ARCHIVE - 6 December 2016

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Business

Bulgaria's GDP Grew 3.4% in Q3, 2016

Year-on-year growth of Bulgaria's national output was 3.4% in the third quarter of this year, statistics show.

Business | December 6, 2016, Tuesday // 14:17

Bulgarian Energy Minister Confident about Belene Privatization

If a procedure to privatize the Belene nuclear power plant (NPP) project takes place, it will certainly be successful, Bulgarian Energy Minister Temenuzhka Petkova has said.

Business » Energy | December 6, 2016, Tuesday // 09:23

Politics

Bulgaria's Reformists Ready to Draft Cabinet Only If Handed Mandate

Right-wing Reformist Bloc (RB) coalition will only make offers on a next cabinet in case the President gives them a mandate to form it, RB officials have said.

Politics » Domestic | December 6, 2016, Tuesday // 14:58

Bulgaria's IntMin Makes U-Turn on Terror Threat

There is "no evidence" of a terror attack being plotted in Bulgaria, outgoing Interior Minister Rumyana Bachvarova has said.

Politics » Domestic | December 6, 2016, Tuesday // 10:02

Society

Anti-Migrant Protest Held in Bulgarian Border Town

The residents of Lesovo in Southeastern Bulgaria have demonstrated against the construction of a provisional facility that will accommodate migrants, national TV stations report.

Society | December 6, 2016, Tuesday // 11:24

First Sofia Metro Line Running Again after Monday Failure

The technical breakdown that brought the Red Line of Sofia Metro to a standstill on Monday evening has been dealt with, local officials say.

Society | December 6, 2016, Tuesday // 08:33

Bulgaria's Koprivshtitsa Festival Added to UNESCO Heritage List

A festival in the Bulgarian town of Koprivshtisa has been included in the intangible cultural heritage list of UNESCO, the UN cultural body, the organization says.

Society » Culture | December 6, 2016, Tuesday // 15:23

St Nicholas Day Marked in Bulgaria on Tuesday

The Day of St Nicholas (Nikola), the patron of fisherman, sailors, merchants and bankers, is being marked nationwide by Orthodox Christians in Bulgaria on Monday, December 06.

Society » Culture | December 6, 2016, Tuesday // 09:40

Sofia Hosts 3rd Global Summit for Preemies

140 participants from five continents united efforts for saving the life and health of premature babies.

Society » Health | December 6, 2016, Tuesday // 14:31

Crime

Ex Head of Bulgaria's Medical Military Academy Gets New Indictment

Stoyan Tonev, the former head of the Military Medical Academy in Sofia, has been indicted for the second time in half a year, prosecutors say.

Crime | December 6, 2016, Tuesday // 20:50

World

Turkey Formally Ratifies Turkish Stream Pipeline Deal with Russia

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has signed the ratification of an agreement that opens the way for Turkish Stream, a gas pipeline project pursued by Ankara and Moscow, TASS news agency reports.

World » Southeast Europe | December 6, 2016, Tuesday // 16:46
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