Cool Summer of 2014 Lowered Beer Consumption in Bulgaria by 5 %
The unusually cool and rainy summer of 2014 lowered the sales of Bulgarian brewers and the consumption of beer by 5 %.
Business | March 24, 2015, Tuesday // 21:06
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ARCHIVE - 24 March 2015
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Cool Summer of 2014 Lowered Beer Consumption in Bulgaria by 5 %Bulgarian Police Cracks Down on Suspected Artefact Hunters
Paris-based LIC33 Unveils Major Acquisitions in Bulgaria for Token Price
Sofia Expects 7-10% Increase in Tourist Numbers in 2015
Politics
Bulgaria’s Interior Minister Meets with Senior US Law Enforcement Officials in WashingtonBulgaria, Romania to Launch Pilot Project on Intelligent Use of Black Sea
European Commission Initiates Improvement of Investment Management
Bulgaria Registers 55% Increase in Number of Asylum Applicants in 2014
Bulgarian Timber Companies Stage Partial Blockade at Border Checkpoints
UNICEF and Bulgarian Prosecutor's Office Sign Agreement Memorandum
Bulgaria President to Table Voting Rules Referendum in June
Society
21 Pelicans Found Dead at Bulgaria's Srebarna Nature ReserveSmall 2.9-Magnitude Earthquake Hits Southern Bulgaria
Bulgarian President Calls for Turning Cinema into National Priority
New Spring Season of Future Shorts Film Festival Comes to Sofia
Bulgarian Fantasy Animation Based on Traditional Folklore to be Released Soon
Search Teams Recover Black Box of Crashed Germanwings Plane
Bulgarian PM, President Express Condolences to Families of Air Crash Victims
Germanwings: 150 People Were on Plane that Crashed in French Alps
Debris of Germanwings Plane Located near Village in French Alps
French President Says 'Probably No Survivors' in Germanwings Plane Crash
Passenger Jet Crashes in France
Blast at VMZ Sopot's Ammo Warehouse Seems 'Caused on Purpose'
Interpol, Europol to Join Investigation on Murdered Boy Found in Suitcase
38-Year-Old Worker Crushed to Death By Heavy Machine in Ruse
Sports
Bulgaria's Borislav Mihaylov Reelected to UEFA's Executive CommitteeCrime
Bulgaria’s Security, Technical OPS Agencies Report Increase in Surveillance Equipment RequestsQuotes
Today's Quote: Kiril DomuschievWorld
US Congress Calls on Obama to Send 'Lethal Aid' to UkraineGreece to Unveil Reform Package Soon, PM Tsipras Tells Merkel
Ukraine Plans to Temporarily Halt Russian Gas Purchases
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Bulgarian Police Cracks Down on Suspected Artefact Hunters
Police in Bulgaria’s northeastern Shumen Region have arrested four people suspected of illicit possession of and trading in archaeological artefacts.
Business | March 24, 2015, Tuesday // 16:20
Paris-based LIC33 Unveils Major Acquisitions in Bulgaria for Token Price
Paris-based LIC33, a private capital investment company, has acquired 43% of Bulgaria’s telecommunication operator Vivacom (www.vivacom.bg) and about 91% each of ammunition plant Dunarit and military aircraft repair plant Avionams (http://www.avionams.com
Business | March 24, 2015, Tuesday // 12:54
Sofia Expects 7-10% Increase in Tourist Numbers in 2015
Deputy Sofia Mayor Todor Chobanov has predicted a 7-10% increase in the number of tourists in the capital in 2015.
Politics
Bulgaria’s Interior Minister Meets with Senior US Law Enforcement Officials in Washington
On the first day of the visit to the US, Rumyana Bachvarova, Bulgaria’s Deputy Prime Minister and Interior Minister, and senior representatives of US law enforcement authorities signed an agreement in the sphere of border security.
Bulgaria, Romania to Launch Pilot Project on Intelligent Use of Black Sea
Bulgaria and Romania are to launch a pilot project on the intelligent use of the Black Sea in the marine border between the two countries.
European Commission Initiates Improvement of Investment Management
The European Commission launched a new platform Tuesday, that is aimed to assist government officers across Europe to exchange experiences and good practices in EU investment management.
Bulgaria Registers 55% Increase in Number of Asylum Applicants in 2014
The number of asylum applicants in Bulgaria increased by 55% on an annual basis in 2014, according to Eurostat data.
Bulgarian Timber Companies Stage Partial Blockade at Border Checkpoints
Bulgarian companies exporting timber staged partial blockade of the country's borders and roads on Tuesday.
