ARCHIVE - 4 February 2015

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Business

InvestBulgaria Agency Declares Devnya Cement Investor of the Year for 2014
Minister Rejects Allegations of Attempt at Covert Privatization of Bulgarian Posts
Bulgaria’s Govt Approves Bill on Establishing Fiscal Council
Bulgaria’s Govt Debt Rises to EUR 11.3 B at End-2014
Sports Minister Expects Green Light for Construction of 2nd Gondola Lift in Bansko

Politics

NATO Defence Ministers to Meet to Finalise Decision on Command Centres
Amendment to Defence Act Would Allow Hosting NATO Command Centre
Bulgaria Shows Third Highest Retail Sales Growth in EU
Bulgaria’s Govt Transfers Ownership of Ruse Airport to Municipality
Bulgaria’s Deputy PM Backs Establishment of Single Anti-Corruption Authority
Bulgarian Stockbreeders Protest Against Low Farm-Gate Milk Prices
Bulgarian Parliament Rejects Proposed Limitation of Sanctions on Russia
GERB MPs Voice Support for Bulgaria's Environment Minister
Bulgarian Former FinMin Djankov Presents Book on the Euro Crisis
Bulgarian President Signs Decree on Appointment of Top Judge
Bulgarian Cabinet to Adopt Its Legislative Programme

Society

Bulgaria’s Ballet Arabesque Offers New Interpretation of Prokofiev’s Cinderella
Bulgaria’s Govt Allocates State Guarantee of BGN 1 M for Exhibition at the Louvre
Bulgarian Classics Shown At Sofia Film Fest
Days of Bulgarian Culture in Berlin
Turkish Citizens Threaten to Sue Bulgaria over Flood Damages
State of Emergency Remains in Five Bulgarian Municipalities after Floods
Train, Car Collide in New York, Killing 7 People
TransAsia Plane Crashes in Taiwan, Leaves at Least 12 People Dead

World

Poland to Vote for President on May 10
Kosovo PM Dismisses Controversial Ethnic Serb Minister
Shelling of Donetsk Hospital Kills Civilians

Business

InvestBulgaria Agency Declares Devnya Cement Investor of the Year for 2014

Devnya Cement has won the Investor of the Year award for 2014 of the InvestBulgaria Agency.

Business | February 4, 2015, Wednesday // 19:21

Minister Rejects Allegations of Attempt at Covert Privatization of Bulgarian Posts

Bulgarian Transport Minister Ivaylo Moskovski has assured that no provatizati0on procedure is underway for national postal operator Bulgarian Posts.

Business | February 4, 2015, Wednesday // 17:43

Bulgaria’s Govt Approves Bill on Establishing Fiscal Council

Bulgaria’s government has approved a bill on the creation of a Fiscal Council.

Business » Finance | February 4, 2015, Wednesday // 16:50

Bulgaria’s Govt Debt Rises to EUR 11.3 B at End-2014

Bulgaria’s government debt has increased to EUR 11.

Business » Finance | February 4, 2015, Wednesday // 15:14

Sports Minister Expects Green Light for Construction of 2nd Gondola Lift in Bansko

Bulgarian Sports Minister Krasen Kralev has said that he expects that the construction of a second gondola lift in the mountain resort of Bansko will be cleared by the working group set up over the matter.

Business » Tourism | February 4, 2015, Wednesday // 18:23

Politics

NATO Defence Ministers to Meet to Finalise Decision on Command Centres

The defence ministers of NATO member states are to gather at a one-day meeting on Thursday in Brussels, where it is expected that they will decide on the stationing of the proposed command centres on the eastern flank.

Politics » Defense | February 4, 2015, Wednesday // 12:25

Amendment to Defence Act Would Allow Hosting NATO Command Centre

The Bulgarian government has proposed an amendment to the Defence Act, which would allow for the stationing of the proposed NATO command centre in the country.

Politics » Defense | February 4, 2015, Wednesday // 08:19

Bulgaria Shows Third Highest Retail Sales Growth in EU

Bulgaria’s retail sales increased by 6.

Politics » Bulgaria in EU | February 4, 2015, Wednesday // 13:22

Bulgaria’s Govt Transfers Ownership of Ruse Airport to Municipality

The ownership of the Ruse Airport has been officially transferred to Bulgaria’s Ruse Municipality.

Politics » Domestic | February 4, 2015, Wednesday // 20:31

Bulgaria’s Deputy PM Backs Establishment of Single Anti-Corruption Authority

Deputy Prime Minister Meglena Kuneva has made clear that the new anti-corruption strategy of the government envisages the establishment of a single entity tasked with countering the illegal practice.

