ARCHIVE - 10 March 2015

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Business

Bulgarian Arms & Ammo Maker Dunarit Could Export Products via Intermediaries
Bulgargaz Expected to Seek 13% Cut in Gas Price
Bulgaria Launches Tender for South Stream Gas Pipeline Public Procurement

Politics

Serbian PM Agrees to Holding Joint Sitting with Bulgarian Cabinet
Bulgarian PM Borisov Expects Strengthening of Economic Exchange with Germany
Germany to Assist Bulgaria in Implementation of Key Reforms - Steinmeier
Bulgaria's Chief Prosecutor to Meet with Kazakhstan Counterpart
US Sending 3000 Troops to Baltics for 3-Month NATO Drills
Romania's Top Anti-Corruption Officials to Visit Bulgaria
Bulgaria Allows New Delay in Selection of Auditor of Agricultural Subsidies
Germany Ready to Continue Romania, Bulgaria's Schengen Accession Talks
Public Trust in Bulgarian Judiciary Remains Critically Low, Legal Barometer
Supreme Court Refuses Interpretative Ruling on Disclosure of Communist-Era State Security Agents
Bulgaria's Justice Ministry Proposes Changes to Criminal Code to Fight Terrorism

Society

Bulgaria Marks 72 Years from Rescue of Its Jews
Director of Bulgarian Road Infrastructure Agency in Kardzhali Fired
Five Bulgarian Municipalities Remain in State of Emergency after Snowstorms
Parliament Committee Approves Glinka Komitov as New Head of State Health Insurance Fund

Sports

Bulgaria's Grigor Dimitrov Prepares for Showdown with Federer
Bulgaria's Karatancheva Scores First Win in Indian Wells

Crime

Homeless Bulgarian Man Murdered in Brussels

Views on BG

''Communism Didn’t Die in 1989: It Lives in People’s Minds,' Bulgarian Photographer for TIME Magazine

Smiles

Marriage Is a Holy Affair

World

Solar Plane Completes 2nd Leg of Round-the-Globe Trip
French Sport Stars Die as Helicopters Collide in Argentina
Spain Sees No Need for EU to Expand Russia Sanctions
EU Finance Ministers Approve Juncker's Investment Plan
Greece to Hold Loan Talks with EU on Wednesday
NATO Accuses Russia of 'Militarizing' Crimea after Putin Comments
EU to Provide More Funding to Ukraine, Russia Seeks Sanctions Alleviation
No More Heavy Weapons on Either Side of Donbass Front Line - Ukraine Army

Business

Bulgarian Arms & Ammo Maker Dunarit Could Export Products via Intermediaries

Bulgarian Ruse-based arms and ammunition manufacturer Dunarit may continue its production activity despite the suspension of its import and export license, according to Economy Minister Bozhidar Lukarski.

Business | March 10, 2015, Tuesday // 11:24

Bulgargaz Expected to Seek 13% Cut in Gas Price

Bulgargaz is expected to ask Bulgaria’s energy regulator on Wednesday to cut gas prices for consumers for the second quarter of the year by 13.

Business » Energy | March 10, 2015, Tuesday // 20:37

Bulgaria Launches Tender for South Stream Gas Pipeline Public Procurement

Bulgaria’s Regional Development Ministry has launched a tender for the assignment of a public procurement related to the Bulgarian section of the offshore section of the South Stream gas pipeline.

Business » Energy | March 10, 2015, Tuesday // 10:12

Politics

Serbian PM Agrees to Holding Joint Sitting with Bulgarian Cabinet

Serbian Prime Minister Aleksandar Vucic accepted the invitation of the Bulgarian cabinet to hold a joint sitting of the two countries' governments.

Politics » Diplomacy | March 10, 2015, Tuesday // 17:01

Bulgarian PM Borisov Expects Strengthening of Economic Exchange with Germany

Bulgarian PM Boiko Borisov believed that bilateral cooperation could be improved in the automobile industry, the gas hub project and the issue of Bulgaria's Schengen accession.

Politics » Diplomacy | March 10, 2015, Tuesday // 15:08

Germany to Assist Bulgaria in Implementation of Key Reforms - Steinmeier

Germany is ready to help Bulgaria implement the necessary reforms, according to Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier.

Politics » Diplomacy | March 10, 2015, Tuesday // 12:13

Bulgaria's Chief Prosecutor to Meet with Kazakhstan Counterpart

Bulgarian Chief Prosecutor Sotir Tsatsarov and his deputy Borislav Sarafov are on a two-day visit to Kazakhstan, the Chief Prosecutor's Office has said.

Politics » Diplomacy | March 10, 2015, Tuesday // 08:25

US Sending 3000 Troops to Baltics for 3-Month NATO Drills

Around 750 US Army tanks and other vehicles and military equipment are already in Latvia for the so-called "Operation Atlantic Resolve" exercises with NATO partners.

Politics » Defense | March 10, 2015, Tuesday // 09:21

Romania's Top Anti-Corruption Officials to Visit Bulgaria

Deputy Prime Minister Meglena Kuneva announced on Tuesday that Romania's top anti-corruption officials will visit Bulgaria in March at her invitation.

Politics » Bulgaria in EU | March 10, 2015, Tuesday // 16:00

Bulgaria Allows New Delay in Selection of Auditor of Agricultural Subsidies

Bulgaria may lose a part of a total of over EUR 1.

Politics » Bulgaria in EU | March 10, 2015, Tuesday // 13:22

Germany Ready to Continue Romania, Bulgaria's Schengen Accession Talks

Berlin is ready to go on with talks that will eventually result in Romania and Bulgaria's accession into the Schengen area without border control, the German Foreign Minister has said.

