ARCHIVE - 21 April 2015

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Business

Bulgaria’s Finance Ministry Successfully Places 10-Year BGN-Denominated GS
Eurostat 'Has Reservations' about Bulgaria's 2014 Deficit Data
EC Vice President Sefcovic: EU Wants Transparency, Secure Energy Supplies

Politics

US Deputy Assistant Secretary of State to Meet with PM Borisov in Sofia
US Expresses Support for Bulgarian Constitution Amendments
Bulgaria’s President to Visit Kosovo, Bosnia and Herzegovina on April 21-23
Bulgarian Border Police Records Triple Increase in Illegal Migrant Crossings
Report on Activities of Bulgaria's State Agency for National Security Missing
Electronic Government - Key Element of Reforms, Bulgarian PM Borisov says
Poll: 2nd Term of Bulgarian PM Borisov Has Higher Approval Rating

Society

Armed and Almost Safe
Sofia Vergara Wearing Successful Bulgarian Label
Hospitals in Bulgaria Use Up to 3 Times More Antibiotics than in Western Europe – Expert

Quotes

Today's Quote: CEEDS'15 by Webit Opening

World

UNHCR Demonstrates Concern Following 1300 Migrant Deaths in April
Egypt's Ousted President Morsi Jailed for 20 years
Operation on Collecting Debris of Crashed Germanwings Plane Completed
Latest Estimates Point to 800 Victims of Capsized Boat off Libyan Coast
Andrus Ansip: EU Has to Pay Attention on Life-Long Learning
Gazprom Set to Transport Over 47 B Cubic Meters of Gas Through Greece
40 Armed Men Storm Police Station in Macedonia, Take 4 Officers Hostage
Turkey to Commemorate Armenian Victims of Ottoman Killings
Gazprom CEO to Meet Greek PM, Energy Minister in Athens

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Radisson Blu Grand Hotel, Sofia – a piece of Art!

Business

Bulgaria’s Finance Ministry Successfully Places 10-Year BGN-Denominated GS

Bulgaria’s Ministry of Finance launched a new 10-year BGN-denominated government securities (GS) issue with maturity April 22, 2025.

Business | April 21, 2015, Tuesday // 11:45

Eurostat 'Has Reservations' about Bulgaria's 2014 Deficit Data

Bulgaria had the EU's third-lowest debt and a 2.

Business » Finance | April 21, 2015, Tuesday // 16:14

EC Vice President Sefcovic: EU Wants Transparency, Secure Energy Supplies

European Commission Vice President Maros Sefcovic has said that the EU pays a lot for energy supplies and expects to be treated as a major customer.

Business » Energy | April 21, 2015, Tuesday // 08:48

Politics

US Deputy Assistant Secretary of State to Meet with PM Borisov in Sofia

US Deputy Assistant Secretary of State Hoyt Yee will visit Bulgaria for the second time in 7 months.

Politics | April 21, 2015, Tuesday // 11:07

US Expresses Support for Bulgarian Constitution Amendments

The US will be standing next to Bulgaria in tough times.

Politics » Diplomacy | April 21, 2015, Tuesday // 19:30

Bulgaria’s President to Visit Kosovo, Bosnia and Herzegovina on April 21-23

Bulgarian President Rosen Plevneliev will visit Kosovo and Bosnia and Herzegovina on April 21-23.

Politics » Diplomacy | April 21, 2015, Tuesday // 07:41

Bulgarian Border Police Records Triple Increase in Illegal Migrant Crossings

Bulgarian Border Police registered a triple increase in the number of illegal migrant crossings of the border with Turkey in the first three months of 2015.

Politics » Bulgaria in EU | April 21, 2015, Tuesday // 12:10

Report on Activities of Bulgaria's State Agency for National Security Missing

The report on the activities of the State Agency for National Security (DANS) in 2013 containing information on the financial stability of Bulgaria has not been presented in the Council of Ministers to the National Asembly.

