ARCHIVE - 21 October 2014

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Business

Bulgaria, Romania to Sign Memorandum To Build Two New Bridges Over Danube
Poland's Sikorski Denies Ukraine Partition Comments
EU Bank Watchdog Urges Bulgaria to Ensure Instant Access to KTB Deposits
Bulgaria's Energy Market 'Needs More Dealers'
Incoming EU Energy Commissioner Prefers Southern Gas Corridor over South Stream
Bulgaria's Plovdiv Among Lonely Planet's Best Travel Destinations 2015

Politics

EU Commission 'Should Adopt New Approach' to Disasters, Emergency - MEP
GERB, Reformist Bloc Take ‘Step Forward’ in Coalition Talks
Iva Yordanova Resigns as Deputy Head of Agency for Bulgarians Abroad
Bulgarian Socialists Ready for New Talks with GERB, Mikov Says  

Society

Bulgarian Doctors, Teachers Suffer Highest Levels of Work Related Stress
Environment Ministry Warns of Heavy Downpours Throughout Bulgaria
London Heathrow Cancels 10% of Flights over Hurricane Gonzalo
Japanese Drummers Yamato To Perform In Sofia Again
Archaeologists Unearth Bronze Belt Of Bulgar Warrior
Fashion Designer Oscar de la Renta Dead At 82
Drunk Snow Plough Driver Might Have Caused Crash of Total CEO's Plane

Sports

Garanti Koza WTA Tournament Of Champions Starts In Sofia On Oct. 28

Crime

Chief of Police in Bulgaria's Smolyan Removed from Office
Oscar Pistorius Gets 5 Years In Jail For Killing His Girlfriend
Bulgarian Customs Apprehend 5 M Fake Russian Excise Labels
Bulgarian Court Rejects Kobliakov Extradition Request from Russia
Bulgaria Court to Sit on 'Putin Opponent' Extradition

World

UK to Send Spy Drones Over Syria in Broadening of Anti-IS Campaign
Turkey Adopts Tough Measures Against Violation of Public Order
Russian State Telecom To Launch Counterpart of Skype
Russia 'Offered Poland Part of Ukraine' - Former FM

Novinite Insider

Is GERB's Government Casting Turning Ugly?

Business

Bulgaria, Romania to Sign Memorandum To Build Two New Bridges Over Danube

Bulgaria and Romania will sign a Memorandum of Understanding to implement feasibility studies on the construction of two new bridges over the Danube River, Transport Minister Nikolina Angelkova said, Tuesday.

Business | October 21, 2014, Tuesday // 16:28

Poland's Sikorski Denies Ukraine Partition Comments

Polish ex-Foreign Minister Radoslaw Sikorski has responded to an article in a US magazine where he allegedly says Russia offered Poland to annex five Ukrainian provinces.

Business | October 21, 2014, Tuesday // 11:07

EU Bank Watchdog Urges Bulgaria to Ensure Instant Access to KTB Deposits

European Banking Authority said Monday Bulgaria should allow immediate access of depositors at Corporate Commercial Bank (Corpbank, KTB) to their savings.

Business » Finance | October 21, 2014, Tuesday // 09:42

Bulgaria's Energy Market 'Needs More Dealers'

There is a lack of competitors in energy trade on the liberalized energy market, the Bulgarian energy watchdog DKEVR warned Tuesday.

Business » Energy | October 21, 2014, Tuesday // 12:58

Incoming EU Energy Commissioner Prefers Southern Gas Corridor over South Stream

EU should back the Southern Gas Corridor, a project rivaling the South Stream gas pipeline, as a means to provide security of energy supplies, Slovakia's EU Commissioner designate Maro? ?ef?ovi? has said.

Business » Energy | October 21, 2014, Tuesday // 11:43

Bulgaria's Plovdiv Among Lonely Planet's Best Travel Destinations 2015

Bulgarian city of Plovdiv has been ranked 6th in a list of the hottest destinations in the world to visit in 2015 which have been announced by travel publisher Lonely Planet.

Business » Tourism | October 21, 2014, Tuesday // 18:59

Politics

EU Commission 'Should Adopt New Approach' to Disasters, Emergency - MEP

The European Commission needs a more comprehensive and coordinated approach to disaster and emergency response, MEP Iliana Iotova has said.

Politics » Bulgaria in EU | October 21, 2014, Tuesday // 07:37

GERB, Reformist Bloc Take ‘Step Forward’ in Coalition Talks

At a meeting that was not announced in advance, the Reformist bloc and GERB have come one step closer to а coalition agreement, according to a statement of Rumyana Bachvarova from Bulgaria’s biggest party.

Politics » Domestic | October 21, 2014, Tuesday // 21:54

Iva Yordanova Resigns as Deputy Head of Agency for Bulgarians Abroad

Iva Yordanova has resigned as Deputy Head of the State Agency for Bulgarians Abroad (SABA), Tuesday.

Politics » Domestic | October 21, 2014, Tuesday // 19:53

Bulgarian Socialists Ready for New Talks with GERB, Mikov Says  

The Socialists will take part on a second round of consultations over forming a government coalition if GERB extended an invitation for meaningful political negotiations, Socialist leader Mihail Mikov said on Tuesday.

