ARCHIVE - 16 February 2015

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Business

Hemus Motorway to Pass Closer to Veliko Tarnovo Than Initially Planned
Bulgaria’s Govt to Prioritize Economic Development of Northwestern Region
Share of Informal Economy in Bulgaria at 30-35% - Trade Union Head
JSC of Bulgaria, Macedonia, Zagreb Stock Exchanges Seek Contractor for Electronic System
Turkish Businesses to Invest in Balkan Countries
Minister to Present Economic Priorities for Bulgaria's Northwest
Bulgarian Households Had Higher Expenses at End of 2014
New Borrowing Is Inevitable without Govt Surplus – Chair of Parliamentary Budget Committee
Bulgaria's Plovdiv Awarded at Vacation and Spa Expo 2015
Bulgaria's New Tourism Logo To Be Revealed

Politics

Visegrad Four  to Share E-Government Best Practices with Bulgaria
Bulgaria PM, Ukraine Foreign Minister Discuss Humanitarian Aid, Visas  
Ukraine FM: No Mass Mobilization Being Carried Out among Ethnic Bulgarians
Bulgarian FM, PM Await Visit of Ukrainian FM
Bulgaria’s Regional Development Ministry Seeks Concessionaires for 22 Beaches
Bulgaria ex-Interim PM Says He Was Subject to Wiretapping
Highway between Bulgaria's Ruse, Veliko Tarnovo to Be Finished by 2020

Society

Fresh Snowfalls Expected in Bulgaria
Bulgarian Historic Figure Comes to Life in New Movie

Sports

Grigor Dimitrov Keeps 11th Place in Ranking, Pironkova Drops
Bulgaria's Tsvetana Pironkova Starts with Victory in Dubai

Crime

Bulgaria Prosecution Demands 10-Year Sentence for CSKA President
Macedonian Inmate Caught While Trying to Cross into Bulgaria
New Terrorist Attacks Threaten Belgium and France

Quotes

I Am Isolated, but I Don't Care
Should Denmark's Jews Move to Israel?

World

Danish Police Charge Two Men With Helping Copenhagen Attacker
Italian Authorities Saved the Lives of 2,164 Refugees
Egypt Launches Air Strikes on IS in Libya in Response to Beheadings
Poland Embarks on Massive Spending to Overhaul Military Hardware  
Macedonia Opposition Leader Unveils 'Evidence' of Gov't Pressure on Judiciary
Tsipras: We Don't Need Money, We Need Time
EU Imposes Sanctions on Russian Officials, Singer Iosif Kobzon
Fighting Continues in Eastern Ukraine Despite Ceasefire Deal
Ukraine's Inflation to Reach 26% in 2015 - PM
Ceasefire in Ukraine Largely Holds on First Day

Novinite Insider

Dr Mohd Abuasi: The Motivations of ISIS Are Social, Political and Economic

Business

Hemus Motorway to Pass Closer to Veliko Tarnovo Than Initially Planned

The projected route of Bulgaria’s Hemus motorway in the area of Veliko Tarnovo will be changed to facilitate easier connection to a new motorway that would link the city with the Danube port of Ruse, at the border with Romania.

Business | February 16, 2015, Monday // 21:00

Bulgaria’s Govt to Prioritize Economic Development of Northwestern Region

Bulgaria’s Economy Minister Bozhidar Lukarski presented measures aimed at overcoming the economic backwardness of the northwestern region, the poorest region in the EU.

Business | February 16, 2015, Monday // 17:56

Share of Informal Economy in Bulgaria at 30-35% - Trade Union Head

40% of workers on a global scale are part of the informal economy, with Bulgaria occupying a prominent place in the ranking with a share of 30-35%, according to Plamen Dimitrov, President of the Confederation of Independent Trade Unions in Bulgaria (CITUB

Business | February 16, 2015, Monday // 16:36

JSC of Bulgaria, Macedonia, Zagreb Stock Exchanges Seek Contractor for Electronic System

SEE Link, a joint stock company established by the Bulgarian, Macedonian and Zagreb stock exchanges, is seeking a contractor to establish an electronic system for order routing.

Business | February 16, 2015, Monday // 13:42

Turkish Businesses to Invest in Balkan Countries

Alaattin Bayraktar, General Vice President of the Turkish Industrialists' and Businessmen's Confederation of Business Women, has vowed substantial investments in Balkan states in 2015.

