ARCHIVE - 25 March 2015

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Business

Bulgarian Operator of Svishtov-Zimnicea Ferry Complains of Losses due to Corruption Scheme
Bulgarian Mobile Operator Max Launches Multiple New 4G LTE Services
Sofia Airport, Varna Airport Voted among Top 10 Airports in Eastern Europe
Bulgarian Court Appoints Two Temporary Assignees at Failed KTB
PM: Bulgaria Records Higher First-Quarter Revenue Collection
Household Deposits in Bulgaria Up 4.6% Y/Y in Feb 2015
Bulgaria's Sunny Beach to Have Free Wi-Fi Coverage in Summer

Politics

Bulgaria’s Prime Minister, Turkey’s President to Arrange Meeting to Discuss Energy Projects
Sofia Mayor Yordanka Fandakova Holds Meeting with Paris Mayor Anne Hidalgo
US-led Drills Involving Bulgaria Begin in Romania
Bulgaria to Get EUR 10 M EU Funding to Tackle Asylum, Migration, Integration
EU Commission VP Jyrki Katainen to Visit Bulgaria on April 16
Bulgarian Minister Complains of Shortage of Funding under OP Transport 2014-2020
Bulgaria’s Economy Minister to Chair Newly Established National Economic Council
Poll: Half of Bulgarians Not Intending to Vote at Forthcoming Local Elections
Bulgarian Parliament Votes on Anti-Discrimination Law Amendments

Society

Bulgaria Top Judicial Body Accepts Resignation of Sofia City Court Deputy Chair
Sofia City Court Deputy Chair Resigns
New High-Tech Theater Performance Premieres in Bulgaria
Bulgarian Archaeologists Discover Ampoule Containing Holy Relic
French Investigators Recover Cockpit Voice Recordings of Crashed Germanwings  Plane
No Bulgarians Were Aboard Crashed Germanwings Plane – French MFA
Rescue Operation Renewed after Germanwings Plane Crash

Sports

Potential Majority Owners Withdraw from Bulgaria's CSKA

World

Superhighway Projected to Connect US, Great Britain Through Russia
MEPs Endorse EUR 1.8 B Aid Package for Ukraine
EU to Invest EUR 1 B in Balkan Development in Infrastructure
Greek ex-FinMin Found Guilty of Helping Tax Evasion
Ukraine Moves to Boost Armed Forces Personnel to 250,000
Two Senior Ukrainian Officials Arrested During Cabinet Meeting
Ukraine's Dnipropetrovsk Governor Steps Down

Novinite Insider

Bulgaria, Egypt to Co-organize Tourism Conference in Cairo

Letters to the Editor

Visiting the Poganovo Monastery of St John the Theologian

Business

Bulgarian Operator of Svishtov-Zimnicea Ferry Complains of Losses due to Corruption Scheme

The owner of a Bulgarian company operating a ferry between Svishtov (Bulgaria) and Zimnicea (Romania) has complained of corruption resulting in losses of an average of EUR 40 000 a month for Bulgaria.

Business | March 25, 2015, Wednesday // 15:09

Bulgarian Mobile Operator Max Launches Multiple New 4G LTE Services

Mobile operator Max announced Wendsday the launch of new 4G LTE mobile Internet services.

Business | March 25, 2015, Wednesday // 12:43

Sofia Airport, Varna Airport Voted among Top 10 Airports in Eastern Europe

Sofia Airport and Varna Airport have made it into the top 10 of Best Airports in Eastern Europe in a ranking of Skytrax for 2015.

Business | March 25, 2015, Wednesday // 10:21

Bulgarian Court Appoints Two Temporary Assignees at Failed KTB

The Sofia City Court has approved the nomination of two temporary assignees who will manage the assets of collapsed Corporate Commercial Bank, or KTB, and run it on a daily basis.

Business » Finance | March 25, 2015, Wednesday // 17:16

PM: Bulgaria Records Higher First-Quarter Revenue Collection

The revenues to Bulgaria's state budget for the first quarter of 2015 have increased with BGN 820 M compared to the same period last year.

