ARCHIVE - 15 October 2014

» Back to calendar

Business

Competition Protection Commission Fines Cable Services Provider BGN 900 000
Payment Of Guaranteed Deposits In KTB To Begin In November
TANAP Pipeline Agreement Signed in Turkey

Politics

GERB, Reformist Bloc Fail To Agree On Government
Government Dismisses Bulgaria's Honorary Consul In Ukraine
Bulgaria's Entry in New Afghanistan Mission to be Decided Wednesday
Bulgaria Joins Case Against Minimum Alcohol Price In Scotland
FT: Cut in Russian Gas Flow Could Speed Up Diversification in Europe
Sofia City Court Halts Hearing in Ataka Leader Case
CEC Fines DPS For Campaign Trail Solicitation In Foreign Language
Bulgaria's Parliament to Begin Work on October 27
Ataka's Volen Siderov Leaves Consultations at Bulgarian Presidency
Bulgaria's GERB, Reformist Bloc to Hold Gov't Consultations

Society

Bulgaria's Government Dismisses Head Of Agency for Bulgarians Abroad
Bulgaria to Provide Humanitarian Aid to Gaza Strip
State Agency Issues Thousands of Certificates of Bulgarian Origin without Proof
Attempt to Murder Tsvetan Vasilev Is in Preparation - Lawyer
Varna Hospital To Transplant Stem Cells For Leukaemia Treatment
At Least BGN 0.5B More Needed for Healthcare in 2015 – Expert

Sports

Grigor Dimitrov Qualifies For Quarter Finals Of If Stockholm Open
Boxer Kubrat Pulev Feeling Stronger As Match with Wladimir Klitschko Postoponed
Serbia-Albania Match Abandoned over Unrest, Flag-Waving Drone

Smiles

Cats Are Smarter

World

Russia, US Agree to Intensify Intelligence Sharing on Islamic State
Juncker Approves Slovenia’s Violeta Bulc as EC Member
Russia to Open Base for Su-27 Fighter Jets in Belarus in 2016
Ukraine Plans to Build 110-km Gas Pipeline to Poland

Business

Competition Protection Commission Fines Cable Services Provider BGN 900 000

Bulgaria's Competition Protection Commission (CPC) imposed a fine of BGN 887 260 to the communications and television provider Blizoo.

Business | October 15, 2014, Wednesday // 18:23

Payment Of Guaranteed Deposits In KTB To Begin In November

The payment of the guaranteed deposits in Bulgaria's troubled Corporate Commercial Bank (KTB) and its daughter bank Victoria (formerly Credit Agricole Bulgaria) would start in November, said Bulgaria's caretaker Finance Minister Rumen Porozhanov, quoted b

Business » Finance | October 15, 2014, Wednesday // 15:45

TANAP Pipeline Agreement Signed in Turkey

The agreement to go on with the Trans-Anatolian gas pipeline (TANAP) was signed in Turkey's biggest city Istanbul.

Business » Energy | October 15, 2014, Wednesday // 09:31

Politics

GERB, Reformist Bloc Fail To Agree On Government

After more than six hours of consultations, the centre-right GERB and the coalition Reformist Bloc (RB) failed to agree on forming a government.

Politics | October 15, 2014, Wednesday // 20:16

Government Dismisses Bulgaria's Honorary Consul In Ukraine

Bulgaria's government dismissed the Ukrainian citizen Ivan Avramov from the position honorary consul of Bulgaria in eastern Ukraine over reports that he is involved in alcohol contraband.

Politics » Diplomacy | October 15, 2014, Wednesday // 16:50

Bulgaria's Entry in New Afghanistan Mission to be Decided Wednesday

The caretaker government is set to decide if Bulgaria is to deploy 110 troops in Afghanistan as part of NATO's new Resolute Support Mission in Afghanistan.

Politics » Defense | October 15, 2014, Wednesday // 10:26

Bulgaria Joins Case Against Minimum Alcohol Price In Scotland

Bulgaria joins the case in the European court of justice against the minimum alcohol price in Scotland, reports Dnevnik.bg, quoting a statement of the Government press office.

Politics » Bulgaria in EU | October 15, 2014, Wednesday // 17:23

FT: Cut in Russian Gas Flow Could Speed Up Diversification in Europe

Bulgaria is seen as ‘extremely vulnerable’ if tensions between Russia and the West over Ukraine lead to a cut in Russian gas supplies to Europe this winter, the Financial Times has said.

Politics » Bulgaria in EU | October 15, 2014, Wednesday // 13:58

Sofia City Court Halts Hearing in Ataka Leader Case

Sofia City Court has halted the hearing of the case against nationalist leader Volen Siderov who is accused of hooliganism and infliction of minor injuries to a police officer.

Politics » Domestic | October 15, 2014, Wednesday // 12:21

CEC Fines DPS For Campaign Trail Solicitation In Foreign Language

Bulgaria's Central Electoral Committee (CEC) fined the leader of the Movement for Rights and Freedoms (DPS) Lyutvi Mestan and MP Hyusein Hafsuzov for solicitation in foreign language, which is forbidden by law.

