ARCHIVE - 10 February 2015

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Business

Euler Hermes Sees Bulgaria’s Growth Picking Up Pace, Opens Sofia Office
Plovdiv Hosts 1st Meeting of Business Clusters in Southern Bulgaria
Bulgarian Employers’ Associations Threaten to Leave ‘Useless’ Tripartite Cooperation Council
New Initiative in UK to Focus on Bulgarian Wines Next Month
Accommodation Establishments Register Increase in Stays, Revenues
Bulgaria Govt Hires Four Banks to Manage 2015-2017 EUR 8 B Bond Programme
Bulgaria to Launch Tenders for Silistar, Teres Exploration Blocks in 2 Weeks
Oil Trade Challenges Outlined in International Energy Agency Report
Bulgarian President: EU Energy Union to Deepen Integration

Politics

Ukraine's Foreign Minister To Discuss Humanitarian Aid with Bulgaria
Sarkozy: We Do Not Want Revival of the Cold War
Bulgaria Issues Fast-Track Visas to Co-nationals in Southeastern Ukraine
Bulgaria’s President to Schedule Meeting of Nat’l Security Council over Defense Issues
Bulgaria’s Deputy PM: Schengen Accession Must Not Be Used for Arms-Twisting
Ex-IntMin Dismisses Accusations of Wire-tapping During 2014 Protests

Society

Telenor To Launch Internet Safety Educational Campaign in Bulgaria
Brazzobrazie Music Festival Storms Sofia In February
Bulgaria Launches Its First Comedy Festival
New Bulgarian-Language Book about Morocco Seeks to Boost Tourism, Bilateral Ties
58% of Settlements in Bulgaria to Access Emergency Care in 20 Minutes by 2020
River in Southern Bulgaria Bursts Dike, Threatens to Flood Village, Motorway

Sports

Bulgaria's Grigor Dimitrov Gets Off to a Difficult Start in Rotterdam

World

US Military Officers to Train 600 Ukrainian National Guards

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Business

Euler Hermes Sees Bulgaria’s Growth Picking Up Pace, Opens Sofia Office

France-based trade credit insurance provider Euler Hermes said it has opened an office in Sofia to provide its services to Bulgarian clients.

Business | February 10, 2015, Tuesday // 17:59

Plovdiv Hosts 1st Meeting of Business Clusters in Southern Bulgaria

Plovdiv hosts the first meeting of business clusters in southern Bulgaria organized by the Association of Business Clusters.

Business | February 10, 2015, Tuesday // 17:05

Bulgarian Employers’ Associations Threaten to Leave ‘Useless’ Tripartite Cooperation Council

Employers’ associations have threatened to leave Bulgaria’s National Council for Tripartite Cooperation (NCTC), stressing that it has degenerated into a non-functioning and meaningless entity.

Business | February 10, 2015, Tuesday // 16:29

New Initiative in UK to Focus on Bulgarian Wines Next Month

A new trade initiative aimed at promoting wines from Bulgaria in the UK will take place next month, harpers.

Business | February 10, 2015, Tuesday // 16:21

Accommodation Establishments Register Increase in Stays, Revenues

Bulgaria had 2016 accommodation establishments with more than ten beds – hotels, motels, camping sites, chalets and other places for short-term accommodation, functioning in December 2014.

Business | February 10, 2015, Tuesday // 13:03

Bulgaria Govt Hires Four Banks to Manage 2015-2017 EUR 8 B Bond Programme

Citigroup, HSBC, Societe Generale and Unicredit have been selected by Bulgaria’s government to manage its global medium-term bond programme worth EUR 8 B, according to a new draft bill now before Parliament.

Business » Finance | February 10, 2015, Tuesday // 14:57

Bulgaria to Launch Tenders for Silistar, Teres Exploration Blocks in 2 Weeks

Delyan Dobrev, head of Bulgaria’s parliamentary energy committee, has presented an upcoming tendering procedure for two Black Sea exploration blocks to representatives of Norwegian oil and gas company Statoil.

Business » Energy | February 10, 2015, Tuesday // 18:09

Oil Trade Challenges Outlined in International Energy Agency Report

The USA is pointed out as the leader in world oil markets in the annual Medium-Term Oil Market report published by the International Energy Agency on Tuesday.

