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Business | July 23, 2014, Wednesday // 18:14
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ARCHIVE - 23 July 2014
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Bulgaria's PM Plamen Oresharski ResignsBulgarian President to Turn 1st Sod on Scientific&Tech Park in Sofia
Bulgaria to Sign Road Transport Agreement with Kosovo
Employment Violations against Bulgarians Working Abroad Triple in 2014
Bulgarian National Bank Reports Increase in Bank Deposits
Bulgaria's State Debt Rose by BGN 1 B in June
Bulgarian Energy Holding Puts Off Gazprom Loan on South Stream
Class A Office Space Rental Rates in Sofia Record 8.3% Growth Y/Y
Bulgaria's Dwelling Prices Increase in Q2 2014
Politics
New National Strategy to Set Up Lobby of Bulgarians Living AbroadRacho Ribarov Appointed Honorary Consul of Lithuania to Bulgaria
Russia to Boost Crimea-Based Black Sea Fleet
EIB to Assist Bulgarian Railway Infrastructure Co in Tariff Formation
EC Approves Bulgaria's Public Procurement Strategy 2014-2020
Barekov-Led Party Coalition Splits, Leader Threatens to Quit Politics
Government Postpones Agreement With Westinghouse For Successors
Gov't Allocates BGN 18 M to Ministries, Discusses Resignation
Bulgaria's New Environment Minister 'Has No Degree' from Munich
Bulgaria Can Handle 1,000 Migrants Monthly – Interior Minister
Bulgaria's Government Holds 'Last' Meeting Before Resignation
Society
Bulgaria's Sunny Beach 'Knocks Back' 20 Tonnes of Alcohol DailyBulgaria Tops Global Spam-Per-Person Chart
Germany Will Not Send Back to Bulgaria 3000 Refugees
Code Yellow Warning for Rains and Thunderstorms Issued
Crime
Bulgarian Police Officer Critically Wounded By Mentally Ill Man28-Year-Old Man Wounded in Shoting in Sofia
Quotes
Today's QuoteWorld
Taiwan Plane Crash Leaves over 40 DeadDonbass Rebels 'Down Two Ukrainian Su-25 Fighters'
Germany Questions Appropriateness of Russia's Hosting FIFA World Cup
Netherlands Mourns, Bodies of Malaysia Airlines Crash Victims Return
OMV Finds New Oil Reservoir at Romanian Black Sea Offshore Well
Business
Bulgarian President to Turn 1st Sod on Scientific&Tech Park in Sofia
President Rosen Plevneliev is to turn the first sod on the first sites in Bulgaria's first scientific and technological park.
Business | July 23, 2014, Wednesday // 18:05
Bulgaria to Sign Road Transport Agreement with Kosovo
Bulgaria is seeking to regulate transport connections with Kosovo through a new Agreement on International Road Transport of Passengers and Cargo.
Business | July 23, 2014, Wednesday // 15:13
Employment Violations against Bulgarians Working Abroad Triple in 2014
A total of 315 employment contract violations against Bulgarian citizens working abroad have been reported in the first six months of 2014.
Business | July 23, 2014, Wednesday // 12:38
Bulgarian National Bank Reports Increase in Bank Deposits
The Bulgarian National Bank (BNB) reports an increase in business' and households' bank deposits during the last year.
Bulgaria's State Debt Rose by BGN 1 B in June
Bulgaria's state debt as of end of June 2014 has reached EUR 8.11 B, shows the monthly state debt bulletin of the Finance Ministry.
Bulgarian Energy Holding Puts Off Gazprom Loan on South Stream
The Bulgarian Energy holding surprisingly decided to postpone a decision whether to receive a EUR 620 M from Gazprom for the construction of the South Stream pipeline.
Class A Office Space Rental Rates in Sofia Record 8.3% Growth Y/Y
Rental rates of class A office space in Sofia have reached EUR 13 per sq.
Bulgaria's Dwelling Prices Increase in Q2 2014
The market price index of dwellings in Bulgaria for Q2 of 2014 compared to Q1 of 2014 was 100.
Politics
New National Strategy to Set Up Lobby of Bulgarians Living Abroad
Bulgaria's Council of Ministers has adopted a National Strategy for Bulgarian citizens and Bulgarian communities worldwide, the Government press center announced, Wednesday.
Politics | July 23, 2014, Wednesday // 15:19
Racho Ribarov Appointed Honorary Consul of Lithuania to Bulgaria
The Bulgarian government has adopted a decision approving the opening of a consular office of the Republic of Lithuania in Bulgaria.
Russia to Boost Crimea-Based Black Sea Fleet
Russia is to enforce its Black Sea Fleet stationed on the Crimean Peninsula, which broke away from Ukraine in mid-March.
