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ARCHIVE - 3 SEPTEMBER 2009
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Business

Bulgaria Competition Watchdog Doubles Fines in 2008
Bulgaria CEO Heads Romania's Billa Supermarkets

Finance

ECB Expectedly Keeps Rates at Record Low
Bulgaria to be Worst Hit by Global Crisis in Autumn
ECB Likely to Keep Rates at Record Low

Industry

Bulgaria Steel Behemoth Faces Cash Hole of BGN 1 B

Properties

Bulgaria New Residential Construction Continues Unabated

Tourism

Bulgaria's Black Sea City Burgas with Interactive Tourist Guide

Diplomacy

Russia Paper Mocks Bulgaria PM: Borisov Drove Putin to Despair

Bulgaria in EU

Bulgaria Asks Italy's Support in Unfreezing SAPARD Funds
Bulgaria Opposes Binding Schengen Entry with Interior Affairs
Bulgarian Singer Makes Finals of EC Music Contest

Domestic

Bulgaria Revenue Agency Makes 1st Tax Evasion Hits
Bulgaria Interior Head Vows to Bring Former Ministers to Justice
Ex Bulgaria PM Stanishev Hid Corruption Signals - Report
Bulgaria Parliament Takes over Control of Classified Information
Flying Start for Bulgaria New Government - Survey

Society

Bulgaria to Sink Former Communist Dictator Plane in Black Sea
Bulgaria Swine Flu Cases Tower to 66

Environment

Bulgaria's Second-Biggest City Decides on Capital Garbage Woes

Archaeology

Bulgaria Archaeologists Blast Changes in Cultural Heritage Act

Sports

Bulgaria Crush Serbia in Volleyball European Championships
Bulgaria Set to Bid EUR 3 M to Host World Chess Final
Madonna Concert Leaves Bulgaria World Cup Pitch Destroyed

Crime

Jehovah's Witnesses Deny Connection to Ritual Bulgaria Murder
Stolen Cars Depot Busted in Bulgaria Black Sea Resort
BGN 3 M Damages Sought in Bulgaria Deadly Train Blaze Trial
Scottish Couple Face Jail at Home after Bulgaria Attack
3 Tried for Deadly Train Blaze in Bulgaria

Show Buzz

Madonna World Tour Fetches Record-High USD 408 M

Views on BG

Moment of Truth for Berbatov

Editorial

Bulgaria Crippled by Vicious Tax Evasion Circle

World

UN Chief Warns of Global Climate Catastrophe
New Ethnic Protests Hit China Provincial Capital
Russian Editor Flees after Arctic Sea Weapons Report
Iran Parliament Approves First Ever Woman Minister
Greece PM Karamanlis Calls for Snap Elections
Indonesia Earthquake Rescuers Fear Rise in Death Toll
Serbia Authorities Set to Confiscate EUR 100 M from Top Criminals
Michael Jackson Finally Buried at Forest Lawn Memorial Park

Business

Bulgaria Competition Watchdog Doubles Fines in 2008

September 3, 2009, Thursday
Bulgaria's Commission for Competition Protection had imposed BGN 8,6 M in fines in 2008; BGN 9,500 of them to individuals....

Bulgaria CEO Heads Romania's Billa Supermarkets

September 3, 2009, Thursday
The CEO of the supermarket chain Billa Bulgaria, Emil Stefanov, has been also appointed to head the chain's operations in the neighboring Romania....

Finance

ECB Expectedly Keeps Rates at Record Low

September 3, 2009, Thursday
The European Central Bank left interest rates at a record low at its meeting in Frankfurt on Thursday, as predicted by a number of economists....

Bulgaria to be Worst Hit by Global Crisis in Autumn

September 3, 2009, Thursday
Bulgaria, like other eastern European countries, has already been hit by the global crisis, but the finance minister says the hardest blow will come in the autumn....

ECB Likely to Keep Rates at Record Low

September 3, 2009, Thursday
The European Central Bank will leave interest rates at a record low and signal it's in no rush to withdraw emergency stimulus measures as the economy shows signs of recovering from its worst recession since World War II, economists said....

Industry

Bulgaria Steel Behemoth Faces Cash Hole of BGN 1 B

September 3, 2009, Thursday
The market evaluation of Bulgaria's obsolete steel mill Kremikovtzi is BGN 837 M, according to the appraisers' report published on the company's internet site....

Properties

Bulgaria New Residential Construction Continues Unabated

September 3, 2009, Thursday
The momentum in Bulgaria's real estate boom continues despite the financial crisis with the number of newly constructed residential buildings marking a 24% increase in the second quarter of the year, official data shows....

