ARCHIVE - 7 July 2015

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Business

Bulgaria’s Economy Minister Calls for VAT Registration Threshold Hike to BGN 100 000
Uber Appeals Fines by Competition Protection Commission in Bulgaria
Hurried Eurozone Entry Would Have Negative Impact on Bulgaria’s Economy – Deputy PM
Bulgaria’s Antitrust Watchdog Launches Sector Analysis of Fuel Retailing Market
Insider Monkey: Top 7 Places to Visit in Bulgaria

Politics

Bulgaria, Ukraine Presidents Agree to Renew Sofia-Kiev Flights
Bulgarian, Ukrainian FMs Discuss Possible Launching of Ferry on Danube
Stoltenberg Sees No Immediate Threat to any NATO Member State - BNR
Bulgaria, Poland to Agree on Maintenance of MiG-29 Jets by End of July
EU Grants EUR 1.9 M to Bulgaria for Flood Recovery
Greece’s Stability Important for Bulgaria, Borisov Tells Tusk
Bulgaria MP Committee Turns Down Constitutional Changes

Society

BGN 1,000 Fines Proposed for Trash Roamers
Maximum Temperatures in Bulgaria Reaching 37° C
Robbie Williams to Hold First Ever Beach Concert in Burgas
Bulgaria, Italy to Cooperate in Countering Traffic of Cultural Property

Sports

Bulgaria's Grigor Dimitrov Decides to Change Coach

Crime

Bulgarian Entrepreneur Detained over Tax Fraud Probe in Italy
Israeli MP 'Had Murky Business in Bulgaria'

World

Stoltenberg Welcomes Montenegro’s Progress on Path to NATO
Nuclear Talks with Iran to Go on Past Tuesday, EU’s Mogherini Says
Greece 'Will Request Multi-Year Bailout' Prior to EU-28 Summit on Sunday
Eurogroup Waiting for New Reform Proposal from Greece
EU Commission, Parliament Presidents Express Opposition to Grexit
Hungarian Parliament Approves Construction of Border Fence
France States Grexit Opposition
Eurozone Leaders to Hold Emergency Summit after Greek Referendum
Mysterious Flags in Kiev Downtown: Russian or Bulgarian?

Novinite Insider

Bulgarian Tourism Expert Anticipates Discounts of up to 50% at Greek Hotels

Business

Bulgaria’s Economy Minister Calls for VAT Registration Threshold Hike to BGN 100 000

Bulgaria’s Economy Minister Bozhidar Lukarski has argued that VAT registration rules need to change, with theVAT registration threshold increasing from BGN 50 000 to BGN 100 000.

Business | July 7, 2015, Tuesday // 16:00

Uber Appeals Fines by Competition Protection Commission in Bulgaria

Mere hours after the Commission for Protection of Competition (CPC) in Bulgaria announced that Uber will be fined by BGN 200,000, the company issued an official statement on the case.

Business | July 7, 2015, Tuesday // 15:55

Hurried Eurozone Entry Would Have Negative Impact on Bulgaria’s Economy – Deputy PM

Bulgaria’s economy is way behind the European average, meaning that if it were to join the eurozone, it would not be good for its economy, according to Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Labor and Social Policy Ivaylo Kalfin.

Business » Finance | July 7, 2015, Tuesday // 10:11

Bulgaria’s Antitrust Watchdog Launches Sector Analysis of Fuel Retailing Market

The Commission for Protection of Competition (KZK) has launched a sector analysis of the fuel retailing market in Bulgaria.

Business » Energy | July 7, 2015, Tuesday // 11:07

Insider Monkey: Top 7 Places to Visit in Bulgaria

A recent article on Bulgaria on the Insider Monkey website has listed seven "best places to visit" in the country.

Business » Tourism | July 7, 2015, Tuesday // 21:02

Politics

Bulgaria, Ukraine Presidents Agree to Renew Sofia-Kiev Flights

Bulgarian President Rosen Plevneliev and his Ukrainian counterpart Petro Poroshenko have agreed to resume flights between the capitals of their respective countries, media outlets report.

Politics » Diplomacy | July 7, 2015, Tuesday // 17:16

Bulgarian, Ukrainian FMs Discuss Possible Launching of Ferry on Danube

Bulgarian Foreign Minister Daniel Mitov and his Ukrainian counterpart Pavlo Klimkin discussed the possibility of launching a ferry on the Danube connecting the two countries.

Politics » Diplomacy | July 7, 2015, Tuesday // 09:55

Stoltenberg Sees No Immediate Threat to any NATO Member State - BNR

NATO would not do anything in Bulgaria unless the country specifically demands that.

Politics » Defense | July 7, 2015, Tuesday // 09:56

Bulgaria, Poland to Agree on Maintenance of MiG-29 Jets by End of July

Defence Minister Nikolay Nenchev said that Bulgaria is working on finalising the contract with Poland on the maintenance of the MiG-29 fighter jets.

Politics » Defense | July 7, 2015, Tuesday // 08:29

EU Grants EUR 1.9 M to Bulgaria for Flood Recovery

The European Parliament on Tuesday approved the allocation of EUR 1.9 M in flood relief under the European Union Solidarity Fund.

