ARCHIVE - 11 March 2015

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Business

Bulgarian Waste Sorting is Being Compromised by Vandalism Acts
Bulgaria Leads in Rise in Commercial Property Sales in EU in 2014

Politics

Bulgarian President to Pay Two-Day Official Visit to Serbia
German Foreign Minister Calls Rosen Plevneliev 'Romanian President'
European Parliament Revokes Immunity of Bulgaria ex-PM Stanishev
Deputy Chair of Sofia City Court Resigns
Georgi Kostov Appointed as New Interior Ministry Chief Secretary
Bulgaria’s Govt Proposes Georgi Kostov as New Interior Ministry Chief Secretary
Rumyana Bachvarova Gets MPs Approval to Be Next Interior Minister
Bulgaria Nationalists Urge Debate on Bringing Back Death Penalty
Bulgaria Ex Caretaker IntMin 'Nominated Head of Military Intelligence'
Bulgarian Parliament to Decide on IntMin Vuchkov's Resignation
Who is Who: Rumyana Bachvarova, New Bulgarian Interior Minister

Society

Serbia Appeals Court Rejects Bulgaria’s Request to Extradite Tsvetan Vasilev
Weather Conditions in Bulgaria Remain Harsh
Rescuers Save Man Hit by Avalanche in Bulgaria’s Pirin Mountain
Avalanche Hits Bulgaria's Pirin Mountain Slopes

Sports

First Round of Indian Wells to Start with Bulgarian Encounter
UEFA to Fine Bulgaria's Levski Sofia with EUR 200 000
Federer Admits to Being Put under Strain in Match against Bulgaria's Dimitrov
Bulgaria’s Grigor Dimitrov Records First Victory Against Federer

Quotes

Today's Quote: Boyko Borisov
Today's Quote: Valeri Simeonov

World

NATO Secretary General Accuses Russia of Continued Presence in Ukraine
Sweden, Saudi Arabia Embroiled in Diplomatic Row
11 Missing after Military Helicopter Crashes in Florida
MEPs Call on Moscow to Hold Independent Probe of Nemtsov Killing
Macedonia Investigating Opposition Leader amid Calls for Gov't Resignation
Greece's Tsipras Determined to Seek WWII Reparations from Germany
Russia Retracts from Treaty on Conventional Armed Forces, Collaborates with North Korea
Alledged Nemtsov Killer Retracts Confessions
IMF Approves New USD 17.5 B Funding Plan for Ukraine

Novinite Insider

Time is Ticking for Grigor Dimitrov's First Grand Slam Title

Letters to the Editor

Vine Pruning in Bulgaria's South-West: a Traveler's Account

Business

Bulgarian Waste Sorting is Being Compromised by Vandalism Acts

Over the course of the first several months of 2015, more than BGN 12, 000 had to be invested in the restoration or substitution of waste sorting containers in Bulgaria.

Business | March 11, 2015, Wednesday // 13:36

Bulgaria Leads in Rise in Commercial Property Sales in EU in 2014

Bulgaria posted the biggest rise in sales of commercial real estate in the EU last year, a new study has shown.

Business » Properties | March 11, 2015, Wednesday // 21:05

Politics

Bulgarian President to Pay Two-Day Official Visit to Serbia

Bulgarian President Rosen Plevneliev will pay an official visit to Serbia on Thursday and Friday at the invitation of his Serbian counterpart Tomislav Nikolic.

Politics » Diplomacy | March 11, 2015, Wednesday // 15:21

German Foreign Minister Calls Rosen Plevneliev 'Romanian President'

''Towards the end of my visit to Bulgaria, I also made a visit to the Romanian President Rosen Plevneliev,'' stated the Facebook profile of the German Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier.

Politics » Diplomacy | March 11, 2015, Wednesday // 08:58

European Parliament Revokes Immunity of Bulgaria ex-PM Stanishev

The European Parliament has moved to lift the immunity of Sergey Stanishev, a former Bulgarian PM and current leader of the Party of European Socialists (PES).

