ARCHIVE - 18 November 2014

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Business

EconMin Proposes Joint Bulgaria-Romania Export to Non-EU Markets
Bulgaria's Central Bank Reports Drop In Foreign Investment
Reuters: Bulgaria Seeking to Borrow EUR 1.3 B from Foreign Banks
Budget Committee Gives Bulgaria Gov't Green Light for New Borrowing
Parliament To Discuss Budget Update

Politics

Presidents of Bulgaria, Poland Back EU Energy Union
Bulgaria Condemns Jerusalem Synagogue Attack
Turkey's Ambassador Suleyman Gokce Criticises Plans For Fence Along Border
Bulgaria's President Plevneliev To Visit Poland
Bulgaria Interior Minister Backs Idea to Set up European Prosecutor’s Office
Bulgarian MPs Pass 2014 State Budget Update
GERB's Menda Stoyanova Calls For Responsibility From Central Bank Chiefs
Nationalists Threaten to Withdraw Support for Borisov Cabinet

Society

Number of Illegal Immigrants Entering Bulgaria Via Greece Increases
Bulgaria's Environment Ministry Warns Of Rising Water Levels In Rivers
Bulgarian MPs Pass Overhaul of Healthcare Budget

Views on BG

Der Spiegel: Putin Seeks to Influence Bulgarian Policy-Making

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World

Israel Reveals Names of Jerusalem Attack Victims
PFLP Says Jerusalem Synagogue Attackers Were Its Members
Four Killed In Jerusalem Synagogue Attack
Hungarians Protest Against Corruption, Seek PM Orban’s Resignation
EU Governments, Parliament Fail to Strike Deal of 2015 Budget
Czechs Protest Their President, Pelt Him With Eggs
Romanian MPs Turn Down Amnesty Bill
Romanian FM Resigns over Flaws in Expats' Presidential Vote
Minor Skirmishes as Greece Celebrates Anti-Junta Uprising
Germany Trying to Revive Faltering Ukraine Ceasefire Deal
H&M to Launch Online Store In Bulgaria Next Year

Novinite Insider

Ricardo Guerra: Bulgaria Should Increase Added Value of Its Exports

Business

EconMin Proposes Joint Bulgaria-Romania Export to Non-EU Markets

Bulgarian and Romanian companies could join hands to export foods, electronics, machines and textile outside the EU, Economy Minister Bozhidar Lukarski has told Romania's Ambassador to Bulgaria Anton Pacuretu.

Business | November 18, 2014, Tuesday // 19:34

Bulgaria's Central Bank Reports Drop In Foreign Investment

Bulgaria becomes unattractive for foreign investment, shows a report of the Bulgarian National Bank (BNB), quoted by the Sega daily.

Business | November 18, 2014, Tuesday // 13:14

Reuters: Bulgaria Seeking to Borrow EUR 1.3 B from Foreign Banks

Bulgaria is seeking to raise some EUR 1.

Business » Finance | November 18, 2014, Tuesday // 18:02

Budget Committee Gives Bulgaria Gov't Green Light for New Borrowing

The Budget and Finance Committee at Bulgaria's Parliament has given the government a mandate to start talks over a fresh foreign borrowing of up to BGN 3 B.

Business » Finance | November 18, 2014, Tuesday // 16:06

Parliament To Discuss Budget Update

Bulgaria's Parliament will discuss at an extraordinary meeting the budget update.

Business » Finance | November 18, 2014, Tuesday // 07:54

Politics

Presidents of Bulgaria, Poland Back EU Energy Union

The heads of state of Bulgaria and Poland, Rosen Plevneliev and Bronislaw Komorowski have united around the idea that an energy union could boost the EU's security of supplies, Plevneliev's press office has said.

Politics » Diplomacy | November 18, 2014, Tuesday // 19:18

Bulgaria Condemns Jerusalem Synagogue Attack

“Bulgaria strongly condemns the attack on the synagogue and the religious school in Jerusalem,” said Bulgaria's Foreign Ministry in a press statement.

Politics » Diplomacy | November 18, 2014, Tuesday // 12:37

Turkey's Ambassador Suleyman Gokce Criticises Plans For Fence Along Border

Turkey's ambassador to Bulgaria Suleyman Gokce said that his country was against the construction of a fence along the entire border between Bulgaria and Turkey.

Politics » Diplomacy | November 18, 2014, Tuesday // 09:04

Bulgaria's President Plevneliev To Visit Poland

Bulgaria's President Rosen Plevneliev is on a official visit to Poland on Tuesday and Wednesday, said his press office.

Politics » Diplomacy | November 18, 2014, Tuesday // 07:39

Bulgaria Interior Minister Backs Idea to Set up European Prosecutor’s Office

Bulgaria's Interior Minister Veselin Vuchkov on Tuesday supported the idea of establishing European Prosecutor's Office responsible for combating fraud and misappropriation of EU funds.

Politics » Bulgaria in EU | November 18, 2014, Tuesday // 14:40

Bulgarian MPs Pass 2014 State Budget Update

Lawmakers have approved the government's proposal to overhaul this year's state budget.

