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| 21 Nov 2009 | Issue 166 | Sofia: min 4°, max 18°; Varna: min 6°, max 16° |
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| Finance | Environment | Diplomacy | Business | Energy | Education | Defense | Society | Industry | Bulgaria in EU | Sports | Properties | Domestic | Archaeology | Tourism | Crime | Obituaries | Elections 2009 | Views on BG | Editorial | Smile | World | In Pictures | ||
Top Story European Commission Sues Bulgaria over Poor Waste DisposalThe European Commission will pursue court action against Bulgaria for failing to properly implement EU waste law, the Commission said Friday two years after it launched an infringement procedure on the issue. The case concerns inadequate waste disposal in the capital Sofia, which should have had an adequate network of waste disposal installations in place by the time of its accession on 1 January 2007 but a solution remains some years away, the Commission said. This is the first trial launched by the European Commission against the EU newcomer. Sofia's failure to improve its waste management infrastructure was one of the six issues on which the European Commission launched infringement procedures against Bulgaria at the end of October 2007. As Bulgaria failed to address the European executive's concerns, the matter has now be referred to the European Court of Justice, the highest judiciary authority in the bloc, which the country joined in January, 2007. The trial against Bulgaria in the European Court of Justice is expected to last at least two years. It will be suspended provided that the country manages to deal with the shortcomings. Asked to comment, Prime Minister and former Sofia mayor Boyko Borisov threw the blame on former Socialist head of government Sergey Stanishev, saying he deliberately sabotaged his attempts to deal with the garbage problems in the capital. "You know that the infringement procedure was launched long time ago, but Stanishev sabotaged everything that had to do it with Sofia garbage," Borisov commented. Borisov has also conferred with the President of the EU Commission, Jose Manuel Barroso. "I personally talked to Jose Manuel Barroso and informed him of the steps the country takes in dealing with this problem. The municipality is transporting baled waste to other towns and the garbage processing plant is already under construction," he said. The towns of Plovdiv, Harmanli and Lovech have agreed to transport hundreds of thousands of tons of garbage collected from the capital to their waste depots in a bid to rescue the capital from its garbage woes. Finding a solution to Sofia ongoing waste problems was a politically sensitive issue in the months before the parliamentary elections in the summer, which mayor of the capital Boyko Borisov won by a large margin. The previous Socialist-led government officially declared a state of emergency in Sofia at the beginning of April over lack of adequate waste removal, saying that the garbage problems threatened national security and citing health and environmental concerns. The then opposition party of Sofia mayor GERB, which won the elections by a large margin and formed a government, dismissed this as pre-election muscle pumping. The gargabe problems came after the people, living close to Sofia operational landfill at Suhodol, started staging rallies, demanding the closing of the dumpsite on the western outskirts of Bulgaria's capital over health and environmental concerns. The dumpsite was reopened at the beginning of December 2007 after the environment ministry backed the controversial option to prevent a looming garbage crisis in the capital. Suhodol residents forced Sofia authorities to introduce crisis management in July 2005 after blockading the landfill. The protests left the streets in the capital littered with garbage, posing a serious risk to human health and the environment. Bulgaria may have to pay a daily fine of EUR 50 000 if it fails to find a legal depot for the baled garbage of the capital, Deputy Environment Minster Evdokiya Maneva warned in September. 
Bulgaria Prosecutors Press Charges against Ex-Defense Minister Bulgaria's Prosecutor's Office has officially charged former Defense Minister, Nikolay Tsonev, with signing deals that were unfavorable for the Ministry. One of those contracts is the purchase of an US assembly line for the building of hangars, warehouses, dormitories and others for the cost of BGN 13 M. Tsonev is probed for deals concluded as early as the 1999-2000 period, when he has been the Head of the "Supply Management" Directorate at the Defense Ministry. Unprofitable contracts concluded by Tsonev involve the supply and the storage of food, technical equipment, and spare parts for the army leading to State losses on the amount BGN 1 M and USD 143 000. Bulgaria's previous Socialist-led government has been lately hit by a series of corruption scandals. Former prime minister Sergey Stanishev has been accused of losing classified reports on crime, while ex-farm Minister Valeri Tsvetanov has been charged with abuse of power. Bulgarian prosecutors have asked parliament to strip former Labour Minister Emilia Maslarova of her immunity from prosecution so that they can investigate her for large-scale embezzlement. Bulgaria's new center-right government, which swept the elections in July, is struggling to shake off the country's reputation for rampant corruption and crime, and has pledged to step up the fight against graft. However, the EU newcomer has yet to convict any senior officials and has put only one criminal boss in jail.
