ARCHIVE - 3 September 2014

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Business

Russian Food Embargo To Cost Europe EUR 5 B A Year - Document
Prostitution, Drugs To Be Included In Bulgaria's GDP
Payment Arrears of Bulgarian Ministries to Businesses to Reach BGN 400 M in 3 Months
Bulgaria Ranks 54th in 2014-2015 Global Competitiveness Report of World Economic Forum
Bulgaria Denies Discussing Change in South Stream Status
Bulgaria's Interim EconMin Supports Gradual Energy Price Hike
Bulgaria's Ministers Approve New Energy Watchdog Head
Bulgaria's President to Visit Baku Sept 23-24 to Discuss Energy Cooperation
South Stream Pipe-Laying Ship Arrives at Port of Burgas
Expert Predicts 20% Growth in Bulgarian Tourists in Greece by end-2014

Politics

Rosen Plevneliev to Attend NATO Summit in Wales
Bulgaria To Participate In Military Exercise in Ukraine
Controversial Sections on Russia Removed from Bulgaria's Outlook 2020
Four NATO Warships 'Heading for Black Sea'
3-6 Parties To Enter Parliament – Polls
Bulgaria's Central Electoral Commission Announces Numbers of Ballot Papers for Early Elections
5 Parties to Enter Bulgaria's Next Parliament - Poll

Society

Code Yellow Warning For Rain Issued for Thursday

Sports

Bulgaria's Men's Volleyball Team Lost to Canada
Bulgaria's Dimitrov Fails to Advance to US Open Quarterfinals

Crime

Human Rights Activist Kobliakov Seeks Political Asylum in Bulgaria

Views on BG

NYT: KTB Crisis Hits Thousands of Bulgarians
Bulgaria, Russia Discuss Exempting South Stream from EU Restrictions

Smiles

Microbiology Exam

World

Donetsk People's Republic Dismisses Ukraine Ceasefire Reports
Ukraine's Poroshenko Agrees on 'Permanent Ceasefire'
Macedonia's Former Defense Minister Sentenced to Two Years in Prison

Novinite Insider

Georgi Parvanov: Without Russia There Is No Security
Lech Walesa: EU Assistance to Ukraine Could Result in Nuclear War
Bulgaria Proposes Dual Accreditation for Marin Raikov as Envoy to Malta

Business

Russian Food Embargo To Cost Europe EUR 5 B A Year - Document

Russia's ban on imports of food from Europe, could cost the European Union EUR 5 B a year, according to an internal EU document quoted by Reuters.

Business | September 3, 2014, Wednesday // 20:38

Prostitution, Drugs To Be Included In Bulgaria's GDP

Bulgaria's National Statistics Institute (NSI) will start calculating the country's GDP by a new method – European System Of Accounts 2010, reports Dnevnik.

Business | September 3, 2014, Wednesday // 17:06

Payment Arrears of Bulgarian Ministries to Businesses to Reach BGN 400 M in 3 Months

The payment arrears of Bulgarian ministries to the business sector may reach the record rate of BGN 400 M by end-2014, according to the Finance Ministry.

Business | September 3, 2014, Wednesday // 13:03

Bulgaria Ranks 54th in 2014-2015 Global Competitiveness Report of World Economic Forum

Bulgaria ranks 54th out of a total of 144 countries in The Global Competitiveness Report 2014-2015 of the World Economic Forum.

Business | September 3, 2014, Wednesday // 08:10

Bulgaria Denies Discussing Change in South Stream Status

A senior Bulgarian cabinet member has denied a media report claiming Bulgaria and Russia are discussing possibilities to exempt  the South Stream project from EU restrictions.

Business » Energy | September 3, 2014, Wednesday // 16:10

Bulgaria's Interim EconMin Supports Gradual Energy Price Hike

Caretaker Economy and Energy Minister Vasil Shtonov spoke in favor of a gradual rise in electricity prices in the next years.

Business » Energy | September 3, 2014, Wednesday // 16:05

Bulgaria's Ministers Approve New Energy Watchdog Head

The Bulgarian energy regulator DKEVR is to have a new Chair on Wednesday as the Council of Ministers is expected to approve a new head at its regular session.

Business » Energy | September 3, 2014, Wednesday // 13:00

Bulgaria's President to Visit Baku Sept 23-24 to Discuss Energy Cooperation

Bulgarian President Rosen Plevneliev will visit Azerbaijan in the third week of September (23-24) to take part in the celebrations for the 20th anniversary of the so-called "Contract of the Century.

Business » Energy | September 3, 2014, Wednesday // 10:12

South Stream Pipe-Laying Ship Arrives at Port of Burgas

One of the four vessels used in the construction of the South Stream pipeline's underwater section has arrived at the port of the Bulgarian Black Sea city of Burgas.

Business » Energy | September 3, 2014, Wednesday // 09:25

Expert Predicts 20% Growth in Bulgarian Tourists in Greece by end-2014

Bulgaria expects a 20% growth in the number of Bulgarian tourists in Greece by end-2014, according to the Institute for Analysis and Assessment of Tourism.