Business » Finance | March 25, 2015, Wednesday // 16:24

Household Deposits in Bulgaria Up 4.6% Y/Y in Feb 2015

At the end of February 2015, deposits of the non-government sector stood at BGN 58.984 billion (70.7% of GDP), increasing annually by 2.5% (2.4% annual growth in January 2015), according to the Bulgarian National Bank (BNB).

Business » Finance | March 25, 2015, Wednesday // 12:36

Bulgaria's Sunny Beach to Have Free Wi-Fi Coverage in Summer

Bulgaria's Black Sea resort Sunny Beach will provide free wireless internet to all its visitors during the summer.

Business » Tourism | March 25, 2015, Wednesday // 13:57

Politics

Bulgaria’s Prime Minister, Turkey’s President to Arrange Meeting to Discuss Energy Projects

Bulgarian Prime Minister Boyko Borisov and Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan have discussed energy security and the future of energy projects in the region in a phone conversation.

Politics » Diplomacy | March 25, 2015, Wednesday // 15:44

Sofia Mayor Yordanka Fandakova Holds Meeting with Paris Mayor Anne Hidalgo

Sofia and Paris Mayors discussed EU investment projects and bilateral cooperation.

Politics » Diplomacy | March 25, 2015, Wednesday // 10:55

US-led Drills Involving Bulgaria Begin in Romania

Two Operation Atlantic Resolve military exercises started in Eastern Europe on Tuesday, a Pentagon spokesman has said.

Politics » Defense | March 25, 2015, Wednesday // 08:10

Bulgaria to Get EUR 10 M EU Funding to Tackle Asylum, Migration, Integration

Bulgaria will be allocated EUR 10 M in EU funding on asylum, migration and integration over the period 2014-2020.

Politics » Bulgaria in EU | March 25, 2015, Wednesday // 17:33

EU Commission VP Jyrki Katainen to Visit Bulgaria on April 16

Jyrki Katainen, the European Commission's Vice President for Jobs, Growth and Investment, is due to visit Bulgaria on April 16.

Politics » Bulgaria in EU | March 25, 2015, Wednesday // 12:11

Bulgarian Minister Complains of Shortage of Funding under OP Transport 2014-2020

Bulgaria’s Transport Minister Ivaylo Moskovski has argued that the funds under the 2014-2020 operational program Transport will be insufficient for the projects.

Politics » Bulgaria in EU | March 25, 2015, Wednesday // 11:16

Bulgaria’s Economy Minister to Chair Newly Established National Economic Council

A National Economic Council will advise Bulgaria’s Council of Ministers on determining and implementing the country’s economic policy.

Politics » Domestic | March 25, 2015, Wednesday // 14:00

Poll: Half of Bulgarians Not Intending to Vote at Forthcoming Local Elections

Nearly six months before the forthcoming local elections in the autumn, nearly a half of Bulgarians state that they do not intend to participate in the elections, while 17 % are certain that they will not vote.

Politics » Domestic | March 25, 2015, Wednesday // 13:07

Bulgarian Parliament Votes on Anti-Discrimination Law Amendments

Sex change will now be protected from discrimination after a law amendment passed in Bulgarian Parliament on Wednesday.

Politics » Domestic | March 25, 2015, Wednesday // 12:01

Society

Bulgaria Top Judicial Body Accepts Resignation of Sofia City Court Deputy Chair

Bulgaria’s Supreme Judicial Council (SJC) has accepted the resignation of Bogdana Zhelyavska, Deputy Chair of the Sofia City Court, dnevnik.bg reported.

Society | March 25, 2015, Wednesday // 15:33

Sofia City Court Deputy Chair Resigns

Bogdana Zhelyavska, Deputy Chair of the Sofia City Court, has resigned.

Society | March 25, 2015, Wednesday // 11:52

New High-Tech Theater Performance Premieres in Bulgaria

Director of the National palace of Culture Miroslav Borshosh and director Yavor Gurdev presented their newest project Quartet: Dangerous Liasions Until the End of the World, based on the play by Heiner Muller.

