ARCHIVE - 21 November 2014

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Business

Bulgaria’s Advance Properties Acquires 100% Stake in Pharmaceutical Co Huvepharma
President Plevneliev Invites Polish Businesses to Invest in Bulgaria
Bulgaria C-Bank Governor 'Likely to Resign end-November'
Bulgaria Plans to Reintroduce 10% Bank Deposit Interest Tax
Foreign Ministers of Serbia, Hungary Cite South Stream as Project of Mutual Interest

Politics

Obama Congratulates Borisov on Re-election as Bulgarian PM
European Commission OKs 39 New Operational Programs, None of Them Bulgarian
Bulgaria to Seek Long-Term Loan for 240-km Section of Hemus Motorway
Bulgaria PM to Seek Unfreezing of EU Funds in Brussels Next Week
Bulgaria's Minimum Wage Remains BGN 340 Next Year

Society

Bulgaria Ready to Support International Criminal Court – Chief Prosecutor
BAS To Investigate UFO Claims
86% Of Bulgaria's University Students Ready To Relocate
Sixth Edition Of 'Northern Lights' Festival For Nordic Cinema
Sofia Literary Festival Focuses On Nordic Literature
14-th Bansko Film Fest Starts On November 25
Sofia Patient with 'Ebola' Symptoms Infected with Malaria
Bulgaria Health Minister Urges Increased Awareness of Ebola Risk
Sofia Patient Uninfected with Ebola, Tests Show

Sports

Schumacher Paralysed - With Speech, Memory Problems

World

Japanese PM Dissolves Parliament Ahead of Early Elections
Shooter Wounds Three at Florida State University
Germans Divided over Sanctions on Russia - ARD Survey
Serbia Strikes USD 1.2 B Loan Deal With IMF
Putin Says Russia Should Prevent 'Colour Revolutions'
Ukraine's Pro-Western Parties Sign Coalition Agreement

Novinite Insider

Chair of Bulgarian Industrial Assoc. Urges Swift Reforms in Administration, Pension System

Business

Bulgaria’s Advance Properties Acquires 100% Stake in Pharmaceutical Co Huvepharma

Rohatyn Group (“TRG”) has sold a 36.6% stake in pharmaceuticals companyHuvepharma AD to Advance Properties OOD.

Business | November 21, 2014, Friday // 16:45

President Plevneliev Invites Polish Businesses to Invest in Bulgaria

Potential Polish investors can find attrractive investment opportinities in Bulgaria's hi-tech industry, car making, energy, agriculture, food production and tourism, Bulgaria's President Rosen Plevneliev has said.

Business | November 21, 2014, Friday // 13:58

Bulgaria C-Bank Governor 'Likely to Resign end-November'

Bulgarian National Bank (BNB) governor Ivan Iskrov is likely to step down by the end of November, sources in Parliament say.

Business » Finance | November 21, 2014, Friday // 13:08

Bulgaria Plans to Reintroduce 10% Bank Deposit Interest Tax

Bulgaria plans to increase tax on interest earned on bank deposits to 10% from next year, restoring the levy to its initial level, the head of budget commitee in Parliament Menda Stoyanova has said.

Business » Finance | November 21, 2014, Friday // 08:39

Foreign Ministers of Serbia, Hungary Cite South Stream as Project of Mutual Interest

Serbian Foreign Minister Ivica Dacic and his Hungarian counterpart Peter Szijjarto have agreed that the South Stream gas pipeline is a project of mutual interest for the two countries.

Business » Energy | November 21, 2014, Friday // 21:12

Politics

Obama Congratulates Borisov on Re-election as Bulgarian PM

In a letter addressed to Boyko Borisov, US President Barack Obama congratulated him on being re-elected for his second term as Prime Minister of Bulgaria.

Politics » Diplomacy | November 21, 2014, Friday // 19:14

European Commission OKs 39 New Operational Programs, None of Them Bulgarian

The European Commission (EC) has approved 39 operational programs for the 2014-2020 programming period but none of them is Bulgarian.

Politics » Bulgaria in EU | November 21, 2014, Friday // 20:29

Bulgaria to Seek Long-Term Loan for 240-km Section of Hemus Motorway

Bulgaria will seek a long-term loan from international banks for the construction of a 240-km section of the Hemus motorway, according to Regional Development Minister Lilyana Pavlova.

Politics » Bulgaria in EU | November 21, 2014, Friday // 16:10

Bulgaria PM to Seek Unfreezing of EU Funds in Brussels Next Week

Issues can be found with nearly all projects conducted under Operational Program Transport, Bulgaria's Prime Minister Boyko Borisov said on Friday.