Politics » Bulgaria in EU | March 10, 2015, Tuesday // 07:52

Public Trust in Bulgarian Judiciary Remains Critically Low, Legal Barometer

Gallup International revealed the results from its regular research on the fight against corruption and the condition of the judiciary in Bulgaria, alongside the civil initiative project Legal Barometer.

Politics » Domestic | March 10, 2015, Tuesday // 16:01

Supreme Court Refuses Interpretative Ruling on Disclosure of Communist-Era State Security Agents

Bulgaria’s Supreme Administrative Court (VAS) has refused to issue an interpretative ruling on whether the so-called Files’ Commission (examining the Communist era secret services' files – editor's note) is authorized to disclose collaborators of the comm

Politics » Domestic | March 10, 2015, Tuesday // 15:51

Bulgaria's Justice Ministry Proposes Changes to Criminal Code to Fight Terrorism

Bulgaria's Justice Ministry published on Tuesday a bill amending and supplementing the Criminal Code, which is focused on providing adequate protection against terrorism.

Politics » Domestic | March 10, 2015, Tuesday // 15:11

Society

Bulgaria Marks 72 Years from Rescue of Its Jews

Bulgarian authorities are commemorating on Tuesday the 72nd anniversary of Sofia's move to save thousands of Jews living on its territory from deportation during World War Two.

Society | March 10, 2015, Tuesday // 10:04

Director of Bulgarian Road Infrastructure Agency in Kardzhali Fired

The direction of the state agency to the Ministry of Regional Development and Public Works in Kardzhali has a new director starting Tuesday.

Society » Environment | March 10, 2015, Tuesday // 13:33

Five Bulgarian Municipalities Remain in State of Emergency after Snowstorms

Hundreds of towns in southern Bulgaria remain without elеctricity supplies and with severe problems in the road infrastructure after the prolific snowfalls.

Society » Environment | March 10, 2015, Tuesday // 09:40

Parliament Committee Approves Glinka Komitov as New Head of State Health Insurance Fund

The Healthcare Commission in Bulgaria’s Parliament has approved the nomination of Glinka Komitov for new Chairman of the state-run National Health Insurance Fund NZOK.

Society » Health | March 10, 2015, Tuesday // 17:58

Sports

Bulgaria's Grigor Dimitrov Prepares for Showdown with Federer

Bulgaria's top male tennis player Grigor Dimitrov prepares for the BNP Paribas Showdown with Roger Federer in Madison Square Garden in New York.

Sports | March 10, 2015, Tuesday // 12:49

Bulgaria's Karatancheva Scores First Win in Indian Wells

Sesil Karatancheva has scored a win in her first match of the Indian Wells qualifying round. The torurnament has a prize fund of USD 5, 381, 235.

Sports | March 10, 2015, Tuesday // 10:30

Crime

Homeless Bulgarian Man Murdered in Brussels

A homeless Bulgarian citizen has been found dead in Belgian capital Brussels, according to media reports.

Crime | March 10, 2015, Tuesday // 09:49

Views on BG

''Communism Didn’t Die in 1989: It Lives in People’s Minds,' Bulgarian Photographer for TIME Magazine

Time magazine featured a photo essay, telling the story of Yana Paskova and her return journey to the Balkans.

Views on BG | March 10, 2015, Tuesday // 11:58

Smiles

Marriage Is a Holy Affair

This is why marriage is holy: quite a lot of martyrs are involved.

Smiles | March 10, 2015, Tuesday // 11:01

World

Solar Plane Completes 2nd Leg of Round-the-Globe Trip

Solar Impulse 2, the aircraft powered only by sunlight, has landed in India on Tuesday after covering about 1,500 kilometres during a 15-hour flight from Oman.

World | March 10, 2015, Tuesday // 22:15

French Sport Stars Die as Helicopters Collide in Argentina

Three French sport stars were among the ten victims of a mid-air helicopter collision in Argentina on Monday.

World | March 10, 2015, Tuesday // 11:47

Spain Sees No Need for EU to Expand Russia Sanctions

There is no ground for the EU to expand its sanctions against Russia over Ukraine as the latest Minsk truce holds, Spanish Foreign Minister Jose Manuel Garcia-Margallo said on Tuesday.

World » EU | March 10, 2015, Tuesday // 19:36

EU Finance Ministers Approve Juncker's Investment Plan

The finance ministers of the 28 EU member states approved at their meeting on Tuesday the investment plan of European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker.

World » EU | March 10, 2015, Tuesday // 17:57

Greece to Hold Loan Talks with EU on Wednesday

Officials from Greece are due to hold technical talks with international lenders on Wednesday as Athens is seeking to secure more funding.

World » Southeast Europe | March 10, 2015, Tuesday // 07:34

NATO Accuses Russia of 'Militarizing' Crimea after Putin Comments

Russia has significantly built up its military capabilities in Crimea since the peninsula was incorporated into its territory following a local referendum, NATO officials say.

World » Russia | March 10, 2015, Tuesday // 08:46

EU to Provide More Funding to Ukraine, Russia Seeks Sanctions Alleviation

The EU intends to provide a new financial aid package to Ukraine estimated at EUR 110M in 2015.

World » Ukraine | March 10, 2015, Tuesday // 12:54

No More Heavy Weapons on Either Side of Donbass Front Line - Ukraine Army

Ukraine's President Petro Poroshenko has confirmed that pro-Russian rebels have pulled back a vast part of their heavy arms, adding most of the government forces' weapons have also been removed.

World » Ukraine | March 10, 2015, Tuesday // 12:07
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