ARCHIVE - 26 July 2016
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State-owned Bulgarian Energy Holding (BEH) has successfully placed a EUR 550 M issue of corporate bonds on international capital markets, Energy Minister Temenuzhka Petkova has announced.
A delegation including representatives of the Pentagon, U.S. partner companies of VMZ Sopot visited the company to discuss opportunities to expand partnership with the leading Bulgarian arms maker, the Economy Ministry announced on Tuesday.
The Russian Defense Ministry has downplayed claims that its military aircraft have been involved in "provocations" in Bulgaria's airspace over the past month.
Bulgaria’s Parliament is expected to consider three dates for presidential elections this week before going into summer recess on 1 August, Darik Radio reported on Tuesday.
Left-wing Alternative for Bulgarian Revival (ABV) has endorsed former head of state Georgi Parvanov as its proposal for a joint presidential candidate with the Bulgarian Socialist Party (BSP).
Less than 10 percent of requests to send back migrants from EU member states were granted by Bulgaria between July 2015 and June 2016.
The annual "white night" of Plovdiv will be take place on September 23-24 this year, with dozens of venues and events scheduled for the duration of the festival.
Ludogorets (Razgrad) is to play against Crvena Zvezda (Belgrade) in a Champions League qualifier in Bulgaria this evening.
Sports | July 26, 2016, Tuesday // 14:20
Bulgarian mountaineer Boyan Petrov has successfully climbed Nanga Parbat, fellow climber Ferran Lattore has confirmed on Twitter.
Sports | July 26, 2016, Tuesday // 09:09
The Austrian and Hungarian authorities have dismantled an Austrian-based organised crime ring involved in the smuggling of migrants.
Crime | July 26, 2016, Tuesday // 18:24
Thirty-five migrants have been found in two Sofia-plated vehicles in northwestern Bulgaria, police say.
Crime | July 26, 2016, Tuesday // 11:08
The Sofia City Prosecutor's Office has indicted German Kostin, a Russian national, on charges of the murder of a minor.
Crime | July 26, 2016, Tuesday // 08:41
The number of migrants and refugees who entered Europe by sea in 2016 through 24 July has reached almost quarter of a million, according to the International Organisation for Migration (IOM).
World | July 26, 2016, Tuesday // 15:56
Islamic State group said a Catholic church attack in Normandy, France was carried out by its ‘soldiers’, the Associated Press reported on Tuesday, citing a statement from the news agency of the organisation.
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EU | July 26, 2016, Tuesday // 16:45
Two men armed with knives have been "neutralized" after taking four people hostage in the French city of Rouen, Normandy, police say.
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EU | July 26, 2016, Tuesday // 12:06
With new tax hikes having taken effect in Greece last month, the number of Greek companies relocating to Bulgaria has increased by an estimated 20-30 percent, according to greekreporter.
Bulgaria and Greece have agreed to hold a joint exercise of their Special Forces of the common border to demonstrate unity and strength in the face of a potential surge in migration pressure, Bulgarian Defence Minister Nikolay Nenchev has said.
Turkish Economy Minister Nihat Zeybekci said that Russia and Turkey have reached a political decision of the construction of two key energy projects: Turkish Stream gas pipeline and the Akkuyu nuclear power plant, sputniknews.com reported in Tuesday.
Turkish officials have reportedly said that President Recep Tayyip Erdogan is set to meet with Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin in August, TASS news agency reports.
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