ARCHIVE - 1 October 2015

» Back to calendar

Business

Bulgaria Confirms Ban on Growing GM Crops
5700 VW, Audi Vehicles in Bulgaria Need Refit over Diesel Emissions Violations
Bulgaria's FinMin Expects Budget Surplus of BGN 627 M at End of September
Bulgarian C-Bank's Supervision Dept. Director General Kordovska Resigns
AES Bulgaria Dismisses Suggestion of Unfair Play
Power Distributor CEZ Bulgaria Welcomes New CEO
Bulgaria’s Electricity Export Up 31.7% Y/Y in Jan-Sept
Bulgaria's Svoge: a Starting Point to Explore Beautiful Iskar Gorge

Politics

EU Should Use Azerbaijan's Anti-Corruption Experience - Bulgaria VP
Time for Joint Action to Solve World Conflicts, Bulgaria's President Says
Bulgaria to Focus on Connectivity, Media Freedom, Migration as SEECP Chair
Civilian Chief of Bulgaria’s Military Intelligence Will Have to Go
Commander of Bulgarian Air Force Reportedly Resigns
Bulgaria Not Renouncing Its Air Force, Fmr Defense Chief Says
EUR 471 M to Be Spent on Cross-Border Cooperation Programs with Bulgaria’s Neighbors
Changes to Bulgaria’s Public Procurement Act Move Forward
Commander of Bulgarian Air Force Withdraws Resignation After Talks with PM
Bulgarian Socialist Party Calls on DefMin to Resign Over Air Policing Missions

Society

Bulgaria's Alarm Siren System to Be Tested at 13h
New Bulgarian App Gives Information on Traffic, Road Incidents

Sports

Bulgaria Drops Ten Positions to 78th Place in FIFA Ranking
Bulgarian Becomes First Vegan to Ascend Eighth Highest Peak in World

Quotes

Today's Quote: Sergey Lavrov
Today's Quote: Alexis Tsipras

World

Swedish Businesses Shifting to Six-hour Workday
Russia, US to Hold Talks on Coordinating Airstrikes in Syria

Business

Bulgaria Confirms Ban on Growing GM Crops

Bulgaria’s Agriculture Ministry has confirmed that the country will remain free from cultivation of genetically modified (GM) crops.

Business | October 1, 2015, Thursday // 20:06

5700 VW, Audi Vehicles in Bulgaria Need Refit over Diesel Emissions Violations

The owners of 5700 new cars of the Volkswagen and Audi brands in Bulgaria will have to have their cars refitted due to the presence of illegal emission-control software.

Business | October 1, 2015, Thursday // 14:58

Bulgaria's FinMin Expects Budget Surplus of BGN 627 M at End of September

According to preliminary data and estimates, the Bulgarian Finance Ministry expects a budget surplus of BGN 627 M at the end of September, which represents 0.7 % of the country's forecasted GDP.

Business » Finance | October 1, 2015, Thursday // 10:57

Bulgarian C-Bank's Supervision Dept. Director General Kordovska Resigns

Neli Kordovska, the Bulgarian National Bank's Director General in charge of Banking Supervision, has stepped down, officials have said.

Business » Finance | October 1, 2015, Thursday // 06:05

AES Bulgaria Dismisses Suggestion of Unfair Play

AES Bulgaria, the local unit of  NYSE-listed AES Corporation has said it will provide all the necessary information to assist a possible inspection of alleged irregularities in the energy sector by the country’s Chief Prosecutor's Office as it had done in

Business » Energy | October 1, 2015, Thursday // 19:05

Power Distributor CEZ Bulgaria Welcomes New CEO

Karel Kral is the new CEO of power distributor CEZ Bulgaria EAD.

Business » Energy | October 1, 2015, Thursday // 13:40

Bulgaria’s Electricity Export Up 31.7% Y/Y in Jan-Sept

By end-September 2015, Bulgarian producers of electricity exported 8.42 million MWh, according to operational data of the Electricity System Operator (ESO).

Business » Energy | October 1, 2015, Thursday // 12:00

Bulgaria's Svoge: a Starting Point to Explore Beautiful Iskar Gorge

Novinite is republishing a second (after the one about Lakatnik) story by our reader Leon de Leeuw, who visited the area of Lakatnik, a place not far from Bulgaria's capital Sofia which has much to offer to hikers and nature lovers.

Business » Tourism | October 1, 2015, Thursday // 08:39

Politics

EU Should Use Azerbaijan's Anti-Corruption Experience - Bulgaria VP

Bulgarian Vice President Margarita Popova has said the European Union should draw upon Azerbaijan's experience in anti-corruption.

Politics | October 1, 2015, Thursday // 08:17

Time for Joint Action to Solve World Conflicts, Bulgaria's President Says

Present-day challenges trascend national borders and require action with "with resolve on a global scale", Bulgarian President Rosen Plevneliev said on Wednesday.

Politics | October 1, 2015, Thursday // 05:47

Bulgaria to Focus on Connectivity, Media Freedom, Migration as SEECP Chair

Bulgaria will focus on three key areas of interaction in southeastern Europe during its current chairmanship of the regional cooperation initiative, the country’s Foreign Minister Daniel Mitov has said.

