ARCHIVE - 3 July 2015

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Business

Sofia’s Airport Takes Measures to Battle Illegal Taxis
NATO Secretary General Inaugurates Force Integration Unit in Romania
Turnover of Bulgarian Stock Exchange Down 68% Y/Y in H1, 2015
ECB 'to Extend Backstop to Bulgaria' over Greece Crisis
Bulgarian Development Bank to Get EUR 150 M for Energy Retrofitting of Homes
Bulgaria Moves to Criminalize Unauthorized Coal Mining

Politics

Bulgarian President Plevneliev Calls for Cooperation on the Balkans
Bulgaria's Varna Hosts International Naval Exercise Breeze 2015
Bulgaria to Complete Fence at Border with Turkey by End of Year
Bulgaria MPs Pass Bill Allowing Expats to Vote in Referendums
Nationalist Alliance Patriotic Front to Keep Supporting Bulgaria’s Government

Society

Three-Day Bulgarian Tourist Fair Opens Doors in Paris
Fire Causes Death of Two People in Downtown Sofia

Sports

Bulgaria's Grigor Dimitrov Suffers Heavy Defeat in Third Round of Wimbledon
Bulgaria to Have Nine Representatives in UEFA Committees
Bulgaria's Rising Basketball Star Vezenkov Reportedly Joins Barcelona
Bulgaria's Beroe Wins, Litex Draws in First Qualifying Round of Europa League

Views on BG

Bulgaria Vulnerable to Developments in Greece - Reuters

Quotes

Today's Quote: Solomon Passy

World

Berlin Allegedly Would Save EUR 1 B Following Athens Crisis
Clashes between Protesters and Police Raise Turmoil in Athens
Tsipras Calls on Greeks to Reject Proposals of Creditors in Sunday Referendum
Bulgaria, Macedonia to Discuss Launching Joint Tourism Packages
EUObserver: Bulgarian Lev Makes Inroads in Greece
Greece Bailout Referendum: 'Yes' Campaign Picks Up Pace
Bulgaria’s President Begins One-Day Working Visit to Bosnia and Herzegovina

Business

Sofia’s Airport Takes Measures to Battle Illegal Taxis

A new innovative approach will be implemented at Sofia International Airport in order to fight illegal taxi services.

Business | July 3, 2015, Friday // 16:55

NATO Secretary General Inaugurates Force Integration Unit in Romania

Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg inaugurated a NATO Forces Integration Unit (NFIU) in Bucharest as part of his visit to Romania on Thursday.

Business | July 3, 2015, Friday // 12:07

Turnover of Bulgarian Stock Exchange Down 68% Y/Y in H1, 2015

The Bulgarian Stock Exchange-Sofia (BSE-Sofia) has reported a 68% decrease in turnover to BGN 250,6 M on the year in the first half of 2015.

Business | July 3, 2015, Friday // 11:09

ECB 'to Extend Backstop to Bulgaria' over Greece Crisis

The European Central bank is to extend a backstop facility to Bulgaria and could provide assistance to other countries in Southeast Europe in view of possible crisis contagion from Greece, Bloomberg reports.

Business » Finance | July 3, 2015, Friday // 14:54

Bulgarian Development Bank to Get EUR 150 M for Energy Retrofitting of Homes

The Bulgarian Development Bank (BDB) will receive EUR 150 M from the Council of Europe Development Bank for energy-related renovation of residential buildings.

Business » Finance | July 3, 2015, Friday // 07:36

Bulgaria Moves to Criminalize Unauthorized Coal Mining

Bulgaria’s Energy Ministry has detected systematic unauthorized extraction of coal at the Bobov Dol basin.

Business » Energy | July 3, 2015, Friday // 08:14

Politics

Bulgarian President Plevneliev Calls for Cooperation on the Balkans

Bulgaria is very well prepared no matter what will happen to Greece.

Politics » Diplomacy | July 3, 2015, Friday // 18:34

Bulgaria's Varna Hosts International Naval Exercise Breeze 2015

The naval base in Varna will host the national naval exercise with international participation Breeze 2015, which will be held between July 3 and 12 in the territorial waters of Bulgaria.

Politics » Defense | July 3, 2015, Friday // 16:23

Bulgaria to Complete Fence at Border with Turkey by End of Year

Bulgaria's Interior Ministry Chief Secretary Georgi Kostov announced on Friday that the fence at the border with Turkey should be completed by the end of the year.