Politics » Bulgaria in EU | March 11, 2015, Wednesday // 15:15

Deputy Chair of Sofia City Court Resigns

Chairman of Bulgaria's Supreme Court of Cassation (VKS) Lozan Panov announced that one of the deputy chairs of Sofia City Court (SGS) – judge Ivo Dachev resigned on Wednesday.

Politics » Domestic | March 11, 2015, Wednesday // 17:44

Georgi Kostov Appointed as New Interior Ministry Chief Secretary

Georgi Kostov has been appointed as new Chief Secretary of the Interior Ministry, the President’s press office announced on Wednesday.

Politics » Domestic | March 11, 2015, Wednesday // 17:37

Bulgaria’s Govt Proposes Georgi Kostov as New Interior Ministry Chief Secretary

Bulgaria’s government has nominated Georgi Kostov as new Chief Secretary of the Interior Ministry following the resignation of Svetlozar Lazarov.

Politics » Domestic | March 11, 2015, Wednesday // 16:36

Rumyana Bachvarova Gets MPs Approval to Be Next Interior Minister

Lawmakers have voted to approve current Deputy PM Rumyana Bachvarova as the country's next Interior Mininster.

Politics » Domestic | March 11, 2015, Wednesday // 12:15

Bulgaria Nationalists Urge Debate on Bringing Back Death Penalty

The nationalist coalition Patriotic Front (PF) will insist on a social debate on whether the capital punishment should be reintroduced, its co-leader Valeri Simeonov has said.

Politics » Domestic | March 11, 2015, Wednesday // 11:49

Bulgaria Ex Caretaker IntMin 'Nominated Head of Military Intelligence'

Yordan Bakalov, a former interim Interior Minister, is Prime Minister Boyko Borisov's proposal to take over the Defense Information Service, media sources say.

Politics » Domestic | March 11, 2015, Wednesday // 10:48

Bulgarian Parliament to Decide on IntMin Vuchkov's Resignation

The dismissal from office of Interior Minister Veselin Vuchkov and the appointment of Rumyana Bachvarova are to be voted in Bulgarian Parliament Wednesday.

Politics » Domestic | March 11, 2015, Wednesday // 07:38

Who is Who: Rumyana Bachvarova, New Bulgarian Interior Minister

Bulgaria's Parliament approved on Wednesday, March 11, the appointment of Rumyana Bachvarova as Interior Minister.

Politics » Domestic | March 11, 2015, Wednesday // 01:58

Society

Serbia Appeals Court Rejects Bulgaria’s Request to Extradite Tsvetan Vasilev

Belgrade Court of Appeal has  rejected Bulgaria’s request to extradite Tzvetan Vasilev, majority owner of collapsed Corporate Commercial Bank, Sofia-based BNR radio station reported on Wednesday.

Society | March 11, 2015, Wednesday // 18:12

Weather Conditions in Bulgaria Remain Harsh

The regions of Smolyan and Kardzhali, as well as the municipalities of Ivaylovgrad Laki, Batak, Sarnitsa, Velingrad, Haskovo and Galabovo remain in a state of emergency over the heavy rains and snowstorms in Bulgaria.

Society » Environment | March 11, 2015, Wednesday // 08:32

Rescuers Save Man Hit by Avalanche in Bulgaria’s Pirin Mountain

A man hit by an avalanche in Bulgaria’s Pirin Mountain on Wednesday has been retrieved alive from under the snow piles.

Society » Incidents | March 11, 2015, Wednesday // 16:05

Avalanche Hits Bulgaria's Pirin Mountain Slopes

A huge avalanche has fallen over the right slope of the Pirin mountain near the Baderitsa hut.

Society » Incidents | March 11, 2015, Wednesday // 13:53

Sports

First Round of Indian Wells to Start with Bulgarian Encounter

The first round of the Indian Wells tournament will pit against each other Bulgaria's best female tennis player Tsvetana Pironkova and her fellow national Sesil Karatancheva.

Sports | March 11, 2015, Wednesday // 15:59

UEFA to Fine Bulgaria's Levski Sofia with EUR 200 000

UEFA will fine Bulgaria's Levski Sofia with EUR 200 000, as part of the sanction imposed on the club in 2014 for breaching the rules on financial fair play.