Politics » Domestic | October 21, 2014, Tuesday // 17:30

Society

Bulgarian Doctors, Teachers Suffer Highest Levels of Work Related Stress

Doctors and teachers have the most stressful jobs in Bulgaria, according to a national survey of the General Labor Inspectorate conducted last year.

Society | October 21, 2014, Tuesday // 17:07

Environment Ministry Warns of Heavy Downpours Throughout Bulgaria

Bulgarian Ministry of Environment and Water has warned of heavy rains throughout the country at the end of the week.

Society » Environment | October 21, 2014, Tuesday // 18:26

London Heathrow Cancels 10% of Flights over Hurricane Gonzalo

London Heathrow airport has cut about 10% of incoming and outgoing flights with the 20 biggest carriers on Tuesday as the tail-end of hurricane Conzalo slammed into Britain.

Society » Environment | October 21, 2014, Tuesday // 13:12

Japanese Drummers Yamato To Perform In Sofia Again

The Japanese drummers Yamato will present in Bulgaria their new spectacle ROJYOH - On the Road on October 28 in Hall 1 of Sofia's National Palace of Culture (NDK).

Society » Culture | October 21, 2014, Tuesday // 14:26

Archaeologists Unearth Bronze Belt Of Bulgar Warrior

Archaeologists excavating a fortress near Bulgaria's north eastern town of Dobrich unearthed bronze elements from a belt of a Bulgar warrior, reports the Standart daily.

Society » Archaeology | October 21, 2014, Tuesday // 12:29

Fashion Designer Oscar de la Renta Dead At 82

Oscar de la Renta, one of the most sought-after fashion designers of the last half century, died on Monday at the age of 82.

Society » Obituaries | October 21, 2014, Tuesday // 10:40

Drunk Snow Plough Driver Might Have Caused Crash of Total CEO's Plane

At least five people are dead after a private jet crashed at Moscow's Vnukovo airport also claiming the life of French oil company Total's CEO Christophe de Margerie.

Society » Incidents | October 21, 2014, Tuesday // 08:29

Sports

Garanti Koza WTA Tournament Of Champions Starts In Sofia On Oct. 28

The 2014 Garanti Koza WTA Tournament of Champions starts in Sofia's Arena Armeec on October 28 and ends on November 2.

Sports | October 21, 2014, Tuesday // 15:17

Crime

Chief of Police in Bulgaria's Smolyan Removed from Office

Evgeni Vasilev, Chief of Police in Bulgaria's town of Smolyan has been removed from office, Darik news website reports.

Crime | October 21, 2014, Tuesday // 17:34

Oscar Pistorius Gets 5 Years In Jail For Killing His Girlfriend

The South African Paralympic runner Oscar Pistorius was sentenced to five years in prison for killing his girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp.

Crime | October 21, 2014, Tuesday // 13:13

Bulgarian Customs Apprehend 5 M Fake Russian Excise Labels

Bulgarian customs officers at the Lesovo border crossing with Turkey apprehended almost 5 M fake Russian excise labels for tobacco products and 470 vials with adrenaline, said the Customs Agency.

Crime | October 21, 2014, Tuesday // 12:51

Bulgarian Court Rejects Kobliakov Extradition Request from Russia

Sofia City Court has refused to allow the extradition of businessman and activist Nikolai Kobliakov to Russia.

Crime | October 21, 2014, Tuesday // 12:35

Bulgaria Court to Sit on 'Putin Opponent' Extradition

Sofia City Court is to hold a sitting Tuesday on the extradition of businessman and activist Nikolai Kobliakov to Russia.

Crime | October 21, 2014, Tuesday // 08:54

World

UK to Send Spy Drones Over Syria in Broadening of Anti-IS Campaign

The UK on Tuesday said it is sending Reaper spy drones to fly intelligence-gathering missions over Syria in an extension of British operations against Islamic State (IS) militants.

World | October 21, 2014, Tuesday // 15:52

Turkey Adopts Tough Measures Against Violation of Public Order

Protesters covering their faces in Turkey will be arrested, and using Molotov cocktails will be considered equal to bombing, Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoglu has announced.

World » Southeast Europe | October 21, 2014, Tuesday // 13:46

Russian State Telecom To Launch Counterpart of Skype

The Russian State Telecom Rostelecom is planning to launch a Russian mobile application, more or less analogous to Skype and Viber, reports ITAR-TASS.

World » Russia | October 21, 2014, Tuesday // 11:37

Russia 'Offered Poland Part of Ukraine' - Former FM

Russia has sought to involve Poland in the partition of Ukraine, former Polish Foreign Minister Radoslaw Sikorski told a US media outlet.

World » Ukraine | October 21, 2014, Tuesday // 08:08

Novinite Insider

Is GERB's Government Casting Turning Ugly?

Speculation about where the next Bulgarian government is being forged is now over.

Novinite Insider » Opinions | October 21, 2014, Tuesday // 21:38
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