ARCHIVE - 13 October 2015

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Business

Bulgaria Mulls Changing Requirements for New Foreign Business Registrations
Bulgarian Employers Urge Price Caps on Power Purchases from AES, ContourGlobal Plants
Shell Gets Nod for Offshore Oil&Gas Exploration from Bulgaria Govt  
Bulgaria Working to Keep Gas Transport under 100% State Control - PM

Politics

58% of Bulgarians Plan to Vote in Local Elections Oct. 25 - Poll
Bulgaria, Turkey PMs to Meet in Istanbul on Wednesday
Bulgaria to Invest EUR 102 M in Boosting Competitiveness of SMEs
Bulgarian Police Detains 12 Illegal Immigrants After Car Pursuit in Burgas
Bulgarian IntMin: Increase in Refugee Wave Could be Expected Next Summer

Society

Minor 2.8-Magnitude Earthquake Rocks Southwestern Bulgaria
American English Academy in Sofia Opens Doors to Visiting Students
Tickets for 2015 Junior Eurovision Go on Sale in Bulgaria
Bulgarian Govt Halts Restoration of Ancient Serdica Site in Sofia

Sports

Minister Invites Qatari Entrepreneurs to Invest in Bulgarian Sports Complexes

Quotes

Today's Quote: In Russia They Don't Like Rambo
Today's Quote: a City with No Horse Carts

World

Iraq Starts Airstrikes on IS with Help from New Intelligence Data Centre
Two Mines Fall on Site of Russian Embassy Compound in Damascus, No One Injured
MH17 Hit by Russian-Made Buk Missile - Dutch Report
Israel Attacks Leave at Least 2 Dead, Many Wounded
Dutch Safety Board to Publish Final Report on MH17 Disaster
EU Ready to Temporarily Lift Belarus Sanctions
Moldova Joins EU’s CESEC Gas Connectivity Initiative

Novinite Insider

Bulgaria as a Movie Setting? New Promotion Video Leaves Public Divided

Business

Bulgaria Mulls Changing Requirements for New Foreign Business Registrations

The Bulgarian Foreign Ministry has put forward amendments to the law which sets out requirements for foreign nationals who wish to start a business in the country.

Business | October 13, 2015, Tuesday // 10:05

Bulgarian Employers Urge Price Caps on Power Purchases from AES, ContourGlobal Plants

The four nationally-represented employers' organizations in Bulgaria - BIA, BCCI, BICA and CEIB – have asked the government to suspend payments above market prices for electricity generated by AES Galabovo and ContourGlobal Maritza East 3 power plants.

Business » Energy | October 13, 2015, Tuesday // 22:00

Shell Gets Nod for Offshore Oil&Gas Exploration from Bulgaria Govt  

Bulgaria gave the green light to Shell Exploration and Production (LIX) B.

Business » Energy | October 13, 2015, Tuesday // 16:33

Bulgaria Working to Keep Gas Transport under 100% State Control - PM

Bulgaria's Prime Minister Boyko Borisov has asserted the country is "actively working" tomake sure "everything" that regards gas transportation is fully state-owned.

Business » Energy | October 13, 2015, Tuesday // 12:20

Politics

58% of Bulgarians Plan to Vote in Local Elections Oct. 25 - Poll

Fifty-eight percent of Bulgarian voters plan to cast ballots in the local elections on 25 October, a new poll showed on Tuesday.

Politics | October 13, 2015, Tuesday // 18:18

Bulgaria, Turkey PMs to Meet in Istanbul on Wednesday

Bulgarian Prime Minister Boyko Borisov is set to meet with Turkish counterpart Ahmet Davutoglu while on a visit to Istanbul on Wednesday.

Politics » Diplomacy | October 13, 2015, Tuesday // 14:33

Bulgaria to Invest EUR 102 M in Boosting Competitiveness of SMEs

The European Commission adopted on Monday an Operational Programme worth EUR 102 M to boost the competitiveness of Bulgarian small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) through increased access to finance.

Politics » Bulgaria in EU | October 13, 2015, Tuesday // 13:43

Bulgarian Police Detains 12 Illegal Immigrants After Car Pursuit in Burgas

Bulgarian authorities detained twelve illegal immigrants after a police operation involving a car pursuit in the city of Burgas.

