ARCHIVE - 9 January 2015

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Business

Bulgaria’s Industrial Production Index Up 0.9% Y/Y in November 2014
Armed Forces Would Be Inefficient in Border Patrols – Bulgaria’s Defense Minister
KPMG Bulgaria Faces Fine of BGN 100 000 over Flawed Audits of Corpbank
New Golf Complex May Be Built near Bulgaria’s Balchik
Gasoline, Diesel Settle below BGN 2 per Liter after Record Price Decrease
Bansko Municipality Seeks to Become Concessionaire of Dobrinishte Ski Zone
Bulgarian Ski Resorts Anticipate 4-5% Growth in Tourist Numbers

Politics

EU Counter-Terrorism Coordinator Meets Bulgaria's IntMin, FM
Bulgaria to Support Irina Bokova's Nomination for UN Secretary-General
Bulgaria Boosts Security Level at Transportation Centres
Bulgaria's Private Pension Funds Have Accumulated BGN 8 B

Society

Bulgarian Chief Mufti's Office: Charlie Hebdo Attack 'Blow to All Muslims'
Ancient Tomb Discovered in Downtown Varna

Sports

Ludogorets' Owner Confident Team Will Claim Fourth Successive Title
Grigor Dimitrov Beats Slovakia’s Klizan in Quarterfinals of ATP Brisbane

Crime

Couple Shot Dead Near Sofia Zoo

Quotes

Fighting Terrorists, Not Religion
A Pencil Always Loses to The Handgun

World

Dual Hostage Crisis Results in Death of Three Suspects, Four Hostages
Gunman Takes Two Hostages in Jewellery Shop in Montpellier
Perpetrators, Hostages Killed as French Security Forces Storm Both Hostage Sites
Shootout in Paris Jewish Shop: Uncertanity Looms about Number of Dead
'Two Killed' in Jewish Shop Shootout - Report
Charlie Hebdo Suspects 'Ready to Die as Martyrs'
French Police 'Chasing Car of Charlie Hebdo Suspects'

Novinite Insider

How Bulgaria Performed in 2014: Diplomats' Point of View

Business

Bulgaria’s Industrial Production Index Up 0.9% Y/Y in November 2014

The seasonally adjusted Industrial Production Index increased by 0.4% in November 2014 on the month, according to preliminary data of Bulgaria’s National Statistical Institute (NSI).

Business | January 9, 2015, Friday // 12:38

Armed Forces Would Be Inefficient in Border Patrols – Bulgaria’s Defense Minister

Defense Minister Nikolay Nenchev has said that the army would be inefficient in operations involving guarding the Bulgarian-Turkish border.

Business | January 9, 2015, Friday // 11:59

KPMG Bulgaria Faces Fine of BGN 100 000 over Flawed Audits of Corpbank

KPMG Bulgaria will be fined BGN 100 000 due to major shortcomings and discrepancies in the audits of the Corporate Commercial Bank (KTB, Corpbank).

Business | January 9, 2015, Friday // 10:40

New Golf Complex May Be Built near Bulgaria’s Balchik

A new golf complex may be built in the Momchil villa zone near the Bulgarian Black Sea town of Balchik.

Business | January 9, 2015, Friday // 09:17

Gasoline, Diesel Settle below BGN 2 per Liter after Record Price Decrease

Following a record price decrease, gasoline and diesel have reached a price tag of BGN 1.99 per liter at filling stations in Bulgaria.

Business » Energy | January 9, 2015, Friday // 13:05

Bansko Municipality Seeks to Become Concessionaire of Dobrinishte Ski Zone

The Bansko Municipality seeks to sign a concession contract for the ski zone near Dobrinishte, as well as the new tourism zones delineated in the forthcoming management plan of the Pirin National Park, according to Bansko Mayor Geogi Ikonomov.

Business » Tourism | January 9, 2015, Friday // 13:55

Bulgarian Ski Resorts Anticipate 4-5% Growth in Tourist Numbers

Bulgaria’s Tourism Minister Nikolina Angelkova has predicted a 4-5% growth in tourist numbers on the basis of the good start of the winter season.

Business » Tourism | January 9, 2015, Friday // 08:12

Politics

EU Counter-Terrorism Coordinator Meets Bulgaria's IntMin, FM

The EU Counter-Terrorism Coordinator Gilles de Kerchove, who is on a visit to Bulgaria, met Foreign Minister Daniel Mitov and Interior Minister Veselin Vuchkov on Friday.

