ARCHIVE - 3 May 2016

» Back to calendar

Business

EU Commission Expects Bulgaria's GDP to Grow by 2.4% This Year

Bulgaria's economy will grow in 2016 more slowly than it did in 2015, but will pick up next year, the European Commission estimates.

Business | May 3, 2016, Tuesday // 14:41

Receivers Make Public AlixPartners’ Final Report on Bulgaria’s Insolvent KTB  

The receivers of insolvent Corporate Commercial Bank (Corpbank or KTB) have made public a report tracking the assets of Bulgaria’s fourth-largest lender.

Business » Finance | May 3, 2016, Tuesday // 20:25

Bulgaria Air Adds Weekly Flights to Lisbon, Alicante from Sofia

Sofia Airport has started offering two new seasonal destinations: to Lisbon, Portugal and Alicante, Spain.

Business » Tourism | May 3, 2016, Tuesday // 17:58

Politics

Bulgaria’s Daniel Mitov Discussing EU Enlargement, Migration, Energy on Croatia Visit

Coordinated positions of Bulgaria and Croatia, as well as countries in Central and Eastern Europe, are key to addressing common challenges facing the EU, Bulgaria’s Foreign Minister Daniel Mitov has said during a meeting with his Croatian counterpart Miro

Politics » Diplomacy | May 3, 2016, Tuesday // 18:55

Buildings in Sofia, Plovdiv, Varna to Light up in EU Flag Colours on Europe Day

Three Bulgarian cities, which will be European Capitals in the next three years, will have one landmark buiding each lit in the colours of the EU flag in a light and sound show marking the Day of Europe later this month.

Politics » Bulgaria in EU | May 3, 2016, Tuesday // 17:16

Proposal to Ban Face-Covering Veils Also Tabled in Bulgaria's Plovdiv

A ban on the use of veils covering most of the face is also to be considered in Plovdiv, Bulgaria's second largest city.

Politics » Domestic | May 3, 2016, Tuesday // 08:47

Election Rules: Bulgaria President to Decide on Veto in Days

Bulgarian President Rosen Plevneliev on Monday said he is to announce within days whether or not he will veto the most recent changes to the country's Electoral Code.

Politics » Domestic | May 3, 2016, Tuesday // 07:57

Society

Heavy Rain, Expected in Bulgaria on Tuesday, Hail Possible

Bulgaria's weather service has issued a Code Yellow warning for most of the country, with torrential rains and low temperatures in 25 of its 28 regions.

Society » Environment | May 3, 2016, Tuesday // 07:42

Sports

Bulgaria's Dimitrov Seeks Recovery at Madrid Open

Grigor Dimitrov, Bulgaria's highest-ranking tennis player, is to face Pablo Carre?o (Spain) at the Madrid Open tournament on Monday.

Sports | May 3, 2016, Tuesday // 11:06

Views on BG

Stratfor: Bulgaria Is Balkan Heavyweight, But Eurasian Lightweight

Bulgaria will likely be under pressure to "yield to Constantinople yet again" if an when Turkey resurges, global intelligence company Stratfor says in an analysis.

Views on BG | May 3, 2016, Tuesday // 12:15

Quotes

Today's Quote: Baby Federer vs Simply Baby

"Grigor Dimitrov may not be living up to the "Federer" part of his nickname, but he's sure earned the "Baby" part today.

Quotes | May 3, 2016, Tuesday // 08:16

World

Turkey Waives Visas for EU Citizens, Awaits Visa-Free Travel Decision for Its Nationals

Turkey has decided to lift visa requirements for all EU citizens in a move aimed at ensuring visa-free travel to Europe for its own nationals.

World » EU | May 3, 2016, Tuesday // 21:31

Novinite Insider

The Zero-Sum Game of Bulgaria's Election Rules

Bulgarian lawmakers passed so many changes to the country's election laws in the last couple of weeks that protesters sounded a bit unsure which new rule to slam first.

Novinite Insider » Opinions | May 3, 2016, Tuesday // 10:39
Bulgaria news Novinite.com (Sofia News Agency - www.sofianewsagency.com) is unique with being a real time news provider in English that informs its readers about the latest Bulgarian news. The editorial staff also publishes a daily online newspaper "Sofia Morning News." Novinite.com (Sofia News Agency - www.sofianewsagency.com) and Sofia Morning News publish the latest economic, political and cultural news that take place in Bulgaria. Foreign media analysis on Bulgaria and World News in Brief are also part of the web site and the online newspaper. News Bulgaria