ARCHIVE - 16 December 2014
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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
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’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
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.
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.
A Bulgarian company is helping the United States to export arms to Ukraine, Russian-language media outlets claim.
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.
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.
Bulgarian President Rosen Plevneliev has stressed the need of various reforms in 2015, that in the judiciary being "the most important, the most pressing".
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
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
Eighteen Bulgarian cities have “extremely polluted” air in the past several days, shows data of the Executive Environment Agency, reports Nova TV.
Balkan music star Goran Bregovic and his Weddings and Funeral Orchestra will perform in a concert on Friday at the Arena Armeec in Sofia.
Four new oncological centers built by Israeli entrepreneurs are to become operational in 2015, the country's Ambassador to Bulgaria has said.
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
I was drunk when I had my drivers license picture taken.
Smiles | December 16, 2014, Tuesday // 16:53
"It is not serious to portray reform as resignations.
Quotes | December 16, 2014, Tuesday // 17:16
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
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
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
Reporters Without Borders (RWB) released its annual report on abuses of journalists in 2014 on Tuesday.
World | December 16, 2014, Tuesday // 12:08
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
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
The European Parliament reelected on Tuesday the incumbent European Ombudsman Emily O'Reilly with a large majority.
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EU | December 16, 2014, Tuesday // 16:47
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.
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EU | December 16, 2014, Tuesday // 14:33
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.
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EU | December 16, 2014, Tuesday // 12:22
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.
Russia’s central bank announced on Tuesday it increased its key lending rate to 17% with immediate effect to avert a currency crisis.
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.
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