ARCHIVE - 25 October 2016

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Business

Bulgaria's Environment Ministry To Launch BGN 3.5 M Scheme for Mineral Springs
Bulgarian Finance Minister: Customs Agency Proceeds To Increase by BGN 2 B for 2016
Service Life of Unit 5 of Bulgaria’s Kozloduy NPP Extended Until 2047
Bulgaria's Energy Min Defends Predecessor in Belene Nuclear Case
Number of Russians Buying Property in Bulgaria Dwindles in 2 Years

Politics

Boris Johnson Discusses European Security with Bulgaria FM
Bulgaria Cannot React to Turkish President's 'Wideness of Heart' - FM
Bulgaria Govt Approves CETA Trade Deal
EU Parliament to Discuss New Monitoring Mechanism on Bulgaria, Romania
"I Do Not Support Anyone" Votes To Be Valid in Presidential Elections Outcome
Case Against Ukrainian Logvinenko for Attempted Murder of Petrov Returned to Prosecutor's Office
Bulgarian MPs: Voting Sections Abroad To Have One Urn Only
Bulgaria's President Denies Being Backed by Economic Circle
Europhilia Doesn't Mean Russophobia - Bulgaria's Opposition Presidential Candidate

Society

Over 60 Cases of Pedophiles Online Uncovered So Far in 2016 in Bulgaria
Roma to Make Up 1/4 of New Entries into Bulgaria's Labour Market in 2020
Asylum Seekers Protest in Bulgaria over Poor Conditions
Bulgaria's President: New Education Models Must Reflect Migration, Demographic Problems
Bulgaria's Rakursi Gallery To Present Moonlight Reflections-Guanlan by Veliko Marinchevski

Crime

Bulgaria's Border Police Seize BGN 5 M Worth of Cocaine
Officials Detained at Bulgaria's Fisheries Agency in EU Funds Misuse Probe

Lifestyle

Torrent Trackers Zamunda.Net, Zamunda.Se Operational Again

World

Explosion Rocks Antalya Chamber of Commerce
Greece To Receive EUR 2.8 B Tranche Under Third Bailout Programme
Turkey's Cavusoglu: Ground Operation in Iraq Is Possible If Turkey Is Threatened

Business

Bulgaria's Environment Ministry To Launch BGN 3.5 M Scheme for Mineral Springs

The Ministry of Environment and Water (MOSV) is launching a BGN 3.

Business | October 25, 2016, Tuesday // 17:45

Bulgarian Finance Minister: Customs Agency Proceeds To Increase by BGN 2 B for 2016

At a national scale, it is very probable that proceeds from the Customs Agency for 2016 will exceed by BGN 2 B proceeds for 2015.

Business » Finance | October 25, 2016, Tuesday // 19:18

Service Life of Unit 5 of Bulgaria’s Kozloduy NPP Extended Until 2047

The deadline for the exploitation of the fifth unit of the Kozloduy nuclear power plant has been extended until 2047.

Business » Energy | October 25, 2016, Tuesday // 21:36

Bulgaria's Energy Min Defends Predecessor in Belene Nuclear Case

Bulgarian Energy Minister Temenuzhka Petkova has denied Delyan Dobrev, who served under GERB's first government, committed any wrongdoing in relation to the Belene nuclear power plant (NPP).

Business » Energy | October 25, 2016, Tuesday // 07:55

Number of Russians Buying Property in Bulgaria Dwindles in 2 Years

A threefold decrease in the number of Russian nationals buying property in Bulgaria has been registered since 2014, data shows.

Business » Properties | October 25, 2016, Tuesday // 13:04

Politics

Boris Johnson Discusses European Security with Bulgaria FM

The United Kingdom is a strategic partner to Bulgaria within NATO and an important country on matters of regional and global nature, Bulgarian Foreign Minister Daniel Mitov has told counterpart Borish Johnson.

Politics » Diplomacy | October 25, 2016, Tuesday // 11:31

Bulgaria Cannot React to Turkish President's 'Wideness of Heart' - FM

Bulgaria has no ground to react to two successive remarks by Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdo?an made last week, Foreign Minister Daniel Mitov has said.

Politics » Diplomacy | October 25, 2016, Tuesday // 11:18

Bulgaria Govt Approves CETA Trade Deal

The Bulgarian cabinet has adopted a decision approving the EU-Canada Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA).

Politics » Bulgaria in EU | October 25, 2016, Tuesday // 12:20

EU Parliament to Discuss New Monitoring Mechanism on Bulgaria, Romania

The European Parliament is to discuss options to replace the current Cooperation and Verification Mechanism (CVM) on Tuesday.