UNICEF and Bulgarian Prosecutor's Office Sign Agreement Memorandum
The UN Children's Fund and the Prosecutor's Office of the Republic of Bulgaria have signed an agreement memorandum that will aim at achieving cooperation for the protection of the right of justice in Bulgaria.
Bulgaria President to Table Voting Rules Referendum in June
Bulgaria's President Rosen Plevneliev is due to renew his attempts at triggering a national poll on election rules in June this year, his Chief of Staff Ekaterina Zaharieva has said.
Society
21 Pelicans Found Dead at Bulgaria's Srebarna Nature Reserve
The bodies of 21 pelicans were found in the Srebarna nature reserve in northeastern Bulgaria on Tuesday.
Small 2.9-Magnitude Earthquake Hits Southern Bulgaria
An earthquake measuring 2.
Bulgarian President Calls for Turning Cinema into National Priority
Bulgarian President Rosen Plevneliev called on Tuesday for turning the cinema industry into a national priority.
New Spring Season of Future Shorts Film Festival Comes to Sofia
The biggest worldwide network for short films, Future Shorts will present its spring selection in over 100 countries and 300 cities globally.
Bulgarian Fantasy Animation Based on Traditional Folklore to be Released Soon
Bulgarians are making the first of its kind animated series. As explained by the creators, the movie will be based on traditional Bulgarian folklore and mythology.
Search Teams Recover Black Box of Crashed Germanwings Plane
Search and rescue teams recovered one of the black boxes of the Germanwings airplane, which crashed over the French Alps on Tuesday.
Bulgarian PM, President Express Condolences to Families of Air Crash Victims
Bulgarian Prime Minister Boyko Borisov expressed condolences to the families of the victims, who were killed in the Germanwings airplane crash over the French Alps on Tuesday.
Germanwings: 150 People Were on Plane that Crashed in French Alps
Germanwings has issued a statement saying there were 144, and not 142, passengers on board its plane that went down in the French Alps.
Debris of Germanwings Plane Located near Village in French Alps
Wreckage from the Airbus A320 that fell down in the French Alps has been located, a French Interior Ministry spokesman says.
French President Says 'Probably No Survivors' in Germanwings Plane Crash
French President Francois Hollande has said in a televised address that probably there are no survivors of the crash of a Germanwings plane in the French Alps.
Passenger Jet Crashes in France
A Germanwings airliner with 148 people on board has crashed in the French Alps.
Blast at VMZ Sopot's Ammo Warehouse Seems 'Caused on Purpose'
The explosion at a ammunition depot of the VMZ Sopot military plant in Iganovo would have been impossible without any deliberate action, according to the mayor of Sopot, the town where the plant is based.
Interpol, Europol to Join Investigation on Murdered Boy Found in Suitcase
Interpol and Europol will assist the Bulgarian Interior Ministry in the investigation on the murdered baby boy, found in a suitcase Saturday.
38-Year-Old Worker Crushed to Death By Heavy Machine in Ruse
A 38-year-old man was crushed to death by a 40-tonne machine in a unit of the former heavy machine production plant in the Danube city of Ruse.
Sports
Bulgaria's Borislav Mihaylov Reelected to UEFA's Executive Committee
The President of the Bulgarian Football Union (BFS) Borislav Mihaylov was reelected to the Executive Committee of UEFA on Tuesday.
Sports | March 24, 2015, Tuesday // 16:04
Crime
Bulgaria’s Security, Technical OPS Agencies Report Increase in Surveillance Equipment Requests
Bulgaria’s State Agency for National Security (DANS) and the State Agency Technical Operations (DATO) worked on 9533 requests for the use of special surveillance equipment in 2014, according to reports of the two entities.
Crime | March 24, 2015, Tuesday // 08:46
Quotes
Today's Quote: Kiril Domuschiev
“The most important thing for us is to ensure fair play. If we did not observe it, we would have become champions long time ago.”
Quotes | March 24, 2015, Tuesday // 17:04
World
US Congress Calls on Obama to Send 'Lethal Aid' to Ukraine
The House of Representatives in Washington has adopted a non-binding resolution urging US President Barack Obama to provide Ukraine with weapons.
World | March 24, 2015, Tuesday // 09:59
Greece to Unveil Reform Package Soon, PM Tsipras Tells Merkel
Athens will present shortly its list of reform proposals related to the extension of its bailout program, Greek PM Alexis Tsipras told German Chancellor Angela Merkel on Monday.
Ukraine Plans to Temporarily Halt Russian Gas Purchases
Ukraine’s energy minister has said the country intends to stop buying Russian natural gas for the time being as of April 1 when Kiev’s current supply deal with Moscow expires.
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