Business » Energy | February 10, 2015, Tuesday // 12:45

Bulgarian President: EU Energy Union to Deepen Integration

Bulgarian President Rosen Plevneliev said on Monday that the establishment of an EU Energy Union will bring the level of European political and economic integration to a new level.

Business » Energy | February 10, 2015, Tuesday // 08:08

Politics

Ukraine's Foreign Minister To Discuss Humanitarian Aid with Bulgaria

The Bulgarian government is set on discussing the tensions involving Ukrainian minorities, including the increased army mobilization of Bulgarian nationals with Ukrainian Foreign Affairs Minister Pavlo Klimkin during his upcoming visit.

Politics » Diplomacy | February 10, 2015, Tuesday // 15:44

Sarkozy: We Do Not Want Revival of the Cold War

Former French president Nicolas Sarkozy stated that Crimea cannot be blamed for its decision to secede from Ukraine.

Politics » Diplomacy | February 10, 2015, Tuesday // 09:38

Bulgaria Issues Fast-Track Visas to Co-nationals in Southeastern Ukraine

The Bulgarian embassy to Kiev and the consulate in Odessa have received instructions to issue fast-track visas to ethnic Bulgarians, whose lives are in danger.

Politics » Diplomacy | February 10, 2015, Tuesday // 07:23

Bulgaria’s President to Schedule Meeting of Nat’l Security Council over Defense Issues

Bulgarian President Rosen Plevneliev will convene a meeting of the Consultative Council for National Security in March over defense issues.

Politics » Defense | February 10, 2015, Tuesday // 19:13

Bulgaria’s Deputy PM: Schengen Accession Must Not Be Used for Arms-Twisting

Deputy Prime Minister Meglena Kuneva has insisted that using Schengen accession to pressure Bulgaria into fulfilling its EU obligations in the spheres of justice and home affairs is counterproductive.

Politics » Bulgaria in EU | February 10, 2015, Tuesday // 21:16

Ex-IntMin Dismisses Accusations of Wire-tapping During 2014 Protests

Tsvetlin Yovchev, an Interior Minister in the Cabinet of Prime Minister Plamen Oresharski, dismissed the accusations that the 2014 anti-government protests were accompanied by wiretapping.

Politics » Domestic | February 10, 2015, Tuesday // 10:02

Society

Telenor To Launch Internet Safety Educational Campaign in Bulgaria

Mobile operator Telenor said on Tuesday it is launching an educational campaign on Internet safety in collaboration with the Bulgarian Ministry of the Interior and the Bulgarian Safer Internet Node.

Society | February 10, 2015, Tuesday // 14:06

Brazzobrazie Music Festival Storms Sofia In February

The fourth winter edition of the festival is dedicated to the sweet madness of funk and soul music.

Society » Culture | February 10, 2015, Tuesday // 11:44

Bulgaria Launches Its First Comedy Festival

Bulgaria's very First Comedy Festival is to start on February 22 and will continue up until March 9 in Sofia.

Society » Culture | February 10, 2015, Tuesday // 10:38

New Bulgarian-Language Book about Morocco Seeks to Boost Tourism, Bilateral Ties

A book containing seventeen stories of Bulgarian journalists and writers who traveled to Morocco was presented in Sofia on Monday.

Society » Culture | February 10, 2015, Tuesday // 08:53

58% of Settlements in Bulgaria to Access Emergency Care in 20 Minutes by 2020

58% of Bulgarian cities, towns, and villages will have access to emergency medical services within 20 minutes by 2020, according to a draft healthcare reform plan of the Health Ministry.

Society » Health | February 10, 2015, Tuesday // 20:24

River in Southern Bulgaria Bursts Dike, Threatens to Flood Village, Motorway

The river Stryama burst a dike on the territory of Maritsa municipality in southern Bulgaria, threatening to flood the nearby village of Trilistnik and Trakia Motorway.

Society » Incidents | February 10, 2015, Tuesday // 10:45

Sports

Bulgaria's Grigor Dimitrov Gets Off to a Difficult Start in Rotterdam

Bulgaria's top male tennis player Grigor Dimitrov had difficulties in the opening round of the ABN AMRO World Tennis Tournament in Rotterdam on Monday.

Sports | February 10, 2015, Tuesday // 09:03

World

US Military Officers to Train 600 Ukrainian National Guards

The Us government is planning on providing military training for 600 Ukrainian guards in March.

World » Ukraine | February 10, 2015, Tuesday // 14:54

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