ARCHIVE - 17 October 2014

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Business

First Investment Bank Buys Major Portion of Assets of Bulgaria’s Remotex-Radnevo
Bulgarian Miners Protest Against Planned Pension Age Increase
Russian Railways Suspends Train Services From Moscow to Sofia, Budapest
Bulgarian Employers, Trade Unions, Decry Lobby Groups in Energy Board
Bulgaria's New Car Market Registers 9% Increase in 2014

Politics

PES Leader Stanishev Wants his MEP’s Immunity Lifted ASAP
EC Approves Project for Upgrade of Fire Services in Bulgaria
GERB, Bulgaria without Censorship, End Unsuccessful Govt Talks
Bulgarian Trade Unions Threaten Protests over Planned Merger of Customs, Revenue Agency
Interim PM Believes Bulgarian Gov't Will Be Formed in Up to 3 Weeks
GERB, Bulgaria without Censorship to Hold Gov't Talks Friday

Society

Bulgaria Among EU Countries with Most Human Trafficking Victims - EC
Bulgaria's Razgrad Zoo to Sell Three Lion Cubs
Prosecution To Demand Stripping of Immunity of Siderov, Tsvetanov, Stanishev
Brussels Threatens Bulgaria With Court Action Over Environment Issues
Archaeologists Find Medieval Gate in Agatopolis Fortress in Bulgaria's Ahtopol
Human Attitude Must Be Improved to Avert Natural Disasters - Red Cross
UPDATE-No Bulgarian Trekkers Missing in Nepal Mountains
Bulgaria to Use Foreign Expertise in Ammo Blast Probe

Sports

Grigor Dimitrov Nominated For Sportsmanship Award

Crime

Man Shot Dead Near Downtown Sofia

Views on BG

The Daily Beast: Bulgaria's Vampire Graveyards

Smiles

What is politics?

Quotes

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World

Patient with Ebola Symptoms Hospitalized in Kosovo's Capital
Greece Plans Extra LNG Imports in Case of Cut in Russian Gas Supplies
Putin Promises Jobs, Boost in Trade, Investment to Serbia
Merkel Engages in Mediation Efforst Prior to Putin-Poroshenko Talks

Novinite Insider

Hypo Alpe Adria – The Final Rip-Off

Business

First Investment Bank Buys Major Portion of Assets of Bulgaria’s Remotex-Radnevo

First Investment Bank (Fibank) has paid BGN 8,893 M at an auction to acquire the main part of the assets of bankrupt machine building company Remotex-Radnevo.

Business | October 17, 2014, Friday // 16:26

Bulgarian Miners Protest Against Planned Pension Age Increase

Hundreds of miners protested on Friday in the town of Madan, in southern Bulgaria, against government plans to increase pension age, BNR radio reported.

Business | October 17, 2014, Friday // 15:13

Russian Railways Suspends Train Services From Moscow to Sofia, Budapest

Russia's Federal Passenger Company suspends regular trains from Moscow to Bulgaria's Sofia and Budapest (Hungary) until further notice as of December 12 and in the opposite direction – on December 14.

Business | October 17, 2014, Friday // 14:18

Bulgarian Employers, Trade Unions, Decry Lobby Groups in Energy Board

Representatives of Bulgarian employers’ associations and trade unions have complained of the presence of strong lobby groups in the Energy Board in a letter to caretaker Prime Minister Georgi Bliznashki and caretaker Deputy Prime Minister Ekaterina Zahari

Business » Energy | October 17, 2014, Friday // 21:15

Bulgaria's New Car Market Registers 9% Increase in 2014

In September, the EU market for new passenger cars expanded for the thirteenth consecutive month, totalling 1,235,501 units, the latest report released by the European Automobile Manufacturers Association.

Business » Industry | October 17, 2014, Friday // 12:27

Politics

PES Leader Stanishev Wants his MEP’s Immunity Lifted ASAP

Sergey Stanishev, leader of the Party of European Socialists (PES), has said he will insist that he be stripped of his immunity from prosecution on the basis of his status as an MEP as soon as possible.

Politics | October 17, 2014, Friday // 19:03

EC Approves Project for Upgrade of Fire Services in Bulgaria

The European Commission has approved a project for the upgrade of fire fighting services under Operational Program Regional Development 2007-2013.

Politics » Bulgaria in EU | October 17, 2014, Friday // 20:02

GERB, Bulgaria without Censorship, End Unsuccessful Govt Talks

Center-right party GERB and the Bulgaria without Censorship coalition have ended failed to reach agreement on forming a government.

Politics » Domestic | October 17, 2014, Friday // 18:06

Bulgarian Trade Unions Threaten Protests over Planned Merger of Customs, Revenue Agency

Trade union representatives at Bulgaria’s Customs Agency have threatened protests unless their demands, including the termination of the merger with the National Revenue Agency (NRA), are discussed.

Politics » Domestic | October 17, 2014, Friday // 17:18

Interim PM Believes Bulgarian Gov't Will Be Formed in Up to 3 Weeks

A new government will be set up because otherwise Bulgaria will not be able to update the budget, caretaker Prime Minister Georgi Bliznashki said.