Politics » Diplomacy | October 1, 2015, Thursday // 21:02

Civilian Chief of Bulgaria’s Military Intelligence Will Have to Go

Bulgaria’s Parliament on Thursday adopted legislation changes that will force the current civilian head of the military intelligence service, Yordan Bakalov, to step aside once they go into force.

Politics » Defense | October 1, 2015, Thursday // 22:30

Commander of Bulgarian Air Force Reportedly Resigns

Commander of the Bulgarian Air Force, Major General Rumen Radev, has reportedly submitted his resignation.

Politics » Defense | October 1, 2015, Thursday // 12:19

Bulgaria Not Renouncing Its Air Force, Fmr Defense Chief Says

The Defense Ministry's proposal to allow other NATO members to conduct air-policing missions jointly with the Bulgarian Air Force is not and act of giving up aviation, the head of Parliament's Defense Committee has said.

Politics » Defense | October 1, 2015, Thursday // 10:22

EUR 471 M to Be Spent on Cross-Border Cooperation Programs with Bulgaria’s Neighbors

A total of EUR 471 M will be spent on cross-border cooperation programs with Bulgaria’s neighboring countries by 2020, according to Deputy Regional Development Minister Denitsa Nikolova.

Politics » Bulgaria in EU | October 1, 2015, Thursday // 17:46

Changes to Bulgaria’s Public Procurement Act Move Forward

Bulgaria’s parliamentary regional policy and local self-government committee adopted at first reading the new Public Procurement Act.

Politics » Domestic | October 1, 2015, Thursday // 17:03

Commander of Bulgarian Air Force Withdraws Resignation After Talks with PM

Commander of the Bulgarian Air Force, Major General Rumen Radev, who had submitted his resignation earlier on Thursday, withdrew it after a conversation with Prime Minister Boyko Borisov.

Politics » Domestic | October 1, 2015, Thursday // 14:56

Bulgarian Socialist Party Calls on DefMin to Resign Over Air Policing Missions

The main opposition party in parliament – the Bulgarian Socialist Party (BSP) demanded the immediate resignation of Defence Minister Nikolay Nenchev over the proposal for launching joint air policing missions between the air forces of Bulgaria and its NAT

Politics » Domestic | October 1, 2015, Thursday // 11:46

Society

Bulgaria's Alarm Siren System to Be Tested at 13h

Bulgaria is to test its alarm system on Thursday, with sirens due to sound in eleven towns and cities across the country.

Society | October 1, 2015, Thursday // 07:48

New Bulgarian App Gives Information on Traffic, Road Incidents

A new application has been launched to give up-to-date information on traffic across Bulgaria, along with other important data, Regional Minister Lilyana Pavlova has said.

Society | October 1, 2015, Thursday // 06:35

Sports

Bulgaria Drops Ten Positions to 78th Place in FIFA Ranking

The Bulgarian men's national football team dropped ten position in the latest FIFA/Coca-Cola World Ranking and currently occupies the 78th position with 414 points, being between the teams of Haiti and Togo.

Sports | October 1, 2015, Thursday // 14:00

Bulgarian Becomes First Vegan to Ascend Eighth Highest Peak in World

Bulgarian mountaineer Atanas Skatov became on Thursday the first vegan to have ascended the eighth highest peak in the world – the 8163-metre Manaslu in the Himalayas.

Sports | October 1, 2015, Thursday // 12:58

Quotes

Today's Quote: Sergey Lavrov

"The biggest risk in this situation is that those fighters, thousands of them already being there, including those who migrated from Russia, will return and will commit their dark deeds in our country.

Quotes | October 1, 2015, Thursday // 11:56

Today's Quote: Alexis Tsipras

“The Greek government has found far more open ears [here] than in Brussels for the need for there to be a fair resolution of the crisis and a necessary reduction of the unbearable and unsustainable public debt that has accumulated all those years.

Quotes | October 1, 2015, Thursday // 11:32

World

Swedish Businesses Shifting to Six-hour Workday

Businesses across Sweden are introducing shorter, six-hour workdays so workers can enjoy a better work-life balance.

World | October 1, 2015, Thursday // 17:14

Russia, US to Hold Talks on Coordinating Airstrikes in Syria

Russia and the US will hold talks “as soon as possible” in order to avoid clashing in Syria after Moscow launched airstrikes against Islamic State (IS) targets on Wednesday.

World | October 1, 2015, Thursday // 10:01
Bulgaria news Novinite.com (Sofia News Agency - www.sofianewsagency.com) is unique with being a real time news provider in English that informs its readers about the latest Bulgarian news. The editorial staff also publishes a daily online newspaper "Sofia Morning News." Novinite.com (Sofia News Agency - www.sofianewsagency.com) and Sofia Morning News publish the latest economic, political and cultural news that take place in Bulgaria. Foreign media analysis on Bulgaria and World News in Brief are also part of the web site and the online newspaper. News Bulgaria