ARCHIVE - 2 September 2014

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Business

Contractor Selection Procedure for Sofia's Winter Palace Reconstruction Halted
Farmers Affected by Natural Disasters to Get BGN 4.4M
Armenia Joins Eurasian Union
Gov't to Seek BGN 300 M from Internal Market
Bulgaria’s NEK Debt Tops BGN 3 Billion
Power Distributor EVN Seeks 17.9% Price Hike in Southeastern Bulgaria
EU Commission Motives to Freeze South Stream 'Political' - Gazprom
Bulgarian Energy Board to Hold First Session
Price Cuts at Bulgaria’s Black Sea Resorts Reach 50% in September

Politics

Boosting Bulgaria's Defense Budget 'Unacceptable' - GERB Leader
Kiev Announces 'Greater Invasion' as Ukraine-Russia Talks Reach Deadlock
Bulgaria Suffered Financial Corrections worth BGN 166M by end-2013
Bulgaria's Interior Ministry Plagued by BGN 97M Budget Gap
Bulgaria’s Struma, Hemus Motorways Listed as Key Priorities in Transport OP 2014-2020
Bulgaria’s Govt to Allocate Extra BGN 8M to Sofia Metro Line 2 Extension
Bulgaria's Elections Body Rules Out 'Kostinbrod Scenario' at Snap Poll
Bulgaria’s Central Electoral Commission Denies Election Observers Registration to 2 Associations

Society

424 Refugee Children in Bulgaria Unable to Go to School
Thunderstorms, Heavy Rains Hit Balkan States in Early September
2.8-Strong Earthquake Jolts Bulgaria's Pernik

Crime

Bulgaria's Revenue Agency Uncovers Tax Evasion worth BGN 20M in H1, 2014
Court Imposes House Arrest on 'Putin Opponent' Nikolai Kobliakov

Quotes

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World

Video Purports to Show Beheading of US Journalist Steven Sotloff
EU to Decide on New Russia Sanctions by Friday, Mogherini Says
UNHCR: More Ukrainians Flee Homes to Escape Fighting
Estonia's President Wants Permanent NATO Bases in Country
Russia to Update Military Doctrine in View of ‘New Military Dangers’
Slovakia Starts Shipping Gas to Ukraine via Vojany-Uzhgorod Pipeline

Business

Contractor Selection Procedure for Sofia's Winter Palace Reconstruction Halted

The contractor selection procedure for the reconstruction of the Winter Palace of Sports in Sofia for BGN 41M VAT excluded has been terminated by the contracting authority Academica 2011.

Business | September 2, 2014, Tuesday // 16:37

Farmers Affected by Natural Disasters to Get BGN 4.4M

Bulgarian farmers whose agricultural land was completely destroyed by the natural disasters last year, will be compensated with a total of BGN 4.

Business | September 2, 2014, Tuesday // 15:22

Armenia Joins Eurasian Union

Russian President Vladimir Putin has approved the agreement which would incorporate Armenia into the Eurasian Economic Council, according to radio Voice of Russia's website.

Business | September 2, 2014, Tuesday // 10:42

Gov't to Seek BGN 300 M from Internal Market

Bulgaria's Finance Ministry is to place BGN 300 M worth of securities on the domestic market next week, the Bulgarian National Bank (BNB) has announced on its website.

Business » Finance | September 2, 2014, Tuesday // 08:46

Bulgaria’s NEK Debt Tops BGN 3 Billion

The financial position of Bulgaria’s National Electricity Company (NEK) is worsening and its debt already exceeds BGN 3.1 B, caretaker Energy Minister Vasil Shtonov has said.

Business » Energy | September 2, 2014, Tuesday // 19:48

Power Distributor EVN Seeks 17.9% Price Hike in Southeastern Bulgaria

Power distributor EVN has asked Bulgaria’s State Commission for Energy and Water Regulation (DKEVR) for a 17.9% price increase as of October 1.

Business » Energy | September 2, 2014, Tuesday // 12:12

EU Commission Motives to Freeze South Stream 'Political' - Gazprom

Russian energy concern Gazprom has accused the European Commission that it is putting a wheel on South Stream for political reasons.

Business » Energy | September 2, 2014, Tuesday // 11:27

Bulgarian Energy Board to Hold First Session

The Energy Board, which has been recently set up by the Bulgarian government, is due to have a first meeting on Tuesday.

Business » Energy | September 2, 2014, Tuesday // 08:26

Price Cuts at Bulgaria’s Black Sea Resorts Reach 50% in September

Tourists can spend their holidays at Bulgarian southern Black Sea coast at prices up to 50% lower, due to the traditional September discounts.

Business » Tourism | September 2, 2014, Tuesday // 13:16

Politics

Boosting Bulgaria's Defense Budget 'Unacceptable' - GERB Leader

Center-right GERB's leader Boyko Borisov said his party would reject a proposal of President Rosen Plevneliev that military expenditures go up from 1.3 to 1.5%.

Politics » Defense | September 2, 2014, Tuesday // 10:19

Kiev Announces 'Greater Invasion' as Ukraine-Russia Talks Reach Deadlock

A new round of talks within the Contact group for Eastern Ukraine held Tuesday has failed to yield results.

