ARCHIVE - 1 September 2015

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Business

Cost Effectiveness, Talented Crews Draw Film Makers to Bulgaria’s NuBoyana Studios, CEO Tells Xinhua

The CEO of Bulgaria-based NuBoyana Film Studios, Yariv Lerner, has told Xinhua that the shooting of The Expendables 4 and another movie with Morgan Freeman is in the pipeline for the company.

Business | September 1, 2015, Tuesday // 20:50

Repair Works on Bulgaria's Hemus, Trakia Motorways Resume

The repair works on the Hemus and Trakia motorways, which were paused for the high summer season, resumed on Tuesday.

Business | September 1, 2015, Tuesday // 13:58

World Bank's IFC Grants Kaufland EUR 80 M for Bulgaria Expansion

Kaufland, the biggest retail chain operating in Bulgaria, has been granted a EUR 80 M credit line by a World Bank affiliate to open 10 more branches in smaller towns.

Business | September 1, 2015, Tuesday // 10:25

Bulgaria's Economy Minister: Inspections at Petrol Stations Will Continue

Bulgaria's Economy Minister Bozhidar Lukarski assured that the inspections on the quality of the fuels at petrol stations will continue.

Business | September 1, 2015, Tuesday // 10:01

World Bank to Help Bulgaria Absorb EU Funding

World Bank group experts are to sign with the Bulgarian government on Tuesday a memorandum to assist Sofia in more efficiently absorbing EU funds for the 2014-2020 period.

Business | September 1, 2015, Tuesday // 08:24

8000-Year-Old Neolithic Settlement to Become New Tourist Attraction of Sofia

The neolithic settlement in the Slatina neighbourhood will become one of the tourist attractions of the Bulgarian capital next year.

Business » Tourism | September 1, 2015, Tuesday // 11:20

Politics

Repair of MiG-29s by Poland to Cost Nearly Half of Price Sought by Russia – DefMin Nenchev

The repair of the MiG-29 fighter jets by Poland will be twice cheaper than the cost, which would have been incurred if the maintenance was carried out by the the Russian MiG company.

Politics » Defense | September 1, 2015, Tuesday // 15:54

Bulgaria's Defence Minister Calls for Concept on Counteracting Hybrid Threats

Bulgarian Defence Minister Nikolay Nenchev called for urgently devising a concept on counteracting hybrid threats.

Politics » Defense | September 1, 2015, Tuesday // 13:10

World Bank to Help Bulgaria Improve Absorption of EU Funds

The World Bank will assist Bulgaria in boosting the impact of EU funds on the country’s economy under a new document signed on Tuesday.

Politics » Bulgaria in EU | September 1, 2015, Tuesday // 18:26

No 'Bulgarian Roots' of Austrian Smuggling Ring, IntMin Says

Interior Minister Rumyana Bachvarova has ruled out that the organized criminal gang smuggling migrants into Austria could be based in Bulgaria.

Politics » Domestic | September 1, 2015, Tuesday // 10:00

Society

Bulgarian Archaeologists Discover Ancient Town Hall near Petrich

Archaeologists discovered a town hall in the ancient Greek city of Heraclea Sintica near the town of Petrich in southwestern Bulgaria.

Society » Archaeology | September 1, 2015, Tuesday // 12:33

England-to-Turkey Flight Diverts to Sofia Due to ‘Allegedly Drunk Passenger’

A Thomas Cook flight with 231 holidaymakers on board travelling from Newcastle, England to Dalaman in Turkey had to be diverted to Bulgaria’s capital Sofia after an allegedly drunk woman passenger became abusive and disruptive, British media outlets have

Society » Incidents | September 1, 2015, Tuesday // 20:14

Crime

Number of People Detained Over Truck with Dead Migrants in Austria Rises to Seven

The number of people detained over the suspected trafficking of the 71 migrants, who were found dead in an abandoned truck in Austria last week, has risen to seven.

Crime | September 1, 2015, Tuesday // 14:48

Bulgarian Police Detain Man over Austria Migrant Deaths

One person has been arrested in Bulgaria over last week's incident in which the bodies of 71 migrants were found in a truck near the Austria-Hungary border, investigative sources have told the Bulgarian National Radio.

Crime | September 1, 2015, Tuesday // 12:11

Suspected Jihadists Detained at Bulgaria Border 'Linked to IS'

The five men arrested at the Bulgaria-Macedonia border last week had symbols of the Islamic State (IS) group on their mobile phones, Sputniknews claims citing Russian and Macedonian media.

Crime | September 1, 2015, Tuesday // 09:06

Views on BG

Wirtschaftsblatt: Bulgaria's Self-Inflicted Problems

Bulgaria is not developing particularly well at the moment, and its problems are being overshadowed in the media by Central and Southeastern Europe's migrant crisis, Austrian daily Das Wirtschaftsblatt reads.

Views on BG | September 1, 2015, Tuesday // 11:41

'Bulgaria Missed a Brilliant Foreign Policy Opportunity'

Bulgaria should have called a regional summit to tackle the migrant crisis, instead of mobilizing the army to guard its borders, a recent analysis reads on the EUInside.

Views on BG | September 1, 2015, Tuesday // 07:58

World

Islamic State Battling Syrian Rebel Groups 10 km from Central Damascus  

Islamic State forces are battling Syrian rebel groups within 10 kilometers from the centre of Damascus, the closest the jihadist militants have ever come to the Syrian capital, Turkey’s Anadolu Agency reported on Tuesday.

World | September 1, 2015, Tuesday // 21:45

Bulgaria Hosting International Southeast European Studies Conference

Bulgaria's capital Sofia is hosting an international Southeast European studies congress from August 31 to September 4.

World » Southeast Europe | September 1, 2015, Tuesday // 13:33

Novinite Insider

David Hampson: Leonard Homeniuk’s Bad Luck*

*This is the English-language version of an opinion piece by David Hampson about the fate of  Leonard Homeniuk, a former CEO of Toronto-based Centerra Gold mining company , which is developing Kumtor gold mine in Kyrgyzstan.

Novinite Insider » Opinions | September 1, 2015, Tuesday // 19:39
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