ARCHIVE - 8 January 2015

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Business

Purchase Price of Tobacco Plummets to 15-Year Low
Grigor Dimitrov Reaches Brisbane Doubles Semifinals
Bulgaria’s Railway Co Suspends 38 Trains as of Jan 12 over Smaller Subsidy
Bulgaria Also Runs Risk of Terrorism After French Attack - IntMin Official
Directors of KTB Address Bulgarian PM, Warn Him of Deception
Euro Hits Nine-Year Low Vs. US Dollar
90% of Insured Deposits at Bulgaria’s Corpbank Paid Off
Energy Ministry Pondering Sale of Shares of Bulgarian Energy Holding
Bulgaria’s Energy Ministry, Watchdog Mull Measures to Prevent Power Price Hike in April
Gazprom, Botas in Talks on Turkish Stream Gas Pipeline – Taner Yildiz

Politics

Unemployment Rate in Bulgaria Decreased Over Past Year – Eurostat
Bulgaria May End Up Alone under Brussels’ Monitoring – British Ambassador

Society

Number of Single-Member Households in Bulgaria Records Increase – NSI
Novinite's Team Voicing Solidarity with Charlie Hebdo after Deadly Attack
Website of Bulgaria's Energy Watchdog Hacked

Smiles

Charlie Hebdo: Political Correctness
Charlie Hebdo: Cartoonists and Their Act of Solidarity

World

Turkey, Shell Start Searching for Oil, Gas in Western Black Sea
George Soros Calls for USD 50 B Aid to Ukraine, Continued Sanctions Against Russia
Search for Suspected Charlie Hebdo Killers Underway Northeast of Paris
EU Commission Proposes New EUR 1.8B in Aid to Ukraine
Charlie Hebdo Attack Suspects 'Spotted' in Northern France
Policewoman Injured in Paris Suburb Shooting Incident Passes Away
New Shooting Incident in France Leaves 2 Wounded
Seven Detained in France over Charlie Hebdo Attack
Charlie Hebdo Attack Suspects Named
SYRIZA Leads Opinion Polls Ahead of Greek Elections

Novinite Insider

France to Become Bolder, More Active in Fighting Еxtremism - Ambassador to Bulgaria

Business

Purchase Price of Tobacco Plummets to 15-Year Low

The purchase price of tobacco in Bulgaria has plummeted to BGN 3.

Business | January 8, 2015, Thursday // 13:14

Grigor Dimitrov Reaches Brisbane Doubles Semifinals

Bulgaria’s top tennis player Grigor Dimitrov has scored a third consecutive victory in Brisbane.

Business | January 8, 2015, Thursday // 10:58

Bulgaria’s Railway Co Suspends 38 Trains as of Jan 12 over Smaller Subsidy

The state-owned Bulgarian State Railways (BDZ) drops 38 trains off its schedule as of January 12 due to a reduction in its subsidy by BGN 40 M.

Business | January 8, 2015, Thursday // 09:47

Bulgaria Also Runs Risk of Terrorism After French Attack - IntMin Official

The fact that a EU and NATO member state could be subject to a terror attack such as the one in French weekly Charlie Hebdo's offices means there is also terror risk for Bulgaria, an official has said.

Business | January 8, 2015, Thursday // 09:24

Directors of KTB Address Bulgarian PM, Warn Him of Deception

The four executive directors of Corporate Commercial Bank (KTB) addressed Bulgarian Prime Minister Boyko Borisov through a further letter, in which they expressed concern that he was being deceived.

Business » Finance | January 8, 2015, Thursday // 17:59

Euro Hits Nine-Year Low Vs. US Dollar

The euro hit a nine-year low against the dollar on Thursday as bearish German manufacturing data suggested the European Central Bank may soon move to expand its bond-buying programme to bolster economic recovery.

Business » Finance | January 8, 2015, Thursday // 16:26

90% of Insured Deposits at Bulgaria’s Corpbank Paid Off

In 20 work days, since December 4, the Bulgarian Deposit Insurance Fund (BDIF) has paid off 90% of the insured deposits at the Corporate Commercial Bank (KTB, Corpbank), or BGN 3 250 000 000, according to BDIF Chair Radoslav Milenkov.

Business » Finance | January 8, 2015, Thursday // 14:40

Energy Ministry Pondering Sale of Shares of Bulgarian Energy Holding

The sale of shares from companies of the Bulgarian Energy Holding (BEH) is foreseen in the medium term.

Business » Energy | January 8, 2015, Thursday // 17:12

Bulgaria’s Energy Ministry, Watchdog Mull Measures to Prevent Power Price Hike in April

Svetla Todorova, Chair of Bulgaria’s State Commission for Energy and Water Regulation (DKEVR), has assured that the Energy Ministry is doing its best to adopt short-term measures aimed at preventing an increase in power rates in April.

Business » Energy | January 8, 2015, Thursday // 15:41

Gazprom, Botas in Talks on Turkish Stream Gas Pipeline – Taner Yildiz

Turkey and Russia are in talks on the construction of the Turkish Stream gas pipeline meant to replace the scrapped South Stream gas pipeline project.

