ARCHIVE - 16 December 2014

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Business

Bulgaria State Railway Co Mulls Laying Off 1500 People in 2015
140 M Packs of Illicit Cigarettes Are Sold in Bulgaria Each Year
Bulgaria Court Delays Hearings on Appeal of KTB Licence Withdrawal Until Feb 9
USD 25 B in Illicit Flows Syphoned Off from Bulgaria in 10 Years
Drilling at Bulgaria’s Khan Asparuh Block Delayed Until 2016

Politics

US 'Gives Ukraine Weapons via Bulgaria'
Bulgarian MPs Adopt Heavy Penalties for Social Insurance Infringers
Bulgaria's Opposition Nibbles at Demands of Mass Resignation in Judiciary
President Plevneliev Says Judicial Reform 'Top Priority' Next Year

Society

Children Subject to Violence, Deprivation at Bulgarian Reformatories - NGO
Sports, Elections, Diets, Love Most Frequently Googled by Bulgarians
18 Bulgarian Cities Have 'Extremely Polluted' Air
Balkan Music Star Goran Bregovic Returns for Concert in Sofia
Israeli Investors Building 4 Oncological Centers in Bulgaria

Crime

Seven Bulgarians Arrested in Belgrade for Intending to Stage Protest

Smiles

Drink and Drive

Quotes

Resignations Are the Latest Fashion

World

Pakistan Death Toll Climbs to 141 after Taliban Attack Peswahar School
Jeb Bush Might Try Running for US President in 2016
Obama Declares End of Considerable Military Deployments Abroad
Violence Against Journalists Remains Rife – Reporters Without Borders
Taliban Attack School in Pakistan
Australia Names Hostage Victims in Sydney Cafe Siege
EU Parliament Reelects Ombudsman with Overwhelming Majority
Czech Govt Moves to Step Up Fight Against Alcohol, Gambling
EU Will Never Recognise Crimea's Annexation - Mogherini
Russia Carried Out Large-Scale Military Drills In Kaliningrad Area
Russia Hikes Key Rate to 17% to Halt Rouble’s Slide

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Bulgaria, the Most Faithful Satellite

Business

Bulgaria State Railway Co Mulls Laying Off 1500 People in 2015

As many as 1500 people could be left jobless and 140 trains could be sold off if the government moves to slash the subsidy granted to Bulgarian State Railways (BDZ), the national carrier, the company's CEO has warned.

Business | December 16, 2014, Tuesday // 15:40

140 M Packs of Illicit Cigarettes Are Sold in Bulgaria Each Year

An average of 140 M packs of contraband cigarettes are being sold each year in Bulgaria, shows a survey of the Centre for Studying of Democracy, quoted by News.

Business | December 16, 2014, Tuesday // 14:58

Bulgaria Court Delays Hearings on Appeal of KTB Licence Withdrawal Until Feb 9

Bulgaria’s Supreme Administrative Court has delayed until February 9 hearings on the lawsuit launched by shareholders of collapsed Corporate Commercial Bank against the revocation of the bank’s licence.

Business | December 16, 2014, Tuesday // 08:56

USD 25 B in Illicit Flows Syphoned Off from Bulgaria in 10 Years

A total USD 25 B were illicitly syphoned off from Bulgaria in the past 10 years, shows the report Illicit Financial Flows from Developing Countries 2003-2012 of the Global Financial Integrity (GFI) NGO.

Business » Finance | December 16, 2014, Tuesday // 11:58

Drilling at Bulgaria’s Khan Asparuh Block Delayed Until 2016

Hydrocarbon drilling at Bulgaria’s Khan Asparuh  Black Sea block will be delayed by up to a year due to the slump in global oil prices, the international consortium holding the exploration licence has decided.

Business » Energy | December 16, 2014, Tuesday // 08:02

Politics

US 'Gives Ukraine Weapons via Bulgaria'

A Bulgarian company is helping the United States to export arms to Ukraine, Russian-language media outlets claim.

Politics » Defense | December 16, 2014, Tuesday // 21:46

Bulgarian MPs Adopt Heavy Penalties for Social Insurance Infringers

Members of the Budget Committee in Bulgaria's Parliament voted in favour of amendments to the Penal Code which provide for heavy penalties for concealed evasion of social insurance contributions.

Politics » Domestic | December 16, 2014, Tuesday // 17:51

Bulgaria's Opposition Nibbles at Demands of Mass Resignation in Judiciary

Calls on the Supreme Judicial Council (VSS) to step down will not solve problems in the judiciary, the leader of Bulgaria's biggest opposition party has warned.

Politics » Domestic | December 16, 2014, Tuesday // 17:11

President Plevneliev Says Judicial Reform 'Top Priority' Next Year

Bulgarian President Rosen Plevneliev has stressed the need of various reforms in 2015, that in the judiciary being "the most important, the most pressing".

