ARCHIVE - 7 January 2015

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Business

Bulgaria Gov't Scraps Concession Agreement for Bansko Ski Zone
Construction of Coastal Station at Port Varna Completed
Extra Subsidy of BGN 105 M To Be Awarded to 67 000 Small-Scale Farmers by end-January
InvestBulgaria Agency Chief: Foreign Investment Has Not Decreased in Long Term
Bulgarian Fruit, Vegetable Producers to Stage Protests over Distribution of Financial Aid
Bulgaria’s Govt Debt at 23.1% of GDP by end-November 2014

Politics

Bulgaria Never Discussed Possibility to Station Army at Border – PM
Bulgaria Needs EUR 150M to Stop Illegal Migrants Crossing from Turkey
Bulgaria to Apply for EU Funding on Education Worth BGN 400 M
Bulgaria’s Ex Refugee Agency Head Reappointed by Govt
Bulgaria’s Govt to Introduce Hefty Fines for Breaches of EU Rules on Roaming

Society

Over 300 000 Bulgarians Celebrating St John the Baptist on Wednesday
Paintings Confiscated from Bulgaria's KTB 'Were Gift to Tsvetan Vasilev'

Sports

Grigor Dimitrov Earns Thrilling Match Against Chardy, Faces Klizan

Smiles

How to Charge a Customer

Quotes

Should the State Look for Employees on Facebook?

World

Pro-Russian Group Hacks Websites of Merkel, Bundestag
Outlawed Marxist Group Claims Responsibility for Istanbul Suicider
Palestine to Join International Criminal Court – UN Secretary General
Number of Syrian Refugees Up by 704 000 in H1, 2014 - UNHCR
Tail of Crashed AirAsia Plane Found in Java Sea
Thousands Rally in France to Pay Tribute to Victims Killed at Charlie Hebdo
EU Commission Responds to Ombudsman, Publishes TTIP Papers
Bulgaria Condemns Gunmen Attack on France’s Charlie Hebdo
Death Toll in Charlie Hebdo Attack Climbs to 12, 10 Wounded
Eleven Killed in Gun Attack on French Magazine
Ukraine Signs EUR 500M Loan Deal With Germany

Novinite Insider

Shooting at Charlie Hebdo Not Surprising, Prof. Chukov Says
'Islam Needs Reform,' Journalist Ivo Indzhev Says after French Magazine Attack

Business

Bulgaria Gov't Scraps Concession Agreement for Bansko Ski Zone

A concession agreement to build a ski zone in Bansko passed by the previous elected government in 2013 has been revised by the cabinet, officials say.

Business | January 7, 2015, Wednesday // 15:17

Construction of Coastal Station at Port Varna Completed

The construction of the coastal station at Port Varna has been completed.

Business | January 7, 2015, Wednesday // 13:14

Extra Subsidy of BGN 105 M To Be Awarded to 67 000 Small-Scale Farmers by end-January

By end-January 2015, nearly 67 000 agricultural producers will receive an additional sum of BGN 15 in redistributive payments for farms of 1-30 hectares (10-300 decares) apart from the main subsidies per hectare of arable land.

Business | January 7, 2015, Wednesday // 12:15

InvestBulgaria Agency Chief: Foreign Investment Has Not Decreased in Long Term

Svetoslav Mladenov, Executive Director of the InvestBulgaria Agency, has said that there has been no decrease in foreign investment in the long term.

Business | January 7, 2015, Wednesday // 11:27

Bulgarian Fruit, Vegetable Producers to Stage Protests over Distribution of Financial Aid

Bulgarian fruit and vegetable producers have threatened protests over the unfair distribution of financial aid by sectors by the Agriculture Ministry.

Business | January 7, 2015, Wednesday // 08:22

Bulgaria’s Govt Debt at 23.1% of GDP by end-November 2014

Bulgaria’s government debt amounted to EUR 9 597,7 million as of end-November, according to Finance Ministry data.

Business » Finance | January 7, 2015, Wednesday // 10:54

Politics

Bulgaria Never Discussed Possibility to Station Army at Border – PM

Bulgarian Prime Minister Boyko Borisov announced that the government has never discussed the possibility to station the army at the border with Turkey in order to guard it against the influx of refugees.

Politics » Defense | January 7, 2015, Wednesday // 16:50

Bulgaria Needs EUR 150M to Stop Illegal Migrants Crossing from Turkey

Bulgaria needs at least BGN 150M to halt the influx of illegal migrants across its border with Turkey and will seek financial assistance from the European Commission to tackle the issue, Prime Minister Boyko Borisov said on Wednesday.

Politics » Bulgaria in EU | January 7, 2015, Wednesday // 20:57

Bulgaria to Apply for EU Funding on Education Worth BGN 400 M

The application for EU funds under six schemes under which nearly BGN 428 M could be allocated to Bulgarian education will start on January 15.

Politics » Bulgaria in EU | January 7, 2015, Wednesday // 14:14

Bulgaria’s Ex Refugee Agency Head Reappointed by Govt

Nikola Kazakov, former Chair of Bulgaria’s State Agency for Refugees, has been reappointed as head of the unit.

