ARCHIVE - 8 May 2015

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Business

Bulgarian PM, IKEA Founder Discuss Opportunities for Business Development
Residential Building Construction in Bulgaria Remains Slow
Bulgaria’s Industrial Production Index Up 2.9% Y/Y in March
Bulgaria Ranked 49th in World Economic Forum's 2015 Tourism Report

Politics

Bulgarian PM, President Congratulate David Cameron on His Reelection
Bulgaria’s PM Meets with Members of US House of Representatives
EU Foresees Allocation of BGM 680 M to Sofia Underground Railway
Bulgaria Receives BGN 25 M under OP Environment 2007-2013
Bulgaria’s Ruling Majority to Present Draft Constitutional Amendments by May 14
Bulgarian National Revenue Agency Launches New Android App

Society

Subway Extension to Business Park Sofia Opens
Bulgaria's Stara Zagora Citizens Protest Against Minks Farm Construction
Bulgaria's Former Vice President Atanas Semerdzhiev Dies at 90

Sports

Nadal Ousts Bulgaria's Grigor Dimitrov from Quarterfinals in Madrid

Crime

Bulgarian Police Finds New Body Near Pasarel Village
Bulgarian Prosecution Charges Russian with Murder of Child Found in Suitcase

Quotes

Today's Quote: Bozhidar Dimitrov

World

Key EU Freedoms ‘Non-Negotiable’, Commission to Seek ‘Fair Deal’ with UK
British Conservatives Win Absolute Majority in Parliament
Foreign Envoys Die in Helicopter Crash in Pakistan
UK Labour, Lib Dems Leaders Resign over Poor Election Showing  
Nigel Farage Steps Down as UKIP Leader
Russia Ready to Finance Greek Firms Taking Part in Turkish Stream Project
UK Tories Set to Remain in Power After Vote
Indonesia Hit by Earthquake of Magnitude 5.9
Cameron's Conservatives Projected to Win UK Elections
David Cameron Reaffirms Holding Referendum on UK's Membership to EU
EU Commissioner Calls on Macedonian Opposition to Return to Parliament
Turkish Stream via Serbia Is Impossible - President Nikolic

Novinite Insider

Europe's Problem Are Not Green Men but Jeeps with Black Flags
Boycott of Moscow's Victory Day Parade Helps New Iron Curtain Fall

Business

Bulgarian PM, IKEA Founder Discuss Opportunities for Business Development

Bulgarian Prime Minister Boyko Borisov and Ingvar Kamprad, founder and owner of IKEA, discussed the opportunities for business development at a meeting in Sofia on Friday.

Business | May 8, 2015, Friday // 17:12

Residential Building Construction in Bulgaria Remains Slow

In March 2015, Bulgarian construction sector has registered a decrease of 0,7% in work volumes as compared to the previous month.

Business | May 8, 2015, Friday // 13:34

Bulgaria’s Industrial Production Index Up 2.9% Y/Y in March

In March 2015, the working day adjusted Industrial Production Index increased by 2.9% as compared to March 2014, according to preliminary data of Bulgaria’s National Statistical Institute (NSI).

Business | May 8, 2015, Friday // 12:05

Bulgaria Ranked 49th in World Economic Forum's 2015 Tourism Report

Bulgaria ranks 49th among 141 countries included in the World Economic Forum's 2015 Travel and Tourism Competitiveness Report.

Business » Tourism | May 8, 2015, Friday // 13:46

Politics

Bulgarian PM, President Congratulate David Cameron on His Reelection

Bulgarian Prime Minister Boyko Borisov and President Rosen Plevneliev congratulated on Friday David Cameron on his reelection in the UK general elections, which were held on Thursday.

Politics » Diplomacy | May 8, 2015, Friday // 20:45

Bulgaria’s PM Meets with Members of US House of Representatives

Prime Minister Boyko Borisov met Friday with Joe Wilson, Reid Ribble and Madeleine Bordallo, members of the United States House of Representatives who are on a visit to Bulgaria.

Politics » Diplomacy | May 8, 2015, Friday // 13:04

EU Foresees Allocation of BGM 680 M to Sofia Underground Railway

European Commission Vice-President Kristalina Georgieva announced that the EU funds under the new programme period foresaw the allocation of BGN 680 M to the Sofia underground railway.

Politics » Bulgaria in EU | May 8, 2015, Friday // 16:40

Bulgaria Receives BGN 25 M under OP Environment 2007-2013

The European Commission has transferred BGN 24 773 166 to Bulgaria in reimbursement for certified expenses under operational program Environment 2007-2013.

Politics » Bulgaria in EU | May 8, 2015, Friday // 11:25

Bulgaria’s Ruling Majority to Present Draft Constitutional Amendments by May 14

By May 14, GERB (Citizens for European Development of Bulgaria), the Reformist Bloc, the Patriotic Front and the Alternative for Bulgarian Revival should present the draft amendments to the Constitutions to all parliamentary groups, according to Parliamen

Politics » Domestic | May 8, 2015, Friday // 15:38

Bulgarian National Revenue Agency Launches New Android App

The Bulgarian Ministry of Finance and the National Revenue Agency (NAP) have launched a joint free app for Android mobile devices.

Politics » Domestic | May 8, 2015, Friday // 12:19

Society

Subway Extension to Business Park Sofia Opens

Subway to the Sofia Business Park in Mladost 4 has been launched today.

Society | May 8, 2015, Friday // 07:50

Bulgaria's Stara Zagora Citizens Protest Against Minks Farm Construction

The citizens of Stara Zagora have started a protest against the planned construction of a farm, whose main activity will be burning of minks in the nearby village of Madzherito.