Politics » Domestic | October 13, 2015, Tuesday // 10:46

Bulgarian IntMin: Increase in Refugee Wave Could be Expected Next Summer

According to Interior Minister, Rumuyana Bachvarova an increase in the influx of refugees to Bulgaria could be expected next summer.

Politics » Domestic | October 13, 2015, Tuesday // 09:55

Society

Minor 2.8-Magnitude Earthquake Rocks Southwestern Bulgaria

A minor earthquake of magnitude 2.8 on the Richter scale rocked southwestern Bulgaria half an hour past midnight on Tuesday.

Society » Environment | October 13, 2015, Tuesday // 08:46

American English Academy in Sofia Opens Doors to Visiting Students

The American English Academy in Sofia will admit visiting students in the current 2015/2016 academic year.

Society » Education | October 13, 2015, Tuesday // 20:57

Tickets for 2015 Junior Eurovision Go on Sale in Bulgaria

The tickets for the 2015 Junior Eurovision, which is scheduled to take place at the Arena Armeec hall in the Bulgarian capital Sofia on November 21, went on sale on Monday.

Society » Culture | October 13, 2015, Tuesday // 11:49

Bulgarian Govt Halts Restoration of Ancient Serdica Site in Sofia

Culture Minister Vezhdi Rashidov on Tuesday moved to stop restoration works at the site of Serdica, an ancient city whose remains lie beneath Bulgaria's capital Sofia.

Society » Archaeology | October 13, 2015, Tuesday // 13:56

Sports

Minister Invites Qatari Entrepreneurs to Invest in Bulgarian Sports Complexes

Bulgaria's Minister of Youth and Sports, Krasen Kralev, invited building entrepreneurs from Qatar to invest in the mountain sports complexes Belmeken and Pamporovo.

Sports | October 13, 2015, Tuesday // 13:06

Quotes

Today's Quote: In Russia They Don't Like Rambo

"In Russia, Rambo is considered a fighter against the Russians, siding with the Taliban, and in France they don't like Hollywood or US movies at all, since they promote European cinema.

Quotes | October 13, 2015, Tuesday // 13:13

Today's Quote: a City with No Horse Carts

"I want a capital with no horse carts.

Quotes | October 13, 2015, Tuesday // 13:06

World

Iraq Starts Airstrikes on IS with Help from New Intelligence Data Centre

Iraq has started bombing targets of the Islamic State (IS) group, using information from a new intelligence data exchange centre established jointly with Iran, Russia and Syria, Reuters reported on Tuesday.

World | October 13, 2015, Tuesday // 20:00

Two Mines Fall on Site of Russian Embassy Compound in Damascus, No One Injured

Two mines have fallen on the territory of the Russian embassy compound in Damascus on Tuesday, TASS reported.

World | October 13, 2015, Tuesday // 17:07

MH17 Hit by Russian-Made Buk Missile - Dutch Report

Malaysian Airlines flight MH17, which crashed in Eastern Ukraine in July 2014, was downed by a Russian-made 9M38 anti-aircraft Buk missile, a report prepared by the Dutch Safety Board says.

World | October 13, 2015, Tuesday // 15:12

Israel Attacks Leave at Least 2 Dead, Many Wounded

Two people have been killed and dozens wounded in four bus attacks in Israel, local media report.

World | October 13, 2015, Tuesday // 12:03

Dutch Safety Board to Publish Final Report on MH17 Disaster

The Dutch Safety Board, which is investigating the crash of Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 (MH17), will publish its final report of the air disaster on Tuesday.

World | October 13, 2015, Tuesday // 08:08

EU Ready to Temporarily Lift Belarus Sanctions

EU foreign ministers have agreed on a provisional commitment to a four-month lifting of sanctions imposed on Belarus.

World » EU | October 13, 2015, Tuesday // 09:38

Moldova Joins EU’s CESEC Gas Connectivity Initiative

Moldova has joined the high-level group of CESEC, the gas connectivity initiative of the European Commission for central-eastern and southeastern Europe.

World » Southeast Europe | October 13, 2015, Tuesday // 19:08

Novinite Insider

Bulgaria as a Movie Setting? New Promotion Video Leaves Public Divided

A commercial video aimed at promoting Bulgaria as a tourist destination and officially unveiled on Sunday has left Bulgarians polarized.

Novinite Insider » Opinions | October 13, 2015, Tuesday // 11:34
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