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ARCHIVE - 19 May 2015
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EU Capital of Culture Plovdiv Becomes Attractive Business DestinationBulgarian Producers Claim Carrefour Owes Them BGN 20 M in Payment Arrears
Turkey’s Online Food Ordering Portal Yemeksepeti to Expand to Bulgaria, Romania
InvestBulgaria Agency Head Brags about 3.5-Fold Rise in FDI in Q1, 2015
Bulgaria’s Port Burgas to Absorb Investment of BGN 12 M in 2015
Bulgaria’s Finance Ministry Boasts Successful Placement of 5-Year BGN-Denominated Govt Securities
Plevneliev Welcomes Upgrade of Russia’s Lukoil Bulgarian Refinery Neftochim
Sofia Heating Utility Fined BGN 125 000 for Abuse of Dominant Position
Politics
US, Bulgarian Military Personnel Begin Joint Exercise in RomaniaTen EU Countries Oppose Proposal for Immigrant Quotas
Bulgaria's Sofia Boasts Highest Number of Millionaires in 2014
Yordan Bakalov Takes Over Bulgaria's Military Intelligence Service
Society
One Design Week Gathers Creative Minds in PlovdivPlovdiv Now Officially Proclaimed European Capital of Culture
Talented Organ Player Cameron Carpenter to Perform in Sofia
Bulgaria’s Plovdiv to Be Officially Declared European Capital of Culture 2019
Hungary Looking into Prague-Varna Bus Bomb Incident
Damage from Disasters Across Bulgaria Worth BGN 1 B in 2014
Quotes
Today's Quote: Petar MoskovToday's Quote: Macedonian Klitschko
World
Obama Joins Twitter with Own AccountBulgaria’s Ex Deputy PM Djankov to Advise Greek Govt on Fight against Corruption
EU to Sign MoU with Ukraine on EUR 1.8 B Aid Tranche on Friday
France, Germany, Italy Begin 'Eurodrone' Project
Macedonia MP Supporters 'Outnumber' Protesters at Monday Rally
Gazprom Cuts 2015 Gas Extraction Volumes
Russia Bans Transit of NATO Equipment for Afghanistan
Novinite Insider
Terror Attack 'Unlikely' in Prague-Varna Bus IncidentBusiness
Bulgarian Producers Claim Carrefour Owes Them BGN 20 M in Payment Arrears
Bulgarian producers are have not received their amounts due for two years now owed by a big supermarket chain.
Business | May 19, 2015, Tuesday // 17:06
Turkey’s Online Food Ordering Portal Yemeksepeti to Expand to Bulgaria, Romania
Yemeksepeti, Turkey's first and biggest online food ordering and delivery portal, has announced it is launching investment in Bulgaria and Romania, dailysabah.
Business | May 19, 2015, Tuesday // 16:08
InvestBulgaria Agency Head Brags about 3.5-Fold Rise in FDI in Q1, 2015
In the first quarter of 2015 Bulgaria registered a 3.
Business | May 19, 2015, Tuesday // 13:31
Bulgaria’s Port Burgas to Absorb Investment of BGN 12 M in 2015
Investment of over BGN 12 M will go to the Bulgarian Port Burgas by end-2015, according to Executive Director Diyan Dimov.
Business | May 19, 2015, Tuesday // 10:41
Bulgaria’s Finance Ministry Boasts Successful Placement of 5-Year BGN-Denominated Govt Securities
Bulgaria’s Finance Ministry reopened Monday the 5-year issue of Government Securities (GS) issued on February 4, 2015 maturing on February 4, 2020.
Plevneliev Welcomes Upgrade of Russia’s Lukoil Bulgarian Refinery Neftochim
Bulgaria’s President Rosen Plevneliev on Tuesday welcomed the introduction of technological innovations by Russian company Lukoil at its Bulgarian refinery Neftochim Burgas.
Sofia Heating Utility Fined BGN 125 000 for Abuse of Dominant Position
Bulgaria’s Supreme Administrative Court (VAS) has allowed the Commission for Protection of Competition (KZK) to impose a penalty of BGN 125 000 on heating utility Toplofikatsiya Sofia for abuse of dominant position.
