ARCHIVE - 25 May 2017

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Business

aleri Simeonov to be Chairman of the National Council for Cooperation on Ethnic and Integration Issues
5km Long Queue of Trucks Formed at the Exit of Kapitan Andreevo Border Checkpoint
Total Turnover Index in Transportation and Storage Sector up 2.4% in Q1 2017
International Monetary Fund: ‘Bulgaria Needs Further Banking Supervision Strengthening’

Politics

No Immediate Refugee Wave Threat to Bulgaria
Bulgaria Needs More Reforms Before It Can Join Euro -ECB's Praet
President Rumen Radev: 'Terrorism is Spreading in Europe and NATO Must Counteract'
International Conference on Bulgarian Church’s Contribution to Saving Bulgarian Jews to Take Place in Sofia
Bulgarian Helsinki Committee Launches a Campaign for Abolishment
46-Year-Old Man Murdered in Snyagovo Village
President Rumen Radev to Join NATO Summit
PM Boyko Borisov: ‘Terrorist Threat For Bulgaria is Not Small’

Society

3 People Dead, 23 Injured in Road Accidents During Past Day
Bulgarian Christians Celebrate Ascension of Christ
Sofia Disagrees with Putin Claim that Slavonic Alphabet Arrived in Russia From Macedonian Land
Yellow Code For Intensive Rains and Thunders For 7 Regions
100 Bulgarian Books Were Introduced to the Library of Congress in Washington D.C
International Poetry Festival Begins Today in Plovdiv

World

Armed Police Patrol British Trains for First Time Due to Manchester Attack
Manchester Attack: Sister of Bomber Said He Wanted 'Revenge' for Injustice
NATO Will Formally Join Anti-'Islamic State' Coalition
Trump Meets EU Chiefs in Brussels

Business

aleri Simeonov to be Chairman of the National Council for Cooperation on Ethnic and Integration Issues

Deputy Prime Minister on economic and demographic policy Valeri Simeonov will be chairman of the National Council for Cooperation on Ethnic and Integration Issues, attached to the Council of Ministers, the government’s press office said.

Business | May 25, 2017, Thursday // 12:13

5km Long Queue of Trucks Formed at the Exit of Kapitan Andreevo Border Checkpoint

Traffic is intense on the Bulgarian-Turkish border.

Business | May 25, 2017, Thursday // 11:06

Total Turnover Index in Transportation and Storage Sector up 2.4% in Q1 2017

During the first quarter of 2017, the total turnover index in the Transportation and Storage sector in Bulgaria went up by 2.

Business » Finance | May 25, 2017, Thursday // 15:09

International Monetary Fund: ‘Bulgaria Needs Further Banking Supervision Strengthening’

Owing to reforms, capital and liquidity buffers the Bulgarian banking system has stabilized in the wake of the closure of Corporate Commercial Bank in 2014.

Business » Finance | May 25, 2017, Thursday // 09:45

Politics

No Immediate Refugee Wave Threat to Bulgaria

The Military Information Sevice at the Ministry of Defense has informed the Defense Parliamentary Committee on the current military and political situation in Southeast Europe and the implications for national security, according to BNR.

Politics » Defense | May 25, 2017, Thursday // 16:29

Bulgaria Needs More Reforms Before It Can Join Euro -ECB's Praet

''Bulgaria needs to show its economy is more closely aligned to its wealthier EU peers before it considers joining the euro zone'', the European Central Bank's chief economist Peter Praet said on Wednesday, Reuters reported.

Politics » Bulgaria in EU | May 25, 2017, Thursday // 10:26

President Rumen Radev: 'Terrorism is Spreading in Europe and NATO Must Counteract'

Immediately before NATO’s summit in Brussels, Bulgarian President Rumen Radev commented that terrorism was spreading in Europe and that NATO must counteract, quoted by BNR.

Politics » Domestic | May 25, 2017, Thursday // 17:19

International Conference on Bulgarian Church’s Contribution to Saving Bulgarian Jews to Take Place in Sofia

An international conference about the contribution of the Bulgarian Orthodox Church to the rescue of Bulgarian Jews is taking place in Sofia, Focus News Agency reported.

Politics » Domestic | May 25, 2017, Thursday // 15:40

Bulgarian Helsinki Committee Launches a Campaign for Abolishment

The Bulgarian Helsinki Committee (BHC), the leading organization for protecting human rights, is about to be shut down, reports Mediapool.

Politics » Domestic | May 25, 2017, Thursday // 13:47

46-Year-Old Man Murdered in Snyagovo Village

 A 46-year-old man was found murdered in the Ruen Municipality village of Snyagovo, Burgas Province, FOCUS News Agency reported.

Politics » Domestic | May 25, 2017, Thursday // 13:46

President Rumen Radev to Join NATO Summit

President Rumen Radev will participate in the NATO summit today in Brussels.

Politics » Domestic | May 25, 2017, Thursday // 13:39

PM Boyko Borisov: ‘Terrorist Threat For Bulgaria is Not Small’

‘’The threat from terrorism for Bulgaria is not small’’, Bulgarian Prime Minister Boyko Borisov said commenting the terrorist attack in Manchester, quoted by the Bulgarian National Radio.

Politics » Domestic | May 25, 2017, Thursday // 09:07

Society

3 People Dead, 23 Injured in Road Accidents During Past Day

Three people died in road accidents during the past 24 hours in Bulgaria, the press centre of the Ministry of Interior announced.

Society | May 25, 2017, Thursday // 16:27

Bulgarian Christians Celebrate Ascension of Christ

Today Christians honor the Feast of the Ascension known as Spasovden in Bulgarian folklore beliefs, according to BNR.

Society | May 25, 2017, Thursday // 14:56

Sofia Disagrees with Putin Claim that Slavonic Alphabet Arrived in Russia From Macedonian Land

Bulgarian politicians have reacted sharply to claim of Russian President Vladimir Putin that the Slavonic alphabet had arrived in Russia from Macedonian land.

Society | May 25, 2017, Thursday // 14:16

Yellow Code For Intensive Rains and Thunders For 7 Regions

Yellow code for intensive rains and thunders is in force for 7 regions in the country, the National Institute of Meteorology and Hydrology (NIMH) said on its website.

Society » Environment | May 25, 2017, Thursday // 12:02

100 Bulgarian Books Were Introduced to the Library of Congress in Washington D.C

One hundred Bulgarian books were introduced to the Library of Congress in Washington D.

Society » Culture | May 25, 2017, Thursday // 16:22

International Poetry Festival Begins Today in Plovdiv

The international poetry festival opens up under the slogan “Spiritualty without limits”, announces the Bulgarian National Radio.

Society » Culture | May 25, 2017, Thursday // 14:33

World

Armed Police Patrol British Trains for First Time Due to Manchester Attack

Armed police will patrol trains across Britain from Thursday for the first time, British Transport Police said, after the terror threat level was raised to critical following a suicide bombing in Manchester on Monday, Reuters reported.

World | May 25, 2017, Thursday // 17:40

Manchester Attack: Sister of Bomber Said He Wanted 'Revenge' for Injustice

The sister of Salman Abedi claims her brother acted out of revenge against “Muslim children dying everywhere”, 9 News reported.

World | May 25, 2017, Thursday // 10:28

NATO Will Formally Join Anti-'Islamic State' Coalition

Several NATO sources on Wednesday said that the strategic military alliance would join the US-led coalition against the self-proclaimed "Islamic State" (IS) armed group, according to Deutsche Welle.

World | May 25, 2017, Thursday // 09:05

Trump Meets EU Chiefs in Brussels

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World » EU | May 25, 2017, Thursday // 15:07
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