Politics » Domestic | February 4, 2015, Wednesday // 20:02

Bulgarian Stockbreeders Protest Against Low Farm-Gate Milk Prices

Animal breeders from the Blagoevgrad region started a protest on the main motorway E 79 close to Simitli on Wednesday.

Politics » Domestic | February 4, 2015, Wednesday // 14:29

Bulgarian Parliament Rejects Proposed Limitation of Sanctions on Russia

The Bulgarian Parliament rejected the proposal of the opposition BSP party to discuss the possible limitation of further EU sanctions against Russia on Wednesday.

Politics » Domestic | February 4, 2015, Wednesday // 11:25

GERB MPs Voice Support for Bulgaria's Environment Minister

The parliamentary group of Bulgaria's main ruling party GERB restated its firm support for Environment Minister Ivelina Vasileva on Tuesday.

Politics » Domestic | February 4, 2015, Wednesday // 10:37

Bulgarian Former FinMin Djankov Presents Book on the Euro Crisis

Finance minister in the first center-right party GERB, Simeon Djankov gathered Bulgaria's political elite at a sophisticated book premiere at the Sofia City Gallery on Tuesday.

Politics » Domestic | February 4, 2015, Wednesday // 09:56

Bulgarian President Signs Decree on Appointment of Top Judge

Bulgarian President Rosen Plevneliev singed a decree on the appointment of Lozan Panov as chairperson of the Supreme Court of Cassation (VKS) on Tuesday.

Politics » Domestic | February 4, 2015, Wednesday // 08:50

Bulgarian Cabinet to Adopt Its Legislative Programme

The Bulgarian government is to adopt its legislative programme for the first six months of the year at its regular meeting on Wednesday.

Politics » Domestic | February 4, 2015, Wednesday // 07:20

Society

Bulgaria’s Ballet Arabesque Offers New Interpretation of Prokofiev’s Cinderella

Ballet Arabesque will present an unconventional mix of dance and theatre in its newest show “Cinderella” based on the music by Prokofiev.

Society » Culture | February 4, 2015, Wednesday // 21:32

Bulgaria’s Govt Allocates State Guarantee of BGN 1 M for Exhibition at the Louvre

Bulgaria’s government has adopted a decision for a state guarantee worth BGN 1 M for the Bulgarian exhibition at the Louvre in April 2015.

Society » Culture | February 4, 2015, Wednesday // 21:13

Bulgarian Classics Shown At Sofia Film Fest

The nineteenth edition of Sofia Film Fest will honor the 100th anniversary of Bulgarian cinema in May.

Society » Culture | February 4, 2015, Wednesday // 16:13

Days of Bulgarian Culture in Berlin

Contemporary art will be abundant in the program of the Berlin ''Days of Bulgarian culture - new European accents'' to be held on February 7 and 8.

Society » Culture | February 4, 2015, Wednesday // 11:53

Turkish Citizens Threaten to Sue Bulgaria over Flood Damages

Turkish citizens threatened to sue Bulgaria on account of the flood in the town of Edirne on Tuesday.

Society » Incidents | February 4, 2015, Wednesday // 13:09

State of Emergency Remains in Five Bulgarian Municipalities after Floods

Five municipalities will remain in a state of emergency - Dalgopol, Avren, Topolovgrad, Bolyarovo and Burgas.

Society » Incidents | February 4, 2015, Wednesday // 10:40

Train, Car Collide in New York, Killing 7 People

A Metro-North Railroad commuter train crashed into a car during rush hour in New York's Westchester County on Tuesday evening, killing at least seven people.

Society » Incidents | February 4, 2015, Wednesday // 09:55

TransAsia Plane Crashes in Taiwan, Leaves at Least 12 People Dead

A TransAsia plane crashed into a river near Taiwan's capital Taipei on Wednesday, leaving at least twelve people dead.

Society » Incidents | February 4, 2015, Wednesday // 09:17

World

Poland to Vote for President on May 10

Poland will hold presidential elections on May 10, Parliament speaker Radoslaw Sikorski announced on Wednesday.

World » EU | February 4, 2015, Wednesday // 18:13

Kosovo PM Dismisses Controversial Ethnic Serb Minister

Kosovo Prime Minister Isa Mustafa announced on Tuesday that the Minister of Communities and Returns Aleksandar Jablanovic, whose resignation was demanded by protesters, has been dismissed.

World » Southeast Europe | February 4, 2015, Wednesday // 13:46

Shelling of Donetsk Hospital Kills Civilians

An artillery shell hit a hospital in the rebel-controlled city of Donetsk, in eastern Ukraine, on Wednesday, killing and wounding civilians.

World » Ukraine | February 4, 2015, Wednesday // 16:43
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