ARCHIVE - 6 October 2015
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Bulgaria's Parliament has adopted changes to automobile transportation law which obligate taxi drivers to have certificates showing they work under contracts of employment, and not on their own account.
Business | October 6, 2015, Tuesday // 19:25
Lukoil Neftochim Burgas, the largest crude oil refinery in Southeastern Europe and the largest industrial enterprise in Bulgaria, retained its third position in the latest annual ranking of SeeNews released on Tuesday.
Business | October 6, 2015, Tuesday // 18:03
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Business | October 6, 2015, Tuesday // 16:30
Bulgaria’s Financial Supervision Commission (FSC) has refused to approve the IPO prospectus of Smart Organic AD, a producer and distributor of organic products.
Business | October 6, 2015, Tuesday // 13:47
Car-hiring service Uber has started a petition calling on users to stand up for its right to remain active in the Bulgarian market, its website shows.
Business | October 6, 2015, Tuesday // 11:13
Ride-sharing service Uber is not available in Bulgaria's capital Sofia as of Tuesday, October 06, after having been active since last year.
Business | October 6, 2015, Tuesday // 09:15
In August 2015 the debt-to-GDP ratio remained unchanged from July, at 28.4%, according to the Government Debt Monthly Bulletin of Bulgaria’s Finance Ministry.
Bulgaria has not set for itself the goal of becoming a key hub for gas produced by Russian energy giant Gazprom, according to a Russian daily.
Bulgaria’s state-owned gas transmission system operator Bulgartransgaz EAD has been issued an act for establishment of the construction works’ fitness for operation (Act 16) for the Dobrich – Silistra gas pipeline.
Right-wing Reformist Bloc (RB) has vowed to undertake staff reshuffles after an interview its co-chairman gave for Austrian press agency APA was sent out to Bulgarian media using only Google Translate without any editing.
Politics | October 6, 2015, Tuesday // 10:43
Bulgaria’s President Rosen Plevneliev and his Albanian counterpart Bujar Nishani will discuss cooperation in the spheres of trade, economy and culture, the EU integration of the countries of the Western Balkans, and migratory pressure on Europe.
Bulgarian Defense Minister Nikolay Nenchev on Tuesday entered into details about the price tag of aircraft engine repair if it is carried out by state-owned facilities in Poland.
The European Parliament approved on Tuesday the allocation of EUR 6.4 M to Bulgaria for dealing with consequences of the harsh winter conditions in the beginning of the year, which caused floods in parts of the country.
The decision on Bulgaria and Romania’s Schengen bids will be postponed yet again and will not be part of the agenda of the meeting of EU foreign ministers this week, according to sources close to the matter, as cited by the Bulgarian National Radio.
The leader of the opposition nationalist party Ataka, Volen Siderov, proposed Bulgaria to join the Russian-led international coalition against Islamic State (IS).
Bulgarian police detained two groups of illegal immigrants and two smugglers in the province of Burgas.
Lawmakers in Bulgaria's Parliament are set to debate on Tuesday proposed amendments to the Access to Public Information Act.
The Bulgarian capital Sofia will host its first ever tournament from the ATP World Tour 250 series in 2016.
Sports | October 6, 2015, Tuesday // 17:07
Bulgarian police have detained about 30 illegal migrants in Sofia, BNR radio station reported on Tuesday.
Crime | October 6, 2015, Tuesday // 17:33
Employees of the Bulgarian State Railways (BDZ) company found 2.8kg of TNT in a bag near the railway line Strazhitsa – Kesarevo, northeastern Bulgaria.
Crime | October 6, 2015, Tuesday // 07:47
Moscow would lose a lot if it destroyed its friendship with Ankara, Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan has said following recent violations of Turkey’s airspace close to the border with Syria by Russian combat aircraft.
World | October 6, 2015, Tuesday // 19:08
Turkey claims that a second Russian fighter aircraft has violated its airspace over the weekend.
World | October 6, 2015, Tuesday // 13:04
Turkey intends to intensify cooperation with Bulgaria, Greece and Romania to smoothly readmit irregular migrants who don’t need international protection and have been intercepted by the authorities of the three EU member states, according to a new Turkey-
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EU | October 6, 2015, Tuesday // 20:47
Improving connectivity in the sectors of energy and transport dominated talks between the presidents of Bulgaria and Albania in Sofia on Tuesday.
Gazprom has cut in half the planned capacity of its Turkish Stream gas pipeline project, Interfax reported.
In an article published in Forbes on Monday, Francis Coppola presents the story of the former owner of Bulgaria's Corporate Commercial Bank (KTB) – Tzvetan Vassilev.
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