Bulgaria Air To Launch More Flights for Winter Holidays
Bulgaria Air will launch additional flights to 9 destinations for the winter holidays.
Business | December 1, 2016, Thursday // 20:40
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ARCHIVE - 1 December 2016
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Bulgaria Air To Launch More Flights for Winter HolidaysCanadian Auto Interior Company Opening 3rd Plant in Bulgaria
European Parliament Approves EU Budget for 2017
BSP Threatens To Refer Budget 2017 to Constitutional Court
Annual Subsidy for Bulgarian Parties To Remain BGN 11 Per Valid Vote
Bulgarian Academy of Sciences Not To Receive Additional Funding
Bulgaria's Defense, Interior Ministries Get BGN 2 B for 2017
Bulgaria's Sofia Property Prices Up By EUR 100
Politics
Bulgaria's Borisov Discusses Readmission With Afghani AuthoritiesEx US Ambassador to Bulgaria Quits as OSCE Envoy, Moves to Russian Law Firm
Bulgarian MPs Approve BGN 200 M Increase in Funds for Municipalities
MPs Approve BGN 10 M for Bulgarian Academy of Sciences
Bulgarian MPs Keep Party Subsidies Intact despite Referendum
Bulgaria's Minimum Wage Goes Up as of Next Year
Bulgarian Socialist Head Admits to Disagreeing with President-Elect on Judicial Reform
Society
Sofia's 1st Living Christmas Tree to Be Lit Up on ThursdayBulgarian MPs Vote to Oblige Telecoms to Give Data on Missing Persons
Sports
Bulgaria's CSKA Pledges Donation to Family of Chapecoense Plane Crash VictimBulgaria's Pulev to Face Samuel Peter for WBA Boxing Title on Saturday
Crime
ECHR Sentences Bulgaria over Violation of Inmates' Right to Free SpeechWorld
EP Approves EU-USA Agreement on Personal Data ProtectionSlovakia Blocks Recognition of Islam As Official Religion
Erdogan: Turkey Has Lost Its Patience Regarding EU Accession
Famous Media Boss Arrested in Turkey
Turkey’s AKP, Opposition Reach Agreement on Constitutional Amendments
Tens of Refugees Stranded in Snow Trap After Bulgarian Driver Ditches Bus
Russia Will Not Allow Infringement of Its Rights, Putin Says
Business
Canadian Auto Interior Company Opening 3rd Plant in Bulgaria
ALC, a Canada-headquartered auto upholstery producer, is set to open its third plant in the country, Capital Daily reports.
Business | December 1, 2016, Thursday // 12:53
European Parliament Approves EU Budget for 2017
The budget of the European Union for 2017 entered into force after the European Parliament approved it with a majority of 438 votes.
BSP Threatens To Refer Budget 2017 to Constitutional Court
Bulgarian MPs approved finally the state budget for 2017.
Annual Subsidy for Bulgarian Parties To Remain BGN 11 Per Valid Vote
The annual subsidy for political parties will remain BGN 11 per valid vote and there will be no limit to the amount that can be received.
Bulgarian Academy of Sciences Not To Receive Additional Funding
Via an obviously pre-planned strategy, the majority in Parliament finally did not allow the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences and Sofia University to receive additional funding at a second reading of the texts of the draft budget 2017.
Bulgaria's Defense, Interior Ministries Get BGN 2 B for 2017
The ministries of defense and interior will be allocated a total of BGN 2 B for next year, Bulgarian MPs have decided.
Bulgaria's Sofia Property Prices Up By EUR 100
Prices of real estate property in Sofia have gone up by EUR 100 per sq m since the beginning of the year until October, announced Polina Stoykova, Executive Director of Bulgarian Properties.
Politics
Bulgaria's Borisov Discusses Readmission With Afghani Authorities
In a telephone conversation with the head of the executive of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan Abdullah Abdullah, outgoing Prime Minister Borisov has underlined the commitment of Bulgaria to the recovery and development of the country.