Business » Energy | January 8, 2015, Thursday // 11:52

Politics

Unemployment Rate in Bulgaria Decreased Over Past Year – Eurostat

The unemployment rate in Bulgaria has decreased over the past year, but remains above the average for the European Union (EU).

Politics » Bulgaria in EU | January 8, 2015, Thursday // 11:55

Bulgaria May End Up Alone under Brussels’ Monitoring – British Ambassador

Bulgaria may end up as the only country against which the Co-Operation and Verification Mechanism (CVM) of the European Commission is applied, according to British Ambassador to Bulgaria Jonathan Allen.

Politics » Bulgaria in EU | January 8, 2015, Thursday // 10:32

Society

Number of Single-Member Households in Bulgaria Records Increase – NSI

According to data from the latest population census, which took place in 2011, slightly over 3 million households live in Bulgaria, the National Statistical Institute (NSI) reports.

Society | January 8, 2015, Thursday // 13:11

Novinite's Team Voicing Solidarity with Charlie Hebdo after Deadly Attack

Novinite is voicing its solidarity with the French weekly Charlie Hebdo, its editorial team and the entire French nation after the bloody attack which left twelve people dead and eleven injured on January 7, 2015.

Society | January 8, 2015, Thursday // 10:36

Website of Bulgaria's Energy Watchdog Hacked

Hackers have taken down the website of DKEVR, the Bulgarian energy regulator.

Society » Incidents | January 8, 2015, Thursday // 08:49

Smiles

Charlie Hebdo: Political Correctness

A cartoon from 2006 that has resurfaced all around the web after January 7's Charlie Hebdo attack.

Smiles | January 8, 2015, Thursday // 12:50

Charlie Hebdo: Cartoonists and Their Act of Solidarity

Cartoonists from across the world reacted to the developments in Paris, France, where an attack on the satirical weekly Charlie Hebdo left 12 people dead and 10 injured.

Smiles | January 8, 2015, Thursday // 08:18

World

Turkey, Shell Start Searching for Oil, Gas in Western Black Sea

Energy giant Royal Dutch Shell and state-owned Turkish Petroleum Corporation will start drilling for oil and gas in the western Black Sea this month, Turkey’s Energy Minister Taner Y?ld?z has said.

World | January 8, 2015, Thursday // 20:29

George Soros Calls for USD 50 B Aid to Ukraine, Continued Sanctions Against Russia

George Soros expressed his opinion that the European Union (EU) should reorient its current policies towards Russia and Ukraine.

World | January 8, 2015, Thursday // 14:47

Search for Suspected Charlie Hebdo Killers Underway Northeast of Paris

French police has launched a large-scale operation north-east of Paris on Thursday to find two fugitive brothers suspected of being the main perpetrators of the massacre at Charlie Hebdo magazine.

World » EU | January 8, 2015, Thursday // 21:50

EU Commission Proposes New EUR 1.8B in Aid to Ukraine

The European Commission said on Thursday it is ready to extend new aid to Ukraine of up to EUR 1.8B to help the country tackle a deep recession.

World » EU | January 8, 2015, Thursday // 19:32

Charlie Hebdo Attack Suspects 'Spotted' in Northern France

The two brothers sought in connection with the attack on Charlie Hebdo weekly have been spotted in France's north-east, a French news agency says.

World » EU | January 8, 2015, Thursday // 13:38

Policewoman Injured in Paris Suburb Shooting Incident Passes Away

The policewoman that was injured in the shooting incident in a Paris suburb, which took place on Thursday, passed away.

World » EU | January 8, 2015, Thursday // 12:19

New Shooting Incident in France Leaves 2 Wounded

A man has fired at a municipal police officers near Paris, leaving one officer and another citizen severely hurt.

World » EU | January 8, 2015, Thursday // 10:57

Seven Detained in France over Charlie Hebdo Attack

A total of 7 people have been arrested during the huge-scale special operation overnight aimed at hunting down the two men suspected of killing 12 people in French weekly Charlie Hebdo's offices.

World » EU | January 8, 2015, Thursday // 09:59

Charlie Hebdo Attack Suspects Named

Two brothers are suspected by police to have committed the attack on French satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo.

World » EU | January 8, 2015, Thursday // 07:47

SYRIZA Leads Opinion Polls Ahead of Greek Elections

Opinion polls show that Greek oppositional party SYRIZA is firmly in the lead before the early parliamentary elections that are to take place on January 25.

World » Southeast Europe | January 8, 2015, Thursday // 15:54

Novinite Insider

France to Become Bolder, More Active in Fighting Еxtremism - Ambassador to Bulgaria

France will be bolder and more active in its policies against radical Islam, the country's ambassador to Bulgaria Xavier Lapeyre de Cabanes said on Thursday.

Novinite Insider » Diplomatic Channel | January 8, 2015, Thursday // 08:42
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