ARCHIVE - 6 October 2015

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Business

Bulgarian Lawmakers Approve New Requirements for Taxi Drivers
Bulgaria's Lukoil Neftochim Remains Third Biggest Company in Southeast Europe
Swiss-Bulgarian IT Cloud Co Defies Hackers from Around the World
Bulgaria’s Financial Watchdog Rejects IPO Prospectus of Roo’bar Producer
Uber Bulgaria Launches Online Petition to Renew Services
Uber Stops Offering Services in Bulgaria, Says It's 'Temporary'
Bulgaria’s Government Debt to GDP Ratio Unchanged from July, at 28.4%
Bulgaria 'Seeking to Become Hub for Russian Gas'
Bulgaria’s PM: Dobrich – Silistra Gas Pipeline Issued Final Certificate of Fitness

Politics

Junior Party in Bulgaria Gov't Apologizes over Google Translate Gaffe
Albania’s President Bujar Nishani Arrives in Bulgaria on 2-Day Visit
MiG Repair Deal with Poland Closed, Bulgaria DefMin Says
EU Parliament Approves EUR 6.4 M in Flood Aid to Bulgaria
Decision on Schengen Bids of Bulgaria, Romania, Postponed Yet Again
Nationalist Party Proposes Bulgaria to Join Russian-led Coalition Against IS
Bulgarian Authorities Detain 55 Illegal Immigrants, Two Smugglers
Bulgaria MPs to Discuss Access to Public Information

Sports

Bulgaria to Host ATP 250 Tournament in Sofia in February 2016

Crime

Bulgarian Police Detain 30 Illegal Migrants in Sofia
Bulgarian Railway Workers Find Abandoned Bag with 2.8kg of TNT near Tracks

World

President Erdogan Warns Russia Not to ‘Lose Friend Like Turkey’
Turkey Claims Second Russian Fighter Aircraft Violated Its Airspace
Turkey to Step up Cooperation with Neighbours from EU on Migrants' Readmission
Presidents of Bulgaria, Albania Discuss Energy, Transport Links
Gazprom Cuts in Half Turkish Stream’s Planned Capacity

Novinite Insider

Forbes Presents Story of Former Owner of Bulgaria's Collapsed Corpbank

Business

Bulgarian Lawmakers Approve New Requirements for Taxi Drivers

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

Bulgaria's Lukoil Neftochim Remains Third Biggest Company in Southeast Europe

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

Swiss-Bulgarian IT Cloud Co Defies Hackers from Around the World

What happens to the tons of data generted by society today and how do we protect it - and do we need to turn from Homo Sapiens into Homo Cloudus?

Business | October 6, 2015, Tuesday // 16:30

Bulgaria’s Financial Watchdog Rejects IPO Prospectus of Roo’bar Producer

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

Uber Bulgaria Launches Online Petition to Renew Services

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

Uber Stops Offering Services in Bulgaria, Says It's 'Temporary'

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

Bulgaria’s Government Debt to GDP Ratio Unchanged from July, at 28.4%

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.

Business » Finance | October 6, 2015, Tuesday // 12:54

Bulgaria 'Seeking to Become Hub for Russian Gas'

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.

Business » Energy | October 6, 2015, Tuesday // 11:52

Bulgaria’s PM: Dobrich – Silistra Gas Pipeline Issued Final Certificate of Fitness

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.

Business » Energy | October 6, 2015, Tuesday // 08:45

Politics

Junior Party in Bulgaria Gov't Apologizes over Google Translate Gaffe

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

Albania’s President Bujar Nishani Arrives in Bulgaria on 2-Day Visit

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.

Politics » Diplomacy | October 6, 2015, Tuesday // 09:23

MiG Repair Deal with Poland Closed, Bulgaria DefMin Says

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.

Politics » Defense | October 6, 2015, Tuesday // 15:04

EU Parliament Approves EUR 6.4 M in Flood Aid to Bulgaria

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.

Politics » Bulgaria in EU | October 6, 2015, Tuesday // 16:04

Decision on Schengen Bids of Bulgaria, Romania, Postponed Yet Again

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.

Politics » Bulgaria in EU | October 6, 2015, Tuesday // 10:23

Nationalist Party Proposes Bulgaria to Join Russian-led Coalition Against IS

The leader of the opposition nationalist party Ataka, Volen Siderov, proposed Bulgaria to join the Russian-led international coalition against Islamic State (IS).

Politics » Domestic | October 6, 2015, Tuesday // 15:01

Bulgarian Authorities Detain 55 Illegal Immigrants, Two Smugglers

Bulgarian police detained two groups of illegal immigrants and two smugglers in the province of Burgas.

Politics » Domestic | October 6, 2015, Tuesday // 12:01

Bulgaria MPs to Discuss Access to Public Information

Lawmakers in Bulgaria's Parliament are set to debate on Tuesday proposed amendments to the Access to Public Information Act.

Politics » Domestic | October 6, 2015, Tuesday // 10:05

Sports

Bulgaria to Host ATP 250 Tournament in Sofia in February 2016

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

Crime

Bulgarian Police Detain 30 Illegal Migrants in Sofia

Bulgarian police have detained about 30 illegal migrants in Sofia, BNR radio station reported on Tuesday.

Crime | October 6, 2015, Tuesday // 17:33

Bulgarian Railway Workers Find Abandoned Bag with 2.8kg of TNT near Tracks

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

World

President Erdogan Warns Russia Not to ‘Lose Friend Like Turkey’

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 Second Russian Fighter Aircraft Violated Its Airspace

Turkey claims that a second Russian fighter aircraft has violated its airspace over the weekend.

World | October 6, 2015, Tuesday // 13:04

Turkey to Step up Cooperation with Neighbours from EU on Migrants' Readmission

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-

World » EU | October 6, 2015, Tuesday // 20:47

Presidents of Bulgaria, Albania Discuss Energy, Transport Links

Improving connectivity in the sectors of energy and transport dominated talks between the presidents of Bulgaria and Albania in Sofia on Tuesday.

World » Southeast Europe | October 6, 2015, Tuesday // 16:45

Gazprom Cuts in Half Turkish Stream’s Planned Capacity

Gazprom has cut in half the planned capacity of its Turkish Stream gas pipeline project, Interfax reported.

World » Russia | October 6, 2015, Tuesday // 18:27

Novinite Insider

Forbes Presents Story of Former Owner of Bulgaria's Collapsed Corpbank

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.

Novinite Insider » Opinions | October 6, 2015, Tuesday // 14:18
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