Politics | December 1, 2016, Thursday // 18:31
Ex US Ambassador to Bulgaria Quits as OSCE Envoy, Moves to Russian Law Firm
Former US Ambassador to Bulgaria James Warlick will join Egorov Puginsky Afanasiev & Partners (EPA&P), a Russian law firm, as of January 2017.
Bulgarian MPs Approve BGN 200 M Increase in Funds for Municipalities
MPs approved at second reading of the draft budget for 2017 the proposal of the Council of Ministers for a BGN 200 M increase in financing for municipalities.
MPs Approve BGN 10 M for Bulgarian Academy of Sciences
Parliament has approved an additional BGN 10 M for the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences (BAN) and BGN 500,000 for Sofia University St, Kliment Ohridski, reported Focus agency.
Bulgarian MPs Keep Party Subsidies Intact despite Referendum
Bulgarian lawmakers have voted to retain the value of state subsidies allocated to parties after parliamentary elections to BGN 11 per vote.
Bulgaria's Minimum Wage Goes Up as of Next Year
Bulgarian MPs have approved the a new minimum wage that will be introduced on January 01, 2017.
Bulgarian Socialist Head Admits to Disagreeing with President-Elect on Judicial Reform
Bulgarian Socialist Party (BSP) leader Korneliya Ninova has acknowledged her disagreement with President-elect Rumen Radev, backed by her party, on how a key reform to the judicial system should proceed.
Society
Sofia's 1st Living Christmas Tree to Be Lit Up on Thursday
Bulgaria's capital Sofia will have a living Christmas tree for the first time and will light it up on Thursday, the local administration says.
Society | December 1, 2016, Thursday // 09:09
Bulgarian MPs Vote to Oblige Telecoms to Give Data on Missing Persons
Mobile operators will now be obliged to give out information about the whereabouts of persons who have gone missing in the mountains.
Society | December 1, 2016, Thursday // 08:47
Sports
Bulgaria's CSKA Pledges Donation to Family of Chapecoense Plane Crash Victim
CSKA Sofia will give part of its revenues from hosting its next game to the family of Filipe Machado, who died in the plane crash in Colombia earlier this week.
Sports | December 1, 2016, Thursday // 09:36
Bulgaria's Pulev to Face Samuel Peter for WBA Boxing Title on Saturday
Bulgarian heavyweight boxer Kubrat Pulev will play against Samuel Peter, a Nigerian professional boxer, for the WBA title in Sofia.
Sports | December 1, 2016, Thursday // 06:55
Crime
ECHR Sentences Bulgaria over Violation of Inmates' Right to Free Speech
The Justice Ministry has been allocated EUR 10 500 to pay two prison inmates who have won cases against Bulgaria, the government says.
Crime | December 1, 2016, Thursday // 11:31
World
EP Approves EU-USA Agreement on Personal Data Protection
The agreement between the EU and the USA for the protection of personal data, exchanged for judicial purposes, was supported by a huge majority of European deputies on Thursday.
Slovakia Blocks Recognition of Islam As Official Religion
Slovakia has adopted a law which practically prevents Islam from receiving the status of official religion in the near future, reported Reuters, cited by BTA.
Erdogan: Turkey Has Lost Its Patience Regarding EU Accession
The Turkish state has lost its patience and its stimulus for accession to the EU, said Turkish President Erdogan in a statement to regional authorities in Ankara.
Famous Media Boss Arrested in Turkey
The executive Director of the Doğan Holding Barbaros Muratoğlu has been arrested in Ankara on Thursday morning on suspicions of links with the organisation FETO of the Islamic cleric Fethullah Gulen, reported BGNES.
Turkey’s AKP, Opposition Reach Agreement on Constitutional Amendments
The ruling Justice and Development Party in Turkey (AKP) and the Nationalist Movement Party have reached an agreement on amendments to the constitution which envisage a strengthening of the powers of the president.
Tens of Refugees Stranded in Snow Trap After Bulgarian Driver Ditches Bus
Tens of refugees were left stranded in the snow around Thessaloniki, reported the online edition of Рrotothema.
Russia Will Not Allow Infringement of Its Rights, Putin Says
Russian Vladimir Putin has asserted that his country will decide for its own future and will fork for a system of international relations not based on pretence for “hegemony”.
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