CEO of State-Owned Bulgarian Posts Vows No Job Cuts
Stanislav Dochev, CEO of State-owned postal operator Bulgarian Posts, has vowed that there will be no staff cuts at the company.
Business | September 4, 2014, Thursday // 18:26
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CEO of State-Owned Bulgarian Posts Vows No Job CutsBulgarian Tobacco Growers' Association Warns of Risk of 200 000 Job Losses
Shadow Economy in Bulgaria On the Rise
Bulgaria's Finance Ministry Predicts BGN 900 M Shortfall in Tax Revenue by end-2014
Bulgaria's Economy Ministry Uploads All Documents on South Stream
Bulgaria's Kozloduy Nuclear Power Plant Celebrates 40th Anniversary
Life Extension of Bulgaria's Kozloduy NPP Units 5, 6 Is Key Priority - Minister
Russian Buyers Of Vacation Properties On Bulgaria's Coast Waning
Bulgaria's Tourism Sector Expects 10% Decline in 2014
Sofia Hotels In Top 10 Of World's Cleanest
Politics
NATO Calls on Russia to Take Path to PeacePresident Plevneliev Rules Out Bulgaria Could Send Troops to Ukraine
Funds Under Environment, Regional Development Programs to Remain Blocked
Bulgaria 'Third-Biggest' Human Trafficker in EU
Bulgaria's Trapezitsa Roll Included in EU Traditional Foods List
Deputy PM Zaharieva to Meet EU Regional Commissioner Hahn
EurActiv: Kristalina Georgieva To Get Taxation, Anti-Fraud Portfolio
Bulgaria's Customs Agency Head Decries Shortfall of BGN 617 M by end-August
Bulgaria PM to Propose Budget Overhaul after Early Elections
Six Parties to Enter Next Parliament, GERB Leads with 36% - IMP Survey
Every Third BG Voter Willing To Sell His Vote
Society
Corruption Costs Poor Countries USD 1 Trillion A Year – ReportBulgarian Veterinary Union to Stage National Protest
Bulgaria's Caretaker Environment Minister Bans Construction near Koral Camping
Torrential Rains Cause Floods Throughout Bulgaria
Bulgaria's European Capital of Culture 2019 To Be Announced Friday
Archaeological Dig At Perperikon Gets Extra Funding
Crime
Bulgarian Police Nab 14 Tonnes of Cannabis Near SandanskiWorld
France 'Postpones' Warship Delivery To Russia, Threatens with EU SanctionsUkraine Donbass Rebels 'Ready to Cease Fire'
Russia Seeks to Block Web Access to IS Video Threatening Terror Acts
Novinite Insider
Konstantin Papazov: Save KTB, Give Helping Hand to 500,000 BulgariansIs It for Money, Mr General... Is It for a Lot of Money?
Business
Bulgarian Tobacco Growers' Association Warns of Risk of 200 000 Job Losses
Bulgaria will use all means possible to fight against articles 17 and 18 of the Framework Convention on Tobacco Control, according to Asen Kyuchukov, Deputy Chair of the National Association of Tobacco Growers.
Business | September 4, 2014, Thursday // 14:01
Shadow Economy in Bulgaria On the Rise
Bulgaria comes first among all EU member states in terms of shadow economy rates, Rositsa Dzherkova from Vitosha Research claimed at an international round table, Thursday.
Business | September 4, 2014, Thursday // 13:12
Bulgaria's Finance Ministry Predicts BGN 900 M Shortfall in Tax Revenue by end-2014
The deficit of Bulgaria's consolidated state budget amounts to BGN 1.147 B by mid-2014, according to Kiril Ananiev, Deputy Finance Minister in the caretaker government.
Bulgaria's Economy Ministry Uploads All Documents on South Stream
The Ministry of Economy has granted access to all documents related to the South Stream pipeline project's Bulgarian section.
Bulgaria's Kozloduy Nuclear Power Plant Celebrates 40th Anniversary
Bulgaria's Kozloduy nuclear power plant was launched 40 years ago today.
Life Extension of Bulgaria's Kozloduy NPP Units 5, 6 Is Key Priority - Minister
Vasil Shtonov, Bulgaria's caretaker Minister of Economy and Energy, has cited the life extension of units 5, 6 of the Kozloduy nuclear power plant as one of the key priorities on his agenda.
Russian Buyers Of Vacation Properties On Bulgaria's Coast Waning
The Ukraine crisis and the sanctions against Russia are already affecting Bulgaria's vacation properties sales on the Black Sea coast, reports Investor.
Bulgaria's Tourism Sector Expects 10% Decline in 2014
The Association of Bulgarian Tour Operators expects over 10% tourism decline this year, mainly due to the weak summer season and the lack of advertising.
Sofia Hotels In Top 10 Of World's Cleanest
The hotels in Bulgaria's Sofia are in the Top 10 list of cleanest hotels in world capitals, shows a survey of the Hotel.info portal.
Politics
NATO Calls on Russia to Take Path to Peace
Russia will be facing increased pressure if it does not backtrack on its actions in the east of Ukraine, NATO has warned in the eve of Thursday's Wales summit.
