ARCHIVE - 13 July 2015

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Business

Bavarian Investors Increasingly Interested in Bulgaria – Minister Ilse Aigner
Tsvetan Vasilev Denies Report He Ran Bulgaria’s KTB as Ponzi Scheme
CEO of Bulgaria’s Kozloduy N-Plant Decries Impact of Power Tariffs Uncertainty

Politics

Bulgaria's Deputy PM, Justice Minister to Pay Working Visit to Netherlands
Bulgaria Seeks to Join Schengen Area with Air, Sea Borders by October
NDK Pavement Renovation Reaches BGN 300
Turnout in Bulgaria’s 2015 Local Elections Likely to Top 50% - Poll

Society

OSCE Urges Bulgarian Authorities to Halt Evictions of Roma
Spirit of Burgas Pre-Party to Take Place in Sofia
Cargo Ship Got Stuck Along the Danube River

Sports

Bulgaria's Grigor Dimitrov Drops to 16th Place in ATP Ranking

World

World Bank Lends Iraq USD 350 M for Recovery
Dijsselbloem Re-elected Eurogoup President
Merkel: New Greek Bailout Could Reach EUR 86 B
Gunmen Take Hostages in Suspected Store Robbery Near Paris
New Round of Negotiations On EU-US Trade Agreement Starts
Eurozone Leaders Reach Agreement on Third Greek Bailout
Eurozone Leaders Reconvene for Compromise Proposal as Summit Lasts Overnight
Romania’s PM Indicted in Corruption Probe
ECB Emergency Lending to Greek Banks to Remain Unchanged
EU’s Hahn to Try to Broker Definitive Political Deal in Macedonia
Romanian Prosecutors Question PM Ponta in Corruption Probe
Romanian PM Ponta Resigns Social Democratic Party Leadership
At Least 23 Russian Troops Die as Barrack Collapses in Omsk

Novinite Insider

’Even a Complete Greek Capitulation Would be a Dead End,’ Paul Krugman says
Bulgaria’s Foreign Minister Mitov Visiting US to Discuss Defense, Security

Business

Bavarian Investors Increasingly Interested in Bulgaria – Minister Ilse Aigner

Bulgaria is attracting increased investor interest from Bavarian companies due to the political stability and the clear reform efforts by the government regarding the spheres of judiciary and public administration, according to Ilse Aigner, Bavarian State

Business | July 13, 2015, Monday // 19:28

Tsvetan Vasilev Denies Report He Ran Bulgaria’s KTB as Ponzi Scheme

Tsvetan Vasilev, the main shareholder of Bulgaria’s collapsed Corporate Commercial Bank, has denied charges he ran the bank as a Ponzi scheme.

Business » Finance | July 13, 2015, Monday // 11:21

CEO of Bulgaria’s Kozloduy N-Plant Decries Impact of Power Tariffs Uncertainty

Dimitar Angelov, CEO of Bulgaria’s Kozloduy nuclear power plant, has complained that the N-plant lost long-term contracts for the sale of electricity as a result of the postponement of the new regulatory period.

Business » Energy | July 13, 2015, Monday // 15:54

Politics

Bulgaria's Deputy PM, Justice Minister to Pay Working Visit to Netherlands

Bulgaria's Deputy Prime Minister Meglena Kuneva and Justice Minister Hristov Ivanov are to pay a one-day working visit to the Netherlands on Monday.

Politics » Diplomacy | July 13, 2015, Monday // 08:55

Bulgaria Seeks to Join Schengen Area with Air, Sea Borders by October

Bulgaria seeks to secure partial Schengen membership by October, according to Meglena Kuneva, Deputy Prime Minister for European Policies Coordination and Institutional Affairs.

Politics » Bulgaria in EU | July 13, 2015, Monday // 16:48

NDK Pavement Renovation Reaches BGN 300

The total value of the renovation works taking place near the National Palace of Culture (NDK) continues to grow.

Politics » Domestic | July 13, 2015, Monday // 16:44

Turnout in Bulgaria’s 2015 Local Elections Likely to Top 50% - Poll

Over half of Bulgarian voters are expected to cast ballots in the local elections in October, a survey conducted by Sofia-based Gallup International Balkan showed on Monday.

Politics » Domestic | July 13, 2015, Monday // 16:07

Society

OSCE Urges Bulgarian Authorities to Halt Evictions of Roma

The Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE) has called on Bulgaria to immediately stop evictions of Roma and address the problem of anti-Roma rhetoric.

Society | July 13, 2015, Monday // 20:41

Spirit of Burgas Pre-Party to Take Place in Sofia

The music festival Spirit of Burgas is merely a month away and the organizers of the event are currently in the process of organizing a pre-party in Sofia.

