ARCHIVE - 1 September 2014

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Business

Bulgarian Industrial Association Opposes Minimum Wage Hike Proposal
Bulgaria's Agriculture Ministry Receives Applications for Aid for Russian Food Embargo
Tsvetan Vasilev to Make Proposal on KTB within Days – Central Bank
Bulgaria's Public Debt Sees Significant Increase in July
Protests to Be Staged in Support of KTB Across Bulgaria
BGN 2 Banknote Replaced with Coin in 2015
Power of Siberia Pipeline Construction Kicks Off
Less than 5% of Bulgaria's Gas Needs Covered by Local Production
Ukraine, Belarus Make Up for Russians on Bulgaria's Property Market

Politics

Bulgaria's Outlook 2020 Officially Approved
Overhaul of Bulgaria's Outlook 2020 Needed – General Miho Mihov
Overhauled Version of Bulgaria's Outlook 2020 to Be Unveiled Wednesday
Germany OKs Arms Deliveries to Kurds in Fight against IS
Bulgaria's Georgieva to Be Appointed EU Budget Commissioner - Report
Threat to DPS Leader's Life 'Received' During Previous Parliament
3 out of 4 Senior Executives of Bulgaria's Agriculture Fund Replaced Overnight
Temenuzhka Yankova Appointed Deputy Chief of Bulgaria's Revenue Agency
Phantom Voters in Bulgaria 'Surpass 1.2 M'

Society

Bulgaria’s Prison Officers Stage National Protest
Trained Taxi Drivers to Help Paramedics in Bulgaria’s Sofia
Bison Dies in Sofia Zoo

Sports

Grigor Dimitrov Defeats David Goffin, Reaches US Open 4th Round

Crime

Sofia Prosecution Demands Detention for Nikolai Kobliakov
Tens of Turkish Policemen Arrested over 'Plotting' against Gov't
Bulgarian Border Police Seizes Heroin worth BGN 5.7M

Views on BG

Haqqani: Is It Worth for Azerbaijan to Take a Risk over Bulgaria?

World

Russia 'Not EU's Strategic Partner Anymore' - Mogherini
Turkey Summons US Charge d'Affaires over Spying Report
Ukraine Soldiers, Rebels Clash at Luhansk Airport
Five Killed in Plane Crash in US Colorado

Novinite Insider

Georgi Parvanov: Bulgaria 'Cannot Be a Hawk' on Russia

Business

Bulgarian Industrial Association Opposes Minimum Wage Hike Proposal

The Bulgarian Industrial Association (BIA) has opposed the proposal to increase the minimum wage and the social security contributions.

Business | September 1, 2014, Monday // 12:50

Bulgaria's Agriculture Ministry Receives Applications for Aid for Russian Food Embargo

Bulgaria's Agriculture Ministry has announced it is receiving applications for aid to compensate the damage caused by the Russian import ban.

Business | September 1, 2014, Monday // 10:16

Tsvetan Vasilev to Make Proposal on KTB within Days – Central Bank

The Bulgarian National Bank (BNB) has received answers to the letters it had sent to Bromak JSC and the State General Reserve Fund of Oman, Corpbank's major shareholders.

Business » Finance | September 1, 2014, Monday // 18:17

Bulgaria's Public Debt Sees Significant Increase in July

Bulgaria's public debt at the end of July 2014 amounted to EUR 9.4242B, according to data revealed by the Ministry of Finance.

Business » Finance | September 1, 2014, Monday // 14:03

Protests to Be Staged in Support of KTB Across Bulgaria

A number of Bulgarian towns and cities are to see demonstrations calling authorities to draft a plan which could help Corporate Commercial Bank (CorpBank or KTB).

Business » Finance | September 1, 2014, Monday // 11:52

BGN 2 Banknote Replaced with Coin in 2015

The paper note of BGN 2 will be replaced with a coin in 2015, according to Bulgaria's National Bank sources cited by Standart News.

Business » Finance | September 1, 2014, Monday // 11:40

Power of Siberia Pipeline Construction Kicks Off

Russian President Vladimir Putin has attended a ceremony to mark the first weld of the Power of Siberia held Monday.

Business » Energy | September 1, 2014, Monday // 15:36

Less than 5% of Bulgaria's Gas Needs Covered by Local Production

Less than 5% of natural gas consumption in Bulgaria is provided through domestic production, according to data of state-owned gas company Bulgargaz for H1, 2014.

Business » Energy | September 1, 2014, Monday // 09:40

Ukraine, Belarus Make Up for Russians on Bulgaria's Property Market

Bulgaria is still at the forefront of preferred destinations for Russian-speaking real estate buyers, an investment company says.

Business » Properties | September 1, 2014, Monday // 15:15

Politics

Bulgaria's Outlook 2020 Officially Approved

The working paper called Outlook 2020: Bulgaria and NATO in European Defense has been unanimously approved at Monday's Council of Ministers session, the ministerial press office says.

Politics » Defense | September 1, 2014, Monday // 15:51

Overhaul of Bulgaria's Outlook 2020 Needed – General Miho Mihov

Bulgaria's Security Council does not have the authority to approve the Outlook 2020: Bulgaria and NATO in European Defense document, according to General Miho Mihov.

