ARCHIVE - 5 November 2014

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Business

Bulgarian Airline to Operate Sofia – Kuala Lumpur Flights
Bulgaria’s Consumer Confidence Keeps Worsening
Plovdiv Airport To Host Ski Season Charter Flights to/from Izmir, London, Moscow

Politics

Bulgaria to Open New Consular Office in Japan
GERB, RB, PF Agree On Governance Programme
Government Coalition Negotiations To Continue Overnight
Bulgarian President Hands Gov't Mandate to GERB
Gov't Inspectorate Confirms 'Violations' at Agency for Bulgarians Abroad
Simeon Saxe-Coburg-Gotha Loses Case for Sitnyakovo Palace at First Instance Court
ABV May Look Into Options for Joining GERB-RB Coalition Govt  - Kalfin  
Bulgarian Interim Gov't to Be Subject to Parliamentary Control
PF Says GERB Failed to Include 'Key Priorities' in Gov't Program
GERB to Receive Mandate to Form Bulgaria's Next Gov't

Society

Half Of Bulgaria's Journalists Under Economic and Political Pressure – Survey
20% Of BG Teenagers Believe Drinking Improves Driving Skills
Government Declares 5 Days Off For Christmas, For New Year
UNICEF: Bulgaria Has Highest Child Poverty Rate in Europe
Wine Exhibition DiVino.Taste Starts On Nov. 14
The Last Battle Of The King
Archaeologists Uncover Veliki Preslav's Eastern Gate
Four Taken To Hospital After Brawl at Bulgarian Refugee Camp

Sports

Burgas Elected European Capital of Sport 2015

Crime

Police Seize 40kg of Heroin worth BGN 4 M in Plovdiv
Sofia Court Stops Embezzlement Case against ex Interior Minister Tsvetan Tsvetanov

Smiles

Looking at a House from Various Perspectives

Quotes

Today's Quote

World

Poland to Buy Combat Drones over 'Russian Presence' in Ukraine Airspace
Vladimir Putin Tops Forbes' Most Powerful People Ranking
Serbia to Host Joint Military Exercise with Russia in November
Russia Confirms Receiving First Tranche of Ukraine Gas Debt Payment
Ukraine's Naftogaz Starts Paying Off Debt to Gazprom

Business

Bulgarian Airline to Operate Sofia – Kuala Lumpur Flights

Bulgarian airline BH Air will operate an international flight Sofia – Kuala Lumpur – Sofia, according to a decision of the caretaker government.

Business | November 5, 2014, Wednesday // 16:29

Bulgaria’s Consumer Confidence Keeps Worsening

Bulgaria’s consumer confidence index dropped and consumers expectations worsened last month compared to levels recorded three months ago, the statistics office said on Wednesday.

Business | November 5, 2014, Wednesday // 13:02

Plovdiv Airport To Host Ski Season Charter Flights to/from Izmir, London, Moscow

Plovdiv Airport will host charter flights from Turkey for the first time this winter, according to Ivan Karnabitov, Executive Director of the airport.

Business » Tourism | November 5, 2014, Wednesday // 12:23

Politics

Bulgaria to Open New Consular Office in Japan

Bulgaria will open a new consular office in Japan, according to a decision of the caretaker government

Politics » Diplomacy | November 5, 2014, Wednesday // 15:27

GERB, RB, PF Agree On Governance Programme

Centre-right parties GERB, Reformist Bloc (RB) and the nationalist coalition Patriotic Front (PF) agreed on a common governance programme, after nearly eight hours of negotiations, reports the BNT public broadcaster.

Politics » Domestic | November 5, 2014, Wednesday // 22:41

Government Coalition Negotiations To Continue Overnight

After GERB got a mandate to form a government and its leader Boyko Borisov pledged to have it formed by Thursday morning or to return the mandate, the four-party negotiations are set to continue through the night.

Politics » Domestic | November 5, 2014, Wednesday // 20:46

Bulgarian President Hands Gov't Mandate to GERB

President Rosen Plevneliev has given Bulgaria's biggest party GERB a mandate to form a government.

Politics » Domestic | November 5, 2014, Wednesday // 13:39

Gov't Inspectorate Confirms 'Violations' at Agency for Bulgarians Abroad

The General Inspectorate has confirmed that the State Agency for Bulgarians Abroad has issued thousands of certificates of Bulgarian origin without receiving any proof of their origin.

Politics » Domestic | November 5, 2014, Wednesday // 12:05

Simeon Saxe-Coburg-Gotha Loses Case for Sitnyakovo Palace at First Instance Court

Simeon Saxe-Coburg-Gotha and his sister Maria-Louisa have lost the case for the Sitnyakovo royal residence at the court of first instance, according to a decision of the Sofia District Court.

Politics » Domestic | November 5, 2014, Wednesday // 11:46

ABV May Look Into Options for Joining GERB-RB Coalition Govt  - Kalfin  

Left-wing ABV will study options for joining a coalition government of GERB and the Reformist Bloc if those two political forces accept ABV’s proposals, Ivailo Kalfin, chairman of ABV’s group in Parliament has said.

Politics » Domestic | November 5, 2014, Wednesday // 10:35

Bulgarian Interim Gov't to Be Subject to Parliamentary Control

Caretaker Prime Minister Georgi Bliznashki is to be questioned by lawmakers for the first time since assuming office on August 6.

