ARCHIVE - 26 August 2013

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Business

Bulgaria's Agricultural Machinery Outworn, Inefficient
Bulgaria's National Guarantee Fund Launches New Program for SMEs
Bulgarian Experts Expect 30% Bigger Grape Harvest in 2013
Bulgaria's Gross External Debt Reaches BGN 37.5 B
OLAF: No Irregularities at Bulgaria's State Enterprise Radioactive Waste
Trains Running between Plovdiv and Bulgarian-Turkish Border to Reach 160 km/h in 2014

Politics

Bulgarian Protesters Firm: Gearing up for Sept 4
Bulgarian Govt 'Fans' Call for President's Impeachment
Scandalous Reshuffles Reported in Bulgaria's Customs
Bulgaria's GERB Renegades Name New Party BASTA
Bulgarians Stage Anti-Govt Rally for 73rd Day

Society

Bulgarian Migrants in US Pray for Nation’s Unity
Bulgarian Traffic Police Head: 27 Taxi Drivers Caught Working despite License Suspension
3 M Bulgarians Left Homeland since Fall of Communism
Ex-Iron Maiden Vocalist's Last Concert on Bulgarian Stage Fixed

Sports

Bulgaria’s Varna Locals Triumph as 2013 Beach Volley Champs
Ex Bulgarian PM Debuts as Professional Footballer
Bulgaria's Kubrat Pulev: I Am On Par with Klitschko

Crime

Bulgaria's Ex Top Cop Sues Police after Snubbing Own Order
Bulgaria Asks British Experts for Help in Notorious Spy Case

Lifestyle

Bulgarian Navy Chopper Used in Expendables 3 Filming

Views on BG

Dutch Fear Rise in Immigration as EU Law Changes
A Taste of Bulgaria

Quotes

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World

Turkey Says 35 Nations Mull Joining US against Syria
UN Team Reach Alleged Attack Site in Syria
Germany: Syria Must Be Punished if Gas Use Confirmed
Russia FM Lavrov Warns against Strike in Syria
UN Inspectors in Syria Hit by Sniper Fire
UN Team Visits Syria Attack Site

Novinite Insider

Nadim Shehadi: How Al-Assad Poisoned Debate on Syria

Business

Bulgaria's Agricultural Machinery Outworn, Inefficient

Veselin Ganev, newly-elected Chair of the Bulgarian Association of Traders of Agromachinery (BATA), has drawn attention to the unsatisfactory condition of the agricultural machinery fleet, stressing that the average age of tractors and combine harvesters

Business | August 26, 2013, Monday // 17:31

Bulgaria's National Guarantee Fund Launches New Program for SMEs

The National Guarantee Fund (NGF), an affiliate of the Bulgarian Development Bank (BDB), is launching a new guarantee program under which 50% of the risk in loans provided by commercial banks to small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) will be covered.

Business | August 26, 2013, Monday // 14:48

Bulgarian Experts Expect 30% Bigger Grape Harvest in 2013

Ivan Pachev, Director of Bulgaria's Pleven-based National Institute of Viticulture and Oenology, has said that this year's harvest will combine a high yield in vineyards with excellent quality in grapes, the sugar concentration being over 25%.

Business | August 26, 2013, Monday // 13:22

Bulgaria's Gross External Debt Reaches BGN 37.5 B

Bulgaria's gross external debt has amounted to EUR 37 462.1 B (91.4% of GDP) at end-June 2013, according to data of the Central Bank, BNB.

Business » Finance | August 26, 2013, Monday // 10:20

OLAF: No Irregularities at Bulgaria's State Enterprise Radioactive Waste

The EU anti-fraud office, OLAF, has found no violations in the activities of Bulgaria's State Enterprise Radioactive Waste (SE-RAW) related to the absorption of EU funds under different projects of SE-RAW.

Business » Energy | August 26, 2013, Monday // 16:08

Trains Running between Plovdiv and Bulgarian-Turkish Border to Reach 160 km/h in 2014

In about one year, trains travelling between the city of Plovdiv and the Bulgarian-Turkish border will be able to run at 160km/h, according to Transport Minister Danail Papazov.

Business » Tourism | August 26, 2013, Monday // 15:13

Politics

Bulgarian Protesters Firm: Gearing up for Sept 4

Rallies against Bulgaria’s Socialist-backed government in the capital Sofia may have reduced sharply, but protesters are bracing up for a showdown.

Politics » Domestic | August 26, 2013, Monday // 20:47

Bulgarian Govt 'Fans' Call for President's Impeachment

People who support Bulgaria's Socialist-led government pledged Monday to continue to stage counter protest rallies until President, Rosen Plevneliev, resigns.

Politics » Domestic | August 26, 2013, Monday // 14:33

Scandalous Reshuffles Reported in Bulgaria's Customs

Nikolay Popov, who has been stripped of his right to access classified information over suspected ties with drug dealers, is going to be the acting Director of the Bulgarian Customs Agency.

Politics » Domestic | August 26, 2013, Monday // 13:04

Bulgaria's GERB Renegades Name New Party BASTA

Renegades from the formerly-ruling and now opposition Citizens for European Development of Bulgaria Party, GERB, have named their new formation BASTA.

Politics » Domestic | August 26, 2013, Monday // 09:40

Bulgarians Stage Anti-Govt Rally for 73rd Day

About 300 Bulgarians have taken once again to the streets of the capital Sofia Sunday evening to demand the resignation of the country's government.

