ARCHIVE - 30 January 2015

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Business

New Sofia Metro Station to Increase Daily Commuter Numbers by 25,000
Finance Minister Expects Bulgaria to Record Surplus in January
Banker Levon Hampartzoumian: Greek Banks In Bulgaria are Safe
Dimitar Kostov Nominated to Head Bulgaria's C-Bank Supervision Dept
Bulgarian Energy Minister Reports of Irregularities at Energo-Pro EDC
Bulgarian PM Reaffirms Moratorium on Shale Gas Extraction
Bulgarian President Remains Hopeful of South Stream
Kuwaiti Company Interested in Belene NPP – Bulgaria Energy Minister

Politics

Defence Minister Confirms NATO Is to Station Command Centre in Bulgaria
Bulgarian Government Dismisses Director of Employment Agency
Bulgaria, Switzerland to Cooperate on Raising Motivation of Prosecutors
Bulgaria Has Capacity To Host More Refugees
Bulgaria Shows no Progress in Addressing Prison System Deficiencies - Report
Yane Yanev to Advise Bulgaria’s PM Borisov on Fight against Corruption

Society

Cost of Living in Bulgaria Drops for First Time in 25 Years – Trade Union
Sofia Hosts Future Shorts Festival in February
International Media Pay Tribute to Late Bulgarian President Zhelyu Zhelev
Bulgaria Declares Day of Mourning for Late Ex-President Zhelyu Zhelev
Bulgaria's Former President Zhelyu Zhelev Dies
Bulgarian Helicopter Crew Remains Captured in Sudan

Crime

France Files Charges Against Terror Suspect Extradited from Bulgaria

World

EU Moves to Extend Russia Sanctions over Ukraine

Novinite Insider

Zhelev, or Why We Shouldn’t Feel Anguished
Turkey Commemorates Holocaust Victims

Business

New Sofia Metro Station to Increase Daily Commuter Numbers by 25,000

The number of commuters using the underground railway system in Sofia are expected to increase by 25,000 a day when the new Vitosha Station opens next year, city mayor Yordanka Fandakova said on Friday.

Business | January 30, 2015, Friday // 13:18

Finance Minister Expects Bulgaria to Record Surplus in January

Bulgarian Finance Minister Vladislav Goranov announced on Friday that the revenue collected for January could exceed that for the same month last year by between BGN 400 and 500 M.

Business » Finance | January 30, 2015, Friday // 18:52

Banker Levon Hampartzoumian: Greek Banks In Bulgaria are Safe

Greek banks opeerating in Bulgaria are not threatened by the policies of the anti-austerity SYRIZA party, leading banker Levon Hampartzoumian said.

Business » Finance | January 30, 2015, Friday // 15:19

Dimitar Kostov Nominated to Head Bulgaria's C-Bank Supervision Dept

Ivan Iskrov, Governor of the Bulgarian National Bank (BNB) has submitted to Parliament a proposal for the appointment of Dimitar Kostov as head of the Bank Supervision unit of BNB.

Business » Finance | January 30, 2015, Friday // 07:44

Bulgarian Energy Minister Reports of Irregularities at Energo-Pro EDC

Bulgarian Energy Minister Temenuzhka Petkova announced that irregularities have been identified at the energy distribution company (EDC) Energo-Pro, which operates in the northeast of the country.

Business » Energy | January 30, 2015, Friday // 20:05

Bulgarian PM Reaffirms Moratorium on Shale Gas Extraction

Bulgarian PM Boyko Borisov assured on Friday that there will be no shale gas extraction in the country until a new eco-friendly method is invented.

Business » Energy | January 30, 2015, Friday // 18:01

Bulgarian President Remains Hopeful of South Stream

Bulgarian President Rosen Plevneliev expressed hope that the South Stream project would receive the necessary permits for its completion.

Business » Energy | January 30, 2015, Friday // 17:04

Kuwaiti Company Interested in Belene NPP – Bulgaria Energy Minister

A Kuwaiti company has expressed interest in the Belene nuclear power plant project, according to Energy Minister Temenuzhka Petkova.

Business » Energy | January 30, 2015, Friday // 12:03

Politics

Defence Minister Confirms NATO Is to Station Command Centre in Bulgaria

Bulgarian Defence Minister Nikolay Nenchev announced during parliamentary control on Friday that NATO is to station a command centre in the capital Sofia.