Business | February 16, 2015, Monday // 13:02

Minister to Present Economic Priorities for Bulgaria's Northwest

Bulgarian Economy Minister Bozhidar Lukarski is to present the economic priorities of the government for the development of the northwestern region of the country.

Business | February 16, 2015, Monday // 10:42

Bulgarian Households Had Higher Expenses at End of 2014

Bulgarian households had higher expenses at the end of 2014 compared to the same period in 2013, while their incomes remained the same.

Business » Finance | February 16, 2015, Monday // 12:33

New Borrowing Is Inevitable without Govt Surplus – Chair of Parliamentary Budget Committee

Menda Stoyanova, Chair of the parliamentary budget committee, has suggested that there is no cause for concern over the medium-term bond program by 2017 worth BGN 16 B, stressing that it is a financing program using external debt.

Business » Finance | February 16, 2015, Monday // 12:27

Bulgaria's Plovdiv Awarded at Vacation and Spa Expo 2015

Plovdiv won in the category Re-establishing the Image of Bulgaria as a Tourist Destination at the forum Vacation and Spa Expo 2015, held in Sofia on February 12 to 14.

Business » Tourism | February 16, 2015, Monday // 13:41

Bulgaria's New Tourism Logo To Be Revealed

The new Bulgarian tourism logo will be officially presented in 10 days, as announced by Bulgarian Tourism Minister Nikolina Angelkova.

Business » Tourism | February 16, 2015, Monday // 12:18

Politics

Visegrad Four  to Share E-Government Best Practices with Bulgaria

Good practices in the implementation of electronic government services will be presented at an expert workshop in Sofia organized by the embassies of the four countries of the Visegrad Group in Sofia on 26 February.

Politics | February 16, 2015, Monday // 20:06

Bulgaria PM, Ukraine Foreign Minister Discuss Humanitarian Aid, Visas  

Sending humanitarian aid to ethnic Bulgarians in Ukraine and proportional mobilisation of Ukrainian servicemen belonging to various ethnic groups have been discussed on Monday by Bulgarian Prime Minister Boyko Borisov and Ukrainian Foreign Minister Pavlo

Politics » Diplomacy | February 16, 2015, Monday // 16:20

Ukraine FM: No Mass Mobilization Being Carried Out among Ethnic Bulgarians

Only 20 out of 200 000 ethnic Bulgarians living in Ukraine have been called up as the partial mobilization is ongoing, Ukrainian Foreign Minister Pavlo Klimkin has said.

Politics » Diplomacy | February 16, 2015, Monday // 12:13

Bulgarian FM, PM Await Visit of Ukrainian FM

Ukrainian Foreign Minister Pavlo Klimkin is to arrive on an official visit to Bulgaria on Monday at the invitation of his Bulgarian counterpart Daniel Mitov.

Politics » Diplomacy | February 16, 2015, Monday // 08:17

Bulgaria’s Regional Development Ministry Seeks Concessionaires for 22 Beaches

Bulgaria’s Regional Development Ministry is looking for concessionaires to manage 22 beaches for 5-year periods.

Politics » Domestic | February 16, 2015, Monday // 15:01

Bulgaria ex-Interim PM Says He Was Subject to Wiretapping

Prof Georgi Bliznashki, who was caretaker PM between August and November 2014, claimed on Monday there had been eavesdropping on some of his phone conversations during the 2013 anti-government protest.

Politics » Domestic | February 16, 2015, Monday // 10:31

Highway between Bulgaria's Ruse, Veliko Tarnovo to Be Finished by 2020

Bulgaria's Regional Development Minister Lilyana Pavlova has confirmed that the government is working on the construction of a major thoroughfare between the cities of Veliko Tarnovo and Ruse.

Politics » Domestic | February 16, 2015, Monday // 09:58

Society

Fresh Snowfalls Expected in Bulgaria

Over the course of the next day Bulgaria will slowly be taken over by strong northern and north-eastern winds.

Society » Environment | February 16, 2015, Monday // 12:57

Bulgarian Historic Figure Comes to Life in New Movie

A new film interpretation of the life and activities of Bulgarian national hero Vasil Levski is to be released in Bulgaria on Monday.

Society » Culture | February 16, 2015, Monday // 11:40

Sports

Grigor Dimitrov Keeps 11th Place in Ranking, Pironkova Drops

Bulgaria's top male tennis player kept his 11th place in the ATP ranking, while the country's best female representative Tsvetana Pironkova dropped seven positions in the WTA ranking.

