ARCHIVE - 17 March 2017

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Business

Syndicates: Sofia Airport Concession Will Damage the State
BNB To Issue Gold Commemorative Epiphany Coin
Reactors for Belene NPP To Arrive Under Enhanced Security Measures
Bulgaria Presented at Salon Mondial du Tourisme in Paris

Politics

Two More Turkish Citizens Banned From Entering Bulgaria
Minimal Increase in Migrant Pressure From Turkey
Chief Prosecutor Sotir Tsatsarov: Elections in Bulgaria Must be Decided by Bulgarian Citizens
Second Person Held Over French School Shooting
Emergency Center in Sliven Evacuated After a False Bomb Report
Measures Taken to Prevent Turkey Interference in Bulgarian Elections
Turkish Citizen Banned From Entering Bulgaria
Former Health Minister Moskov Refers NHIF to Prosecutor's Office
AFIS Pollster: GERB and BSP with Equal Support Ahead of Snap Elections
170kg of Tobacco Without Excise Stamps Found in House in Valchi Dol
1.6% of Asylum Requests For EU Sent to Bulgaria
No Tension Along Border With Turkey
Bulgarian Ambassador in Turkey Called in Sofia For Consultations

Society

Bulgaria's State Administration Looking for 1,200 Students for Internship Programmes
La Traviata by Bulgarian Soprano Sonya Yoncheva with Big Success Worldwide

World

2 Federal Judges Rule Against Trump’s Latest Travel Ban
EU-Turkey Migration Deal Proves Its Effectiveness on Daily Basis
Poland's Constitutional Court Allows Ban on Protests "Not Important for the Nation"
Turkey: We Will Send 15,000 Refugees to Europe and Blow Your Mind
Orban: You Cannot Rely on Turkey and Crush It At The Same Time
Erdogan says Dutch PM Rutte Lost Turkey's Friendship

Business

Syndicates: Sofia Airport Concession Will Damage the State

Syndicates have yet again demanded that the concession for Sofia Airport be halted.

Business | March 17, 2017, Friday // 09:27

BNB To Issue Gold Commemorative Epiphany Coin

A gold commemorative coin with a nominal of BGN 100 dedicated to the Epiphany will be issued on Monday.

Business » Finance | March 17, 2017, Friday // 16:23

Reactors for Belene NPP To Arrive Under Enhanced Security Measures

All employees and workers laid off from the Belene port after 2012 have been reinstated in order to prepare the facility for the arrival of the two nuclear reactors ordered for the unfinished project for a second nuclear power plant.

Business » Energy | March 17, 2017, Friday // 10:04

Bulgaria Presented at Salon Mondial du Tourisme in Paris

Bulgaria is being presented at the international tourism fair Salon Mondial du Tourisme held in Paris between March 16 and March 19, 2017.

Business » Tourism | March 17, 2017, Friday // 15:49

Politics

Two More Turkish Citizens Banned From Entering Bulgaria

Another two Turkish citizens have been banned from entering Bulgaria, announced State Agency National Security (DANS).

Politics » Domestic | March 17, 2017, Friday // 16:59

Minimal Increase in Migrant Pressure From Turkey

46 migrants have been detained in an attempt to enter the country from Turkey in the period March 9 – 16, 2017, showed data of the Interior Ministry, reported BGNES.

Politics » Domestic | March 17, 2017, Friday // 16:48

Chief Prosecutor Sotir Tsatsarov: Elections in Bulgaria Must be Decided by Bulgarian Citizens

Chief Prosecutor Sotir Tsatsarov warned that the case of the expelled from Bulgaria by the State Agency for National Security Turkish citizen will not remain isolated if it is proved he is a threat to the national security of the country.

Politics » Domestic | March 17, 2017, Friday // 15:07

Second Person Held Over French School Shooting

A second person was being held Friday over a shooting at a French school where a heavily armed teenager opened fire, injuring three fellow pupils and a teacher, a judicial source said, AFP reported.

Politics » Domestic | March 17, 2017, Friday // 14:50

Emergency Center in Sliven Evacuated After a False Bomb Report

The emergency center in Sliven was evacuated because of a false report of a bomb.

Politics » Domestic | March 17, 2017, Friday // 13:54

Measures Taken to Prevent Turkey Interference in Bulgarian Elections

Bulgarian caretaker PM Ognyan Gerdzhikov told the press that measures had been taken to prevent possible interference of Turkey in the election process in Bulgaria, quoted by BNR.

