ARCHIVE - 9 April 2015

» Back to calendar

Business

New Cider Production Facility in Bulgaria to Stimulate Beer Market Segment
Bulgaria C-Bank Supervisory Official Charged with Misconduct in Office over KTB
BILLA Bulgaria Had 4.8 % Higher Turnover in 2014, Plans to Invest BGN 200 M
Framework Power Price Deal with Bulgaria Is ‘Win-Win Proposition’, AES Says
ContourGlobal Hails Power Price Deal with Bulgaria
EU Allocates Funding for Feasibility Study of Bulgaria-Turkey Gas Interconnector
Record Number of Bulgarian Toursists Visited Greece in 2014

Politics

Bulgaria President's Security Council to Discuss Army on 27 April
Bulgarian Parliament Passes Bill on NATO Communications Unit
EU Grants Nearly EUR 2 M in Recovery Aid to Bulgaria
Bulgaria Parliament Elects Audit Office Deputy Heads
Bulgaria PM to Seek Merger of Revenue, Customs Agencies

Society

Bulgarian Rescuers Find Second Victim of Collapsed Black Sea Hotel
Workers on Hotel Veronika Site Ignored Safety Orders, Company Reps Say
Names of Workers Under Collapsed Hotel Near Varna Now Announced
Workers Trapped under Collapsed Hotel 'Had No Contracts, Insurance'
Parts of Road to Sofia Airport Remain Closed for Rehabilitation
One Dead, Three Missing after Hotel Collapses near Bulgaria's Varna

Sports

Bulgaria Climbs Four Positions in FIFA World Ranking

Crime

Bulgaria Prosecution Indicts ex-Deputy Parliament Speaker Hristo Biserov

Quotes

Today's Quote: Vladimir Putin

World

Shooting in Milan Courthouse Leaves at Least Four Dead
Political Tensions Rise in Kenya Following University Terrorist Attack
Lithuania Suspends Russian TV Channel for Three Months
Greece, Russia 'Mull Option to Go Around EU Food Imports Ban'

Business

New Cider Production Facility in Bulgaria to Stimulate Beer Market Segment

Nikolay Mladenov, CEO of one of Bulgaria's largest beer production companies, stated that Bulgaria has been chosen as a regional Balkan center of Heineken in the sector of cider production.

Business | April 9, 2015, Thursday // 16:20

Bulgaria C-Bank Supervisory Official Charged with Misconduct in Office over KTB

Bulgarian prosecutors have accused a central bank official of deliberately failing to exercise proper supervision over the lending operations of collapsed Corporate Commercial Bank.

Business | April 9, 2015, Thursday // 16:16

BILLA Bulgaria Had 4.8 % Higher Turnover in 2014, Plans to Invest BGN 200 M

BILLA Bulgaria had a successful year in 2014, as its turnover increased by 4.8 % compared to the previous year, reaching BGN 614.8 M.

Business | April 9, 2015, Thursday // 13:16

Framework Power Price Deal with Bulgaria Is ‘Win-Win Proposition’, AES Says

US-based AES has welcomed the agreement it signed with Bulgaria to amend the long-term power purchase contract which its Bulgarian power plant AES 3C Maritza East 1 has with state-owned National Electricity Company (NEK).

Business » Energy | April 9, 2015, Thursday // 19:10

ContourGlobal Hails Power Price Deal with Bulgaria

US-based ContourGlobal on Thursday hailed the deal it had signed with the government in Sofia ahead of the planned change in the electricity purchase agreement for its Bulgarian power plant.

Business » Energy | April 9, 2015, Thursday // 17:21

EU Allocates Funding for Feasibility Study of Bulgaria-Turkey Gas Interconnector

The state-owned natural gas transmission operator Bulgartransgaz was awarded EU funding for pre-investment feasibility study of the planned interconnector between Bulgaria and Turkey.

Business » Energy | April 9, 2015, Thursday // 17:11

Record Number of Bulgarian Toursists Visited Greece in 2014

According to the latest data of the Hellenic Statistical Authority, Bulgarians made 1.5 million visits to Greece in 2014, which is an increase of 121.8 % compared to the previous year.

Business » Tourism | April 9, 2015, Thursday // 12:08

Politics

Bulgaria President's Security Council to Discuss Army on 27 April

Bulgarian President Rosen Plevneliev will convene the consultative council on national security in order to discuss the state of the armed forces on April 27.

Politics » Defense | April 9, 2015, Thursday // 15:55

Bulgarian Parliament Passes Bill on NATO Communications Unit

Bulgarian National Assembly ratified the agreement for the deployment of a NATO switchboard battalion in Bulgaria.