Sports | February 16, 2015, Monday // 13:35

Bulgaria's Tsvetana Pironkova Starts with Victory in Dubai

Bulgaria's top female tennis player Tsvetana Pironkova won in the first round of the Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championship on Sunday.

Sports | February 16, 2015, Monday // 11:39

Crime

Bulgaria Prosecution Demands 10-Year Sentence for CSKA President

Prosecutors have demanded a ten-year sentence for Aleksandar Tomov, who owns the CSKA football club, in an embezzlement trial that started in 2008.

Crime | February 16, 2015, Monday // 13:52

Macedonian Inmate Caught While Trying to Cross into Bulgaria

Bulgarian and Macedonian police have detained a 41-year-old inmate who was seeking to enter Bulgaria.

Crime | February 16, 2015, Monday // 13:13

New Terrorist Attacks Threaten Belgium and France

Two Islamic state soldiers have threatened Belgium and France with new terrorist attcks in a video.

Crime | February 16, 2015, Monday // 08:55

Quotes

I Am Isolated, but I Don't Care

After a trip to Latin America, Erdogan was asked whether he felt isolated from the rest of the political world.

Quotes | February 16, 2015, Monday // 14:21

Should Denmark's Jews Move to Israel?

Denmark's chief rabbi Jair Melchior voicing his disappointment with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's Sunday comments after the events in Danish capital Copenhagen.

Quotes | February 16, 2015, Monday // 12:21

World

Danish Police Charge Two Men With Helping Copenhagen Attacker

Two men have been arrested and charged with helping the attacker who killed two people in Copenhagen at the weekend, the BBC reported on Monday.

World | February 16, 2015, Monday // 17:16

Italian Authorities Saved the Lives of 2,164 Refugees

A total of 2,164 refugees coming from Libya who attempted to cross the Mediterranean by boats have been rescued close to the Italian island of Lampedusa.

World | February 16, 2015, Monday // 10:51

Egypt Launches Air Strikes on IS in Libya in Response to Beheadings

Egypt launched air strikes on Islamic State (IS) targets in Libya in response to a video purporting to show the execution of 21 Egyptian Christians.

World | February 16, 2015, Monday // 09:19

Poland Embarks on Massive Spending to Overhaul Military Hardware  

NATO member Poland, bordering conflict-torn Ukraine, has earmarked a whopping EUR 33.

World » EU | February 16, 2015, Monday // 22:05

Macedonia Opposition Leader Unveils 'Evidence' of Gov't Pressure on Judiciary

The leader of Macedonia's main opposition party has presented what he describes as a proof that the cabinet interferes with courts, local media suggest.

World » Southeast Europe | February 16, 2015, Monday // 15:31

Tsipras: We Don't Need Money, We Need Time

An important Eurogroup meeting in Brussels will take place on Monday so that finance ministers could discuss the Greek bailout program.

World » Southeast Europe | February 16, 2015, Monday // 09:55

EU Imposes Sanctions on Russian Officials, Singer Iosif Kobzon

The European Union has futher expanded the list of sanctions on Russian officials and citizens over the Ukraine crisis.

World » Russia | February 16, 2015, Monday // 12:49

Fighting Continues in Eastern Ukraine Despite Ceasefire Deal

Fighting raged around a key railway hub in eastern Ukraine on Monday despite a ceasefire agreement that officially went into force a day earlier.

World » Ukraine | February 16, 2015, Monday // 18:33

Ukraine's Inflation to Reach 26% in 2015 - PM

Inflation in Ukraine is currently forecast at 26% for this year, according to the country's Prime Minister Arseniy Yatsenyuk.

World » Ukraine | February 16, 2015, Monday // 13:33

Ceasefire in Ukraine Largely Holds on First Day

The OSCE monitoring mission to Ukraine reported that the ceasefire, which entered into force on Sunday, was largely observed during the first hours, except in Debaltseve, Raihorodka and Luhansk.

World » Ukraine | February 16, 2015, Monday // 07:41

Novinite Insider

Dr Mohd Abuasi: The Motivations of ISIS Are Social, Political and Economic

Doctor Abuasi commenting on the eminent terrorist threats in Europe and the actions of Islamic State.

Novinite Insider » Opinions | February 16, 2015, Monday // 15:06
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