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Kingpin over Radio Host Threats Click here to read the story: www.novinite.com/view_news.php?id=109980 Police Find Man Shot Dead in Car near Bulgaria's Stara Zagora Click here to read the story: www.novinite.com/view_news.php?id=109973 Wife of Famous Bulgarian-Born Artist Christo Dies at 74 Click here to read the story: www.novinite.com/view_news.php?id=110182 Serbian Otrhodox Church Patriarch Pavle Dies at 95 Click here to read the story: www.novinite.com/view_news.php?id=110006 Bulgaria GERB Party with Most Frugal Mayor Election Campaign Click here to read the story: www.novinite.com/view_news.php?id=110222 Bulgaria Conservative RZS Party Takes Sofia Elections to Court Click here to read the story: www.novinite.com/view_news.php?id=110218 59 000 Manipulated Votes in Sofia Mayor Elections - Report Click here to read the story: www.novinite.com/view_news.php?id=110113 Sofia Mayor Elections: Final Scores of All 18 Candidates Click here to read the story: www.novinite.com/view_news.php?id=110049 Bulgaria Ruling Party Wins 4 out of 6 By-Elections Click here to read the story: www.novinite.com/view_news.php?id=110041 Bulgarian Analysts: Rightist Electorate Will Swing to Ruling Party GERB Click here to read the story: www.novinite.com/view_news.php?id=110036 New Sofia Mayor Fandakova: Changes Do Not Happen by Magic Click here to read the story: www.novinite.com/view_news.php?id=110030 Bulgaria PM: No Deal with Rightists for Deputy Sofia Mayor Post Click here to read the story: www.novinite.com/view_news.php?id=110028 Final Results: New Mayor of Sofia Fandakova Elected with 66,23% Click here to read the story: www.novinite.com/view_news.php?id=110024 Bulgaria Conservatives RZS: We Are Key Political Factor Click here to read the story: www.novinite.com/view_news.php?id=110023 Bulgaria Socialist Leaders: Decline of Borisov's GERB Has Started Click here to read the story: www.novinite.com/view_news.php?id=110022 Socialist Sofia Mayor Bidder Kadiev: Borisov's Tide Is Falling Click here to read the story: www.novinite.com/view_news.php?id=110021 Bulgaria PM: We Could Have Just Appointed Fandakova for Mayor Click here to read the story: www.novinite.com/view_news.php?id=110020 Record Low Voter Turnout of 23% in Sofia Mayor Elections Click here to read the story: www.novinite.com/view_news.php?id=110018 Bulgaria PM Borisov: Kadiev Is Only Man in Socialist Party Click here to read the story: www.novinite.com/view_news.php?id=110017 Bulgaria's City of Vratsa Elects Center-Right Mayor Click here to read the story: www.novinite.com/view_news.php?id=110016 Newly-Elected Sofia Mayor: I Hope PM Borisov Will Be Helping Me Click here to read the story: www.novinite.com/view_news.php?id=110015 Socialist Party Runner Kadiev: I Demonstrated BSP's Character Click here to read the story: www.novinite.com/view_news.php?id=110014 Top Quotes by/on New Sofia Mayor Yordanka Fandakova Click here to read the story: www.novinite.com/view_news.php?id=110013 Bulgaria Rightist Leader: Socialist Party Continues to Fall Apart Click here to read the story: www.novinite.com/view_news.php?id=110012 Bogus Bulgarian Capital Weather Reports Beat Exit-Poll Ban Click here to read the story: www.novinite.com/view_news.php?id=110009 Yordanka Fandakova First Woman Mayor of Bulgarian Capital Sofia Click here to read the story: www.novinite.com/view_news.php?id=110007 11 Arrested in Bulgaria's Capital for Vote Buying Click here to read the story: www.novinite.com/view_news.php?id=110004 Who Is Who: New Mayor of Bulgarian Capital Sofia Yordanka Fandakova Click here to read the story: www.novinite.com/view_news.php?id=110002 Bulgaria's Ruling Party Candidate Fandakova Elected Sofia Mayor in Landslide - Exit Poll Click here to read the story: www.novinite.com/view_news.php?id=110001 Socialist Party Candidate Kadiev: I Voted for Change in Sofia Click here to read the story: www.novinite.com/view_news.php?id=109992 Novinite.com Readers Overwhelmingly Back Fandakova for Sofia Mayor Click here to read the story: www.novinite.com/view_news.php?id=109991 GERB Mayor Candidate Fandakova: I Voted for Democratic Sofia Click here to read the story: www.novinite.com/view_news.php?id=109989 European Leaders Choose the Path of Least Resistance Click here to read the story: www.novinite.com/view_news.php?id=110204 European Union: Fading Presidential Ambitions Click here to read the story: www.novinite.com/view_news.php?id=110201 Bulgaria to Become European Leader in Solar Energy* Click here to read the story: www.novinite.com/view_news.php?id=110166 Bulgaria Fears New Winter Gas Crisis Click here to read the story: www.novinite.com/view_news.php?id=110109 Bulgaria in Drive to Revive Lending Click