ARCHIVE - 11 November 2015

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Business

Lufthansa Strike Cancels All Flights Between Sofia, German Airports

The continuing strike of flight attendants of Lufthansa cancelled all flights operated by the German airline between the Bulgarian capital of Sofia and the airports in Frankfurt and Munich on Wednesday.

Business | November 11, 2015, Wednesday // 08:26

Bulgaria Curbs Cash Payments at BGN 5,000, Tightens VAT Rules for Company Cars

Bulgaria’s parliament on Wednesday tightened tax rules for company-registered cars and lowered the ceiling for cash payments.

Business » Finance | November 11, 2015, Wednesday // 18:21

Bulgaria Raises Prices of Motorway Vignette Stickers 

The price of motorway vignette stickers in Bulgaria will rise from the start of next year, the government has decided.

Business » Finance | November 11, 2015, Wednesday // 16:01

France’s Total to Start Drilling off Bulgaria Coast in Feb-May 2016

French company Total said on Wednesday that it will start drilling for oil and gas off Bulgaria’s Black Sea coast between February and May next year.

Business » Industry | November 11, 2015, Wednesday // 19:18

Politics

Lay-offs at Bulgaria's DefMin to Affect Only Administration, Not Army

Defence Minister Nikolay Nenchev assured that lay-offs at his ministry will affect only the officials serving in the administration, with no servicemen to be dismissed.

Politics » Defense | November 11, 2015, Wednesday // 14:37

Workers from Bulgaria, Romania in UK Reach Fresh High of 219,000

The number of EU workers in the UK hit a record high of 2.1 million people at the end of September, including 219,000 Romanians and Bulgarians, The Telegraph reported on Wednesday, citing official data.

Politics » Bulgaria in EU | November 11, 2015, Wednesday // 17:08

Bulgaria Likely to Lose 15 % of EU Funds From 2007-2013 Programme Period

Bulgaria is set to lose nearly 15 % of EU funds which were available for absorption under some operational programmes during the 2007-2013 programme period.

Politics » Bulgaria in EU | November 11, 2015, Wednesday // 13:52

Inspectors Identify Tens of Bulgarian Bars Not Meeting Fire Safety Standards

At least 21 bars in Bulgaria are not meeting fire safety standards, which increases the likelihood for incidents of the scale of the recent Bucharest tragedy to occur in these drinking establishments.

Politics » Domestic | November 11, 2015, Wednesday // 11:04

Two Bulgarian Nationalist Ataka MPs Give Up Immunity from Criminal Prosecution

Two Bulgarian Nationalist Ataka MPs have given up their immunity from criminal prosecution, which would allow for proceedings into their alleged involvement in two incidents in downtown Sofia to take place.

Politics » Domestic | November 11, 2015, Wednesday // 10:13

Society

29th Edition of Kinomania Cinema Festival to Take Place in Sofia on November 12-29

The 29th edition of the annual cinema festival Kinomania will take place at the National Palace of Culture (NDK) in the Bulgarian capital of Sofia between November 12 and 29.

Society » Culture | November 11, 2015, Wednesday // 15:16

Crime

Bulgarian Parliament Backs Detention of Two Nationalist Ataka MPs

The Bulgarian parliament voted on Wednesday in favour of the detention of two nationalist Ataka MPs, who are being investigated for their alleged participation in three incidents in downtown Sofia.

Crime | November 11, 2015, Wednesday // 12:10

World

ITU Moves to Enable Civil Aircraft Tracking by Satellite

Paricipants in the World Radiocommunication Conference in Geneva have agreed to allocate radiofrequency spectrum for global flight tracking in civil aviation, the International Telecommunication Union (ITU) announced on Wednesday.

World | November 11, 2015, Wednesday // 20:56

Two-Day International Summit on Migration to Begin in Valletta

An international summit on migration will take place at the Mediterranean Conference Centre in the Maltese capital of Valletta on Wednesday and Thursday.

World | November 11, 2015, Wednesday // 09:03

EP President Urges Fighting Root Causes of Migration

The EU needs a comprehensive and long-term migration policy in cooperation with African countries in order to tackle the refugee crisis, European Parliament President Martin Schulz has said.

World » EU | November 11, 2015, Wednesday // 20:25
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