ARCHIVE - 29 July 2015

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Business

Bulgaria’s Govt OKs Draft Version of Operational Program Targeting SMEs
Bulgaria’s Govt Launches 5th Attempt to Award Concession for Gorna Oryahovitsa Airport
Bulgaria's Mobiltel Acquires Cable Operator Blizoo
Amendments to Bulgaria’s Bank Insolvency Act Pass 2nd Reading in Parliament
Bulgaria's Parliament Endorses Proposed C-Bank Deputy Governors
Bulgaria MPs to Vote on Appointment of C-Bank Deputy Governors
Bulgarian Employers’ Associations, Trade Unions Protest Imminent Power Price Hike
Russia 'Ready to Sign Only Part of Turkish Stream Deal'
Bulgaria Businesses to Stage Protest over Power Price Hike

Politics

Roderick Moore to Serve as Interim US Chargе d’Affaires in Sofia
Bulgaria's Future Ambassador to Turkey to Place Emphasis on Border Security
Bulgaria to Participate in EU Operation on Tackling Human Traffickers in Mediterranean
Bulgarian Parliament Approves Pension Reform at Second Reading

Society

Youth Unemployment in Bulgaria Drops to 17.7% in 2014
3-Magnitude Earthquake Shakes Southern Bulgaria
Code Orange Issued in 21 Bulgarian Regions over Dangerous Heat
Bulgarian Air Force Pilatus PC-12 Safely Lands on Belly, No Injuries Reported  
Army Lends Support in Extinguishing Wildfire in Bulgaria's Haskovo Region

Sports

Bulgaria's Sesil Karatancheva Proceeds to Second Round of ITF Tournament in Poland

Views on BG

Der Spiegel: Bulgaria, Greece's New Treasury

Quotes

Today's Quote: Albania More Attractive than Greece

World

Turkey Formally Opens Incirlik Air Base for Coalition Strikes on IS
Iraq Considers Turkish Airstrikes on PKK as Violation of Country's Sovereignty
Suspected Sabotage in Turkey Stops Oil Flow in Pipeline from Iraq
Turkey Conducts New Airstrikes on Suspected PKK Targets
Ukraine Adds Gerard Depardieu to 5-Year Blacklist

Business

Bulgaria’s Govt OKs Draft Version of Operational Program Targeting SMEs

Bulgaria’s government has approved a draft version of the new operational program Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises (SMEs) Initiative 2014-2020.

Business | July 29, 2015, Wednesday // 16:44

Bulgaria’s Govt Launches 5th Attempt to Award Concession for Gorna Oryahovitsa Airport

Bulgaria’s government has launched a new procedure for the award of a concession for the airport near the northern town of Gorna Oryahovitsa.

Business | July 29, 2015, Wednesday // 15:59

Bulgaria's Mobiltel Acquires Cable Operator Blizoo

Telekom Austria Group on Wednesday announced its Bulgarian subsidiary Mobiltel has agreed to acquire 100% of Blizoo Bulgaria from Swedish EQT group.

Business | July 29, 2015, Wednesday // 13:12

Amendments to Bulgaria’s Bank Insolvency Act Pass 2nd Reading in Parliament

Bank Insolvency Act amendments aimed at allowing easier access of creditors to information related to the insolvency proceedings passed second reading in Parliament on Wednesday.

Business » Finance | July 29, 2015, Wednesday // 21:30

Bulgaria's Parliament Endorses Proposed C-Bank Deputy Governors

Bulgaria’s Parliament on Wednesday voted into office the three deputy governors of the central bank BNB proposed by the BNB head Dimitar Radev, BNT TV channel reported.

Business » Finance | July 29, 2015, Wednesday // 12:20

Bulgaria MPs to Vote on Appointment of C-Bank Deputy Governors

Parliament is to vote Wednesday on the appointment of the three Deputy Governors at the country's central bank, the Bulgarian National Bank (BNB).

Business » Finance | July 29, 2015, Wednesday // 10:25

Bulgarian Employers’ Associations, Trade Unions Protest Imminent Power Price Hike

Representatives of employers’ associations and trade unions staged protests over a forthcoming power price hike in a number of cities across Bulgaria.

Business » Energy | July 29, 2015, Wednesday // 19:28

Russia 'Ready to Sign Only Part of Turkish Stream Deal'

Russia is currently ready to sign only an agreement to build the first section of Turkish Stream, Russian news websites quote an Energy Ministry source as saying.

Business » Energy | July 29, 2015, Wednesday // 12:44

Bulgaria Businesses to Stage Protest over Power Price Hike

Business unions in Bulgaria say more than 1000 companies are to protest in 28 cities across the country against a planned hike of power prices.