Society » Culture | March 25, 2015, Wednesday // 14:15

Bulgarian Archaeologists Discover Ampoule Containing Holy Relic

Bulgarian archaeologists discovered an ampoule containing ashes from the grave of St. John the Apostle on the Foros peninsula near the city of Burgas.

Society » Archaeology | March 25, 2015, Wednesday // 16:59

French Investigators Recover Cockpit Voice Recordings of Crashed Germanwings  Plane

France’s BEA (Bureau of Investigations and Analyses) said it has successfully extracted recordings from the cockpit voice recorder of the Germanwings plane that crashed in the French Alps on Tuesday.

Society » Incidents | March 25, 2015, Wednesday // 19:40

No Bulgarians Were Aboard Crashed Germanwings Plane – French MFA

According to the French Ministry of Foreign Affairs, no Bulgarian citizens were featured on the list of passengers, who were on board of the Germanwings plane, which crashed on Tuesday.

Society » Incidents | March 25, 2015, Wednesday // 15:24

Rescue Operation Renewed after Germanwings Plane Crash

Hundreds of people are taking part in a rescue operation in the French Alps after a Germanwings airplane with 150 people on board went down near Barcelonette in Southern France while en route from Spain to D?sseldorf.

Society » Incidents | March 25, 2015, Wednesday // 09:04

Sports

Potential Majority Owners Withdraw from Bulgaria's CSKA

The businessmen, who were considered as the probable new majority owners of Bulgarian football club CSKA, withdrew completely from the acquisition of the club.

Sports | March 25, 2015, Wednesday // 11:51

World

Superhighway Projected to Connect US, Great Britain Through Russia

New transatlantic project involves the construction of a superhighway between the US and Great Britain passing through Russia, as reported by CNN.

World | March 25, 2015, Wednesday // 09:49

MEPs Endorse EUR 1.8 B Aid Package for Ukraine

The European Parliament on Wednesday approved EUR 1.

World » EU | March 25, 2015, Wednesday // 21:38

EU to Invest EUR 1 B in Balkan Development in Infrastructure

The EU will allocate close to EUR 1 B for projects on infrastructure improvement in countries of the Western Balkans.

World » Southeast Europe | March 25, 2015, Wednesday // 15:21

Greek ex-FinMin Found Guilty of Helping Tax Evasion

Former Greek Finance Minister Giorgos Papakonstantinou has been handed a one-year suspended sentence after a court found him guilty of helping three people dodge millions in tax.

World » Southeast Europe | March 25, 2015, Wednesday // 13:02

Ukraine Moves to Boost Armed Forces Personnel to 250,000

President Petro Poroshenko has signed into law a bill to increase the number of Ukraine’s armed forces personnel to 250,000, including 204,000 military servicemen, Interfax-Ukraine reported on Wednesday.

World » Ukraine | March 25, 2015, Wednesday // 20:43

Two Senior Ukrainian Officials Arrested During Cabinet Meeting

Two senior Ukrainian officials were arrested during a meeting of the cabinet on Wednesday on charges of high-level corruption.

World » Ukraine | March 25, 2015, Wednesday // 14:51

Ukraine's Dnipropetrovsk Governor Steps Down

Dnipropetrovsk Governor Ihor Kolomoisky has resigned as Governor of Dnipropetrovsk after a row with the government over the future of a property in which he is one of the shareholders.

World » Ukraine | March 25, 2015, Wednesday // 07:35

Novinite Insider

Bulgaria, Egypt to Co-organize Tourism Conference in Cairo

Tourism ministry officials from Egypt and Bulgaria and both countries' ambassadors are due to hold a conference on promoting bilateral tourism cooperation from Wednesday to Friday in Egypt's capital Cairo.

Novinite Insider » Diplomatic Channel | March 25, 2015, Wednesday // 09:48

Letters to the Editor

Visiting the Poganovo Monastery of St John the Theologian

Novinite is publishing another article submitted by Mr Yoav Chudnoff, who recently headed to Serbia to visit a beautiful monastery that takes just a fifty-munute drive from Sofia.

Letters to the Editor | March 25, 2015, Wednesday // 10:37
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