Politics » Domestic | January 7, 2015, Wednesday // 13:41

Bulgaria’s Govt to Introduce Hefty Fines for Breaches of EU Rules on Roaming

Bulgaria’s government is to approve Wednesday changes to the Law on Electronic Communications envisaging a fine of up to BGN 2 M for mobile operators who fail to abide by the European Union regulations on wholesale and retail price caps for roaming charge

Politics » Domestic | January 7, 2015, Wednesday // 07:42

Society

Over 300 000 Bulgarians Celebrating St John the Baptist on Wednesday

Bulgarians with the name Ivan (and its derivatives) are celebrating St John the Baptist, or Ivanovden as it is locally known, on January 7.

Society | January 7, 2015, Wednesday // 11:20

Paintings Confiscated from Bulgaria's KTB 'Were Gift to Tsvetan Vasilev'

A collection of twenty artworks at the Corporate Commercial Bank (KTB) seized by Bulgaria's prosecuting authority on Wednesday afternoon were a present to the bank's majority owner Tsvetan Vasilev, his lawyer says.

Society | January 7, 2015, Wednesday // 10:23

Sports

Grigor Dimitrov Earns Thrilling Match Against Chardy, Faces Klizan

Following his victorious start at doubles, Bulgarian tennis player repeated his success in his first singles match for the new season.

Sports | January 7, 2015, Wednesday // 12:04

Smiles

How to Charge a Customer

An optometrist was instructing a new employee on how to charge a customer: “As you are fitting her glasses, if she asks how much they cost, you say ‘$150.

Smiles | January 7, 2015, Wednesday // 12:19

Quotes

Should the State Look for Employees on Facebook?

"What is it you want? You ask me why I didn't appoint someone from Facebook?"

Quotes | January 7, 2015, Wednesday // 13:32

World

Pro-Russian Group Hacks Websites of Merkel, Bundestag

A group of pro-Russian hackers claimed responsibility for hacking the website of German Chancellor Angela Merkel and the lower house of parliament – the Bundestag on Wednesday.

World | January 7, 2015, Wednesday // 15:41

Outlawed Marxist Group Claims Responsibility for Istanbul Suicider

The prohibited Marxist DHKP-C group claimed responsibility for the suicide bombing attack carried out in Istanbul on Tuesday.

World | January 7, 2015, Wednesday // 14:59

Palestine to Join International Criminal Court – UN Secretary General

United Nations (UN) Secretary General Ban Ki-Moon announced that Palestine will join the International Criminal Court (ICC) on April 1.

World | January 7, 2015, Wednesday // 12:54

Number of Syrian Refugees Up by 704 000 in H1, 2014 - UNHCR

The number of Syrian refugees has increased by 704 000 in the first half of 2014 and they are currently the largest refugee group under the mandate of the UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR), according to a newly published report.

World | January 7, 2015, Wednesday // 09:41

Tail of Crashed AirAsia Plane Found in Java Sea

The tail of AirAsia Flight 8501 has been found in the Java Sea.

World | January 7, 2015, Wednesday // 08:57

Thousands Rally in France to Pay Tribute to Victims Killed at Charlie Hebdo

Thousands of people gathered at Place de la Republique in Paris on Wednesday evening in a vigil to pay tribute to the victims of the massacre at the office of satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo, newswires reported.

World » EU | January 7, 2015, Wednesday // 21:43

EU Commission Responds to Ombudsman, Publishes TTIP Papers

The European Commission (EC) published Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP) negotiating documents on Wednesday.

World » EU | January 7, 2015, Wednesday // 18:00

Bulgaria Condemns Gunmen Attack on France’s Charlie Hebdo

Bulgaria strongly condemns the gunmen raid on the French satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo which left at least 12 people dead and 10 injured on Wednesday, President Rosen Plevneliev has said.

World » EU | January 7, 2015, Wednesday // 16:58

Death Toll in Charlie Hebdo Attack Climbs to 12, 10 Wounded

At least twelve people have died and seven have been injured in a gunmen raid into the French satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo, according to Paris officials.

World » EU | January 7, 2015, Wednesday // 14:57

Eleven Killed in Gun Attack on French Magazine

An attack on the French satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo has claimed 11 lives and has left ten people wounded, according to officials.

World » EU | January 7, 2015, Wednesday // 14:04

Ukraine Signs EUR 500M Loan Deal With Germany

Ukraine on Wednesday signed a EUR 500M loan agreement with Germany to restore public infrastructure in its eastern regions.

World » Ukraine | January 7, 2015, Wednesday // 19:29

Novinite Insider

Shooting at Charlie Hebdo Not Surprising, Prof. Chukov Says

Armed attacks against media outlets like Wednesday’s shooting at the Paris offices of French satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo are often being carried out by radically-minded people who aren’t necessarily affiliated to a specific terrorist organization, Bu

Novinite Insider » Opinions | January 7, 2015, Wednesday // 18:37

'Islam Needs Reform,' Journalist Ivo Indzhev Says after French Magazine Attack

The problem with Islam is not just fundamentalist, but also fundamental, the well-known Bulgarian journalist Ivo Indzhev told Novinite after the attack on France's satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo.

Novinite Insider » Opinions | January 7, 2015, Wednesday // 16:04
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