EIB to Assist Bulgarian Railway Infrastructure Co in Tariff Formation
The European Investment Bank (EIB) is to provide technical aid to Bulgaria's National Company Railway Infrastructure (NRIC).
EC Approves Bulgaria's Public Procurement Strategy 2014-2020
The European Commission has approved Bulgaria's newly adopted National Strategy for the Development of the Public Procurement Sector in 2014-2020.
Barekov-Led Party Coalition Splits, Leader Threatens to Quit Politics
Bulgaria's nationalist VMRO is due to vote whether to leave the coalition headed by Bulgaria without Censorship, a party headed by MEP and former journalist Nikolay Barekov.
Government Postpones Agreement With Westinghouse For Successors
Bulgaria's Government left the signing of the agreement on the new unit of the Kozloduy NPP with the US company Westinghouse to their successors, report Bulgarian-language media.
Gov't Allocates BGN 18 M to Ministries, Discusses Resignation
Budgets of Bulgarian ministries were reinforced at Wednesday's session held by the cabinet, amid expectations that the government is to step down.
Bulgaria's New Environment Minister 'Has No Degree' from Munich
Stanislav Anastassov, who became Environment Minister in June, does not hold a Bachelor's degree from the Technical University of Munich as previously reported.
Bulgaria Can Handle 1,000 Migrants Monthly – Interior Minister
Bulgaria implements all necessary measures to manage the influx of immigrants, Interior Minister Tsvetlin Yovchev said, Wednesday.
Bulgaria's Government Holds 'Last' Meeting Before Resignation
Cabinet members arrived at the Council of Ministers for what is expected to be their last session before Prime Minister Plamen Oresharski steps down.
Society
Bulgaria's Sunny Beach 'Knocks Back' 20 Tonnes of Alcohol Daily
Tourists in Bulgaria's Black Sea Sunny Beach resort consume the astounding 20 tonnes of alcoholic beverages per day, according to a survey of Bulgarian Telegraph Daily.
Society | July 23, 2014, Wednesday // 17:33
Bulgaria Tops Global Spam-Per-Person Chart
Bulgaria ranks as the country receiving the biggest amount of spam per person in Q2, 2014, according to UK-based software security company Sophos.
Society | July 23, 2014, Wednesday // 16:37
Germany Will Not Send Back to Bulgaria 3000 Refugees
Germany will not send back to Bulgaria the 3000 refugees, as previously reported, the State Agency for Refugees (DAB) chief Nikolay Chirpanliev told bTV.
Society | July 23, 2014, Wednesday // 12:28
Code Yellow Warning for Rains and Thunderstorms Issued
Bulgaria's Institute for Meteorology and Hydrology issued a code yellow warning for heavy rains and thunderstorms for the entire territory of the country.
Society | July 23, 2014, Wednesday // 11:04
Crime
Bulgarian Police Officer Critically Wounded By Mentally Ill Man
A 43-year-old police officer has been critically wounded after a mentally ill man from Bulgaria's Yuper village stabbed him with a knife, the Interior Ministry press office said.
Crime | July 23, 2014, Wednesday // 16:54
28-Year-Old Man Wounded in Shoting in Sofia
A 28-year-old man was shot and wounded in Sofia's Lyulin 4 district.
Crime | July 23, 2014, Wednesday // 15:43
Quotes
Today's Quote
The journalist-turned-politician Nikolay Barekov on the latest developments in the row with his coalition partners:
Quotes | July 23, 2014, Wednesday // 15:48
World
Taiwan Plane Crash Leaves over 40 Dead
A TransAsia Airways passenger plane with 54 people on board crashed after a failed emergency landing in Taiwan.
World | July 23, 2014, Wednesday // 17:06
Donbass Rebels 'Down Two Ukrainian Su-25 Fighters'
Pro-Russian rebels in the east of Ukraine reportedly shot down two fighter jets of Kiev's military forces, agencies from the country said.
World | July 23, 2014, Wednesday // 15:37
Germany Questions Appropriateness of Russia's Hosting FIFA World Cup
After flight MH17 crash, German politicians question Russia's role as host of the FIFA World Cup in 2018, report German-language media.
World | July 23, 2014, Wednesday // 13:07
Netherlands Mourns, Bodies of Malaysia Airlines Crash Victims Return
Bodies recovered from the crash site of Malaysian flight MH17 will be flown to the Netherlands Wednesday as the country mourns 193 citizens killed in the crash.
World | July 23, 2014, Wednesday // 11:43
OMV Finds New Oil Reservoir at Romanian Black Sea Offshore Well
Austrian OMV announced that it had found a new oil reservoir in Romania's Black Sea shallow-water Istria XVIII offshore perimeter.
World | July 23, 2014, Wednesday // 11:34
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