EIB Lends EUR 500 M To Bulgaria
The European Investment Bank (EIB) is lending to Bulgaria EUR 500 M for co-financing priority projects supported by EU funds during the 2014 – 2020 Programming Period, said Bulgaria's Finance Ministry.
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ARCHIVE - 27 November 2014
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EIB Lends EUR 500 M To BulgariaBulgaria’s Finance Ministry Cuts Judiciary Budget Proposal by BGN 80 M
Bulgaria’s Energy Watchdog Pledges No Power Price Hike as of January
Bulgaria To Create E-Registry of Its Tourist Destinations
Trips by Bulgarians Abroad Dip in October, Foreigners’ Visits Rise
Bulgaria’s Tourism Minister Invites Deputy to Resign
Bulgaria’s Tourism Minister Plans Focus on Advertisement, Sustainable Development in 2015
Politics
Bulgaria To Criminalise Participation in ISBulgaria Denounces Russia-Abkhazia Agreement
Bulgaria's Answer To US Tanks Is 'No' – Chief Of Defence
Bulgaria to Get 6% of Requested EUR 300 M under EU Solidarity Fund
PES Leader Stanishev Offers to Help Bulgaria Join Schengen
National Security Head: No Direct Terror Threat to Bulgaria
Bulgaria’s Labor Minister to Push for Minimum Wage Hike
Bulgarian Nationalists Threaten Gov't over Appointment of Sofia Governor
Society
Police Arrests 35 Illegal Immigrants in SofiaBulgaria to Build Accommodation Centres for Elderly
Bulgaria Marks 95 Years of Neuilly Treaty after WWI
Bulgaria Has Too Many Universities - Education Minister
Sports
Sofia, Varna To Co-Host Volleyball European Championship 2015 With 2 Italian CitiesBulgaria's Ludogorets Keeps Chances of Continuing in Europe
Crime
Prosecution To Demand Permanent Arrest For 7 Detained In PazardzhikDetained Imam Ahmed Musa 'Dreamed Bulgaria Could Wave IS Flag'
Views on BG
NY Times: Several Oligarchs Control Media Companies in BulgariaQuotes
This Could Have Been an IS CellWorld
UK's Main Parties Agree to Grant More Powers to ScotlandEU Commission Survives Vote of No Confidence in Parliament
Bulgaria, Romania Citizens Help Fuel Rise in UK Net Migration
General Strike Halts Services Across Greece
Arseny Yatseniuk Elected As Prime Minister Of Ukraine
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Bulgarian Authorities Popularizing Radical Islam - ExpertBusiness
Bulgaria’s Finance Ministry Cuts Judiciary Budget Proposal by BGN 80 M
Bulgaria’s Finance Ministry has downsized the judiciary budget requested by the Supreme Judicial Council (VSS) for 2015 by over BGN 80 M.
Bulgaria’s Energy Watchdog Pledges No Power Price Hike as of January
Bulgaria’s State Commission for Energy and Water Regulation (DKEVR) does not plan to approve a new power price increase from January 1, 2015, according to DKEVR Chair Svetla Todorova.
Bulgaria To Create E-Registry of Its Tourist Destinations
Bulgaria's Tourism Ministry will create an electronic registry of all tourist destinations in the country, said Tourism Minister Nikolina Angelkova during the opening of the International Meeting Of Touroperators in Plovdiv.
Trips by Bulgarians Abroad Dip in October, Foreigners’ Visits Rise
The number of Bulgarians travelling abroad fell by 1.8% year-on-year in October, reaching 300,900, the statistics office said on Thursday.
Bulgaria’s Tourism Minister Invites Deputy to Resign
Bulgarian Tourism Minister Nikolina Angelkova has expressed hopes that her deputy, Branimir Botev, will step down.
Bulgaria’s Tourism Minister Plans Focus on Advertisement, Sustainable Development in 2015
Tourism Minister Nikolina Angelkova has said that the major portion of funding in 2015 would be allocated to advertisement and measures targeting the sustainable development of the sector.
Politics
Bulgaria To Criminalise Participation in IS
Bulgaria's Foreign Ministry has set up a working group to draft legislation criminalising the participation of Bulgarian citizens in the Islamic State (IS) terrorist organisation.
Bulgaria Denounces Russia-Abkhazia Agreement
The Spokesperson of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs said in a statement that Bulgaria does not recognise the agreement that had been recently signed between the Russian Federation and the self-proclaimed Republic of Abkhazia.
Bulgaria's Answer To US Tanks Is 'No' – Chief Of Defence
If the US ask us for permission to deploy tanks or other armoured vehicles, at this point our answer is “No”, Vice Admiral Rumen Nikolov, Chief of Defense Staff of Bulgaria, told the BGNES wire service.
Bulgaria to Get 6% of Requested EUR 300 M under EU Solidarity Fund
Bulgaria will get 6% of the requested EUR 300 M under the European Union Solidarity Fund (EUSF), or some EUR 10.
