ARCHIVE - 15 May 2017

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Business

Municipal council of Plovdiv Unanimously Approves Proposal Linked to Local Airport Concession
PM Boyko Borisov Appoints Three Deputy Ministers
Average Monthly Salary Up in Q1 of 2017
Monthly Inflation is 0.7% in April Compared to March 2017

Politics

Macron Names Centre-Right Edouard Philippe as French PM
AFP: France's Macron To Name PM on First Full Day in Office
Macron To Meet Merkel In His First Day As President
Vice President Iliyana Yotova: EU Decision Must Be Towards West Balkans
Vice President Iliyana Yotova Presents Wreath in Front of Vasil Levski Monument in Serbia
Mitko Simeonov Is The New Director of the Privatization Agency
Victor Lilov Excluded From DEOS Party

Society

Contest For John Atanasoff Presidential Awards Kicks Off on May 15
31% of Bulgarian Aged Between 15 and 64 are Economically Inactive
CSC Considering Application For Changing Measure of Yoan Matev
Kristian Kostov: 'I am very proud To Bring Bulgaria To The 2nd Place'
Bulgaria Nominates Four Biosphere Reserves For Inclusion in UNESCO’s World Network of Biosphere Reserves
The Maximum Temperatures Today Will Be Up To 25° C
European Scientists Taking Part In International Conference For Training in Bulgarian
The Bulgarian General Stoyan Tonev Dies
Died and Injured In A Crash On 'Trakya' Highway

Sports

Grigor Dimitrov Only A Step Away From TOP 10

Crime

Cyber Attack Hits China Government, Schools, but Spread Slows
Unknown Shot At Buses in Plovdiv
Bulgarian Institution Became Victim of the Global Cyber Attack
The Global Hacker Attack Is Expected To Hit Countries Again Today

World

Germany Slams Turkey's Refusal to Let MPs Visit NATO Base
Japanese Military Plane With Four Crew Missing
Romania With New Gas Field Worth USD 4B

Business

Municipal council of Plovdiv Unanimously Approves Proposal Linked to Local Airport Concession

The municipal council of Plovdiv has approved with a full majority a proposal linked to the planned Plovdiv airport concession, FOCUS Radio Plovdiv reports.

Business | May 15, 2017, Monday // 16:04

PM Boyko Borisov Appoints Three Deputy Ministers

Prime Minister Boyko Borisov has appointed three deputy ministers in the Ministries of Health, Regional Development and Energy, the government’s press office said.

Business | May 15, 2017, Monday // 14:54

Average Monthly Salary Up in Q1 of 2017

EUR 516 is the average monthly salary for the first quarter of the year – National Statistical data show.

Business » Finance | May 15, 2017, Monday // 16:23

Monthly Inflation is 0.7% in April Compared to March 2017

The consumer price index for April 2017 compared to March 2017 is 100.

Business » Finance | May 15, 2017, Monday // 14:05

Politics

Macron Names Centre-Right Edouard Philippe as French PM

Newly elected French President Emmanuel Macron has named little-known parliamentarian Edouard Philippe from the rightwing Republicans party as his first prime minister, his office announced Monday.

Politics | May 15, 2017, Monday // 16:24

AFP: France's Macron To Name PM on First Full Day in Office

The new French President Emmanuel Macron is set to name a prime minister, and to visit German Chancellor Angela Merkel on his first full day in office as a president today, reported AFP.

Politics | May 15, 2017, Monday // 10:33

Macron To Meet Merkel In His First Day As President

The new French President Emmanuel Macron is going to visit Berlin in his first day after taking an oath, reported Dnevnik.

Politics | May 15, 2017, Monday // 08:21

Vice President Iliyana Yotova: EU Decision Must Be Towards West Balkans

"Nearly 10 years I was the Bulgarian representative in the European Union (EU), and my deepest conviction is that the extend of EU must be into West Balkans.

Politics » Bulgaria in EU | May 15, 2017, Monday // 13:05

Vice President Iliyana Yotova Presents Wreath in Front of Vasil Levski Monument in Serbia

Bulgarian Vice President Iliyana Yotova presented a wreath in front of the Vasil Levski monument in Dimitrovgrad, Servia, a reporter of FOCUS News Agency reported.

Politics » Domestic | May 15, 2017, Monday // 15:46

Mitko Simeonov Is The New Director of the Privatization Agency

The government hired Mitko Simeonov for the Director of the Bulgarian Privatization Agency and Post-Privatisation Control (PAPC), reported BGNES.