Tourism

Bulgaria's Black Sea City Burgas with Interactive Tourist Guide

September 3, 2009, Thursday
Bulgaria's Black Sea city of Burgas has launched a new interactive tourist guide, which is the first of its type in Bulgaria....

Diplomacy

Russia Paper Mocks Bulgaria PM: Borisov Drove Putin to Despair

September 3, 2009, Thursday
Bulgaria's Prime Minister Boyko Borisov drove his Russian counterpart to despair during their first meeting in Poland Tuesday....

Bulgaria in EU

Bulgaria Asks Italy's Support in Unfreezing SAPARD Funds

September 3, 2009, Thursday
Bulgaria's Agriculture Minister, Miroslav Naidenov, asked Italy for support in the unfreezing of the much needed SAPARD funds....

Bulgaria Opposes Binding Schengen Entry with Interior Affairs

September 3, 2009, Thursday
The Bulgarian Foreign Ministry had sent letters to EU Member States that are wishing to tie down the country's justice system and interior affairs progress with the Schengen zone entry....

Bulgarian Singer Makes Finals of EC Music Contest

September 3, 2009, Thursday
Bulgarian singer Demi Cielo was ranked among the top 12 finalists of the European Commission's(EC) Music against Poverty contest....

Domestic

Bulgaria Revenue Agency Makes 1st Tax Evasion Hits

September 3, 2009, Thursday
Bulgaria's National Revenue Agency (NRA) announced Thursday the first results of their month-long check-up of wealthy real estate, automobile and yacht owners....

Bulgaria Interior Head Vows to Bring Former Ministers to Justice

September 3, 2009, Thursday
Ministers from Bulgaria's former cabinet are going to face legal charges in the next few days, Interior Minister Tsvetan Tsvetanov, announced Thursday....

Ex Bulgaria PM Stanishev Hid Corruption Signals - Report

September 3, 2009, Thursday
Former Bulgaria PM, Sergey Stanishev, was presented documents from DANS regarding corruption in high echelons of power, but hid the information, RZS leader Yane Yanev stated Thursday....

Bulgaria Parliament Takes over Control of Classified Information

September 3, 2009, Thursday
The Parliamentary Committee for Control over the State Security Agency (DANS) will also control the State Commission for Security of Information....

Flying Start for Bulgaria New Government - Survey

September 3, 2009, Thursday
The unprecedentedly high approval rates that the recently elected Prime Minister Boyko Borisov enjoys among Bulgarians continue to soar, a brand new survey shows....

Society

Bulgaria to Sink Former Communist Dictator Plane in Black Sea

September 3, 2009, Thursday
The plane used by Bulgaria's former communist dictator, Todor Zhivkov, will be sunk in the waters of the Black Sea by the end of next week....

Bulgaria Swine Flu Cases Tower to 66

September 3, 2009, Thursday
The Bulgarian Health Ministry has said that more new cases of the H1N1 strain has been found in the country, taking the total tally of those infected by the swine flu pandemic up to 66. ...

Environment

Bulgaria's Second-Biggest City Decides on Capital Garbage Woes

September 3, 2009, Thursday
A total of 100,000 tons of garbage collected from the capital Sofia will be deposited at a waste depot in the city of Plovdiv, located in Southern Bulgaria, if the proposal is approved on Thursday by the municipal councilors....

Archaeology

Bulgaria Archaeologists Blast Changes in Cultural Heritage Act

September 3, 2009, Thursday
Leading Bulgarian archaeologists have declared themselves against amendments of the Cultural Heritage Act proposed recently by the ruling GERB party....

Sports

Bulgaria Crush Serbia in Volleyball European Championships

September 3, 2009, Thursday
The national volleyball team of Bulgaria beat Serbia on the opening day of the European Championships in Turkey, in a match which some called the "final before the final"....

Bulgaria Set to Bid EUR 3 M to Host World Chess Final

September 3, 2009, Thursday
Bulgaria is set to make a EUR 3 M bid to host the 2010 World chess championship final between champion Viswanathan Anand and Bulgaria starVeselin Topalov....

Madonna Concert Leaves Bulgaria World Cup Pitch Destroyed

September 3, 2009, Thursday
Nasko Sirakov has raised concerns over the state of the Vasil Levski pitch for the world cup qualifier against Montenegro on Saturday after it was left in a terrible condition after Madonna's concert....