Politics » Bulgaria in EU | October 25, 2016, Tuesday // 08:43

"I Do Not Support Anyone" Votes To Be Valid in Presidential Elections Outcome

The “I do not support anyone” votes will be counted when determining the outcome of the presidential elections.

Politics » Domestic | October 25, 2016, Tuesday // 17:17

Case Against Ukrainian Logvinenko for Attempted Murder of Petrov Returned to Prosecutor's Office

Via a ruling of judge Nikolay Nikolov, the Sofia City Court (SCC) has terminated and returned to the Prosecutor’s Office the case against Ukrainian Roman Logvinenko who has been charged with the attempted murder of former employee of Bulgaria’s domestic s

Politics » Domestic | October 25, 2016, Tuesday // 15:47

Bulgarian MPs: Voting Sections Abroad To Have One Urn Only

The Legal Parliamentary Commission has rejected the proposal for amendments to the Electoral Code which stipulate that, via a decision of the Central Election Commission (including on the day of the election itself), voting with paper ballots in voting se

Politics » Domestic | October 25, 2016, Tuesday // 15:10

Bulgaria's President Denies Being Backed by Economic Circle

Bulgarian President Rosen Plevneliev has denied claims of Prime Minister Boyko Borisov that he was advised by so-called "Capital" circle to include him in the cabinet.

Politics » Domestic | October 25, 2016, Tuesday // 13:56

Europhilia Doesn't Mean Russophobia - Bulgaria's Opposition Presidential Candidate

Socialist-backed presidential candidate Rumen Radev has said Bulgaria "should not look on Russia as an enemy.

Politics » Domestic | October 25, 2016, Tuesday // 07:29

Society

Over 60 Cases of Pedophiles Online Uncovered So Far in 2016 in Bulgaria

Over 60 cases of pedophiles on the Internet have been uncovered by units of the General Directorate for Combating Organised Crime (GDBOP) since the beginning of 2016, stated the chief of the Transborder Organised Crime department, Yavor Kolev, cited by BN

Society | October 25, 2016, Tuesday // 18:23

Roma to Make Up 1/4 of New Entries into Bulgaria's Labour Market in 2020

Bulgaria needs measures to mitigate cases of social exclusion in view of the growing number of Roma people who are to join the labour market, Deputy PM and Education Minister Meglena Kuneva has said.

Society | October 25, 2016, Tuesday // 10:39

Asylum Seekers Protest in Bulgaria over Poor Conditions

Hundreds of asylum seekers demonstrated in the accommodation center in Harmanli, southern Bulgaria, over the conditions offered to them.

Society | October 25, 2016, Tuesday // 08:18

Bulgaria's President: New Education Models Must Reflect Migration, Demographic Problems

New education models must guarantee a faster and more effective achievement of the purposes of education accepted worldwide.

Society » Education | October 25, 2016, Tuesday // 21:41

Bulgaria's Rakursi Gallery To Present Moonlight Reflections-Guanlan by Veliko Marinchevski

The Rakursi Gallery will present the exhibition Moonlight Reflections – Guanlan by Veliko Marinchevski.

Society » Culture | October 25, 2016, Tuesday // 15:56

Crime

Bulgaria's Border Police Seize BGN 5 M Worth of Cocaine

Border police at the Kulata checkpoint with Greece seized on Tuesday some BGN 5 M worth of cocaine, the Interior Ministry reports.

Crime | October 25, 2016, Tuesday // 14:52

Officials Detained at Bulgaria's Fisheries Agency in EU Funds Misuse Probe

Bulgarian prosecuting authorities have detained several officials in a probe into the misuse of EU funding at the state fisheries body.

Crime | October 25, 2016, Tuesday // 09:42

Lifestyle

Torrent Trackers Zamunda.Net, Zamunda.Se Operational Again

The websites Zamunda.

Lifestyle | October 25, 2016, Tuesday // 18:08

World

Explosion Rocks Antalya Chamber of Commerce

An explosion has hit the carpark of the chamber of commerce and industry in the resort province of Antalya in Turkey, H?rriyet Daily News writes.

World | October 25, 2016, Tuesday // 10:04

Greece To Receive EUR 2.8 B Tranche Under Third Bailout Programme

Euro Zone representatives have announced that they have approved another EUR 2.

World » EU | October 25, 2016, Tuesday // 16:49

Turkey's Cavusoglu: Ground Operation in Iraq Is Possible If Turkey Is Threatened

Ankara may undertake a ground operation in Iraq in order to deal with any threats against Turkey, stated Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu, reported BNR.

World » Southeast Europe | October 25, 2016, Tuesday // 21:59
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