Bulgaria - 65th Biggest Exporter Globally
Bulgaria’s exports have been rising in recent years, making the country the 65th biggest exporter in the world, new data shows.
Business | August 27, 2013, Tuesday // 16:15
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ARCHIVE - 27 August 2013
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Bulgaria - 65th Biggest Exporter GloballyFinland's Sanoma Withdraws from Bulgarian Market
Bulgarian Govt Appoints New Chair of Road Infrastructure Agency
Bulgarian MPs Mull Barring Large Retailers from Working on Weekends
Bulgaria Hopes to Break Ground of Delayed Hydro Project 2014
Trips of Bulgarians Abroad Up 10% in Jul 2013 Y/Y
Politics
Bulgaria Calls for Severe Sanctions for Syria's Chemical Weapons UseBulgarians Stage Anti-Govt Rally for 75th Day
Bulgarian Govt Reshuffles Archives Agency Too
Ex Bulgarian PM: EU to Freeze Funds over New Govt
Bulgaria's GERB Announces End of Parliament Boycott
Bulgaria's Investment Agency Head Resigns via Facebook
Bulgarian Govt 'Fans': President Is String-Puppet
Bulgarian Pollsters Slam Parliament's Attempt to Axe Opinion Research Center
Society
Bulgarian Toddler Injured by Mall Escalator Regains ConsciousnessBulgarian Socialists 'Large Retailers' Bid Derided on Twitter
17 Bulgarian Bishops Eligible to Become Next Varna Metropolitan
UK TV Sauciest Chef Back Home in Bulgaria for New Show
Wildfire Erupts Again Near Bulgaria's Svilengrad
Sports
Bulgarian Girl, 10, Conquers Russian Highest MountThompson: Small Odds for Bulgarian Pulev's Win over Klitschko
Arsenal Join Chase for Bulgarian Youngster Nedelev
Crime
Algerian Refugees Set Monday Fire in S Bulgaria55 Illegal Immigrants Detained on Bulgarian-Turkish Border in 24 H
Bulgarian Smuggling 1.5kg of Cocaine Nabbed in Moscow
Lifestyle
Prince Harry Ready to Tie Knot - ReportWorld
Vatican Blasts Possible Armed Intervention in SyriaUN Site Visit in Syria Postponed by 1 Day
Iran Threatens Israel over US Plans for Military Action in Syria
Russia: Strike on Syria to Trigger Regional Catastrophe
Obama Said to Consider 'Limited' Strike on Syria
British Warplanes, Carriers Spotted at Cyprus Airbase - Report
US Hints of Military Action in Syria
Novinite Insider
BBC Gavin Hewitt: Syria Crisis Response Test for EuropeBusiness
Finland's Sanoma Withdraws from Bulgarian Market
Finnish media company Sanoma announced it has sold its stake in Sanoma Bliasak Bulgaria to its joint venture partner, the Drumev family.
Business | August 27, 2013, Tuesday // 15:10
Bulgarian Govt Appoints New Chair of Road Infrastructure Agency
Stefan Chaikov has been appointed as the new chair of the managing body of Bulgaria's Road Infrastructure Agency,
Business | August 27, 2013, Tuesday // 13:59
Bulgarian MPs Mull Barring Large Retailers from Working on Weekends
Lawmakers from the ruling Bulgarian Socialist Party have proposed banning the large retail chains in the country from working on weekend days.
Business | August 27, 2013, Tuesday // 11:34
Bulgaria Hopes to Break Ground of Delayed Hydro Project 2014
The construction of the vastly troubled and long-delayed Bulgarian hydro power project on the Arda river in the south will most probably start in the middle of 2014, officials say.
Trips of Bulgarians Abroad Up 10% in Jul 2013 Y/Y
In July 2013, the number of arrivals of visitors from abroad to Bulgaria was 1 708.3 thousand which was by 1.5% higher than July 2012.
Politics
Bulgaria Calls for Severe Sanctions for Syria's Chemical Weapons Use
Bulgaria has stated its position on events in Syria many times since their very start and firmly opposes any acts of violence, according to the country's Foreign Minister, Kristian Vigenin.
Bulgarians Stage Anti-Govt Rally for 75th Day
Scores of Bulgarians have taken once again to the streets of the capital Sofia Tuesday evening to demand the resignation of the country's government.
Bulgarian Govt Reshuffles Archives Agency Too
Bulgaria's Socialist-led government is planning to release Martin Ivanov as Chair of the State Agency Archives and to replace him with Ivan Komitski.
Ex Bulgarian PM: EU to Freeze Funds over New Govt
The new "Three-Way Coalition" is well on its way to bring Bulgaria back to the times when EU funding was frozen.
Bulgaria's GERB Announces End of Parliament Boycott
The parliamentary group of the opposition center-right Citizens for European Development of Bulgaria party, GERB, is gathering together at the beginning of September in a bid to return to work.
Bulgaria's Investment Agency Head Resigns via Facebook
InvestBulgaria Agency CEO Borislav Stefanov has resigned Tuesday, listing the grounds for his decision on Facebook.
Bulgarian Govt 'Fans': President Is String-Puppet
People who support Bulgaria's Socialist-led government gathered once again Tuesday on Independence Square, near the Office of the President and his Administration.
