Two Bidding in Sale of Bulgaria's Vivacom
There are two bidders to acquire Bulgaria's Vivacom, in an auction that started Thursday morning and has been going on for more than 12 hours.
Business | November 19, 2015, Thursday // 23:59
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ARCHIVE - 19 November 2015
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Two Bidding in Sale of Bulgaria's VivacomInitial Checks Find No Bomb on Board Polish Airplane in Bulgaria’s Burgas
Bomb Threat Causes Airplane to Perform Emergency Landing at Burgas Airport
Politics
Bulgaria 'Ready to Help France' for Quick Solution of Syria CrisisRussia Urges Bulgaria to Refrain from 'Ill-Grounded' Claims
UNESCO Head Irina Bokova Gets Simon Wiesenthal Center Special Award
Bulgaria to Stay Out of anti-IS Military Coalition, PM Says
Bulgarian Parliament to Discuss 2016 Draft Budget
Society
Lack of Transparency, Pluralism Contribute to Bulgaria's Declining Media FreedomPolish Man Facing Up to 15 Years in Jail over Plane Bomb 'Joke'
Sports
Bulgaria’s Ruse Wins European City of Sport 2016 AwardCrime
EU Sofia Heating Utility Boss Gets Final 3-Year SentenceControversial Bulgarian Judge Dismissed
World
Bulgaria Cautious on Reports about Rifles Used in Paris AttacksSuspected Mastermind of Paris Attacks Killed, French Prosecutors Confirm
U.S. Congress Adopts Space Mining Bill
U.S. State Dept., FBI Point to Potential Terrorist Targets in Rome, Milan
No Political Process Can Start Until ‘Terrorists’ Occupy Parts of Syria, Bashar al-Assad Says
Rifles Used in Paris Attacks Were Reportedly Manufactured in Bulgaria
Migrants Protest over Macedonia Ban on 'Economic Migrants'
Shooting in Sarajevo Leaves Two Bosnian Soldiers Dead
Business
Initial Checks Find No Bomb on Board Polish Airplane in Bulgaria’s Burgas
Polish airline Small Planet has sent out another plane to transport passengers of its aircraft which made an emergency landing in Bulgaria’s Burgas over a bomb threat on Thursday morning, Sofia-based Focus news agency reported.
Business | November 19, 2015, Thursday // 11:39
Bomb Threat Causes Airplane to Perform Emergency Landing at Burgas Airport
An airplane performed an emergency landing at the airport in the Bulgarian Black Sea port of Burgas on Thursday morning after a passenger on board claimed a bomb had been planted on the aircraft.
Business | November 19, 2015, Thursday // 08:01
Politics
Bulgaria 'Ready to Help France' for Quick Solution of Syria Crisis
Bulgaria's Foreign Minister Daniel Mitov has made clear Bulgaria is ready to support and provide assistance to France and contribute to the end of the conflict in Syria.
Russia Urges Bulgaria to Refrain from 'Ill-Grounded' Claims
Moscow is hoping that Bulgarian authorities will refrain from ill-grounded accusations against Russia, the country's Foreign Ministry spokesperson said on Wednesday.
UNESCO Head Irina Bokova Gets Simon Wiesenthal Center Special Award
UNESCO Director-General Irina Bokova has been presented with a Special Award of Simon Wiesenthal Center, the international Jewish human rights organization, in recognition of her leadership and longstanding commitment to promoting peace and dialogue.
Bulgaria to Stay Out of anti-IS Military Coalition, PM Says
Bulgaria will not be part of a military intervention targeting the Islamic State (IS) group, Prime Minister Boyko Borisov has asserted.
Bulgarian Parliament to Discuss 2016 Draft Budget
The Bulgarian parliament will discuss at first reading on Thursday the draft government budget for next year.
Society
Lack of Transparency, Pluralism Contribute to Bulgaria's Declining Media Freedom
The lack of transparency of media ownership and the decreasing media pluralism are among the main factors contributing to Bulgaria's declining media freedom.
Society | November 19, 2015, Thursday // 17:47
Polish Man Facing Up to 15 Years in Jail over Plane Bomb 'Joke'
The man who caused a Hurghada-bound Polish plane to perform an emergency landing in Burgas, Bulgaria and admitted to having joked about a bomb on board may be sentenced to up to 15 years in prison, Bulgarian authorities say.
Sports
Bulgaria’s Ruse Wins European City of Sport 2016 Award
Bulgaria’s Ruse has been granted one of the European City of Sport 2016 awards at a gala ceremony in the European Parliament in Brussels.
Sports | November 19, 2015, Thursday // 16:32
Crime
EU Sofia Heating Utility Boss Gets Final 3-Year Sentence
Bulgaria's Supreme Court of Cassation (VKS) has sentenced the former director of heating utility Toplofikatsiya Sofia Valentin Dimitrov to three years' imprisonment.
Crime | November 19, 2015, Thursday // 20:17
Controversial Bulgarian Judge Dismissed
The Supreme Judicial Council (VSS) of Bulgaria has decided to dismiss Rumyana Chenalova, a Bulgarian judge with three counts of disciplinary action and charges of malfeasance and document abuse.
Crime | November 19, 2015, Thursday // 17:32
World
Bulgaria Cautious on Reports about Rifles Used in Paris Attacks
It will be difficult to establish the origin of rifles allegedly used in the deadly attacks in Paris last week which according to some reports were made in Bulgaria.
World | November 19, 2015, Thursday // 19:11
Suspected Mastermind of Paris Attacks Killed, French Prosecutors Confirm
Abdelhamid Abaaoud, the suspected ringleader of last week’s Paris terrorist attacks, has been killed.
World | November 19, 2015, Thursday // 15:45
U.S. Congress Adopts Space Mining Bill
The United States Congress has adopted a new law which allows businesses and industries to extract natural resources from celestial bodies.
World | November 19, 2015, Thursday // 12:58
U.S. State Dept., FBI Point to Potential Terrorist Targets in Rome, Milan
The FBI had informed Italian authorities about potential targets of terror attacks in Rome and Milan, AP reported.
World | November 19, 2015, Thursday // 10:57
No Political Process Can Start Until ‘Terrorists’ Occupy Parts of Syria, Bashar al-Assad Says
Syrian President Bashar al-Assad has said that ‘terrorists’ who occupy parts of the country must be defeated first to enable the start of political negotiations, AP reported.
World | November 19, 2015, Thursday // 10:09
Rifles Used in Paris Attacks Were Reportedly Manufactured in Bulgaria
The AK-47 assault rifles used in the attacks in Paris last week had reportedly been manufactured in Bulgaria.
World | November 19, 2015, Thursday // 07:36
Migrants Protest over Macedonia Ban on 'Economic Migrants'
Hundreds of migrants from Morocco, Pakistan, Iran and elsewhere staged a demonstration at the Greece-Macedonia border on Thursday over Skopje's refusal to grant passage into the country to citizens of countries not affected by war.
Shooting in Sarajevo Leaves Two Bosnian Soldiers Dead
A shooting in the capital of Bosnia and Herzegovina on Wednesday night claimed the lives of two Bosnian soldiers and left five other people injured.
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