Crime

Jehovah's Witnesses Deny Connection to Ritual Bulgaria Murder

September 3, 2009, Thursday
The Jehovah's Witnesses in Bulgaria sent Thursday a letter to the media denying any connection with the savage ritual murder of their follower, Elena Tomova....

Stolen Cars Depot Busted in Bulgaria Black Sea Resort

September 3, 2009, Thursday
The Bulgarian police have discovered a depot for stolen cars located in the Sunrise complex in the Black Sea resort of Obzor, south of Varna....

BGN 3 M Damages Sought in Bulgaria Deadly Train Blaze Trial

September 3, 2009, Thursday
Relatives of the nine victims of the hellish train fire in February last year, who died while traveling from the capital city of Sofia to the northern town of Kardam, have filed claims seeking BGN 3 M in damages....

Scottish Couple Face Jail at Home after Bulgaria Attack

September 3, 2009, Thursday
A Scottish couple who bought guns to protect themselves from thugs in Bulgaria will be facing criminal charges at home, the Sun reported....

3 Tried for Deadly Train Blaze in Bulgaria

September 3, 2009, Thursday
Three people will face the court on Thursday on allegations of causing the hellish train fire in February last year when nine people died while traveling from the capital city of Sofia to the northern town of Kardam. ...

Show Buzz

Madonna World Tour Fetches Record-High USD 408 M

September 3, 2009, Thursday
US pop star Madonna broke her record for top-grossing tour by a solo artist after her yearlong "Sticky & Sweet" world tour, which wrapped up in Israel on Wednesday, pulled in USD 408 M,...

Views on BG

Moment of Truth for Berbatov

September 3, 2009, Thursday
With four rounds of matches to play before the end of European Zone qualifying for the 2010 FIFA World Cup South AfricaTM, Bulgaria no longer have their fate in their own hands....

Editorial

Bulgaria Crippled by Vicious Tax Evasion Circle

September 3, 2009, Thursday
For the second year in a row, Bulgaria has been ranked third in the EU for the rate of successful tax evasion and it was also announced at the end of August that the Bulgarian economy lost BGN 3 B through tax evasion and V.A.T fraud....

World

UN Chief Warns of Global Climate Catastrophe

September 3, 2009, Thursday
UN Secretary General, Ban Ki-moon, has warned that the world is speeding towards a climate catastrophe before urging rapid progress in talks to cut emissions and tackle global warming....

New Ethnic Protests Hit China Provincial Capital

September 3, 2009, Thursday
There have been fresh protests in the Chinese province of Xinjiang, where almost 200 people were killed in ethnic violence in July....

Russian Editor Flees after Arctic Sea Weapons Report

September 3, 2009, Thursday
A journalist has fled Russia after suggesting the Arctic Sea cargo ship that was apparently hijacked in July may have been carrying illegal weapons....

Iran Parliament Approves First Ever Woman Minister

September 3, 2009, Thursday
Iranian MPs have approved the first woman minister in the 30-year history of the Islamic republic....

Greece PM Karamanlis Calls for Snap Elections

September 3, 2009, Thursday
Greece's PM Costas Karamanlis has called a snap general election, although no date has yet been set....

Indonesia Earthquake Rescuers Fear Rise in Death Toll

September 3, 2009, Thursday
Rescuers in Indonesia are searching the rubble of collapsed buildings for survivors after a powerful earthquake, with the toll expected to rise....

Serbia Authorities Set to Confiscate EUR 100 M from Top Criminals

September 3, 2009, Thursday
Serbian prosecutors have begun proceedings to confiscate assets derived from criminal activities of up to 384 people, including Balkan drug lord Sreten Josic aka Joca Amsterdam....

Michael Jackson Finally Buried at Forest Lawn Memorial Park

September 3, 2009, Thursday
More than two months after his death, the pop singer will be interred in a private ceremony Thursday evening at Forest Lawn Memorial Park in Glendale, California, the Jackson family said, as cited by CNN....
Bulgaria Court Keeps Nationalist Councilor Yuriy Galev under House Arrest

Borisov: UK Fund to Invest BGN 100 M in Electric Car Plant in Bulgaria

A British investment fund is going to set up an electric car factory in Bulgaria’s Stara Zagora, announced Bulgarian PM Boyko Borisov, on an official visit to the UK.
Bulgaria Court Keeps Nationalist Councilor Yuriy Galev under House Arrest

Bulgaria Court Keeps Nationalist Councilor Yuriy Galev under House Arrest

Sofia Regional Court has ruled that Yuriy Galev, a nationalist municipal councilor in the Bulgarian town of Samokov, and his accomplices, are to remain under house arrest. His son will be placed under direct police supervision.

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