Politics » Domestic | March 17, 2017, Friday // 12:51

Turkish Citizen Banned From Entering Bulgaria

A Turkish citizen posing a threat to national security has been revoked the right to enter and reside in Bulgaria, announced the press centre of the Interior Ministry.

Politics » Domestic | March 17, 2017, Friday // 12:35

Former Health Minister Moskov Refers NHIF to Prosecutor's Office

Former Health Minister Petar Moskov has submitted a signal to the Prosecutor’s Office against the National Health Insurance Fund.

Politics » Domestic | March 17, 2017, Friday // 11:51

AFIS Pollster: GERB and BSP with Equal Support Ahead of Snap Elections

About ten days before the snap parliamentary elections on March, 26 the answer to the question who is the likely winner remains open, according to the findings of pollster AFIS about the political preferences in Bulgaria, quoted by BNR.

Politics » Domestic | March 17, 2017, Friday // 11:22

170kg of Tobacco Without Excise Stamps Found in House in Valchi Dol

The Regional Prosecutor’s Office in Devnya is leading pre-trial proceedings for the possession of excisable goods without excise stamps, the press centre of Varna Appellate Court, quoted by Focus News.

Politics » Domestic | March 17, 2017, Friday // 11:12

1.6% of Asylum Requests For EU Sent to Bulgaria

The European Commission has presented Eurostat data, showing that last year Bulgaria received barely 1.

Politics » Domestic | March 17, 2017, Friday // 08:55

No Tension Along Border With Turkey

Caretaker Defence Minister Stefan Yanev commented the concerns of eventual increasing of the migrant pressure from Turkey with the words that there was no tension along the border and the situation had been close to normal over the past months, according

Politics » Domestic | March 17, 2017, Friday // 08:53

Bulgarian Ambassador in Turkey Called in Sofia For Consultations

The foreign ministry’s website reports that Ambassador in Turkey Nadezhda Neynski has been called in Sofia for consultations, announced BNR.

Politics » Domestic | March 17, 2017, Friday // 07:37

Society

Bulgaria's State Administration Looking for 1,200 Students for Internship Programmes

The programme for summer student internships in the state administration will begin next week, announced the Council of Minister.

Society » Education | March 17, 2017, Friday // 17:16

La Traviata by Bulgarian Soprano Sonya Yoncheva with Big Success Worldwide

The Metropolitan Opera’s current revival of Verdi’s La Traviata, with the significant voice of the Bulgarian soprano Sonya Yoncheva, matched La La Land box office performance over the weekend.

Society » Culture | March 17, 2017, Friday // 11:51

World

2 Federal Judges Rule Against Trump’s Latest Travel Ban

A federal judge in Hawaii issued a nationwide order Wednesday evening blocking President Trump’s ban on travel from parts of the Muslim world, dealing a stinging blow to the White House and signalling that Mr.

World | March 17, 2017, Friday // 09:52

EU-Turkey Migration Deal Proves Its Effectiveness on Daily Basis

The migration agreement between Turkey and the EU is proving its effectiveness on a daily basis, announced Brussels on the occasion of the one year anniversary of the signing of the deal.

World » EU | March 17, 2017, Friday // 16:09

Poland's Constitutional Court Allows Ban on Protests "Not Important for the Nation"

Poland’s Constitutional Court has approved a law which may be used to ban the protests of the opposition.

World » EU | March 17, 2017, Friday // 14:47

Turkey: We Will Send 15,000 Refugees to Europe and Blow Your Mind

Turkish Interior Minister Süleyman Soylu has said Turkey could send 15,000 refugees to Europe to shock the Europeans following a recent diplomatic crisis between Ankara and Germany and the Netherlands, according to HürriyetDaily News.

World » EU | March 17, 2017, Friday // 13:30

Orban: You Cannot Rely on Turkey and Crush It At The Same Time

The second fence along the Hungarian-Serbian border will be completed by the end of May.

World » EU | March 17, 2017, Friday // 12:23

Erdogan says Dutch PM Rutte Lost Turkey's Friendship

Turkish President Tayyip Erdoğan on Thursday said Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte had lost the friendship of Ankara after a diplomatic row between the NATO allies over a ban on Turkish ministers speaking in the Netherlands, according to Reuters.

World » EU | March 17, 2017, Friday // 09:01
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