Politics » Early Elections 2014 | October 15, 2014, Wednesday // 19:02

Bulgaria's Parliament to Begin Work on October 27

The new National Assembly is to hold its opening session on October 27, at 14:00 EEST, Bulgarian President Rosen Plevneliev announced.

Politics » Early Elections 2014 | October 15, 2014, Wednesday // 13:06

Ataka's Volen Siderov Leaves Consultations at Bulgarian Presidency

Bulgarian President Rosen Plevneliev is set to meet on Wednesday all parties and coalitions entering the new Parliament after the October 5 early elections.

Politics » Early Elections 2014 | October 15, 2014, Wednesday // 11:56

Bulgaria's GERB, Reformist Bloc to Hold Gov't Consultations

Right-wing Reformist Bloc is the third political force to meet conservative GERB as part of the consultations to form a coalition government with shared responsibility.

Politics » Early Elections 2014 | October 15, 2014, Wednesday // 07:45

Society

Bulgaria's Government Dismisses Head Of Agency for Bulgarians Abroad

Bulgaria's caretaker PM Georgi Bliznashki dismissed the head of the State Agency for Bulgarians Abroad, Yordan Yanev, reports news.

Society | October 15, 2014, Wednesday // 17:49

Bulgaria to Provide Humanitarian Aid to Gaza Strip

Bulgaria's government will allocate BGN 97,800 humanitarian aid to alleviate the severe socioeconomic and humanitarian situation in Gaza, the government's press center has announced.

Society | October 15, 2014, Wednesday // 17:48

State Agency Issues Thousands of Certificates of Bulgarian Origin without Proof

The State Agency for Bulgarians Abroad has issued thousands of certificates of Bulgarian origin to citizens of Albania, Kosovo and Macedonia, without having received any proof of their Bulgarian origins.

Society | October 15, 2014, Wednesday // 13:51

Attempt to Murder Tsvetan Vasilev Is in Preparation - Lawyer

Corporate Commercial Bank (KTB) majority owner Tsvetan Vasilev's lawyer Konstantin Simeonov said Wednesday the murder of his client has been ordered from Bulgaria and is now in preparation.

Society | October 15, 2014, Wednesday // 10:52

Varna Hospital To Transplant Stem Cells For Leukaemia Treatment

By the end of the year the University Hospital St.

Society » Health | October 15, 2014, Wednesday // 19:26

At Least BGN 0.5B More Needed for Healthcare in 2015 – Expert

At least BGN 0.

Society » Health | October 15, 2014, Wednesday // 16:30

Sports

Grigor Dimitrov Qualifies For Quarter Finals Of If Stockholm Open

Bulgaria's most successful tennis player Grigor Dimitrov beat Russia's Teymuraz Gabashvili 7:5, 7:6 and qualified for the quarter finals of the If Stockholm Open tournament.

Sports | October 15, 2014, Wednesday // 21:54

Boxer Kubrat Pulev Feeling Stronger As Match with Wladimir Klitschko Postoponed

Bulgarian boxer Kubrat Pulev said that the postponed match for the IBF heavyweight title with champion Wladimir Klitschko has allowed him to further improve his shape.

Sports | October 15, 2014, Wednesday // 15:18

Serbia-Albania Match Abandoned over Unrest, Flag-Waving Drone

Clashes between fans and players in Belgrade's Partizan Stadium forced referee Martin Atkinson to stop a Euro qualifiers football game between Serbia and Albania.

Sports | October 15, 2014, Wednesday // 08:39

Smiles

Cats Are Smarter

Cats are smarter than dogs.

Smiles | October 15, 2014, Wednesday // 13:34

World

Russia, US Agree to Intensify Intelligence Sharing on Islamic State

Russia and the United States have agreed to step up intelligence sharing about Islamic State group despite stark differences over the Ukraine crisis.

World | October 15, 2014, Wednesday // 10:42

Juncker Approves Slovenia’s Violeta Bulc as EC Member

European Commission President-elect Jean-Claude Juncker has approved the nomination of Slovenia’s vice premier Violeta Bulc for member of the EU’s executive body.

World » EU | October 15, 2014, Wednesday // 11:32

Russia to Open Base for Su-27 Fighter Jets in Belarus in 2016

Russia is going to set up an air base in eastern Belarus and deploy Su-27 fighter jets there, Russian Air Force Commander-in-Chief Viktor Bondarev said on Wednesday.

World » Russia | October 15, 2014, Wednesday // 14:43

Ukraine Plans to Build 110-km Gas Pipeline to Poland

Ukraine plans to build a pipeline able to supply about 8 billion cubic metres of European gas through Poland, Ukrainian news agency UNIAN reported on Wednesday.

World » Ukraine | October 15, 2014, Wednesday // 15:55
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