Society » Culture | July 13, 2015, Monday // 13:55

Cargo Ship Got Stuck Along the Danube River

A cargo ship named ‘’Sredna Gora’’ that is currently owned by the Bulgarian Marine Administration (BRP) got stuck along the Danube River in the region of Svishtov.

Society » Incidents | July 13, 2015, Monday // 15:45

Sports

Bulgaria's Grigor Dimitrov Drops to 16th Place in ATP Ranking

Bulgaria's top male tennis player Grigor Dimitrov dropped five positions in the latest ATP ranking, which was released on Monday.

Sports | July 13, 2015, Monday // 14:09

World

World Bank Lends Iraq USD 350 M for Recovery

Iraq will be receiving a USD 350 M bank loan in order to deal with the most urgent damages done to cities controlled by Islamic State.

World | July 13, 2015, Monday // 11:55

Dijsselbloem Re-elected Eurogoup President

Dutch Finance Minister Jeroen Dijsselbloem was re-elected Monday as president of the Eurogroup of euro zone finance ministers.

World » EU | July 13, 2015, Monday // 21:10

Merkel: New Greek Bailout Could Reach EUR 86 B

The bailout plan pledged by the Eurozone leaders to Greece could reach EUR 86 B over three years, German Chancellor Angela Merkel said on Monday.

World » EU | July 13, 2015, Monday // 12:14

Gunmen Take Hostages in Suspected Store Robbery Near Paris

Gunmen have taken on Monday several hostages in a suspected armed robbery of a Primark store in a shopping centre in Villeneuve-la-Garenne, north of Paris.

World » EU | July 13, 2015, Monday // 11:38

New Round of Negotiations On EU-US Trade Agreement Starts

The next round of the negotiations on the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP) will be launched Monday.

World » EU | July 13, 2015, Monday // 10:59

Eurozone Leaders Reach Agreement on Third Greek Bailout

Eurozone leaders have unanimously reached an agreement on granting a ESM programme to Greece on conditions that Athens will carry out serious reforms.

World » EU | July 13, 2015, Monday // 10:06

Eurozone Leaders Reconvene for Compromise Proposal as Summit Lasts Overnight

Eurozone leaders are to reconvene early on Monday morning to discuss a compromise proposal on a third bailout for Greece as the emergency summit, which started on Sunday, lasted overnight.

World » EU | July 13, 2015, Monday // 08:01

Romania’s PM Indicted in Corruption Probe

Romanian prosecutors have indicted Prime Minister Viktor Ponta as part of a long-running corruption investigation.

World » Southeast Europe | July 13, 2015, Monday // 18:07

ECB Emergency Lending to Greek Banks to Remain Unchanged

The European Central Bank (ECB) has decided to leave unchanged the measure of liquidity available towards Greek banks.

World » Southeast Europe | July 13, 2015, Monday // 16:50

EU’s Hahn to Try to Broker Definitive Political Deal in Macedonia

The EU Commissioner  Johannes Hahn will be visiting Macedonia on Tuesday to try to help the country’s leaders resolve a months-long political crisis.

World » Southeast Europe | July 13, 2015, Monday // 16:48

Romanian Prosecutors Question PM Ponta in Corruption Probe

Romanian prosecutors on Monday questioned Prime Minister Victor Ponta in a corruption investigation that has prompted President Klaus Iohannis and the opposition to call on him to resign.

World » Southeast Europe | July 13, 2015, Monday // 13:55

Romanian PM Ponta Resigns Social Democratic Party Leadership

Romanian Prime Minister Victor Ponta resigned the leadership of the Social Democratic Party (PSD) on Sunday.

World » Southeast Europe | July 13, 2015, Monday // 09:50

At Least 23 Russian Troops Die as Barrack Collapses in Omsk

At least 23 troops have been killed as the Russian Airborne Troops training centre barracks collapsed in the Omsk region on Sunday.

World » Russia | July 13, 2015, Monday // 09:29

Novinite Insider

’Even a Complete Greek Capitulation Would be a Dead End,’ Paul Krugman says

Nobel Prize winner in the field of Economics Paul Krugman has made his opinion regarding the new Greek bailout plan public.

Novinite Insider » Opinions | July 13, 2015, Monday // 17:04

Bulgaria’s Foreign Minister Mitov Visiting US to Discuss Defense, Security

Bulgaria’s Foreign Minister Daniel Mitov will discuss the latest developments in the country’s partnership with the United States during a working visit to Washington, D.C. this week.

Novinite Insider » Diplomatic Channel | July 13, 2015, Monday // 14:58
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