Sports | March 11, 2015, Wednesday // 12:00

Federer Admits to Being Put under Strain in Match against Bulgaria's Dimitrov

Tennis great Roger Federer described his match against the best Bulgarian tennis player Grigor Dimitrov as a "high-level" game despite not being an official one.

Sports | March 11, 2015, Wednesday // 09:54

Bulgaria’s Grigor Dimitrov Records First Victory Against Federer

Bulgaria’s top male tennis player Grigor Dimitrov recorded his first victory against Roger Federer on Wednesday.

Sports | March 11, 2015, Wednesday // 06:00

Quotes

Today's Quote: Boyko Borisov

"With the DPS we are rivals.

Quotes | March 11, 2015, Wednesday // 12:50

Today's Quote: Valeri Simeonov

''Part of the people from this ethnic group, were also people who used to work and send their children to school 25 years ago, they gave their contribution in the creation of overall well being, and now those same people have turned into arrogant, overly

Quotes | March 11, 2015, Wednesday // 10:46

World

NATO Secretary General Accuses Russia of Continued Presence in Ukraine

NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg accused Russia of its continued presence in Ukraine and called Moscow to withdraw all its forces and end its support for separatists in eastern Ukraine.

World | March 11, 2015, Wednesday // 16:49

Sweden, Saudi Arabia Embroiled in Diplomatic Row

Saudi Arabia's Ambassador to Stockholm has been recalled in response to a decision of Sweden to scrap a bilateral defense cooperation agreement.

World | March 11, 2015, Wednesday // 14:28

11 Missing after Military Helicopter Crashes in Florida

Seven US Marines and four aircrew are missing after a military helicopter crashed during a training exercise at Eglin Air Force Base in Florida.

World | March 11, 2015, Wednesday // 12:45

MEPs Call on Moscow to Hold Independent Probe of Nemtsov Killing

Members of the European Parliament on Wednesday called on Russia to conduct an independent investigation into the killing of opposition politician Boris Nemtsov.

World » EU | March 11, 2015, Wednesday // 21:52

Macedonia Investigating Opposition Leader amid Calls for Gov't Resignation

A probe has been launched into Macedonian opposition leader Zoran Zaev's alleged involvement in a bribery scheme, the country's Interior Ministry has said.

World » Southeast Europe | March 11, 2015, Wednesday // 15:35

Greece's Tsipras Determined to Seek WWII Reparations from Germany

Greek PM Alexis Tsipras has vowed to ask Berlin for reparations for World War Two.

World » Southeast Europe | March 11, 2015, Wednesday // 10:16

Russia Retracts from Treaty on Conventional Armed Forces, Collaborates with North Korea

Russia announced Wednesday it would stop its participation in the Joint Consultative Group and in particular of the Treaty on Conventional Armed Forces in Europe.

World » Russia | March 11, 2015, Wednesday // 12:10

Alledged Nemtsov Killer Retracts Confessions

One of the five suspects in the Boris Nemtsov murder case, Zaur Dadayev denied the truthfulness of the confessions he made.

World » Russia | March 11, 2015, Wednesday // 10:17

IMF Approves New USD 17.5 B Funding Plan for Ukraine

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has approved a new USD 17.

World » Ukraine | March 11, 2015, Wednesday // 20:01

Novinite Insider

Time is Ticking for Grigor Dimitrov's First Grand Slam Title

Bulgaria's top tennis player Grigor Dimitrov recorded his first victory against Roger Federer at the BNP Paribas Showdown, which took place at the Madison Square Garden in New York on Wednesday.

Novinite Insider » Opinions | March 11, 2015, Wednesday // 15:27

Letters to the Editor

Vine Pruning in Bulgaria's South-West: a Traveler's Account

An interesting weekend indeed as we drove down to the very south-western corner of Bulgaria, where the borders of Greece, Macedonia and Bulgaria meet.

Letters to the Editor | March 11, 2015, Wednesday // 11:57
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