President Plevneliev Rules Out Bulgaria Could Send Troops to Ukraine
Bulgaria will neither host NATO bases nor deploy soldiers and send weapons to Ukraine, President Rosen Plevneliev said while in Wales for the ongoing NATO summit.
Funds Under Environment, Regional Development Programs to Remain Blocked
Deputy PM Ekaterina Zaharieva said it was "technically impossible" to unfreeze payments under the EU's Environment and Regional Development programs this month.
Bulgaria 'Third-Biggest' Human Trafficker in EU
Human trafficking in Bulgaria intensified three times between 2005 and 2012, a human rights foundation estimates.
Bulgaria's Trapezitsa Roll Included in EU Traditional Foods List
The EU Commission has decided to include the Trapezitsa roll in its list of protected food products.
Deputy PM Zaharieva to Meet EU Regional Commissioner Hahn
Ekaterina Zaharieva, interim Deputy Prime Minister on economic development, is due to hold talks with European Commissioner for Regional Policy Johannes Hahn in Brussels.
EurActiv: Kristalina Georgieva To Get Taxation, Anti-Fraud Portfolio
Bulgaria's Kristalina Georgieva will most likely get the taxation and anti-fraud portfolio in the new European Commission, according to an exclusive report of the EurActive website.
Bulgaria's Customs Agency Head Decries Shortfall of BGN 617 M by end-August
Bulgaria's Customs Agency faces a shortfall of BGN 617 M by end-August 2014, according to Customs Agency head Vanyo Tanov.
Bulgaria PM to Propose Budget Overhaul after Early Elections
Interim Prime Minister Georgi Bliznashki described Bulgaria's financial situation as "extremely serious" and and a budget overhaul as "imperative".
Six Parties to Enter Next Parliament, GERB Leads with 36% - IMP Survey
Six parties would enter Bulgaria’s next parliament with centre-right GERB leading with 36% of the vote if early parliamentary elections were held now, a new survey has shown.
Every Third BG Voter Willing To Sell His Vote
Every third Bulgarian voter is willing to sell his or her vote to the highest bidder, shows a sociological survey.
Society
Corruption Costs Poor Countries USD 1 Trillion A Year – Report
World’s poorest countries are deprived of at least USD 1 trillion each year by criminals and corrupt officials through money laundering, illegal tax evasion and embezzlement, a report published Wednesday by the anti-poverty organization One says.
Society | September 4, 2014, Thursday // 14:57
Bulgarian Veterinary Union to Stage National Protest
Bulgarian Veterinary Union will stage a protest over the lack of clear strategy for the veterinary services in the country, Thursday.
Society | September 4, 2014, Thursday // 11:00
Bulgaria's Caretaker Environment Minister Bans Construction near Koral Camping
Bulgarian caretaker Environment Minister Svetlana Zhekova has banned construction and installation works in the region of camping site Koral.
Torrential Rains Cause Floods Throughout Bulgaria
Heavy rains have flooded parts of Bulgaria on Wednesday night, local media outlets report.
Bulgaria's European Capital of Culture 2019 To Be Announced Friday
Four Bulgarian cities, Veliko Tarnovo, Plovdiv, Sofia, and Varna, take part in the final selection stage of the contest European Capital of Culture 2019.
Archaeological Dig At Perperikon Gets Extra Funding
The archaeological dig at the Perperikon complex in south eastern Bulgaria got extra funding and will hire another 30 people, reports Vesti.
Crime
Bulgarian Police Nab 14 Tonnes of Cannabis Near Sandanski
Nearly 14 tonnes of cannabis plants were found and destroyed in a police raid in the village of Lebnitsa in Southwest Bulgaria, the Regional Directorate of the Ministry of Interior in Blagoevgrad reported.
Crime | September 4, 2014, Thursday // 14:16
World
France 'Postpones' Warship Delivery To Russia, Threatens with EU Sanctions
France has officially “frozen” the delivery of the first of two warships, ordered by Russia, reports BBC.
World | September 4, 2014, Thursday // 18:28
Ukraine Donbass Rebels 'Ready to Cease Fire'
Pro-Russian rebels in Ukraine's east have said they are ready to lay down arms if Kiev officials sign a plan outlining the steps to peace.
World | September 4, 2014, Thursday // 17:00
Russia Seeks to Block Web Access to IS Video Threatening Terror Acts
Russian authorities are seeking to block Internet access to a video in which Islamic State (IS) supporters threaten to unleash a ‘liberation’ war in North Caucasus.
World | September 4, 2014, Thursday // 08:00
Novinite Insider
Konstantin Papazov: Save KTB, Give Helping Hand to 500,000 Bulgarians
Rescuing Bulgaria’s troubled Corporate Commercial Bank (KTB) should be a priority for the state, the head coach of Levski Sofia basketball team Konstantin Papazov has said.
Is It for Money, Mr General... Is It for a Lot of Money?
It strikes one that, especially lately, more and more generals are taking part in politics - from the armed forces, from the police, from the fire brigade.
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