Politics » Domestic | August 26, 2013, Monday // 08:09

Society

Bulgarian Migrants in US Pray for Nation’s Unity

News of the unrest in their home country has prompted more than one hundred Bulgarians to organize a special event in the western US city of San Francisco, celebrating everything that keeps the nation together in these tough times.

Society | August 26, 2013, Monday // 17:53

Bulgarian Traffic Police Head: 27 Taxi Drivers Caught Working despite License Suspension

Bulgarian Traffic Police head Bogdan Milchev has informed that taxi companies are keeping employees with suspended driver's licenses.

Society | August 26, 2013, Monday // 12:18

3 M Bulgarians Left Homeland since Fall of Communism

Nearly three million Bulgarians have left their homeland to live abroad in the last 23 years since the fall of the Communist regime.

Society | August 26, 2013, Monday // 12:02

Ex-Iron Maiden Vocalist's Last Concert on Bulgarian Stage Fixed

Paul Di’Anno, the former-Iron Maiden vocalist, will have his third and last concert in Bulgaria on October 3.

Society » Culture | August 26, 2013, Monday // 18:21

Sports

Bulgaria’s Varna Locals Triumph as 2013 Beach Volley Champs

Citizens of Bulgarian coastal city of Varna Mario Kutzarov and Ivan Tzvetanov proved to be the best team at the seventh Beach Volley competition for amateurs in summer 2013.

Sports | August 26, 2013, Monday // 19:38

Ex Bulgarian PM Debuts as Professional Footballer

Former Bulgarian Prime Minister Boyko Borisov has made already his debut as professional football player, after recently enlisting as such.

Sports | August 26, 2013, Monday // 14:49

Bulgaria's Kubrat Pulev: I Am On Par with Klitschko

"For quite a while now I feel on par with Klitschko; he is in no way superior to me," said Bulgarian professional boxer Kubrat Pulev upon his return to Bulgaria.

Sports | August 26, 2013, Monday // 08:52

Crime

Bulgaria's Ex Top Cop Sues Police after Snubbing Own Order

Former Bulgarian Interior Minister Tsvetan Tsvetanov is suing the Interior Ministry over a procedure of criminal record registration he, himself, issued during his term.

Crime | August 26, 2013, Monday // 13:50

Bulgaria Asks British Experts for Help in Notorious Spy Case

The Sofia City Prosecutor's Office has sent a legal inquiry to Great Britain in Bulgaria's infamous "illegal snooping" case against former Bulgarian Interior Minister Tsvetan Tsvetanov.

Crime | August 26, 2013, Monday // 11:17

Lifestyle

Bulgarian Navy Chopper Used in Expendables 3 Filming

Bulgarian Navy has rented one of its new transport helicopters "Panther" to be used in the filming of the Hollywood super production the "Expendables 3.

Lifestyle | August 26, 2013, Monday // 10:41

Views on BG

Dutch Fear Rise in Immigration as EU Law Changes

When Lodewijk Asscher, deputy prime minister of the Netherlands, this month warned that migration from eastern Europe threatened his country’s wages and social welfare policies, he had people like Viktor in mind.

Views on BG | August 26, 2013, Monday // 18:12

A Taste of Bulgaria

Black Sea Restaurant (The Franklin Hotel, 193 Water St., Newfoundland, Canada) serves Bulgarian-inspired cuisine. Chefs and owners Gregory Bersinski and Tony Velinov were born and bred in Bulgaria.

Views on BG | August 26, 2013, Monday // 16:10

Quotes

Today's Quote

"If someone is dreaming of making Syria a puppet of the West, then this will not happen.

Quotes | August 26, 2013, Monday // 15:23

World

Turkey Says 35 Nations Mull Joining US against Syria

A total of thirty five nations, including Turkey, are considering joining the United States in taking action against Syria, Turkey’s foreign minister has announced.

World | August 26, 2013, Monday // 20:10

UN Team Reach Alleged Attack Site in Syria

UN inspectors appear to have reached one of the areas of an alleged chemical attack in Syria on Monday after sniper fire hit one of their vehicles.

World | August 26, 2013, Monday // 19:16

Germany: Syria Must Be Punished if Gas Use Confirmed

The German government has indicated for the first time that it would back an international military response against Syria if its suspected deadly use of chemical weapons is confirmed.

World | August 26, 2013, Monday // 17:20

Russia FM Lavrov Warns against Strike in Syria

Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov has strongly warned against a military intervention in Syria, saying that without a mandate from the United Nations that would be a grave violation of international law.

World | August 26, 2013, Monday // 16:36

UN Inspectors in Syria Hit by Sniper Fire

Sniper fire hit a vehicle used by a UN chemical weapons investigation team in Syria multiple times on Monday, according to the United Nations.

World | August 26, 2013, Monday // 14:51

UN Team Visits Syria Attack Site

UN experts are visiting the sites of suspected chemical weapons attacks in which hundreds died last Wednesday in the Syrian capital Damascus, BBC reported.

World | August 26, 2013, Monday // 14:27

Novinite Insider

Nadim Shehadi: How Al-Assad Poisoned Debate on Syria

There may still be doubts whether the Syrian regime has used chemical weapons against its own civilian population; but there is however conclusive evidence that it has effectively used the toxic stuff to poison the minds of western policy makers.

Novinite Insider » Expert Voices | August 26, 2013, Monday // 22:02
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