Politics » Defense | April 9, 2015, Thursday // 13:45

EU Grants Nearly EUR 2 M in Recovery Aid to Bulgaria

The European Commission granted on Thursday EUR 1.98 M to Bulgaria for addressing the consequences of the 2014 floods.

Politics » Bulgaria in EU | April 9, 2015, Thursday // 15:05

Bulgaria Parliament Elects Audit Office Deputy Heads

Goritsa Grancharova and Toshko Todorov are the new deputy heads of the National Audit Office of Bulgaria followig a Thursday vote in the National Assembly.

Politics » Domestic | April 9, 2015, Thursday // 10:31

Bulgaria PM to Seek Merger of Revenue, Customs Agencies

Bulgarian Prime Minister Boyko Borisov said on Wednesday he could table next week a proposal to merge the National Revenue Agency and the Customs Agency.

Politics » Domestic | April 9, 2015, Thursday // 08:08

Society

Bulgarian Rescuers Find Second Victim of Collapsed Black Sea Hotel

Rescue teams have found the dead body of one of the three workers who went missing when a disused hotel building on the Black Sea coast suddely collapsed during a deconstruction operation.

Society » Incidents | April 9, 2015, Thursday // 20:21

Workers on Hotel Veronika Site Ignored Safety Orders, Company Reps Say

The General Labor Inspectorate in Varna had no information on the upcoming destruction of hotel Veronika.

Society » Incidents | April 9, 2015, Thursday // 15:13

Names of Workers Under Collapsed Hotel Near Varna Now Announced

Stefan Angelov was working on the site, as the hotel collapsed and killed the 40-year old worker Borislav Asenov, and four other people were injured.

Society » Incidents | April 9, 2015, Thursday // 12:44

Workers Trapped under Collapsed Hotel 'Had No Contracts, Insurance'

Severe violations were committed by the firm tasked with demolishing a hotel that unexpectedly collapsed near the Bulgarian city of Varna, a official with the labor inspectorate has announced.

Society » Incidents | April 9, 2015, Thursday // 10:05

Parts of Road to Sofia Airport Remain Closed for Rehabilitation

Parts of the road at the crossing of Sofia's Boulevards Christopher Columbus and Brussels has fallen through.

Society » Incidents | April 9, 2015, Thursday // 09:52

One Dead, Three Missing after Hotel Collapses near Bulgaria's Varna

An old hotel that collapsed on Wednesday afternoon near the Black Sea city of Varna has left one person dead.

Society » Incidents | April 9, 2015, Thursday // 07:34

Sports

Bulgaria Climbs Four Positions in FIFA World Ranking

The Bulgarian men's national football team climbed four position in the latest FIFA/Coca-Cola World Ranking, which was released on Thursday.

Sports | April 9, 2015, Thursday // 17:47

Crime

Bulgaria Prosecution Indicts ex-Deputy Parliament Speaker Hristo Biserov

The Sofia City Prosecutor's Office has submitted an indictment against former Deputy Parliament Speaker Hristo Biserov.

Crime | April 9, 2015, Thursday // 11:05

Quotes

Today's Quote: Vladimir Putin

"About mythology and Trojan horses and so forth: the question would be valid if I was the one going to Athens.

Quotes | April 9, 2015, Thursday // 09:21

World

Shooting in Milan Courthouse Leaves at Least Four Dead

At least four people died at the Palace of Justice in Milan after a shooting took place on Thursday.

World | April 9, 2015, Thursday // 13:36

Political Tensions Rise in Kenya Following University Terrorist Attack

Kenya's President Uhuru Kenyatta has received massive criticism from opposition parties, political analysts and regular population on account of the untimely police reaction during the Garissa University terrorist attack.

World | April 9, 2015, Thursday // 11:55

Lithuania Suspends Russian TV Channel for Three Months

The Lithuanian Radio and Television Commission suspended on Wednesday the broadcasting of the Russian-language TV channel RTR Planeta for a period of three months.

World » EU | April 9, 2015, Thursday // 14:25

Greece, Russia 'Mull Option to Go Around EU Food Imports Ban'

Greece and Russia are considering whether to set up joint ventures to go around the ban on food imports from the EU, a AFP quotes government official from Athens as saying.

World » Russia | April 9, 2015, Thursday // 08:37
Bulgaria news Novinite.com (Sofia News Agency - www.sofianewsagency.com) is unique with being a real time news provider in English that informs its readers about the latest Bulgarian news. The editorial staff also publishes a daily online newspaper "Sofia Morning News." Novinite.com (Sofia News Agency - www.sofianewsagency.com) and Sofia Morning News publish the latest economic, political and cultural news that take place in Bulgaria. Foreign media analysis on Bulgaria and World News in Brief are also part of the web site and the online newspaper. News Bulgaria