Politics » Domestic | April 21, 2015, Tuesday // 21:30

Electronic Government - Key Element of Reforms, Bulgarian PM Borisov says

Fast development of the electronic government is among the priorities of the current center-right GERB administration, as stated by Bulgarian Prime Minister Boiko Borisov.

Politics » Domestic | April 21, 2015, Tuesday // 15:40

Poll: 2nd Term of Bulgarian PM Borisov Has Higher Approval Rating

According to the latest opinion poll of Exacta, the first months of the second term of Boyko Borisov as Prime Minister garnered a higher approval rating among Bulgarians than his first tenure.

Politics » Domestic | April 21, 2015, Tuesday // 14:48

Society

Armed and Almost Safe

Two trees located in a little garden in the center of the Bulgarian capital Sofia suddenly got armed with axes and started an ambiguous dialogue.

Society | April 21, 2015, Tuesday // 16:39

Sofia Vergara Wearing Successful Bulgarian Label

Designers Dobromir Kiryakov and Borche Ristovski from the lable Beyond already managed to get in the world spotlights as Sofia Vergara herself wore their dress at the 50th annual Academy of Country Music (ACM) Awards in the USA.

Society » Culture | April 21, 2015, Tuesday // 18:12

Hospitals in Bulgaria Use Up to 3 Times More Antibiotics than in Western Europe – Expert

Bulgarian hospitals use up to three times more antibiotics than in modern European countries, according to Todor Kantardzhiev, head of the National Center of Infectious and Parasitic Diseases.

Society » Health | April 21, 2015, Tuesday // 13:30

Quotes

Today's Quote: CEEDS'15 by Webit Opening

I will quote my father who says: a piece of medicine can make you stronger, can make you healthier, can make you happier.

Quotes | April 21, 2015, Tuesday // 17:43

World

UNHCR Demonstrates Concern Following 1300 Migrant Deaths in April

The UN High Commissioner for Refugees has noted that 1,300 emigrants have found their death in the Mediterranean only in April.

World | April 21, 2015, Tuesday // 20:19

Egypt's Ousted President Morsi Jailed for 20 years

An Egyptian court has sentenced ousted President Mohamed Morsi to 20 years in prison over the killing of protesters in 2012.

World | April 21, 2015, Tuesday // 12:11

Operation on Collecting Debris of Crashed Germanwings Plane Completed

The operation on recovering the debris of the Germanwings plane, which crashed in the French Alps in March, was completed on Monday.

World | April 21, 2015, Tuesday // 11:07

Latest Estimates Point to 800 Victims of Capsized Boat off Libyan Coast

The latest estimates point that about 800 migrants died when their boat capsized off the Libyan coast at the weekend.

World | April 21, 2015, Tuesday // 10:07

Andrus Ansip: EU Has to Pay Attention on Life-Long Learning

Digital economy will destroy jobs, but Europe has to pay much more attention on real life-long learning process to help people acquire new skills, Andrus Ansip, the EU Commissioner for Digital Single Market, has told Novinite.

World » EU | April 21, 2015, Tuesday // 14:12

Gazprom Set to Transport Over 47 B Cubic Meters of Gas Through Greece

Greece is hoping the agreement with Russia on the construction of the gas pipeline connecting Turkeish Stream and Central Europe will be signed very soon.

World » Southeast Europe | April 21, 2015, Tuesday // 20:46

40 Armed Men Storm Police Station in Macedonia, Take 4 Officers Hostage

Around forty armed men stormed a police department in the Macedonian village of Gosince near the border with Kosovo on Tuesday, taking four police officers hostages.

World » Southeast Europe | April 21, 2015, Tuesday // 15:18

Turkey to Commemorate Armenian Victims of Ottoman Killings

Turkish Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoglu announced on Monday that Turkey will commemorate the mass killings of Ottoman Armenians, which occurred during the First World War.

World » Southeast Europe | April 21, 2015, Tuesday // 13:08

Gazprom CEO to Meet Greek PM, Energy Minister in Athens

Gazprom CEO Alexei Miller will meet with Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras and Energy Minister Panagiotis Lafazanis in Athens on Tuesday.

World » Russia | April 21, 2015, Tuesday // 10:01

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