Politics
US, Bulgarian Military Personnel Begin Joint Exercise in Romania
US and Bulgarian military personnel began an exercise in the host country of Romania on May 18, according to Pentagon spokesman Army Col.
Ten EU Countries Oppose Proposal for Immigrant Quotas
Ten out of all 28 countries within the EU have stated that they will be opposing the proposal made by the European Commission regarding the imposition of quotas in the process of accepting illegal immigrants.
Bulgaria's Sofia Boasts Highest Number of Millionaires in 2014
A total of BGN 545 M have been registered to belong to the 259 people who have declared total annual incomes of more than a million leva.
Yordan Bakalov Takes Over Bulgaria's Military Intelligence Service
Bulgarian Defense Minister Nikolay Nenchev announced on Tuesday he has appointed Yordan Bakalov, a former interim Interior Minister, as head of the Defense Information Service.
Society
One Design Week Gathers Creative Minds in Plovdiv
This year's edition of the international design festival One Design Week to be held in Plovdiv between June 19-28, will begin with the Being Post-Digital exhibition.
Plovdiv Now Officially Proclaimed European Capital of Culture
The title European Capital of Culture has officially been awarded to Plovdiv Tuesday.
Talented Organ Player Cameron Carpenter to Perform in Sofia
Bulgaria will be the only stop in the Eastern European tour of talented organist Cameron Carpenter.
Bulgaria’s Plovdiv to Be Officially Declared European Capital of Culture 2019
Plovdiv will be officially declared European Capital of Culture for 2019 at a Tuesday meeting of the Council of the European Union.
Hungary Looking into Prague-Varna Bus Bomb Incident
Hungarian investigators have found a highly inflammable substance in a bag purportedly containing a homemade bomb which was found on a bus traveling from Prague to Varna.
Damage from Disasters Across Bulgaria Worth BGN 1 B in 2014
Natural disasters that struck Bulgaria last year cost some BGN 990 M, an Interior Ministry official has said.
Quotes
Today's Quote: Petar Moskov
''I have no intention of becoming a mayor of Sofia, a Pope in Rome, a UN General Secretary or anything else for that matter,'' stated Bulgarian Healthcare Minister Petar Moskov when asked whether he would like to become a candidate in the upcoming local e
Quotes | May 19, 2015, Tuesday // 18:52
Today's Quote: Macedonian Klitschko
"The opposition is organizing one of the acts of the Ukrainian drama by putting tents, and probably a Macedonian Klitschko will follow who will be a pawn.
Quotes | May 19, 2015, Tuesday // 10:48
World
Obama Joins Twitter with Own Account
US President Barack Obama launched on Monday his first Twitter account that is not run by staff members.
World | May 19, 2015, Tuesday // 11:05
Bulgaria’s Ex Deputy PM Djankov to Advise Greek Govt on Fight against Corruption
Former Bulgarian Deputy Prime Minister and Finance Minister Simeon Djankov is among the key lecturers at the Emergency Economic Summit for Greece scheduled to take place on May 19 in Athens.
World | May 19, 2015, Tuesday // 08:20
EU to Sign MoU with Ukraine on EUR 1.8 B Aid Tranche on Friday
European Commission Vice-President Valdis Dombrovskis will sign a memorandum of understanding (MoU) on the third package of EU macreconomic assistance of EUR 1.
France, Germany, Italy Begin 'Eurodrone' Project
Italy, France and Germany signed on Monday an agreement to jointly develop a European drone program.
Macedonia MP Supporters 'Outnumber' Protesters at Monday Rally
Macedonia is subject to "dictatorship of the political minority", PM Nikola Gruevski told tens of thousands of supporters who attended the pro-government rally in Skopje on Monday evening.
Gazprom Cuts 2015 Gas Extraction Volumes
Russian energy giant Gazprom has announced a second major drop in the amounts of gas it is intending to extract in 2015.
Russia Bans Transit of NATO Equipment for Afghanistan
Russia has suspended transit to NATO equipment for Afghanistan via its territory, a statement by the country's Prime Minister reads.
Novinite Insider
Terror Attack 'Unlikely' in Prague-Varna Bus Incident
A terror attack is the least likely version to explain the incident with a suspected "homemade bomb" found in a bus traveling from Prague (Czech Rep.
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