Politics » Defense | September 2, 2014, Tuesday // 09:24

Bulgaria Suffered Financial Corrections worth BGN 166M by end-2013

Bulgaria was imposed financial corrections worth BGN 166 M under operational programs under the EU Structural Funds and the Cohesion Funds by December 31, 2013.

Politics » Bulgaria in EU | September 2, 2014, Tuesday // 13:35

Bulgaria's Interior Ministry Plagued by BGN 97M Budget Gap

The budget gap at Bulgaria's Interior Ministry stands at around BGN 97M, according to caretaker Interior Minister Yordan Bakalov.

Politics » Domestic | September 2, 2014, Tuesday // 15:17

Bulgaria’s Struma, Hemus Motorways Listed as Key Priorities in Transport OP 2014-2020

The Struma and Hemus motorways are the main priorities under Operational Program “Transport”, according to Bulgaria’s caretaker Transport Minister Nikolina Angelkova.

Politics » Domestic | September 2, 2014, Tuesday // 11:32

Bulgaria’s Govt to Allocate Extra BGN 8M to Sofia Metro Line 2 Extension

Bulgaria’s caretaker government is to allocate BGN 8 M to the completion of the last metro station of the extension of the second metro line in Sofia.

Politics » Domestic | September 2, 2014, Tuesday // 09:39

Bulgaria's Elections Body Rules Out 'Kostinbrod Scenario' at Snap Poll

A repetition of last year's events at the Kostinbrod state printing house is impossible, the Central Electoral Commission (CEC) says.

Politics » Early Elections 2014 | September 2, 2014, Tuesday // 13:33

Bulgaria’s Central Electoral Commission Denies Election Observers Registration to 2 Associations

Certain media outlets have not published their election campaign ads tariffs and the Central Electoral Commission (CEC) will probably address this matter, CEC spokesman Tsvetozar Tomov claimed.

Politics » Early Elections 2014 | September 2, 2014, Tuesday // 12:07

Society

424 Refugee Children in Bulgaria Unable to Go to School

Out of a total of over 520 refugee children living in Bulgaria, only 96 will go to school in the new school year, according to the State Agency for Refugees.

Society | September 2, 2014, Tuesday // 10:29

Thunderstorms, Heavy Rains Hit Balkan States in Early September

Torrential rains and gale force winds, thunderstorms and in some places hail, have hit the Balkans in the beginning of September, local media outlets reported, Tuesday.

Society » Environment | September 2, 2014, Tuesday // 17:49

2.8-Strong Earthquake Jolts Bulgaria's Pernik

A 2.8-magniture quake has rattled the Bulgarian town of Pernik near Sofia.

Society » Incidents | September 2, 2014, Tuesday // 09:11

Crime

Bulgaria's Revenue Agency Uncovers Tax Evasion worth BGN 20M in H1, 2014

A total of 850 natural persons inspected in the period January-June 2014 committed income tax evasion worth BGN 20M, according to data of Bulgaria's National Revenue Agency (NRA).

Crime | September 2, 2014, Tuesday // 14:51

Court Imposes House Arrest on 'Putin Opponent' Nikolai Kobliakov

Sofia City Court has ruled that Russian-French businessman Nikolai Kobliakov is to be placed under house arrest.

Crime | September 2, 2014, Tuesday // 08:08

Quotes

Today's Quote

"He [Bulgarian President Rosen Plevneliev] might promise as much as he wants to, it is his right and I am not meddling.

Quotes | September 2, 2014, Tuesday // 09:35

World

Video Purports to Show Beheading of US Journalist Steven Sotloff

A video showing the purported beheading of US journalist Steven Sotloff held hostage by Islamic State has been released online, the Washington Post reported on Tuesday.

World | September 2, 2014, Tuesday // 21:51

EU to Decide on New Russia Sanctions by Friday, Mogherini Says

European Union governments will decide on new sanctions against Russia by Friday, incoming EU foreign policy chief Federica Mogherini has said.

World | September 2, 2014, Tuesday // 21:17

UNHCR: More Ukrainians Flee Homes to Escape Fighting

The number of people displaced inside Ukraine had more than doubled in the past four weeks due to the fighting in the country’s East, the UN refugee agency said on Tuesday.

World | September 2, 2014, Tuesday // 18:02

Estonia's President Wants Permanent NATO Bases in Country

Estonian President Toomas Hendrik Ilves said his country wants NATO to set up permanent bases on its territory to protect it against potential threats from Russia.

World | September 2, 2014, Tuesday // 17:06

Russia to Update Military Doctrine in View of ‘New Military Dangers’

Russia plans to update its military doctrine in response to the emergence of “new military dangers  and military threats”,  a senior Russian military official has said.

World | September 2, 2014, Tuesday // 16:56

Slovakia Starts Shipping Gas to Ukraine via Vojany-Uzhgorod Pipeline

Slovakia starts shipping natural gas to Ukraine.

World | September 2, 2014, Tuesday // 15:47
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