ARCHIVE - 13 January 2015

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Business

Sofia Metro to Run More Frequent Services From April

The services provided by Sofia Metro are to run at more frequent intervals from April in order to accommodate for the increased number of passengers.

Business | January 13, 2015, Tuesday // 13:20

Bulgaria Needs over BGN 11 B to Improve Water Supply, Sewerage Services

Regional Development Minister Lilyana Pavlova has informed that Bulgaria needs over BGN 11 B for upgrades in the water supply and sewerage sector.

Business | January 13, 2015, Tuesday // 11:48

Bulgarian Court Upholds Revoking of KTB’s Banking Licence

Bulgaria’s Supreme Administrative Court (SAC) on Tuesday upheld the central bank’s decision to cancel the banking licence of collapsed Corporate Commercial Bank (Corpbank).

Business » Finance | January 13, 2015, Tuesday // 18:40

Bulgaria’s Finance Ministry Successfully Placed 10,5-Year BGN-Denominated GS Issue

Bulgaria’s Finance Ministry launched a new 10.5-year BGN-denominated government securities (GS) issue with maturityJuly 14, 2025.

Business » Finance | January 13, 2015, Tuesday // 10:42

Bulgaria’s Maritsa Iztok Mines Topped 2014 Production Target by 428 000 Tonnes

The Maritsa Iztok Mines (Mini Maritsa Iztok EAD), Bulgaria’s largest coal mining company, produced over 27 500 000 tonnes of coal in 2014, up by 428 000 tonnes from the business plan for the year.

Business » Energy | January 13, 2015, Tuesday // 10:15

Politics

NATO Secretary General to Visit Bulgaria

NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg is expected to visit Bulgaria by end-January.

Politics | January 13, 2015, Tuesday // 13:40

Bulgaria Lost EU Funding of EUR 51.3 M for Rural Development in 2014

Bulgaria lost EU funding of EUR 51.3 M under the Rural Development Program in 2014, according to Agriculture Minister Desislava Taneva.

Politics » Bulgaria in EU | January 13, 2015, Tuesday // 12:45

European Commission to Set Up Working Group on Bulgaria’s Gas Hub Project

European Union energy chief Maros Sefcovic has backed the idea of Prime Minister Boyko Borisov to turn Bulgaria into a gas hub for EU countries.

Politics » Bulgaria in EU | January 13, 2015, Tuesday // 08:08

Society

Unemployment Rate in Bulgaria Registers Record Drop for December

The unemployment rate for the month of December decreased for the first time in Bulgaria since 1991.

Society | January 13, 2015, Tuesday // 14:37

Bulgaria Nominates Magurata Cave to UNESCO’s World Heritage List

Bulgaria has nominated its Magurata Cave to be put on UNESCO’s list of world cultural and natural heritage sites.

Society » Culture | January 13, 2015, Tuesday // 19:45

Bulgarian Cinema Celebrates 100th Anniversary

Bulgarian cinema celebrates its centenary on Tuesday, its birthday being the first screening of the movie “Balgaran e galant” (“The Bulgarian Is Gallant”) in 1915.

Society » Culture | January 13, 2015, Tuesday // 15:55

UNESCO Director-General Irina Bokova Declared Honorary Citizen of Sofia

UNESCO Director-General Irina Bokova has been declared Honorary Citizen of Sofia.

Society » Culture | January 13, 2015, Tuesday // 09:10

Sports

Bulgaria's Tsvetana Pironkova Reaches Quarterfinals in Sydney

Bulgaria's No.1 female tennis player Tsvetana Pironkova won her match against Madison Keys (USA) in the second round of the women's singles competition at the Sydney Apia International tournament.

Sports | January 13, 2015, Tuesday // 10:44

Crime

Bulgaria Court Keeps Under Arrest Potential Accomplice to Charlie Hebdo Terror Suspect

A Bulgarian court has to decide within seven days when to consider a French request to extradite a man suspected of having been linked to one of two Kouachi brothers who killed 12 people at the Paris headquarters of satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo last w

Crime | January 13, 2015, Tuesday // 16:59

French National Detained at Bulgarian-Turkish Border on Suspicion of Terrorism

A French national has been detained Monday at the Kapitan Andreevo border crossing point on suspicion of terrorism, according to the press office of Bulgaria’s prosecuting authority.

Crime | January 13, 2015, Tuesday // 08:41

Director of Pazardzhik Mayor’s Office Shot Dead

Tatyana Stoyanova, head of the Pazardzhik Mayor’s Office, was shot dead Monday evening in front of her home.

Crime | January 13, 2015, Tuesday // 07:33

Smiles

Complete and Finished

The difference between complete and finished? If you marry the right one, that's complete.

Smiles | January 13, 2015, Tuesday // 13:57

World

New Islamic State Video Claims to Show Young Boy Executing Two ‘Russian Spies’

The Islamic State (IS) group on Tuesday released online a new video purportedly showing a boy executing two alleged Russian spies in Syria.

World | January 13, 2015, Tuesday // 21:01

Former Egyptian President Faces Embezzlement Retrial

Former Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak, who was convicted of embezzlement, faces a retrial after the Court of Cassation ruled that legal procedures were not followed properly.

World | January 13, 2015, Tuesday // 11:01

Second Black Box of AirAsia Flight QZ8501 Retrieved

Indonesian divers in the Java Sea recovered the second part of the black box of the crashed AirAsia flight QZ8501 on Tuesday.

World | January 13, 2015, Tuesday // 09:51

Rival Rallies Attract Thousands of Participants Across Germany

Some 25 000 people joined an anti-Islamisation march in Dresden, while four times as many Germans participated in counter-rallies across the country on Monday.

World » EU | January 13, 2015, Tuesday // 12:17
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