform a monument to the Soviet Red Army in Sofia.

Views on BG | August 21, 2013, Wednesday // 15:51

World

Wikileaks: Manning Sentence is Strategic Victory

Whistleblowing website WikiLeaks has described the 35-year jail term handed to U.

World | August 21, 2013, Wednesday // 20:55

Manning Sentenced to 35 Years for Leaking Govt Secrets

Bradley Manning, the US soldier convicted of handing a trove of secret government documents to anti-secrecy website Wikileaks, has been sentenced to 35 years in prison.

World | August 21, 2013, Wednesday // 17:39

Japan Upgrades Fukushima Alert Level

Japan's nuclear agency has upgraded the severity level of a radioactive water leak at the Fukushima plant from one to three on an international scale.

World | August 21, 2013, Wednesday // 17:27

US Teens Kill Australian Man out of 'Boredom'

Three US teenagers from Oklahoma have been charged in the "for fun" shooting death of a young Australian man.

World | August 21, 2013, Wednesday // 13:18

EU States to Debate Egypt Crisis, Aid Package

European Union Foreign Ministers will debate Wednesday economic measures aimed at forcing Egypt's army-backed rulers to end a crackdown on the Muslim Brotherhood.

World | August 21, 2013, Wednesday // 11:24
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