Politics » Bulgaria in EU | July 7, 2015, Tuesday // 20:18

Greece’s Stability Important for Bulgaria, Borisov Tells Tusk

The stability of the EU and the eurozone is a matter of paramount importance for Bulgaria, Prime Minister Boyko Borisov has said after Greeks rejected the creditors’ terms of a cash-for-reforms deal.

Politics » Bulgaria in EU | July 7, 2015, Tuesday // 14:10

Bulgaria MP Committee Turns Down Constitutional Changes

Lawmakers in the Legal Affairs Committee with Bulgaria's Parliament have rejected constitutional changes supported by the Justice Ministry.

Politics » Domestic | July 7, 2015, Tuesday // 18:13

Society

BGN 1,000 Fines Proposed for Trash Roamers

People roaming through garbage bins are threatened by a BGN 1,000 fine.

Society | July 7, 2015, Tuesday // 12:48

Maximum Temperatures in Bulgaria Reaching 37° C

Weather in Bulgaria will be accompanied by critically high temperatures on Tuesday.

Society » Environment | July 7, 2015, Tuesday // 10:33

Robbie Williams to Hold First Ever Beach Concert in Burgas

Merely a month is left until the summer music festival SPIRIT of Burgas to be held in the Black Sea resort on August 7 and 8.

Society » Culture | July 7, 2015, Tuesday // 15:42

Bulgaria, Italy to Cooperate in Countering Traffic of Cultural Property

Bulgaria and Italy signed on Monday a memorandum of understanding on countering illegal trafficking of cultural property.

Society » Culture | July 7, 2015, Tuesday // 11:00

Sports

Bulgaria's Grigor Dimitrov Decides to Change Coach

Bulgaria's top male tennis player Grigor Dimitrov announced that he has decided to end his working relationship with coach Roger Rasheed.

Sports | July 7, 2015, Tuesday // 12:01

Crime

Bulgarian Entrepreneur Detained over Tax Fraud Probe in Italy

Nikolay Kitov, who is a member of the Boards at Technomarket and K&K Electronics, has been arrested in Bulgaria's capital Sofia, the Bulgarian prosecuting authority has said.

Crime | July 7, 2015, Tuesday // 19:19

Israeli MP 'Had Murky Business in Bulgaria'

Israeli Deputy Parliament Speaker Oren Hazan has organized crime links in Bulgaria, a story published by the Organized Crime and Corruption Reporting Project (OCCRP) reads.

Crime | July 7, 2015, Tuesday // 17:35

World

Stoltenberg Welcomes Montenegro’s Progress on Path to NATO

NATO chief Jens Stoltenberg has welcomed Montenegro’s commitment to regional security and cooperation and thanked the country for its continued contributions to the Alliance’s Resolute Support mission in Afghanistan.

World | July 7, 2015, Tuesday // 17:41

Nuclear Talks with Iran to Go on Past Tuesday, EU’s Mogherini Says

Talks on Iran’s nuclear programme will continue for several more days past Tuesday, according to EU foreign policy chief Federica Mogherini.

World | July 7, 2015, Tuesday // 16:32

Greece 'Will Request Multi-Year Bailout' Prior to EU-28 Summit on Sunday

EU leaders are due to hold a full (EU-28) summit in another attempt to look for a viable solution on Greece, Italian PM Matteo Renzi has said.

World » EU | July 7, 2015, Tuesday // 23:51

Eurogroup Waiting for New Reform Proposal from Greece

The Eurozone would like to receive a new letter with reform proposals from Greece, Eurogroup head Jeroen Dijsselbloem has said.

World » EU | July 7, 2015, Tuesday // 17:57

EU Commission, Parliament Presidents Express Opposition to Grexit

European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker and European Parliament President Martin Schulz expressed opposition to Greece leaving the eurozone.

World » EU | July 7, 2015, Tuesday // 13:45

Hungarian Parliament Approves Construction of Border Fence

The Hungarian Parliament approved on Monday the construction of a fence along the border with Serbia as a measure towards reducing the influx of refugees.

World » EU | July 7, 2015, Tuesday // 12:59

France States Grexit Opposition

French PM Manuel Valls said a possible ''Grexit'' would have a massive negative impact over EU economies.

World » EU | July 7, 2015, Tuesday // 11:47

Eurozone Leaders to Hold Emergency Summit after Greek Referendum

Eurozone leaders are expected to convene at an emergency summit on Tuesday to discuss the situation in Greece after Greek citizens rejected the proposals of creditors at the Sunday referendum.

World » EU | July 7, 2015, Tuesday // 07:49

Mysterious Flags in Kiev Downtown: Russian or Bulgarian?

Incidents with flags waving in the central area of Ukraine's capital Kiev sparked much controversy on Tuesday, leaving media outlets divided over whether they were Bulgarian or Russian.

World » Ukraine | July 7, 2015, Tuesday // 18:51

Novinite Insider

Bulgarian Tourism Expert Anticipates Discounts of up to 50% at Greek Hotels

Rumen Draganov, Director at the Bulgarian Institute for Analysis and Assessment in Tourism, has argued that the referendum in Greece will have a substantial impact on the tourist season.

Novinite Insider » Opinions | July 7, 2015, Tuesday // 13:32
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