here to read the story: www.novinite.com/view_news.php?id=110027 Bulgaria Palm Oil Plans: Money v Orangutans Click here to read the story: www.novinite.com/view_news.php?id=110237 Future for Bulgaria's Abandoned Children Click here to read the story: www.novinite.com/view_news.php?id=110150 Bulgaria: Information Society Still Under Construction Click here to read the story: www.novinite.com/view_news.php?id=110100 The Sofia Mayor Elections 2009: Who Is Really a Fan of Fandakova? Click here to read the story: www.novinite.com/view_news.php?id=110060 Why New Sofia Mayor Fandakova Had the Cheapest Election Campaign... "How much did the election campaign of new Sofia Mayor Yordanka Fandakova cost?" "Only BGN 15." "So little?! How come?" "Well, she had a T-shirt made with her photo on it, and she gave it to Boyko Borisov... - and he is all over the place, on all TV channels, all the time..." Socialist Candidate for Sofia Mayor Georgi Kadiev On Sunday, November 15, 2009, the Sofia Mayor candidate of the Bulgarian Socialist Party, Georgi Kadiev, did not go to the polls. Instead, he went to a lottery desk to buy a ticket for the Bulgarian state lottery which had a record jackpot of BGN 3,5 M. People were very surprised and asked him why he did that. "Because I have a greater chance of winning here," Kadiev replied. Romania Presidential Contenders Neck and Neck before Sunday Vote Click here to read the story: www.novinite.com/view_news.php?id=110234 Tehran Snubs UN Security Council Iran Nuclear Deal Click here to read the story: www.novinite.com/view_news.php?id=110231 UK Lawyer Richard Harvey to Represent Karadzic at Hague Trial Click here to read the story: www.novinite.com/view_news.php?id=110227 Masked Gunman Kills Russian Priest in Moscow Church Click here to read the story: www.novinite.com/view_news.php?id=110223 Russia, Ukraine Agree on Gas Supplies Compromise Click here to read the story: www.novinite.com/view_news.php?id=110206 EBay Closes USD 2 B Sale of Skype Click here to read the story: www.novinite.com/view_news.php?id=110199 Oprah Winfrey to End Talk Show in September 2011 Click here to read the story: www.novinite.com/view_news.php?id=110196 Computer Glitch Causes US Flight Delays, Cancelations Click here to read the story: www.novinite.com/view_news.php?id=110176 Massive Attendance at Serbian Patriarch Pavle Funeral Click here to read the story: www.novinite.com/view_news.php?id=110167 World Economies Set to Recover from Financial Crisis in 2010 Click here to read the story: www.novinite.com/view_news.php?id=110156 Hamid Karzai Sworn In for 2nd Term as Afghanistan President Click here to read the story: www.novinite.com/view_news.php?id=110149 New Bomb Attack Kills Many in Pakistan's Peshawar Click here to read the story: www.novinite.com/view_news.php?id=110144 UK Times Newspaper Plans to Charge for Online Access Click here to read the story: www.novinite.com/view_news.php?id=110130 US President Obama Admits Delay of Guantanamo Bay Closure Click here to read the story: www.novinite.com/view_news.php?id=110118 US Army Suicides Set Grim Record Click here to read the story: www.novinite.com/view_news.php?id=110107 Turkey Relies on Spanish Support to Speed EU Accession Talks Click here to read the story: www.novinite.com/view_news.php?id=110091 German Prosecutors Charge 90-Year-Old Nazi with Mass Murder Click here to read the story: www.novinite.com/view_news.php?id=110085 Blasts Rock 2 Sex Shops in Thessaloniki Click here to read the story: www.novinite.com/view_news.php?id=110073 China President Hu Urges Obama to End Protectionism Click here to read the story: www.novinite.com/view_news.php?id=110063 First International Flight for 15 Years Leaves Chechnya Click here to read the story: www.novinite.com/view_news.php?id=110062 EU Foreign Ministers Present Albania Accession Candidature to EC Click here to read the story: www.novinite.com/view_news.php?id=110057 Hefner Set to Sell Playboy for USD 300 M - Report Click here to read the story: www.novinite.com/view_news.php?id=110039 Australia PM Rudd Apologizes to 500 000 Abused Childern Click here to read the story: www.novinite.com/view_news.php?id=110032 Kosovo Ruling Coalition Claims Convincing Local Election Victory Click here to read the story: www.novinite.com/view_news.php?id=110026 Obama, Medvedev Confirm US, Russia Intentions for New START Treaty Click here to read the story: www.novinite.com/view_news.php?id=109988 US President Obama Supports Rise of 'Strong' China Click here to read the story: www.novinite.com/view_news.php?id=109981 Turkey Set to Store Iran's Enriched Uranium after UN Talks Click here to read the story: www.novinite.com/view_news.php?id=109968 |
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