Stamen Yanev Appointed Head of Bulgaria’s Investment Promotion Agency
Stamen Yanev has been appointed Executive Director of InvestBulgaria Agency, replacing Svetoslav Mladenov.
Business | January 20, 2015, Tuesday // 19:57
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ARCHIVE - 20 January 2015
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Stamen Yanev Appointed Head of Bulgaria’s Investment Promotion AgencyBulgaria's BDZ to Put Stopped Trains Back on the Railway in February
Government, Businesses Meet to Discuss Bulgaria's Economic Growth
Westinghouse Voted BBLF Member
Bulgaria Hopes to Revise Contracts with AES, ContourGlobal Units by end-March
US Sensata Building Second Manufacturing Plant in Bulgaria
Govt, Environmentalists Can Reach Joint Decisions on Ski Tourism - Minister
Politics
Bulgaria, Switzerland Shake Hands on Cooperation Agreement Worth CHF 76 MNew Subsidies for Bulgarian Farmers in 2015
Bulgarian Socialist Party 'Ready to Seek Alliance' with President Parvanov's ABV
Bulgaria PM: Revenues Could Be Up BGN 1 B in 2015
Prosecution Appears to Keep Political, Economic Umbrella over Certain People – Deputy Minister
Sports
Tsvetana Pironkova Defeats Heather Watson in Australian Open First RoundCrime
Bulgarian Court Rules to Extradite Paris Terror Suspect to FranceRussian Mobster with Fake Bulgarian Passport Arrested in Vienna
Quotes
A Female President? Just KiddingWorld
IMF Downgrades Global Growth ForecastPolitical Tensions Heighten in Greece before Sunday's General Elections
Former Greek PM Papandreou Envisages Alliance with SYRIZA
Ukraine Signs Gas Link Deal with Poland
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Turkish Stream Can’t Be Substitute for Ukraine’s Gas Transit System – EU Energy ChiefBusiness
Bulgaria's BDZ to Put Stopped Trains Back on the Railway in February
The trains stopped in the middle of January with an official government decision will be set in operation again starting 1 February, officials from the Bulgarian State Raiways (BDZ) announced.
Business | January 20, 2015, Tuesday // 16:44
Government, Businesses Meet to Discuss Bulgaria's Economic Growth
Representatives of the Bulgarian government and business gather at their ninth annual meeting on Tuesday to discuss the restoration of the country on the path of economic growth.
Business | January 20, 2015, Tuesday // 09:58
Westinghouse Voted BBLF Member
Westinghouse Electric Company has been accepted this week as full member of the Bulgarian Business Leaders Forum (BBLF) at the Board Meeting.
Bulgaria Hopes to Revise Contracts with AES, ContourGlobal Units by end-March
The renegotiation of the contract terms of the Bulgarian-based US thermal power plants AES Maritza East 1 and ContourGlobal Maritsa East 3 is expected to be achieved by the end of March.
US Sensata Building Second Manufacturing Plant in Bulgaria
US company Sensata, a leading supplier of sensors and controls, is building its second manufacturing plant in Bulgaria.
Govt, Environmentalists Can Reach Joint Decisions on Ski Tourism - Minister
Bulgaria’ Tourism Minister Nikolina Angelkova has insisted that the government and environmentalists can reach joint decisions on ski tourism development.
Politics
Bulgaria, Switzerland Shake Hands on Cooperation Agreement Worth CHF 76 M
A program worth CHF 76 M (EUR 75 M) has been agreed between Bulgaria and Switzerland, according to Tomislav Donchev, Bulgaria’s Deputy Prime Minister in charge of EU funds and economic policy.
New Subsidies for Bulgarian Farmers in 2015
The budget for direct payments for farmers in 2015 is estimated to be BGN 1.
Bulgarian Socialist Party 'Ready to Seek Alliance' with President Parvanov's ABV
The Bulgarian Socialist Party is ready to join a "grand coalition" including all parties to the left, a socialist lawmaker has said.
Bulgaria PM: Revenues Could Be Up BGN 1 B in 2015
The state budget for 2015 will include up to BGN 1 B more in revenues compared to the previous year, Prime Minister Boyko Borisov has told participants in a meeting between government officials and business representatives.
Prosecution Appears to Keep Political, Economic Umbrella over Certain People – Deputy Minister
Bulgaria’s Deputy Justice Minister Petko Petkov has suggested that the country needs to have an efficient prosecuting authority before it can have efficient courts.
Sports
Tsvetana Pironkova Defeats Heather Watson in Australian Open First Round
Bulgaria's No.1 female tennis player Tsvetana Pironkova defeated British number one Heather Watson 6:4, 6:0 in the first round of Australian Open on Tuesday.
Sports | January 20, 2015, Tuesday // 08:04
Crime
Bulgarian Court Rules to Extradite Paris Terror Suspect to France
A Bulgarian court has ruled to extradite to France a French citizen suspected of having been in close contact with the Kouachi brothers who had killed 12 people at the Paris office of satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo.
Crime | January 20, 2015, Tuesday // 17:44
Russian Mobster with Fake Bulgarian Passport Arrested in Vienna
Austrian police have arrested a 44-year-old Russian national wanted for six counts of murder.
Crime | January 20, 2015, Tuesday // 10:26
Quotes
A Female President? Just Kidding
"Only women being around, in a pompous environment...
Quotes | January 20, 2015, Tuesday // 11:27
World
IMF Downgrades Global Growth Forecast
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has downsized its global growth forecast for 2015 by 0.3% to 3.5% in the January 2015 World Economic Outlook (WEO).
World | January 20, 2015, Tuesday // 08:55
Political Tensions Heighten in Greece before Sunday's General Elections
Greece is preparing for the parliamentary elections on Sunday, January 25, which were triggered by lawmakers' failure to elect a head of state. What follows is a brief overview of the main contenders' promises and aspirations.
Former Greek PM Papandreou Envisages Alliance with SYRIZA
Former Greek Prime Minister George Papandreou expressed the view that his newly-established movement could form an alliance with the party leading in opinion polls SYRIZA.
Ukraine Signs Gas Link Deal with Poland
Ukraine’s state-owned energy company Naftogaz and Polish pipeline operator Gaz System have signed a deal for the construction of a gas interconnector, Ukraine’s Prime Minister Arseniy Yatsenyuk has said.
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Turkish Stream Can’t Be Substitute for Ukraine’s Gas Transit System – EU Energy Chief
It would have been better if a broader discussion had taken place on the potential replacing of Ukraine by Turkey as a transit country for Russian gas supplies to Europe, the EU energy chief has opined.
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