ARCHIVE - 16 September 2014

» Back to calendar

Business

Bulgarian Business Wants Minimum Insurable Earnings Based on Regions
Eleven Candidates Vie for Position on Average
Foreign Direct Investments Increase by EUR 825.3M in Jan-July
Migrant Remittances to Bulgaria Reach EUR 75.5M in July 2014
Bulgarian NRA to Carry Out Large-Scale Food Market Inspections
Workers at Burgas-Based Mine Stage Protest over Unpaid Salaries
Every Third Bulgarian Tourist to Spend September Holidays in Greece

Politics

Bulgaria, Romania to Hold Joint Air Policing Exercise
Bulgaria's Joint Forces Command Chief Replaced
Bulgaria's Georgieva to Be Questioned by 3 EP Committees
Bulgarian Socialist MEP Demands Compensation for Bulgarian Agricultural Producers
Director of Bulgaria's Air Traffic Services Authority Replaced Overnight
GERB Leads Ahead of Snap Vote, Public Trust of Institutions Low-Survey

Society

Tsvetan Vasilev Has Sought Contact with Authorities in Belgrade
Refugee Children Denied Access to School in W Bulgaria To Attend Classes in Sofia
6 Bulgarian Districts under Code Orange Weather Alert over Heavy Rains
400 Doctors Left Bulgaria to Work Overseas since January
Section of Bulgaria's Trakia Highway Flooded
Emergency in Bulgaria's Mizia Lifted

Crime

Bulgaria's Customs Agency Seizes 8,000 L of Dyed Fuel

Quotes

Today's Quote

World

Russia, Turkey Mull Trade Preferences for Some Sectors
Ukraine Could See Exports Rise Under Deal with EU
Ukraine Parliament Adopts Donbass Self-Determination Bill
EU Parliament, Ukraine's Rada Adopt Association Agreement at Once
Turkey Mulls Setting Up Buffer Zone Along Iraq, Syria Borders - President
Elderly Woman Dies in Flood-Hit Eastern Serbia
Lufthansa Pilots Call Off Tuesday Strike

Business

Bulgarian Business Wants Minimum Insurable Earnings Based on Regions

Bulgarian business representatives have proposed changes to the methods for setting the minimum amount of insurable earnings.

Business | September 16, 2014, Tuesday // 16:07

Eleven Candidates Vie for Position on Average

About 11 people contend to get a single job seat, data from Bulgaria's Employment Agency shows.

Business | September 16, 2014, Tuesday // 13:32

Foreign Direct Investments Increase by EUR 825.3M in Jan-July

Foreign direct investment in Bulgaria for January - July 2014 increased by EUR 825.3M (2% of GDP), compared to an increase of EUR 1070.8M (2.7% of GDP) for January – July 2013.

Business | September 16, 2014, Tuesday // 11:43

Migrant Remittances to Bulgaria Reach EUR 75.5M in July 2014

Remittances - money sent by Bulgarian migrants to family members back home reached EUR 75.5M in July 2014.

Business | September 16, 2014, Tuesday // 10:59

Bulgarian NRA to Carry Out Large-Scale Food Market Inspections

Bulgaria's National Revenue Agency and the Food Safety Agency will carry out large-scale inspections of food markets throughout the country.

Business | September 16, 2014, Tuesday // 10:13

Workers at Burgas-Based Mine Stage Protest over Unpaid Salaries

Workers at Mina Cherno More Burgas EAD (Cherno More Mine EAD) are staging a 1-hour protest on Tuesday over unpaid salaries for the months of July and August.

Business » Energy | September 16, 2014, Tuesday // 11:26

Every Third Bulgarian Tourist to Spend September Holidays in Greece

Many Bulgarians will spend the long weekend including September 22, Bulgarian Independence Day, in one of the neighboring countries.

Business » Tourism | September 16, 2014, Tuesday // 13:38

Politics

Bulgaria, Romania to Hold Joint Air Policing Exercise

Bulgaria and Romania will begin a joint air policing exercise this month to practice measures against potential threat to strategic facilities from hijacked or suspicious aircraft.

Politics » Defense | September 16, 2014, Tuesday // 17:58

Bulgaria's Joint Forces Command Chief Replaced

Rear Admiral Georgi Motev took over from Lieutenant General Atanas Samandov as Commander of Bulgaria's Joint Forces Command, the Defenсe Ministry reported.

Politics » Defense | September 16, 2014, Tuesday // 14:58

Bulgaria's Georgieva to Be Questioned by 3 EP Committees

Three committees at the European Parliament are to take part in the interrogation of Kristalina Georgieva in end-September.

Politics » Bulgaria in EU | September 16, 2014, Tuesday // 15:59

Bulgarian Socialist MEP Demands Compensation for Bulgarian Agricultural Producers

Bulgarian socialist MEP Momchil Nekov has called on the European Commission to pay more attention to the situation in Bulgaria.