Business » Tourism | September 3, 2014, Wednesday // 10:54

Politics

Rosen Plevneliev to Attend NATO Summit in Wales

Bulgaria's President Rosen Plevneliev will attend the NATO summit, which will take place in Wales, September 4-5, said the President's press office.

Politics » Diplomacy | September 3, 2014, Wednesday // 18:52

Bulgaria To Participate In Military Exercise in Ukraine

The Rapid Trident 2014 military exercise, which will take place in Western Ukraine September 13-26, will include 10 countries, among which is Bulgaria, reported France Press.

Politics » Defense | September 3, 2014, Wednesday // 18:24

Controversial Sections on Russia Removed from Bulgaria's Outlook 2020

An edited version of a working paper called Outlook 2020: Bulgaria and NATO in European Defense has been published on the Ministry of Defense's website.

Politics » Defense | September 3, 2014, Wednesday // 11:47

Four NATO Warships 'Heading for Black Sea'

Four vessels of the Alliance are approaching the Black Sea, military-diplomatic sources say.

Politics » Defense | September 3, 2014, Wednesday // 09:52

3-6 Parties To Enter Parliament – Polls

The three parties, which will enter Bulgaria's Parliament at the Oct.

Politics » Early Elections 2014 | September 3, 2014, Wednesday // 20:07

Bulgaria's Central Electoral Commission Announces Numbers of Ballot Papers for Early Elections

A lot drawing on Wednesday at the Central Electoral Commission (CEC) HQ in Sofia decided the numbers assigned to the ballot papers for the upcoming early elections on October 5.

Politics » Early Elections 2014 | September 3, 2014, Wednesday // 13:46

5 Parties to Enter Bulgaria's Next Parliament - Poll

Polling agency Sova Harris has announced that Bulgaria's next Parliament is likely to consist of 5 parties.

Politics » Early Elections 2014 | September 3, 2014, Wednesday // 08:33

Society

Code Yellow Warning For Rain Issued for Thursday

Code yellow warning for heavy rains was issued for 13 regions, said the National Institute for Meteorology and Hydrology.

Society | September 3, 2014, Wednesday // 18:09

Sports

Bulgaria's Men's Volleyball Team Lost to Canada

Bulgaria's men's volleyball team lost to Canada by 2:3 its second match in the world championship in Poland.

Sports | September 3, 2014, Wednesday // 17:45

Bulgaria's Dimitrov Fails to Advance to US Open Quarterfinals

Bulgaria's Grigor Dimitrov failed to make it to the US Open quarter-finals after losing to France's Ga?l Monfils 5:7, 6:7 (6), 5:7.

Sports | September 3, 2014, Wednesday // 07:36

Crime

Human Rights Activist Kobliakov Seeks Political Asylum in Bulgaria

Russian human rights activist Nikolai Kobliakov has sought political asylum in Bulgaria, dariknews.

Crime | September 3, 2014, Wednesday // 14:52

Views on BG

NYT: KTB Crisis Hits Thousands of Bulgarians

For some 200,000 individuals and businesses with deposits at Corporate Commercial Bank (KTB) “financial life has hardly returned to normal” since June, the New York Times has said.

Views on BG | September 3, 2014, Wednesday // 17:50

Bulgaria, Russia Discuss Exempting South Stream from EU Restrictions

Bulgaria and Russia are discussing the possibility of reclassifying the Bulgarian section of the South Stream gas pipeline into a field pipe to exempt it from EU restrictions.

Views on BG | September 3, 2014, Wednesday // 11:48

Smiles

Microbiology Exam

An oral exam in the microbiology department of the university.

Smiles | September 3, 2014, Wednesday // 18:32

World

Donetsk People's Republic Dismisses Ukraine Ceasefire Reports

Pro-Russian rebels in the self-proclaimed "Donetsk People's Republic" have downplayed the announcement of Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko of a Donbass ceasefire.

World | September 3, 2014, Wednesday // 12:40

Ukraine's Poroshenko Agrees on 'Permanent Ceasefire'

Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko has called a permanent ceasefire following a conversation with his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin.

World | September 3, 2014, Wednesday // 12:07

Macedonia's Former Defense Minister Sentenced to Two Years in Prison

The Skopje Appellate Court has sentenced former Macedonian Prime Minister and Defense Minister Vlado Buckovski to two years of imprisonment.

World | September 3, 2014, Wednesday // 09:33

Novinite Insider

Georgi Parvanov: Without Russia There Is No Security

Without Russia there cannot be modern architecture of peace and security not only in Europe, but globally, said former Bulgarian president Georgi Parvanov.

Novinite Insider » Interview | September 3, 2014, Wednesday // 17:03

Lech Walesa: EU Assistance to Ukraine Could Result in Nuclear War

A Russia-NATO nuclear conflict is possible if Europe provides military assistance to Ukraine, legendary Polish politician and Nobel Peace Prize laureate Lech Walesa believes.

Novinite Insider » Opinions | September 3, 2014, Wednesday // 10:11

Bulgaria Proposes Dual Accreditation for Marin Raikov as Envoy to Malta

Bulgaria’s caretaker cabinet is proposing a dual acreditation for Bulgaria’s ambassador to Italy Marin Raykov as ambassador to Malta.

Novinite Insider » Diplomatic Channel | September 3, 2014, Wednesday // 12:51
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