Politics » Bulgaria in EU | November 21, 2014, Friday // 13:54

Bulgaria's Minimum Wage Remains BGN 340 Next Year

The minimum monthly wage in Bulgaria will remain BGN 340 next year, the head of the interim parliamentary committee on budget and finance Menda Stoyanova told journalists.

Politics » Domestic | November 21, 2014, Friday // 15:02

Society

Bulgaria Ready to Support International Criminal Court – Chief Prosecutor

Chief Prosecutor Sotir Tsatsarov has met with a delegation of the International Criminal Court (ICC) which has arrived in Bulgaria at his invitation.

Society | November 21, 2014, Friday // 17:55

BAS To Investigate UFO Claims

The Bulgarian Academy of Sciences (BAS) Institute for Space Studies recently held its first official conference on the existence of UFOs and extraterrestrial intelligence, Prof.

Society | November 21, 2014, Friday // 15:45

86% Of Bulgaria's University Students Ready To Relocate

Eighty-six percent of Bulgaria's university students are considering relocation to another country or city, shows a survey of the Bulgarian Industrial Association among students and employers.

Society | November 21, 2014, Friday // 10:53

Sixth Edition Of 'Northern Lights' Festival For Nordic Cinema

The sixth edition of the “Northern Lights” festival for Nordic cinema will take place in Sofia's Cinema House (Dom na kinoto), Euro Cinema, Odeon and G8 cultural centre December 3 – 11.

Society » Culture | November 21, 2014, Friday // 14:38

Sofia Literary Festival Focuses On Nordic Literature

This year's edition of the Sofia International Literary Festival will focus on the modern Nordic literature.

Society » Culture | November 21, 2014, Friday // 13:05

14-th Bansko Film Fest Starts On November 25

The 14-th edition of the Bansko Film Fest starts on November 25 in Bansko's community centre “Nikola Vaptsarov”.

Society » Culture | November 21, 2014, Friday // 11:51

Sofia Patient with 'Ebola' Symptoms Infected with Malaria

The 57-year-old patient hospitalized with symptoms resembling those of Ebola on Thursday evening has falciparum malaria, medical officials say.

Society » Health | November 21, 2014, Friday // 14:12

Bulgaria Health Minister Urges Increased Awareness of Ebola Risk

Bulgarian authorities have reacted in an adequate and timely manner in the case of a patient with suspected Ebola-like symptoms but improvements are needed to ensure increased public awaraness of the threat, Health Minister Petar Moskov said on Friday.

Society » Health | November 21, 2014, Friday // 10:14

Sofia Patient Uninfected with Ebola, Tests Show

A patient hospitalised in Sofia with symptoms similar to those of Ebola hasn't been infected with the deadly virus, BNR TV station reported on Friday.

Society » Health | November 21, 2014, Friday // 07:04

Sports

Schumacher Paralysed - With Speech, Memory Problems

The seven-time Formula 1 world champion Michael Schumacher is paralysed and can communicate only by blinking, former Formula 1 driver and close friend Philippe Streiff told a French radio.

Sports | November 21, 2014, Friday // 13:11

World

Japanese PM Dissolves Parliament Ahead of Early Elections

Prime Minister of Japan Shinzo Abe dissolved parliament on November 21, making the way for an early election in mid-December.

World | November 21, 2014, Friday // 17:04

Shooter Wounds Three at Florida State University

A Florida State University graduate opened fire at the crowded library of the university, wounding three people on Thursday, CNN reported.

World | November 21, 2014, Friday // 11:55

Germans Divided over Sanctions on Russia - ARD Survey

Twenty-seven percent of Germans believe the current sanctions against Russia imposed by the EU and the US should be scrapped, a new survey has shown.

World » EU | November 21, 2014, Friday // 13:01

Serbia Strikes USD 1.2 B Loan Deal With IMF

Serbia has reached an agreement with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) on a 36-month USD 1.2 B precautionary standby arrangement.

World » Southeast Europe | November 21, 2014, Friday // 07:54

Putin Says Russia Should Prevent 'Colour Revolutions'

Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Thursday that Moscow should prevent the occurrence of a colour revolution and combat extremism in Russia.

World » Russia | November 21, 2014, Friday // 14:45

Ukraine's Pro-Western Parties Sign Coalition Agreement

The leaders of the five pro-Western parties in the Ukrainian Parliament have signed a coalition agreement.

World » Ukraine | November 21, 2014, Friday // 16:59

Novinite Insider

Chair of Bulgarian Industrial Assoc. Urges Swift Reforms in Administration, Pension System

Bozhidar Danev, Chair of the Bulgarian Industrial Association (BIA), has recommended swift reforms in the sphere of administration and the pension system.

Novinite Insider » Opinions | November 21, 2014, Friday // 19:36
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