Politics » Bulgaria in EU | September 16, 2014, Tuesday // 14:00

Director of Bulgaria's Air Traffic Services Authority Replaced Overnight

Bulgaria's caretaker Transport Minister Nikolina Angelkova replaced the Director of the State Enterprise "Air Traffic Services Authority" (BULATSA) late on Monday.

Politics » Domestic | September 16, 2014, Tuesday // 09:01

GERB Leads Ahead of Snap Vote, Public Trust of Institutions Low-Survey

Centre-right GERB party has a comfortable lead ahead of other political formations 20 days ahead of early elections, a new survey showed on Tuesday.

Politics » Early Elections 2014 | September 16, 2014, Tuesday // 20:08

Society

Tsvetan Vasilev Has Sought Contact with Authorities in Belgrade

Tsvetan Vasilev, majority shareholder of Bulgaria’s troubled Corporate Commercial Bank (Corpbank or KTB) has sought contact with police in Serbia’s capital Belgrade.

Society | September 16, 2014, Tuesday // 19:12

Refugee Children Denied Access to School in W Bulgaria To Attend Classes in Sofia

The refugee children who were denied admittance to the school in the western village of Kalishte will be referred to a school in the town of Zemen or in Sofia, according to caretaker Education Minister Rumyana Kolarova.

Society | September 16, 2014, Tuesday // 13:11

6 Bulgarian Districts under Code Orange Weather Alert over Heavy Rains

Code orange weather warning over heavy rains has been issued for six Bulgarian districts for September 16, including Montana, Vratsa, Plovdiv, Smolyan, Pazardzhik and Sofia district.

Society » Environment | September 16, 2014, Tuesday // 07:27

400 Doctors Left Bulgaria to Work Overseas since January

A total of 400 doctors have left Bulgaria to work abroad since the beginning of 2014, according to Dimitar Lenkov from the Bulgarian Medical Association.

Society » Health | September 16, 2014, Tuesday // 08:47

Section of Bulgaria's Trakia Highway Flooded

The Regional Directorate of the Interior Ministry in Plovdiv warned that a section of the Trakia highway has been flooded, Tuesday.

Society » Incidents | September 16, 2014, Tuesday // 13:59

Emergency in Bulgaria's Mizia Lifted

Authorities have revoked the 44-day-long state of emergency in Mizia announced after flash floods severely hit the northwestern town.

Society » Incidents | September 16, 2014, Tuesday // 13:12

Crime

Bulgaria's Customs Agency Seizes 8,000 L of Dyed Fuel

Bulgaria's Customs office in Sofia has seized 8,000 liters of dyed fuel used for other purposes.

Crime | September 16, 2014, Tuesday // 14:25

Quotes

Today's Quote

"Today I explained this is not Europe, where wars are fought on schedule - let's eat, let's sleep a while and then go on with the war.

Quotes | September 16, 2014, Tuesday // 15:04

World

Russia, Turkey Mull Trade Preferences for Some Sectors

Russia and Turkey may give preferential treatment to some sectors of their economies, the Russian Minister for Economic Development Alexei Ulyukayev has said.

World | September 16, 2014, Tuesday // 21:37

Ukraine Could See Exports Rise Under Deal with EU

The association accord between the EU and Ukraine ratified on Tuesday offers the former Soviet Union nation increased economic and political ties with the bloc.

World | September 16, 2014, Tuesday // 16:43

Ukraine Parliament Adopts Donbass Self-Determination Bill

Lawmakers in Ukraine have passed a bill introduced by President Petro Poroshenko envisaging limited self-determination for the country's east.

World | September 16, 2014, Tuesday // 14:21

EU Parliament, Ukraine's Rada Adopt Association Agreement at Once

The European Parliament has given the green light to an Association Agreement with Ukraine setting up a free trade area after 2016.

World | September 16, 2014, Tuesday // 14:10

Turkey Mulls Setting Up Buffer Zone Along Iraq, Syria Borders - President

Turkey could establish a buffer zone to defend its borders with Iraq and Syria from Islamic State (IS) militants, President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has said.

World | September 16, 2014, Tuesday // 13:18

Elderly Woman Dies in Flood-Hit Eastern Serbia

Flooding caused by heavy rain has claimed the life of an elderly woman in the eastern Serbian village of Tekija.

World | September 16, 2014, Tuesday // 10:00

Lufthansa Pilots Call Off Tuesday Strike

The pilots of Germany's biggest airline, Lufthansa, have called off a strike at Frankfurt airport scheduled for Tuesday.

World | September 16, 2014, Tuesday // 07:54
Bulgaria news Novinite.com (Sofia News Agency - www.sofianewsagency.com) is unique with being a real time news provider in English that informs its readers about the latest Bulgarian news. The editorial staff also publishes a daily online newspaper "Sofia Morning News." Novinite.com (Sofia News Agency - www.sofianewsagency.com) and Sofia Morning News publish the latest economic, political and cultural news that take place in Bulgaria. Foreign media analysis on Bulgaria and World News in Brief are also part of the web site and the online newspaper. News Bulgaria