Politics » Domestic | November 18, 2014, Tuesday // 18:20

GERB's Menda Stoyanova Calls For Responsibility From Central Bank Chiefs

GERB MP Menda Stoyanova, chair of the parliamentary budget committee, urged the managerial board of Bulgaria's Central Bank (BNB) to assume the moral responsibility for the problems of Corporate Commercial Bank (KTB).

Politics » Domestic | November 18, 2014, Tuesday // 11:36

Nationalists Threaten to Withdraw Support for Borisov Cabinet

The Patriotic Front (PF) might withdraw its support for the coalition government of Prime Minister Boyko Borisov, announced Valeri Simeonov, co-chairman of PF.

Politics » Domestic | November 18, 2014, Tuesday // 11:33

Society

Number of Illegal Immigrants Entering Bulgaria Via Greece Increases

The number of illegal immigrants entering Bulgaria through the border with Greece, continues to rise, Interior Ministry sources tell Dnevnik.

Society | November 18, 2014, Tuesday // 08:20

Bulgaria's Environment Ministry Warns Of Rising Water Levels In Rivers

Bulgaria's Environment Ministry warns of expected rise of water levels in the rivers, reports Dnevnik.

Society » Environment | November 18, 2014, Tuesday // 13:24

Bulgarian MPs Pass Overhaul of Healthcare Budget

Lawmakers have approved the allocation of additional BGN 100 M to the budget of Bulgaria's health fund for 2014.

Society » Health | November 18, 2014, Tuesday // 15:29

Views on BG

Der Spiegel: Putin Seeks to Influence Bulgarian Policy-Making

Russian President Vladimir Putin is doing his best to influence policy-making in individual member states, particularly in Bulgaria, German magazine Der Spiegel wrote on Monday.

Views on BG | November 18, 2014, Tuesday // 21:30

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"A World War Three is possible.

Quotes | November 18, 2014, Tuesday // 17:41

World

Israel Reveals Names of Jerusalem Attack Victims

Officials announced Tuesday afternoon the names of all four victims of the bloody terror attack at the Kehilat Yaakov synagogue in Jerusalem.

World | November 18, 2014, Tuesday // 17:13

PFLP Says Jerusalem Synagogue Attackers Were Its Members

The Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine (PFLP) said on Tuesday two of its members were responsible for the attack in a Jerusalem synagogue that had left four people dead.

World | November 18, 2014, Tuesday // 13:54

Four Killed In Jerusalem Synagogue Attack

Two Palestinians armed with a meat cleaver and a gun killed four people in a Jerusalem synagogue on Tuesday before being shot dead by police, reports Reuters.

World | November 18, 2014, Tuesday // 12:12

Hungarians Protest Against Corruption, Seek PM Orban’s Resignation

Thousands of Hungarians took to the streets of Budapest on Monday to protest against Prime Minister Viktor Orban and the government, the BBC reported.

World » EU | November 18, 2014, Tuesday // 12:56

EU Governments, Parliament Fail to Strike Deal of 2015 Budget

The EU member states and the European Parliament have failed to strike a deal on the 2015 budget and talks will continue.

World » EU | November 18, 2014, Tuesday // 12:11

Czechs Protest Their President, Pelt Him With Eggs

Thousands of Czechs have protested against Czech President Milos Zeman on the 25th anniversary of the Velvet Revolution, which ended communist rule.

World » EU | November 18, 2014, Tuesday // 08:52

Romanian MPs Turn Down Amnesty Bill

A draft law on amnesty and pardons that would have helped jailed Romanian politicians was overwhelmingly rejected by the country's Parliament on Tuesday.

World » Southeast Europe | November 18, 2014, Tuesday // 20:00

Romanian FM Resigns over Flaws in Expats' Presidential Vote

Teodor Melescanu, who recently became the Foreign Ministry of Romania, has stepped down due to the poor organization of Sunday's presidential elections abroad.

World » Southeast Europe | November 18, 2014, Tuesday // 16:36

Minor Skirmishes as Greece Celebrates Anti-Junta Uprising

Greeks commemorated on November 17 the 41st anniversary of the 1973 Athens Polytechnic Uprising with demonstrations in Athens, Thessaloniki, Patras and most major cities.

World » Southeast Europe | November 18, 2014, Tuesday // 10:18

Germany Trying to Revive Faltering Ukraine Ceasefire Deal

The foreign ministers of Germany and Russia will discuss renewed tensions in Ukraine on Tuesday in a bid to prevent further esclation of the conflict.

World » Ukraine | November 18, 2014, Tuesday // 17:04

H&M to Launch Online Store In Bulgaria Next Year

The Swedish clothing retailer Hennes & Mauritz (H&M) is launching an online store for Bulgaria in 2015, said the company in a press release.

World » International Business | November 18, 2014, Tuesday // 14:09

Novinite Insider

Ricardo Guerra: Bulgaria Should Increase Added Value of Its Exports

The first part of Novinite.com's interview with Ricardo Guerra de Ar?ujo, Charg? d’Affaires at the Brazilian Embassy in Sofia, on the future ahead of Brazil and its relations with Bulgaria after the re-election of President Dilma Rousseff.

Novinite Insider » Diplomatic Channel | November 18, 2014, Tuesday // 19:09
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