Politics » Domestic | December 16, 2014, Tuesday // 16:06

Society

Children Subject to Violence, Deprivation at Bulgarian Reformatories - NGO

Bulgarian reformatories are places where children are suffering from sexual harrassment, physical violence and deprivation of food, the Bulgarian Helsinki Committee has warned.

Society | December 16, 2014, Tuesday // 20:42

Sports, Elections, Diets, Love Most Frequently Googled by Bulgarians

The most frequently googled events by Bulgarians in 2014 are the FIFA World Cub and the elections, shows the Google Trends annual survey for Bulgaria.

Society | December 16, 2014, Tuesday // 14:09

18 Bulgarian Cities Have 'Extremely Polluted' Air

Eighteen Bulgarian cities have “extremely polluted” air in the past several days, shows data of the Executive Environment Agency, reports Nova TV.

Society » Environment | December 16, 2014, Tuesday // 15:32

Balkan Music Star Goran Bregovic Returns for Concert in Sofia

Balkan music star Goran Bregovic and his Weddings and Funeral Orchestra will perform in a concert on Friday at the Arena Armeec in Sofia.

Society » Culture | December 16, 2014, Tuesday // 16:00

Israeli Investors Building 4 Oncological Centers in Bulgaria

Four new oncological centers built by Israeli entrepreneurs are to become operational in 2015, the country's Ambassador to Bulgaria has said.

Society » Health | December 16, 2014, Tuesday // 17:45

Crime

Seven Bulgarians Arrested in Belgrade for Intending to Stage Protest

Seven Bulgarian citizens were arrested on Monday evening in Belgrade, said Bulgaria's Foreign Ministry, quoted by the BNT public broadcaster.

Crime | December 16, 2014, Tuesday // 16:24

Smiles

Drink and Drive

I was drunk when I had my drivers license picture taken.

Smiles | December 16, 2014, Tuesday // 16:53

Quotes

Resignations Are the Latest Fashion

"It is not serious to portray reform as resignations.

Quotes | December 16, 2014, Tuesday // 17:16

World

Pakistan Death Toll Climbs to 141 after Taliban Attack Peswahar School

A Taliban assault on an army-run school in the Pakistani city of Peshawar on Tuesday has left at least 141 people dead, 132 of them children, officials say.

World | December 16, 2014, Tuesday // 19:47

Jeb Bush Might Try Running for US President in 2016

Former Florida government Jeb Bush is determined to "actively explore" the possibility of running for US President in 2016, Bush himself wrote on Facebook.

World | December 16, 2014, Tuesday // 17:30

Obama Declares End of Considerable Military Deployments Abroad

US President Barack Obama announced on Monday a “turning point” for US military while he greeted troops returning from Afghanistan.

World | December 16, 2014, Tuesday // 14:45

Violence Against Journalists Remains Rife – Reporters Without Borders

Reporters Without Borders (RWB) released its annual report on abuses of journalists in 2014 on Tuesday.

World | December 16, 2014, Tuesday // 12:08

Taliban Attack School in Pakistan

At least 20 people have been killed and 40 hurt in a Taliban assault on an army-run school in the Pakistani city of Peshawar, officials say, quoted by the international media.

World | December 16, 2014, Tuesday // 10:50

Australia Names Hostage Victims in Sydney Cafe Siege

The two hostages, who died in the Sydney cafe siege on Monday, have been named as the cafe manager Tori Johnson and Katrina Dawson, a barrister and mother of three.

World | December 16, 2014, Tuesday // 09:47

EU Parliament Reelects Ombudsman with Overwhelming Majority

The European Parliament reelected on Tuesday the incumbent European Ombudsman Emily O'Reilly with a large majority.

World » EU | December 16, 2014, Tuesday // 16:47

Czech Govt Moves to Step Up Fight Against Alcohol, Gambling

The Czech Republic’s government has decided to curb access to alcohol and gambling in a bid to reduce their negative impact on young people and adults alike.

World » EU | December 16, 2014, Tuesday // 14:33

EU Will Never Recognise Crimea's Annexation - Mogherini

The EU will never recognise Crimea’s annexation by Russia, the EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Federica Mogherini said Monday after the first meeting of the EU-Ukraine Association Council.

World » EU | December 16, 2014, Tuesday // 12:22

Russia Carried Out Large-Scale Military Drills In Kaliningrad Area

General Andrei Kartapolov announced on Tuesday that Russia carried out surprise military drills to assess the readiness of troops in the Kaliningrad region between December 5 and 10.

World » Russia | December 16, 2014, Tuesday // 13:28

Russia Hikes Key Rate to 17% to Halt Rouble’s Slide

Russia’s central bank announced on Tuesday it increased its key lending rate to 17% with immediate effect to avert a currency crisis.

World » Russia | December 16, 2014, Tuesday // 11:16

Novinite Insider

Bulgaria, the Most Faithful Satellite

Prime Minister Borisov must have already been an official guest of top European politicians more often within his five weeks in office than his elected predecessor, Plamen Oresharski, in the fourteen months he spent in office.

Novinite Insider » Opinions | December 16, 2014, Tuesday // 19:20
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