Politics » Defense | July 3, 2015, Friday // 14:51

Bulgaria MPs Pass Bill Allowing Expats to Vote in Referendums

Bulgarian lawmakers on Friday passed amendments to grant Bulgarians living abroad the right to vote in referendums held in the country.

Politics » Domestic | July 3, 2015, Friday // 14:19

Nationalist Alliance Patriotic Front to Keep Supporting Bulgaria’s Government

Nationalist formation the Patriotic Front (PF) has made clear that it will continue to back the government.

Politics » Domestic | July 3, 2015, Friday // 13:57

Society

Three-Day Bulgarian Tourist Fair Opens Doors in Paris

Bulgarian Tourism Minister Nikolina Angelkova has opened a three-day tourist fair in the French capital Paris.

Society » Culture | July 3, 2015, Friday // 21:45

Fire Causes Death of Two People in Downtown Sofia

Two people have died during a fire in a residential building located in the very center of Bulgaria’s capital Sofia, as reported by Darik radio.

Society » Incidents | July 3, 2015, Friday // 20:46

Sports

Bulgaria's Grigor Dimitrov Suffers Heavy Defeat in Third Round of Wimbledon

Bulgaria's top male tennis player Grigor Dimitrov concluded his participation at Wimbledon after suffering a heavy defeat in the third round on Friday.

Sports | July 3, 2015, Friday // 17:11

Bulgaria to Have Nine Representatives in UEFA Committees

Bulgaria will have a record number of representatives in the committees of the Union of European Football Associations (UEFA).

Sports | July 3, 2015, Friday // 14:12

Bulgaria's Rising Basketball Star Vezenkov Reportedly Joins Barcelona

Bulgaria's rising basketball star Aleksandar Vezenkov reportedly signed a four-year contract with Barcelona.

Sports | July 3, 2015, Friday // 13:40

Bulgaria's Beroe Wins, Litex Draws in First Qualifying Round of Europa League

Beroe and Litex were the two football teams representing Bulgaria in the first leg of the first qualifying round of Europa League, which took place on Thursday.

Sports | July 3, 2015, Friday // 12:53

Views on BG

Bulgaria Vulnerable to Developments in Greece - Reuters

Ex-communist countries in Central and Eastern Europe are vulnerable to the crisis in Greece, a Reuters report reads, citing examples from Bulgaria.

Views on BG | July 3, 2015, Friday // 15:23

Quotes

Today's Quote: Solomon Passy

"What we should tell the Americans is not to send us just 14, but 1400 tanks...

Quotes | July 3, 2015, Friday // 10:35

World

Berlin Allegedly Would Save EUR 1 B Following Athens Crisis

Germany and other countries from the Eurozone will be able to get back the unused funding from the second Greek bailout program that officially expired on July 30, as reported by Focus online.

World » EU | July 3, 2015, Friday // 19:45

Clashes between Protesters and Police Raise Turmoil in Athens

There have been clashes between protesters and police officers in Athens during the protests on account of the proposed referendum in Greece.

World » Southeast Europe | July 3, 2015, Friday // 23:31

Tsipras Calls on Greeks to Reject Proposals of Creditors in Sunday Referendum

Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras called on Greek citizens to reject the proposals of the creditors for more austerity in return for rescue loans.

World » Southeast Europe | July 3, 2015, Friday // 17:42

Bulgaria, Macedonia to Discuss Launching Joint Tourism Packages

Bulgaria and Macedonia are due to consider the creation of a joint tourist product which could be offered to tourists from the Middle East, North Africa, and Asia, the head of the country's tourism promotion agency has said.

World » Southeast Europe | July 3, 2015, Friday // 13:13

EUObserver: Bulgarian Lev Makes Inroads in Greece

Hotels and restaurants in Greece have started taking payments in the Bulgarian currency lev (BGN) amid a bank holiday and in view of a Grexit scenario, Brussels-based EUObserver reports.

World » Southeast Europe | July 3, 2015, Friday // 11:24

Greece Bailout Referendum: 'Yes' Campaign Picks Up Pace

Preparation of last rival rallies is underway ahead of the referendum Greece is due to hold Sunday on bailout conditions proposed by international lenders.

World » Southeast Europe | July 3, 2015, Friday // 10:03

Bulgaria’s President Begins One-Day Working Visit to Bosnia and Herzegovina

Bulgarian President Rosen Plevneliev will pay a one-day working visit to Bosnia and Herzegovina on July 3.

World » Southeast Europe | July 3, 2015, Friday // 08:59
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