Business » Energy | July 29, 2015, Wednesday // 09:49

Politics

Roderick Moore to Serve as Interim US Chargе d’Affaires in Sofia

The US Embassy in Sofia announced on Wednesady that Roderick Moore will assume duties as the interim charge d'affaires on August 5.

Politics » Diplomacy | July 29, 2015, Wednesday // 15:08

Bulgaria's Future Ambassador to Turkey to Place Emphasis on Border Security

Former Bulgarian Foreign Minister Nadezhda Neynsky has said one of her main goals as incoming Ambassador to Turkey will be to look for bilateral solutions on how to bolster control at the common borders.

Politics » Diplomacy | July 29, 2015, Wednesday // 09:01

Bulgaria to Participate in EU Operation on Tackling Human Traffickers in Mediterranean

The Bulgarian government approved on Wednesday the participation of one serviceman in the EU Naval Force Mediterranean (EUNAVFOR MED) operation.

Politics » Bulgaria in EU | July 29, 2015, Wednesday // 14:00

Bulgarian Parliament Approves Pension Reform at Second Reading

The Bulgarian Parliament approved at second reading on Tuesday the amendments to the Social Insurance Code.

Politics » Domestic | July 29, 2015, Wednesday // 09:54

Society

Youth Unemployment in Bulgaria Drops to 17.7% in 2014

Youth unemployment in Bulgaria dropped by 4.

Society | July 29, 2015, Wednesday // 18:07

3-Magnitude Earthquake Shakes Southern Bulgaria

An earthquake of magnitude 3 on the Richter scale was registered in southern Bulgaria on Wednesday.

Society » Environment | July 29, 2015, Wednesday // 10:42

Code Orange Issued in 21 Bulgarian Regions over Dangerous Heat

As many as 21 Bulgarian regions have been placed under Code Orange for Wednesday as extremely high temperatures are expected to sweep the country.

Society » Environment | July 29, 2015, Wednesday // 08:31

Bulgarian Air Force Pilatus PC-12 Safely Lands on Belly, No Injuries Reported  

A Bulgarian Air Force Pilatus PC-12 transport aircraft has landed on its belly at Graf Ignatievo airfield after its landing gear failed, the Defence Ministry said on Wednesday.

Society » Incidents | July 29, 2015, Wednesday // 17:05

Army Lends Support in Extinguishing Wildfire in Bulgaria's Haskovo Region

The district governor of Bulgaria's Haskovo Dobri Belivanov has requested aid from the Defence Ministry in extinguishing the wildfire raging between the villages of Bryagovo and Ostar kamak.

Society » Incidents | July 29, 2015, Wednesday // 16:03

Sports

Bulgaria's Sesil Karatancheva Proceeds to Second Round of ITF Tournament in Poland

Bulgaria's second-highest ranking female tennis player Sesil Karatancheva proceeded to the second round of the International Tennis Federation (ITF) tournament, which is taking place in Sobota/Rokietnica in Poland.

Sports | July 29, 2015, Wednesday // 12:44

Views on BG

Der Spiegel: Bulgaria, Greece's New Treasury

A short trip to Bulgaria is the only thing Greeks have to do to circumvent capital controls, German weekly Der Spiegel says.

Views on BG | July 29, 2015, Wednesday // 07:52

Quotes

Today's Quote: Albania More Attractive than Greece

"Until a few years ago Greece was still a beacon of hope and a role model for other countries in the Balkans.

Quotes | July 29, 2015, Wednesday // 08:11

World

Turkey Formally Opens Incirlik Air Base for Coalition Strikes on IS

Turkey has officially allowed the US-led coalition to use the country’s Incirlik Air Base for airstrikes against targets of Islamic State (IS) group in Syria, state-run Anadolu news agency (AA) reported on Wednesday.

World | July 29, 2015, Wednesday // 17:48

Iraq Considers Turkish Airstrikes on PKK as Violation of Country's Sovereignty

Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi said on Tuesday that the Turkish airstrikes on PKK targets in northern Iraq constituted a violation of the country's sovereignty.

World | July 29, 2015, Wednesday // 15:03

Suspected Sabotage in Turkey Stops Oil Flow in Pipeline from Iraq

Turkey has halted the flow of oil in the Kirkuk-Ceyhan pipeline, which was damaged in a suspected sabotage act inside its territory near the border with Iraq, Anadolu Agency (AA) reported on Wednesday.

World | July 29, 2015, Wednesday // 13:45

Turkey Conducts New Airstrikes on Suspected PKK Targets

Turkish fighter jets conducted new airstrikes on suspected terrorist targets in the southeast of the country and across the border in northern Iraq on Tuesday.

World » Southeast Europe | July 29, 2015, Wednesday // 11:35

Ukraine Adds Gerard Depardieu to 5-Year Blacklist

Ukraine has moved ban actor G?rard Depardieu from entering the country over the next five years.

World » Ukraine | July 29, 2015, Wednesday // 10:47
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