ARCHIVE - 21 August 2014

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Business

Balkan Telecom Regulators Mull Scrapping Roaming Charges

Balkan telecommunications regulators are nearing a decision to cancel roaming charges for mobile communications, Macedonian news agency MIA reported on Thursday.

Business | August 21, 2014, Thursday // 20:59

Bulgaria Gets Record Low Dividend Payment from State Firms

Bulgaria has received record low dividend from its state-owned companies this year, it was revealed on Thursday.

Business | August 21, 2014, Thursday // 19:05

Bulgaria's Transport Sector Turnover Increases by 13.4% in Q2 Y/Y

Total turnover index in transportation, storage and post sector increased by 13.4% in Q2 2014 compared to the same quarter of 2013.

Business | August 21, 2014, Thursday // 14:00

Russia Takes Some EU, US Food Products out of Blacklist

Russia has decided to exclude some of the food products on which it imposed a ban earlier in August, a decree published on the government's website shows.

Business | August 21, 2014, Thursday // 08:11

Overhaul of Bulgaria's State Budget 'Inevitable' - FinMin

Interim Finance Minister Rumen Porozhanov has voiced concerns that the current account deficit could reach 3 percent in 2014.

Business | August 21, 2014, Thursday // 07:31

Politics

Bulgaria, US Hope for Positive Results from Four-Way Ukraine Talks

Bulgaria and the US hope the four-way talks on resolving the Ukraine crisis will generate positive results, it was announced on Thurday.

Politics » Diplomacy | August 21, 2014, Thursday // 16:18

Russia Sends Protest Note to Bulgaria Over Soviet Monument Desecration

Russia has sent a note of protest to the Bulgarian Foreign Ministry demanding to bring to justice those guilty of desecration of a monument to Soviet warriors.

Politics » Diplomacy | August 21, 2014, Thursday // 15:38

Defense Minister 'to Dismiss Military Intelligence Chief'

Bulgaria's interim Defense Minister Velizar Shalamanov has decided to replace Veselin Ivanov, Director of the Defense Information Service, media sources say.

Politics » Defense | August 21, 2014, Thursday // 09:39

New Head of Bulgaria's Executive Forest Agency Appointed

Toni Krastev has been appointed the new executive director of Bulgaria's Executive Forest Agency.

Politics » Domestic | August 21, 2014, Thursday // 11:40

Interim PM Georgi Bliznashki Reveals Names of Ten Advisers

Bulgaria's Caretaker Prime Minister Georgi Bliznashki has announced the names of ten advisers who are to enter his team, the Council of Ministers' press office said.

Politics » Domestic | August 21, 2014, Thursday // 11:00

Seven Coalitions, 22 Parties to Run in Bulgaria's Early Elections

A total of twenty-two parties and seven coalitions are now registered at the Central Electoral Commission (CEC) as the deadline expired on Wednesday, August 20.

Politics » Early Elections 2014 | August 21, 2014, Thursday // 08:27

Sports

Klitschko Training 'Like a Beast' for Match with Bulgaria's Pulev

Ukrainian heavyweight professional boxer Wladimir Klitschko is training hard for the big match with Bulgaria's Kubrat Pulev in September.

Sports | August 21, 2014, Thursday // 10:47

Crime

KTB Accountants Released on Recognizance

Sofia City Court released on Thursday Bulgarian Corpbank's Chief Accountant Mariya Dimova and her deputy Borislava Kyuchukova on a recognizance.

Crime | August 21, 2014, Thursday // 13:13

Police Working on Two Versions for Botevgrad's Businessman Murder

Currently, there are no suspects for the murder of the businessman Semko Semkov, who was shot dead in Bulgaria's Botevgrad, Wednesday.

Crime | August 21, 2014, Thursday // 09:54

Lifestyle

Stylish Grigor Dimitrov Poses for American Vogue

Bulgaria's tennis star Grigor Dimitrov will appear on the pages of one of the most popular magazines in the world, the American edition of Vogue, in September.

Lifestyle | August 21, 2014, Thursday // 12:34

World

Turkey’s Ruling Party Names Foreign Minister Davutoglu as New PM

Turkey's Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu will take over as chairman of the ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) and thus become the next prime minister.

World | August 21, 2014, Thursday // 19:52

Ukrainian President Likely to Dissolve Parliament Next Week

Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko is to sign a decree on dissolving the Verkhovna Rada and calling early parliamentary elections next week.

World | August 21, 2014, Thursday // 14:29

US Admits Secret Mission Failed to Free James Foley

US officials acknowledged that a military mission aiming to free reporter James Foley and other hostages from IS captivity had failed.

World | August 21, 2014, Thursday // 12:52

Turkey's Ruling Party to Name New PM

The ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) is due to pick a successor to take over from Recep Tayyip Erdogan as Turkey's Prime Minister.

World | August 21, 2014, Thursday // 12:08

Novinite Insider

Mariyana Kukusheva: Bulgaria Unable to React to Russian Food Ban

An interview of Novinite.com with Mariyana Kukusheva, head of the Federation of Bakers and Confectioners in Bulgaria, about the impact that Russia's decision to restrict food imports from the EU is having on Bulgaria.

Novinite Insider » Interview | August 21, 2014, Thursday // 22:04

Ognyan Minchev: We Need Political Programmes, Not Personal Squabbles

We should realize how deeply the Bulgarian democratic system has been eroded, Bulgarian political scientist Ognyan Minchev has opined.

Novinite Insider » Opinions | August 21, 2014, Thursday // 17:49

Tsvetozar Tomov: Surprising Turnout to Be Expected at Early Elections

The forthcoming snap poll on October 5 is likely to attract 3.

Novinite Insider » Opinions | August 21, 2014, Thursday // 09:21
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