Politics » Defense | September 1, 2014, Monday // 13:15

Overhauled Version of Bulgaria's Outlook 2020 to Be Unveiled Wednesday

The government's Security Council has discussed amendments in a controversial report of the Bulgarian Defense Ministry outlining the upcoming reforms in the sector.

Politics » Defense | September 1, 2014, Monday // 12:45

Germany OKs Arms Deliveries to Kurds in Fight against IS

The German government has approved a move to send a weapons package to Iraq's Kurdish regional authorities fighting Sunni insurgents called Islamic State (IS).

Politics » Defense | September 1, 2014, Monday // 12:34

Bulgaria's Georgieva to Be Appointed EU Budget Commissioner - Report

Kristalina Georgieva, outgoing EU Commissioner for Humanitarian Aid and Crisis Response, is likely to be appointed Budget Commissioner in the next EC panel, according to sources close to the matter.

Politics » Bulgaria in EU | September 1, 2014, Monday // 14:48

Threat to DPS Leader's Life 'Received' During Previous Parliament

A threat to Movement for Rights and Freedoms (DPS) leader Lyutvi Mestan emerged during the term of the former legislature, the National Service for Protection (NSO) said.

Politics » Domestic | September 1, 2014, Monday // 20:52

3 out of 4 Senior Executives of Bulgaria's Agriculture Fund Replaced Overnight

A total of three out of four senior executives of Bulgaria's State Fund Agriculture were replaced on Friday.

Politics » Domestic | September 1, 2014, Monday // 15:33

Temenuzhka Yankova Appointed Deputy Chief of Bulgaria's Revenue Agency

Temenuzhka Yankova has been appointed Deputy Executive Director of Bulgaria's National Revenue Agency (NRA) through an order of caretaker Finance Minister Rumen Porozhanov.

Politics » Domestic | September 1, 2014, Monday // 13:51

Phantom Voters in Bulgaria 'Surpass 1.2 M'

About 1 200 000 "phantom voters" can be found in Bulgarian elections lists, Mihail Konstantinov, formerly a high-profile official in charge of elections, believes.

Politics » European Elections | September 1, 2014, Monday // 17:39

Society

Bulgaria’s Prison Officers Stage National Protest

Bulgaria’s prison employees will stage a national protest in front of the Ministry of Justice, Monday.

Society | September 1, 2014, Monday // 13:44

Trained Taxi Drivers to Help Paramedics in Bulgaria’s Sofia

The first team of taxi drivers paramedics will cruise the streets of Bulgaria’s capital city of Sofia as of September 1, Monday.

Society | September 1, 2014, Monday // 08:55

Bison Dies in Sofia Zoo

A bison was found dead on Monday morning at the Sofia Zoo, authorities say.

Society » Incidents | September 1, 2014, Monday // 16:14

Sports

Grigor Dimitrov Defeats David Goffin, Reaches US Open 4th Round

Number seven seed, Bulgaria’s Grigor Dimitrov held off a strong challenge from David Goffin to reach the fourth round of the US Open, Sunday.

Sports | September 1, 2014, Monday // 08:13

Crime

Sofia Prosecution Demands Detention for Nikolai Kobliakov

Sofia City Prosecutor's Office has submitted a formal request that Russian-French citizen Nikolai Kobliakov remain in detention.

Crime | September 1, 2014, Monday // 19:27

Tens of Turkish Policemen Arrested over 'Plotting' against Gov't

A total of 33 police officers have been detained in Turkey on suspicions of 'plotting against the government', local media outlets say.

Crime | September 1, 2014, Monday // 16:43

Bulgarian Border Police Seizes Heroin worth BGN 5.7M

Bulgarian police have intercepted an international drug trafficking ring, seizing a shipment of 46kg of heroin worth BGN 5.

Crime | September 1, 2014, Monday // 11:47

Views on BG

Haqqani: Is It Worth for Azerbaijan to Take a Risk over Bulgaria?

Gas flow from Azerbaijan to Bulgaria has never been more feasible economically, but is hardly plausible from a political perspective, an Azeri think-tank believes.

Views on BG | September 1, 2014, Monday // 20:22

World

Russia 'Not EU's Strategic Partner Anymore' - Mogherini

The next EU foreign policy chief Federica Mogherini has criticized Russian President Vladimir Putin for having repeatedly failed to hold on to international commitments.

World | September 1, 2014, Monday // 17:16

Turkey Summons US Charge d'Affaires over Spying Report

Turkey's Foreign Ministry has summoned the US charge d'affaires over a media report that the United States had spied on Turkey intensively since 2006.

World | September 1, 2014, Monday // 16:01

Ukraine Soldiers, Rebels Clash at Luhansk Airport

Kiev forces have pulled back from the airport of Luhansk in eastern Ukraine after having fought pro-Russian separatist for hours.

World | September 1, 2014, Monday // 13:21

Five Killed in Plane Crash in US Colorado

Five people were killed after a single-engine plane crashed on Sunday afternoon near an airfield north of Denver in US state of Colorado.

World | September 1, 2014, Monday // 07:25

Novinite Insider

Georgi Parvanov: Bulgaria 'Cannot Be a Hawk' on Russia

Bulgarian cannot afford to be hawkish in its relations with Russia, President (2002-2011) Georgi Parvanov said on Monday.

Novinite Insider » Opinions | September 1, 2014, Monday // 18:56
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