Politics » Domestic | November 5, 2014, Wednesday // 09:37

PF Says GERB Failed to Include 'Key Priorities' in Gov't Program

Conservative GERB is refusing to adhere to some of the commitments on which it agreed with the Patriotic Front, PF's co-leader explained on Wednesday.

Politics » Domestic | November 5, 2014, Wednesday // 08:38

GERB to Receive Mandate to Form Bulgaria's Next Gov't

Bulgarian President Rosen Plevneliev is to give GERB leader Boyko Borisov the government mandate on Wednesday.

Politics » Domestic | November 5, 2014, Wednesday // 08:07

Society

Half Of Bulgaria's Journalists Under Economic and Political Pressure – Survey

Every other journalist in Bulgaria is subjected to political and economic pressure, shows a survey of the “Reporter” and the “Konrad-Adenauer” foundations, quoted by the Union of Bulgarian Journalists.

Society | November 5, 2014, Wednesday // 19:54

20% Of BG Teenagers Believe Drinking Improves Driving Skills

Almost 20% of Bulgaria's teenagers between 16 and 18 years think that drinking alcoholic beverages improves one's driving skills, reports Mediapool.

Society | November 5, 2014, Wednesday // 18:43

Government Declares 5 Days Off For Christmas, For New Year

Bulgaria's caretaker government declared five days off for Christmas and five days off for New Year.

Society | November 5, 2014, Wednesday // 18:03

UNICEF: Bulgaria Has Highest Child Poverty Rate in Europe

Bulgaria has the highest child poverty rate in Europe, according to Tanya Radocaj, UNICEF Representative for Bulgaria.

Society | November 5, 2014, Wednesday // 17:20

Wine Exhibition DiVino.Taste Starts On Nov. 14

The wine exhibition DiVino.Taste starts on November 14 in Hall 3 of Sofia's National Palace of Culture (NDK).

Society » Culture | November 5, 2014, Wednesday // 17:20

The Last Battle Of The King

The Last Battle Of the King historical reenactment event will take place on November 8 in the Asparuhov park in Bulgaria's coast city of Varna.

Society » Culture | November 5, 2014, Wednesday // 16:52

Archaeologists Uncover Veliki Preslav's Eastern Gate

The team of archaeologist Georgi Maystorski uncovered the eastern gate of Veliki Preslav - the second capital of the First Bulgarian Kingdom, reports the BTA wire service.

Society » Archaeology | November 5, 2014, Wednesday // 20:43

Four Taken To Hospital After Brawl at Bulgarian Refugee Camp

Four foreign citizens have been taken to hospital following a brawl that involved Syrian and Afghan nationals in a refugee camp in Bulgaria, bTV channel reported on Wednesday.

Society » Incidents | November 5, 2014, Wednesday // 14:07

Sports

Burgas Elected European Capital of Sport 2015

Burgas has been elected European Capital of Sport 2015, according to a letter of the President of the European Capital of Sports Association (ACES) Gian Francesco Lupattelli.

Sports | November 5, 2014, Wednesday // 13:22

Crime

Police Seize 40kg of Heroin worth BGN 4 M in Plovdiv

40kg of heroin have been seized in Plovdiv in an operation of Bulgaria’s State Agency for National Security (DANS) and the Interior Ministry.

Crime | November 5, 2014, Wednesday // 17:48

Sofia Court Stops Embezzlement Case against ex Interior Minister Tsvetan Tsvetanov

The Sofia Appellate Court has temporarily suspended the embezzlement case f against former Interior Minister Tsvetan Tsvetanov due to the immunity from prosecution he acquired after taking an oath of office as MP.

Crime | November 5, 2014, Wednesday // 14:31

Smiles

Looking at a House from Various Perspectives

A biologist, a physicist and a mathematician are looking at a house.

Smiles | November 5, 2014, Wednesday // 10:00

Quotes

Today's Quote

God save the Bulgarian economy if [Bozhidar] Lukarski steers it.

Quotes | November 5, 2014, Wednesday // 10:24

World

Poland to Buy Combat Drones over 'Russian Presence' in Ukraine Airspace

Poland is to acquire combat drones to help Ukraine against Russian activity in its air space, the country's Deputy Defense Minister has said.

World » EU | November 5, 2014, Wednesday // 11:37

Vladimir Putin Tops Forbes' Most Powerful People Ranking

For the second year running, Russian President Vladimir Putin has been named the world’s most powerful person by a panel of Forbes editors, reports RT.

World » Russia | November 5, 2014, Wednesday // 19:27

Serbia to Host Joint Military Exercise with Russia in November

Serbia will host a joint military exercise with Russia in the first half of November, ITAR-TASS reported on Wednesday.

World » Russia | November 5, 2014, Wednesday // 15:56

Russia Confirms Receiving First Tranche of Ukraine Gas Debt Payment

Russian gas giant Gazprpom on Wednesday confirmed receiving the first tranche of payment for past deliveries from Ukraine’s Naftogaz.

World » Russia | November 5, 2014, Wednesday // 11:34

Ukraine's Naftogaz Starts Paying Off Debt to Gazprom

The Ukrainian energy utility Naftogaz has transferred USD 1.45 B to Gazprom, the first installment of its debt to the Russian concern, Naftogaz says.

World » Ukraine | November 5, 2014, Wednesday // 07:43
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