Politics » Domestic | October 17, 2014, Friday // 09:46

GERB, Bulgaria without Censorship to Hold Gov't Talks Friday

Conservative GERB party and the centrist coalition Bulgaria without Censorship are set to meet for consultations in Parliament.

Politics » Domestic | October 17, 2014, Friday // 07:59

Society

Bulgaria Among EU Countries with Most Human Trafficking Victims - EC

During the years 2010-2012, EU Member States registered 30,146 victims of trafficking in human beings.

Society | October 17, 2014, Friday // 16:47

Bulgaria's Razgrad Zoo to Sell Three Lion Cubs

Three lion cubs born in Bulgaria's Razgrad zoo are to be sold by closed public tender at a starting price of BGN 1,800, Bulgarian Telegraph Agency informs.

Society | October 17, 2014, Friday // 13:22

Prosecution To Demand Stripping of Immunity of Siderov, Tsvetanov, Stanishev

Bulgaria's Chief Prosecutor Sotir Tsatsarov will demand the stripping of the immunity of the Ataka leader Volen Siderov and the GERB deputy leader Tsvetan Tsvetanov, Tsatsarov told journalists.

Society | October 17, 2014, Friday // 11:53

Brussels Threatens Bulgaria With Court Action Over Environment Issues

The European Commission warned Bulgaria that it might sue it in the Court of the European Union over the Natura 2000 network and bird protection, reports the Sega daily.

Society » Environment | October 17, 2014, Friday // 11:10

Archaeologists Find Medieval Gate in Agatopolis Fortress in Bulgaria's Ahtopol

During excavations in the medieval fortress Agatopolis in Bulgaria's Black Sea town of Ahtopol, archaeologists have discovered a gate resembling those in Preslav, Pliska and Drustur.

Society » Archaeology | October 17, 2014, Friday // 17:41

Human Attitude Must Be Improved to Avert Natural Disasters - Red Cross

Neither natural nor man-made disasters can be avoided, but some things depend on the human factor, Bulgarian Red Cross (BRC) Chairman Hristo Grigorov said Friday.

Society » Incidents | October 17, 2014, Friday // 13:56

UPDATE-No Bulgarian Trekkers Missing in Nepal Mountains

Several Bulgarian trekkers are missing in Nepal’s northern mountains where blizzards and avalanches killed at least 29 people two days ago, a Sofia-based daily has reported.

Society » Incidents | October 17, 2014, Friday // 13:10

Bulgaria to Use Foreign Expertise in Ammo Blast Probe

Chief Prosecutor Sotir Tsatsarov has said experts from abroad will be hired to investigate the explosion at the Gorni Lom ammunitions plant on October 3.

Society » Incidents | October 17, 2014, Friday // 11:46

Sports

Grigor Dimitrov Nominated For Sportsmanship Award

Bulgaria's most successful tennis player, Grigor Dimitrov, is nominated for ATP's Stefan Edberg Sportsmanship Award.

Sports | October 17, 2014, Friday // 12:22

Crime

Man Shot Dead Near Downtown Sofia

A 38-year-old man was shot dead in a region near the center of Bulgaria's capital Sofia on Thursday evening.

Crime | October 17, 2014, Friday // 07:37

Views on BG

The Daily Beast: Bulgaria's Vampire Graveyards

More than 100 graves showing skeletons with stakes through the hearts and mutilated bones have been uncovered in a 7000-year-old town in Bulgaria, the Daily Beast reports.

Views on BG | October 17, 2014, Friday // 13:04

Smiles

What is politics?

The son of a rich man went to his father.

Smiles | October 17, 2014, Friday // 10:20

Quotes

Today's Quote

 "South Stream cannot be realized unilaterally, if our partners are still in two minds about it.

Quotes | October 17, 2014, Friday // 10:47

World

Patient with Ebola Symptoms Hospitalized in Kosovo's Capital

A patient showing symptoms of Ebola was taken to a hospital in Kosovo's capital Pristina, a local TV channel says.

World » Southeast Europe | October 17, 2014, Friday // 12:23

Greece Plans Extra LNG Imports in Case of Cut in Russian Gas Supplies

Greece is in talks over extra imports of liquefied natural gas from Algeria to avert possible shortages in case of a cut in Russian gas supplies, a senior Greek official has said.

World » Southeast Europe | October 17, 2014, Friday // 11:00

Putin Promises Jobs, Boost in Trade, Investment to Serbia

Exports and Russian investment could give a strong push to the Serbian economy, Russia's President Vladimir Putin said in a press conference with Serbian PM Aleksandar Vucic.

World » Southeast Europe | October 17, 2014, Friday // 10:25

Merkel Engages in Mediation Efforst Prior to Putin-Poroshenko Talks

German Chancellor Angela Merkel held separate meetings with Russian President Vladimir Putin and Ukrainian counterpart Petro Poroshenko late on Thursday.

World » Ukraine | October 17, 2014, Friday // 08:46

Novinite Insider

Hypo Alpe Adria – The Final Rip-Off

Look who is lurking again behind the corner – the tandem of Advent International and Deutsche Bank, respectively the buyer of the Bulgarian Telecom Company in 2004 and the advisor of the Bulgarian government in the sweetest deal of the past decade, seem t

Novinite Insider » Editorial | October 17, 2014, Friday // 09:00
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