Bulgarian Pollsters Slam Parliament's Attempt to Axe Opinion Research Center
Bulgaria's main polling agencies have criticized the Parliament's intention to close state-owned National Center for Study of Public Opinion (NCIOM).
Society
Bulgarian Toddler Injured by Mall Escalator Regains Consciousness
The toddler who fell 10 meters down on an escalator in a Bulgarian shopping mall a week ago is now conscious and breathing on his own.
Society | August 27, 2013, Tuesday // 19:08
Bulgarian Socialists 'Large Retailers' Bid Derided on Twitter
The idea of lawmakers from the ruling Bulgarian Socialist Party, BSP, to ban the large retail chains in the country from working on weekend days in order to boost smaller stores has become a laughing stock on Twitter.
Society | August 27, 2013, Tuesday // 15:13
17 Bulgarian Bishops Eligible to Become Next Varna Metropolitan
Seventeen Bulgarian bishops from a total of eighteen are eligible to become the next Metropolitan of Varna and Veliki Preslav and succeed the late Metropolitan Kiril at the post.
Society | August 27, 2013, Tuesday // 14:34
UK TV Sauciest Chef Back Home in Bulgaria for New Show
Known best in the UK as BBC's feisty cookery star, Bulgarian Silvena Rowe is coming back to her home country to star in a new culinary show.
Society | August 27, 2013, Tuesday // 14:22
Wildfire Erupts Again Near Bulgaria's Svilengrad
A wildfire has once again erupted near the southeastern Bulgarian town of Svilengrad, according to local media.
Sports
Bulgarian Girl, 10, Conquers Russian Highest Mount
A 10-year-old Bulgarian girl and her family have climbed the Caucasian highest mount Elbrus, Bulgarian Climbing and Mountaineering Federation confirmed on Tuesday earlier media reports.
Sports | August 27, 2013, Tuesday // 16:31
Thompson: Small Odds for Bulgarian Pulev's Win over Klitschko
American veteran Tony Tompson has described as slim the chances of Bulgarian professional boxer Kubrat Pulev to beat Ukrainian Wladimir Klitschko.
Sports | August 27, 2013, Tuesday // 11:42
Arsenal Join Chase for Bulgarian Youngster Nedelev
Arsenal have joined London rivals Tottenham in the chase for highly rated Bulgarian international winger Todor Nevelev.
Sports | August 27, 2013, Tuesday // 08:36
Crime
Algerian Refugees Set Monday Fire in S Bulgaria
Algerian refugees were the people who set the fire that burst on Monday in Southern Bulgaria, near the Turksih border, Bulgarian Interior Ministry announced.
Crime | August 27, 2013, Tuesday // 18:55
55 Illegal Immigrants Detained on Bulgarian-Turkish Border in 24 H
Bulgarian Border Police have intercepted numerous cases of illegal immigrants crossing the Bulgarian-Turkish border in the last 24 hours, detaining a total of 55 foreign nationals, the Interior Ministry announced.
Crime | August 27, 2013, Tuesday // 18:31
Bulgarian Smuggling 1.5kg of Cocaine Nabbed in Moscow
A Bulgarian national carrying over a kilo and a half of cocaine has been detained at Moscow’s Sheremetyevo airport, Russian police announced on Tuesday.
Crime | August 27, 2013, Tuesday // 13:12
Lifestyle
Prince Harry Ready to Tie Knot - Report
Prince Harry of Wales is reportedly planning to pop the question to his girlfriend of 18 months, model Cressida Bonas, according to reports citing royal family insiders.
Lifestyle | August 27, 2013, Tuesday // 16:39
World
Vatican Blasts Possible Armed Intervention in Syria
The Vatican's official daily has strongly criticized global powers for getting ready for a possible military action against Syria.
World | August 27, 2013, Tuesday // 20:05
UN Site Visit in Syria Postponed by 1 Day
Syria has announced that UN investigators will not return Tuesday to the site of an alleged chemical weapons attack, because of a dispute over security with rebels.
World | August 27, 2013, Tuesday // 14:46
Iran Threatens Israel over US Plans for Military Action in Syria
An Iranian official has warned that Israel would become the first country to "fall victim" in case of a potential military intervention by the United States in Syria.
World | August 27, 2013, Tuesday // 13:07
Russia: Strike on Syria to Trigger Regional Catastrophe
Russia has warned that military intervention in Syria would have "catastrophic consequences" for the region.
World | August 27, 2013, Tuesday // 12:39
Obama Said to Consider 'Limited' Strike on Syria
US President Barack Obama is considering a military strike against Syria that is limited in scope, as he hopes to prevent the US from becoming entangled in Syria's bloody civil war, according to reports.
World | August 27, 2013, Tuesday // 12:21
British Warplanes, Carriers Spotted at Cyprus Airbase - Report
British warplanes and transport carriers have been reportedly seen arriving at a military airbase in Cyprus, suggesting that plans for a Western-led attack in Syria are in full swing.
World | August 27, 2013, Tuesday // 09:57
US Hints of Military Action in Syria
The US has issued the strongest signal yet that it intends to take military action against Syria, with secretary of state John Kerry saying it was "undeniable" that chemical weapons had been used in the country.
World | August 27, 2013, Tuesday // 08:01
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BBC Gavin Hewitt: Syria Crisis Response Test for Europe
Over Syria no Western power wishes to intervene, but the rhetoric points to some kind of military response to last week's attacks.
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