Politics » Domestic | May 15, 2017, Monday // 12:10

Victor Lilov Excluded From DEOS Party

The former chairman of the DEOS Party (Movement for European Unity and Soliadruty), Victor Lilov was excluded from the Political Party, reported Dnevnik.

Politics » Domestic | May 15, 2017, Monday // 10:44

Society

Contest For John Atanasoff Presidential Awards Kicks Off on May 15

This year’s contest for the annual John Atanasoff Award of the President of the Republic of Bulgaria, named after the man who created the first electronic computer – the famous scholar of Bulgarian descent, John Atanasoff – starts today, according to BNR.

Society | May 15, 2017, Monday // 16:55

31% of Bulgarian Aged Between 15 and 64 are Economically Inactive

The economic activity coefficient of the Bulgarians aged between 15 and 64 is at 69.

Society | May 15, 2017, Monday // 15:32

CSC Considering Application For Changing Measure of Yoan Matev

The City of Sofia Court (CSC) is going to consideР an application for changing the measure of Yoan Matev, reported BGNES.

Society | May 15, 2017, Monday // 10:04

Kristian Kostov: 'I am very proud To Bring Bulgaria To The 2nd Place'

I am very proud to have the opportunity to bring Bulgaria to the second place of Eurovision 2017.

Society | May 15, 2017, Monday // 08:00

Bulgaria Nominates Four Biosphere Reserves For Inclusion in UNESCO’s World Network of Biosphere Reserves

Minister of the Environment and Water Neno Dimov has signed a declaration nominating four biosphere reserves for inclusion in UNESCO’s World Network of Biosphere Reserves.

Society » Environment | May 15, 2017, Monday // 17:07

The Maximum Temperatures Today Will Be Up To 25° C

The atmospheric pressure will continue to be higher for the month.

Society » Environment | May 15, 2017, Monday // 07:39

European Scientists Taking Part In International Conference For Training in Bulgarian

Scientists from Norway, Russia, Czech Republic and other European countries are taking part in an international conference concerning 75 years of the establishment of the Institute for Bulgarian language with the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, reported BN

Society » Education | May 15, 2017, Monday // 10:00

The Bulgarian General Stoyan Tonev Dies

The ex head of the Sofia Military Medical Academy (MMA), the general Stoyan Tonev died probably from a massive coronary, reported BGNES on Sunday.

Society » Obituaries | May 15, 2017, Monday // 10:19

Died and Injured In A Crash On 'Trakya' Highway

One man died in a crash with a van on 228 Kilometer from "Trakya" highway, reported inews.

Society » Incidents | May 15, 2017, Monday // 11:21

Sports

Grigor Dimitrov Only A Step Away From TOP 10

The Bulgarian Tennis Player Grigor Dimitrov gets closer to returning in the Top 10 of the world rankings, reported Dnevnik.

Sports | May 15, 2017, Monday // 10:56

Crime

Cyber Attack Hits China Government, Schools, but Spread Slows

Chinese local authorities from traffic police to industry regulators were hobbled on Monday by a massive global ransomware attack, but the spread of the WannaCry worm in the country appeared less aggressive than initially feared, Reuters reported.

Crime | May 15, 2017, Monday // 16:57

Unknown Shot At Buses in Plovdiv

Two transport buses in Plovdiv were seriously damaged by a vandal this morning, reported bTV.

Crime | May 15, 2017, Monday // 11:53

Bulgarian Institution Became Victim of the Global Cyber Attack

A Bulgarian institution became a victim of the global cyber attack, reported BNR.

Crime | May 15, 2017, Monday // 11:38

The Global Hacker Attack Is Expected To Hit Countries Again Today

It is expected that the global hacker attack which happened on Friday to hit with a new power today, warned the Europol Director Rob Wainwright, reported BNR.

Crime | May 15, 2017, Monday // 08:33

World

Germany Slams Turkey's Refusal to Let MPs Visit NATO Base

Berlin on Monday slammed Ankara's "unacceptable" refusal to allow German lawmakers to visit their country's troops on a NATO base near the Syrian border, warning it could move them elsewhere, AFP reported.

World | May 15, 2017, Monday // 15:44

Japanese Military Plane With Four Crew Missing

Japan's defence ministry sent planes and helicopters to search for a military aircraft with four crew members aboard that went missing earlier Monday, AFP reported.

World | May 15, 2017, Monday // 13:59

Romania With New Gas Field Worth USD 4B

The gas field in the Romanian Southeastern Bazau Country is woth USD 4 billion and can provide Romania with energy independence from Russia for a period of three years, reported BNR.

World » Southeast Europe | May 15, 2017, Monday // 17:29
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