Politics » Defense | January 30, 2015, Friday // 16:10

Bulgarian Government Dismisses Director of Employment Agency

The Bulgarian government dismissed the director of the National Employment Agency Asen Angelov.

Politics » Domestic | January 30, 2015, Friday // 21:50

Bulgaria, Switzerland to Cooperate on Raising Motivation of Prosecutors

Bulgarian Prosecutor General Sotir Tsatsarov presented on Friday a project on “increasing the integrity and motivation of prosecutors in the context of the new challenges presented to the fight against organised crime”.

Politics » Domestic | January 30, 2015, Friday // 21:00

Bulgaria Has Capacity To Host More Refugees

Merely 61% of the capacity of Bulgarian refugee accommodation centers is currently used, stated Tatyana Kulinova, senior counsel to the State agency for the Refugees (DAB) on Friday.

Politics » Domestic | January 30, 2015, Friday // 15:08

Bulgaria Shows no Progress in Addressing Prison System Deficiencies - Report

Ill-treatment of individuals both by the police and prison staff in Bulgaria remains a serious problem which require urgent action by the authorities, the Council of Europe’s Committee for the Prevention of Torture (CPT) has said.

Politics » Domestic | January 30, 2015, Friday // 09:49

Yane Yanev to Advise Bulgaria’s PM Borisov on Fight against Corruption

Yane Yanev, leader of the marginal conservative Order Law and Justice (RZS) party, has been appointed advisor at the Council of Ministers.

Politics » Domestic | January 30, 2015, Friday // 08:21

Society

Cost of Living in Bulgaria Drops for First Time in 25 Years – Trade Union

The cost of living in Bulgaria recorded a drop for the first time in 25 years, announced the Confederation of Independent Trade Unions of Bulgaria (KNSB).

Society | January 30, 2015, Friday // 17:57

Sofia Hosts Future Shorts Festival in February

The Future Shorts Festival comes to Bulgaria for Winter Season 2015, welcoming the lovers of ''the best and most innovative short film, connecting global stories with global audiences.''

Society » Culture | January 30, 2015, Friday // 18:17

International Media Pay Tribute to Late Bulgarian President Zhelyu Zhelev

The sudden death of former Bulgarian President Zhelyu Zhelev, who died at the age of 79 on Friday, was widely reported in international media.

Society » Obituaries | January 30, 2015, Friday // 16:16

Bulgaria Declares Day of Mourning for Late Ex-President Zhelyu Zhelev

Bulgaria’s government has declared a national day of mourning for former President Zhelyu Zhelev (1990-1997), who passed away on Friday.

Society » Obituaries | January 30, 2015, Friday // 14:28

Bulgaria's Former President Zhelyu Zhelev Dies

Bulgaria's former President Zhelyu Zhelev (1990-1997) has died, according to online media reports published on Friday.

Society » Obituaries | January 30, 2015, Friday // 09:57

Bulgarian Helicopter Crew Remains Captured in Sudan

The six Bulgarians working for the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP), who were captured by Sudanese insurgents on Monday, have still not been released.

Society » Incidents | January 30, 2015, Friday // 21:37

Crime

France Files Charges Against Terror Suspect Extradited from Bulgaria

French authorities have filed preliminary charges of terrorism against a French citizen extradited from Bulgaria and linked to the two gunmen who conducted the deadly attack against satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo earlier this month, international newswi

Crime | January 30, 2015, Friday // 11:34

World

EU Moves to Extend Russia Sanctions over Ukraine

European Union foreign ministers agreed Thursday to extend existing sanctions against Russia by six months until September.

World » EU | January 30, 2015, Friday // 09:11

Novinite Insider

Zhelev, or Why We Shouldn’t Feel Anguished

Anyone among us will be constrained by time to say something historic about Zhelyu Zhelev.

Novinite Insider » Opinions | January 30, 2015, Friday // 16:57

Turkey Commemorates Holocaust Victims

Commemorating the Holocaust victims, Turkey is calling on the international community to participate in the efforts to increase awareness of the Holocaust so that such a tragedy never occurs in the future.

Novinite Insider » Diplomatic Channel | January 30, 2015, Friday // 12:57
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