PES Leader Stanishev Offers to Help Bulgaria Join Schengen
European socialists' leader Sergey Stanishev has announced he is ready to work with Bulgarian institutions toward Bulgaria's accession into the Schengen area without border control.
National Security Head: No Direct Terror Threat to Bulgaria
There is no direct terror threat to Bulgaria even though the risk exists, State Agency for National Security (DANS) Chair Vladimir Pisanchev said on Thursday.
Bulgaria’s Labor Minister to Push for Minimum Wage Hike
Ivaylo Kalfin, Minister of Labor and Social Policy, has argued that an increase in the monthly minimum wage will give a boost to the economy.
Bulgarian Nationalists Threaten Gov't over Appointment of Sofia Governor
A co-leader of the Patriotic Front (PF) has said the coalition has no good move other then to withdraw its support from the Bulgarian minority government.
Society
Police Arrests 35 Illegal Immigrants in Sofia
Sofia Police arrested 35 illegal immigrants during an operation on Wednesday evening, reports the Focus news agency.
Society | November 27, 2014, Thursday // 17:56
Bulgaria to Build Accommodation Centres for Elderly
The Minister of Regional Development Lilyana Pavlova said that Bulgaria plans on investing BGN 200 million in the construction of accommodation centres of family type during the next programme period 2014-2020.
Society | November 27, 2014, Thursday // 13:26
Bulgaria Marks 95 Years of Neuilly Treaty after WWI
Bulgarians around the country marked Thursday what is believed to be one of the most sinister dates in the country's history - the signing of the Treaty of Neuilly-sur-Seine.
Society | November 27, 2014, Thursday // 11:31
Bulgaria Has Too Many Universities - Education Minister
Education Minister Todor Tanev has backed amendments to the Education Act aimed at depriving specialized higher education institutions of the title university.
Sports
Sofia, Varna To Co-Host Volleyball European Championship 2015 With 2 Italian Cities
Bulgaria's Sofia and Varna will co-host the 2015 CEV Volleyball European Championship with Italy's Milan and Turin, transpired at a meeting in Milan on Wednesday, reports the Gong.
Sports | November 27, 2014, Thursday // 17:37
Bulgaria's Ludogorets Keeps Chances of Continuing in Europe
Despite the Wednesday draw with Liverpool, which was not enough for Ludogorets to progress to the knockout stage of the Champions League, the Bulgarian reigning champion still holds chances of continuing in the Europa League.
Sports | November 27, 2014, Thursday // 12:30
Crime
Prosecution To Demand Permanent Arrest For 7 Detained In Pazardzhik
Bulgaria's Prosecutor's Office will demand permanent arrest for the seven suspects still in custody, apprehended during the law enforcement operation in Pazardzhik on Tuesday, reports the BNT public broadcaster.
Crime | November 27, 2014, Thursday // 20:58
Detained Imam Ahmed Musa 'Dreamed Bulgaria Could Wave IS Flag'
Ahmed Musa Ahmed, who was arrested after a special operation in Pazardzhik earlier this week, dreamed of Bulgaria becoming the first EU country to hoist Islamic State (IS)'s black flag, the intelligence had has said.
Crime | November 27, 2014, Thursday // 08:53
Views on BG
NY Times: Several Oligarchs Control Media Companies in Bulgaria
Bulgaria, the country ranking last among EU nations in terms of press freedom, has a media landscape controlled by "several oligarchs", the New York Times wrote on Thursday.
Views on BG | November 27, 2014, Thursday // 10:38
Quotes
This Could Have Been an IS Cell
"You can accept that we carried out an operation for general prevention.
Quotes | November 27, 2014, Thursday // 12:59
World
UK's Main Parties Agree to Grant More Powers to Scotland
The main parties in the UK have achieved an agreement on the devolution of further powers to the Scottish Parliament.
World | November 27, 2014, Thursday // 15:14
EU Commission Survives Vote of No Confidence in Parliament
The European Commission of Jean-Claude Juncker survived the vote of no confidence that was held in the European Parliament earlier today.
Bulgaria, Romania Citizens Help Fuel Rise in UK Net Migration
The number of Bulgarians and Romanians who migrated to the UK in the year to end-June has increased sharply, contributing to a rise in net migration above government projections, official figures showed on Thursday.
General Strike Halts Services Across Greece
A 24-hour general strike has paralysed Greece in protest against further austerity measures demanded by the country’s international lenders.
Arseny Yatseniuk Elected As Prime Minister Of Ukraine
Ukraine’s parliament elected Arseny Yatseniuk for a new term as prime minister at its opening session on Thursday.
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Bulgarian Authorities Popularizing Radical Islam - Expert
Everything around the anti-terrorist operation conducted in Bulgaria this week is helping radical Islam to rise to popularity, a former security official says.
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