Society » Environment | May 8, 2015, Friday // 11:43

Bulgaria's Former Vice President Atanas Semerdzhiev Dies at 90

Former Bulgarian Vice President (1990-1992) Gen. Atanas Semerdzhiev has died, the BNR radio station reported on Friday.

Society » Obituaries | May 8, 2015, Friday // 14:53

Sports

Nadal Ousts Bulgaria's Grigor Dimitrov from Quarterfinals in Madrid

Bulgaria's top male tennis player Grigor Dimitrov was ousted from the quarterfinals of the men's singles competition at the Madrid Open on Friday.

Sports | May 8, 2015, Friday // 18:54

Crime

Bulgarian Police Finds New Body Near Pasarel Village

The Bulgarian police found on Friday a new corpse in the lake near the village of Dolni Pasarel, where previously the body of a five-year-old boy had been discovered in a suitcase in March.

Crime | May 8, 2015, Friday // 21:55

Bulgarian Prosecution Charges Russian with Murder of Child Found in Suitcase

The Bulgarian Prosecutor's Office charged on Friday the Russian citizen German Kostin with the murder of the five-year-old Nikita Leontyev, whose body was found in a suitcase near the village of Pasarel in March.

Crime | May 8, 2015, Friday // 19:51

Quotes

Today's Quote: Bozhidar Dimitrov

''Gruevski has indeed established a dictatorship with a democratic facade, of course, but even our very imperfect democracy can serve as an example as compared to what is happening in Skopje right now,'' stated Director of the National History Museum in B

Quotes | May 8, 2015, Friday // 10:18

World

Key EU Freedoms ‘Non-Negotiable’, Commission to Seek ‘Fair Deal’ with UK

The European Commission congratulated British Prime Minister David Cameron on his election victory on Friday but ruled out negotiations on key principles of the bloc including the freedom of movement.

World | May 8, 2015, Friday // 17:06

British Conservatives Win Absolute Majority in Parliament

British Prime Minister David Cameron’s Conservative Party has secured an overall majority in Parliament, nearly final results of the general election showed on Friday.

World | May 8, 2015, Friday // 16:26

Foreign Envoys Die in Helicopter Crash in Pakistan

Seven people were killed after an army helicopter crashed in a mountainous region in the Gilgit-Baltistan territory in northern Pakistan on Friday.

World | May 8, 2015, Friday // 15:45

UK Labour, Lib Dems Leaders Resign over Poor Election Showing  

Ed Miliband and Nick Clegg, the respective leaders of Britain’s Labour Party and Liberal Democrats, have announced their resignations following disappointing results of their parties in Thursday’s general election.

World | May 8, 2015, Friday // 15:36

Nigel Farage Steps Down as UKIP Leader

Nigel Farage has announced he is quitting as leader of the UK Independence Party (UKIP) after failing to become MP for the South Thanet.

World | May 8, 2015, Friday // 14:07

Russia Ready to Finance Greek Firms Taking Part in Turkish Stream Project

Russia’s President Vladimir Putin has said Moscow may consider extending funding to Greek companies which join the Russian pipeline project to deliver gas to Turkey and onward to Europe, RIA Novosti reported.

World | May 8, 2015, Friday // 13:24

UK Tories Set to Remain in Power After Vote

With more than half of the results of Thursday’s UK general election now in, David Cameron’s Tories appear set to have won 329 of the 650 seats in the House of Commons, according to a BBC forecast.

World | May 8, 2015, Friday // 12:13

Indonesia Hit by Earthquake of Magnitude 5.9

An earthquake with a magnitude of 5,9 on Richter's scale has been registered close to the Indonesian coast, as stated in information released by the US geology service, as quoted by RIA Novosty.

World | May 8, 2015, Friday // 09:30

Cameron's Conservatives Projected to Win UK Elections

David Cameron's conservative Tory Party are in the lead in the Great Britain elections.

World | May 8, 2015, Friday // 08:39

David Cameron Reaffirms Holding Referendum on UK's Membership to EU

After winning an absolute majority in the general elections on Thursday, David Cameron reaffirmed on Friday the holding of a referendum on the UK's membership to the European Union (EU).

World » EU | May 8, 2015, Friday // 21:33

EU Commissioner Calls on Macedonian Opposition to Return to Parliament

EU Commissioner for Enlargement Johannes Hahn called on the Macedonian opposition to return to parliament in order to defuse the heightened political tensions, which have recently gripped the country.

World » Southeast Europe | May 8, 2015, Friday // 18:02

Turkish Stream via Serbia Is Impossible - President Nikolic

Serbian President Tomislav Nikolic has ruled out an option of the Turkish Stream gas pipeline crossing Serbian territory.

World » Southeast Europe | May 8, 2015, Friday // 10:07

Novinite Insider

Europe's Problem Are Not Green Men but Jeeps with Black Flags

Russia is not such a problem for Europe as the EU believes, with the fundemental problems lying within the 28-nation bloc, Simeon Nikolov, an expert and former Deputy Defense Minister, opines in an analysis for Novinite.

Novinite Insider | May 8, 2015, Friday // 06:46

Boycott of Moscow's Victory Day Parade Helps New Iron Curtain Fall

The term “Iron Curtain” was not coined by Winston Churchill, but it was he who turned it into one of the symbols of the latter part of the twentieth century by using it in his famous Fulton speech of 1946.

Novinite Insider » Editorial | May 8, 2015, Friday // 23:42
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