Politics » Bulgaria in EU | January 9, 2015, Friday // 21:08

Bulgaria to Support Irina Bokova's Nomination for UN Secretary-General

Bulgarian Prime Minister Boyko Borisov assured UNESCO's Director-General Irina Bokova that she can rely on the government's support for her nomination as UN Secretary-General on Friday.

Politics » Domestic | January 9, 2015, Friday // 20:01

Bulgaria Boosts Security Level at Transportation Centres

Bulgarian Transport Minister Ivaylo Moskovski ordered the increase of the level of security at transport centres such as airports, ports, bus and railway stations.

Politics » Domestic | January 9, 2015, Friday // 17:58

Bulgaria's Private Pension Funds Have Accumulated BGN 8 B

At present the private insurance funds in Bulgaria have accumulated around BGN 8 B, the system is stable and there is good legislative regulation.

Politics » Domestic | January 9, 2015, Friday // 15:59

Society

Bulgarian Chief Mufti's Office: Charlie Hebdo Attack 'Blow to All Muslims'

Bulgaria's top Islamic institution has condemned the attack on French magazine Charlie Hebdo and the murder of twelve people by gunmen.

Society | January 9, 2015, Friday // 12:51

Ancient Tomb Discovered in Downtown Varna

An ancient tomb has been discovered during repair works in the center of the Black Sea city of Varna.

Society » Archaeology | January 9, 2015, Friday // 14:19

Sports

Ludogorets' Owner Confident Team Will Claim Fourth Successive Title

The owner of Bulgarian reigning football champion Ludogorets Kiril Domuschiev expressed confidence that his team will win the domestic championship for the fourth time in a row.

Sports | January 9, 2015, Friday // 17:27

Grigor Dimitrov Beats Slovakia’s Klizan in Quarterfinals of ATP Brisbane

Bulgarian tennis star Grigor Dimitrov defeated Slovakia’s Martin Klizan 6-3, 6-4 in a match of the quarterfinals of the Brisbane International Men's Singles on Friday.

Sports | January 9, 2015, Friday // 07:40

Crime

Couple Shot Dead Near Sofia Zoo

A 48-year-old man and a 42-year-old woman were killed in Sofia on Thursday evening, police say.

Crime | January 9, 2015, Friday // 00:12

Quotes

Fighting Terrorists, Not Religion

"France is at war with terrorists, not religion.

Quotes | January 9, 2015, Friday // 12:34

A Pencil Always Loses to The Handgun

Facing the handgun, a pencil will always lose...

Quotes | January 9, 2015, Friday // 12:20

World

Dual Hostage Crisis Results in Death of Three Suspects, Four Hostages

The two hostage incidents that unfolded in France on Friday resulted in the death of three suspects and four hostages.

World » EU | January 9, 2015, Friday // 22:01

Gunman Takes Two Hostages in Jewellery Shop in Montpellier

Two people were taken hostages in a jewellery shop in the centre of Montpellier on Friday.

World » EU | January 9, 2015, Friday // 20:45

Perpetrators, Hostages Killed as French Security Forces Storm Both Hostage Sites

The French security forces stormed almost simultaneously both hostage sites – the kosher supermarket in Porte de Vincennes in Paris and the printing shop in the town of Dammartin-en-Gloebe.

World » EU | January 9, 2015, Friday // 18:30

Shootout in Paris Jewish Shop: Uncertanity Looms about Number of Dead

At least two people have been killed after a shootout in a Kosher supermarket in Paris, France, police have confirmed.

World » EU | January 9, 2015, Friday // 15:35

'Two Killed' in Jewish Shop Shootout - Report

At least two people have been shot dead in a kosher supermarket in the south-east of Paris, sources say.

World » EU | January 9, 2015, Friday // 15:20

Charlie Hebdo Suspects 'Ready to Die as Martyrs'

The brothers Cherif and Said Kouachi, who are suspected of having killed 12 people in the attack on Charlie Hebdo weekly, have told police they want to "die in martyrdom", a French official says.

World » EU | January 9, 2015, Friday // 13:12

French Police 'Chasing Car of Charlie Hebdo Suspects'

Shots have been heard 45 km north-east of Paris as police are driving after a car presumably used by the gunmen who committed the attack on satirical weekly Charlie Hebdo on Wednesday.

World » EU | January 9, 2015, Friday // 11:01

Novinite Insider

How Bulgaria Performed in 2014: Diplomats' Point of View

Novinite has asked the ambassadors with whom it has cooperated over the past twelve months to briefly assess what 2014 was like for Bulgaria.

Novinite Insider » Diplomatic Channel | January 9, 2015, Friday // 10:28
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