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ARCHIVE - 4 NOVEMBER 2009
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Business

Kraft Foods Eyes Bulgaria as Manufacturing Hub for the Balkans

Finance

Bulgaria Sept Producer Prices with Highest Rise in EU

Energy

Ukraine Admits Trouble Paying for Russian Gas, Crisis Looming

Properties

Crisis Revives Demand for Bulgaria's Socialist Era Apartments

Diplomacy

Bulgaria PM Borisov: Thank God Sarkozy Is Good Friend of Mine
Bulgaria Backs Thrace Refugees in Claiming Compensations from Turkey
Bulgaria Govt Prompts President to Fire Ambassadors to US, Turkey

Bulgaria in EU

104 Bulgarian Customs Officers Face Redundancy
UK Extends Tough Restrictions on Bulgaria Workers to 2011

Domestic

Bulgarian PM Boyko Borisov Enjoys Public Support of 64% - Poll
Bulgaria Ex Security Agency Head to Face Court over Leak Scandal
New Bulgarian Top Secret Report Leaks in Germany
Bulgaria Parliament Set to Raise Gambling Tax to 12%
Villagers Protest Bulgaria Lyulin Highway Construction Irregularities
Bulgaria Govt More than Happy with First 100 Days in Office
Bulgaria Cabinet Adopts Governmental Program with 7 Policies, 157 Goals
Bulgaria Agri Minister to Bring Action in Court over Tsar's Forests
Bulgaria Socialists Slam Stanishev Parliament Immunity Vote
Ex Bulgaria PM Could Face Jail over Missing Security Documents

Society

Fifth Swine Flu Death in Bulgaria
More Bulgaria Schools Go On Swine Flu Vacation
Bulgaria Parliament Rejects Socialists Call for Swine Flu Update

Sports

CSKA Sofia Owner Announces Return of Suspended Players

Crime

Sofia Police Find "Kidnapped" Man, Arrest 2
Bulgarian Football Hooligan Jailed after Derby Mass Brawl
Bulgaria PM to Alert Prosecutors over BGN 300 M of Drained VAT
Bulgaria Wants All Forests, BGN 5 M from Former Tsar Saxe-Coburg
Sreten Josic Masterminded Murders in Bulgaria – Police
Bulgaria Police Investigate Possible Sofia Kidnapping
Bulgaria Delays Trial against CSKA Ex-President Tomov

Interview

Franco Del Fabbro, CEO of Kraft Foods Bulgaria: There is Never a Dull Moment in Bulgaria!

Views on BG

Bulgarian Girl, 11, Gives Birth to Her Daughter... on Her Wedding Day
Dolph Lundgren Filmed 'Command Performance' In Bulgaria, Despite Russian Inspiration

World

22 CIA Agents Convicted in Italy Kidnapping Case
Israeli Navy Seizes Iran Arms Ship
Chief International War Crimes Prosecutor Set for Serbia Visit
Five UK Soldiers Shot Dead by 'Rogue' Afghan Policeman
General Motors Cancels Plan to Sell Opel, Seeks EU Aid
Republicans Win Key Governor Votes in US Elections

Business

Kraft Foods Eyes Bulgaria as Manufacturing Hub for the Balkans

November 4, 2009, Wednesday
The Bulgarian subsidiary of the US Kraft Foods has set itself the ambitious goal to become a manufacturing hub of the company for the Balkans, its executive director said in an interview for Novinite.com....

Finance

Bulgaria Sept Producer Prices with Highest Rise in EU

November 4, 2009, Wednesday
Bulgaria's producer price index (PPI) marked the highest rise among European Union member states in September on a monthly basis, the statistics agency Eurostat reported Wednesday....

Energy

Ukraine Admits Trouble Paying for Russian Gas, Crisis Looming

November 4, 2009, Wednesday
The Ukrainian state-owned company Naftogaz has admitted having financial difficulties that could hinder its paying for Russian gas supplies for October 2009....

Properties

Diplomacy

Bulgaria PM Borisov: Thank God Sarkozy Is Good Friend of Mine

November 4, 2009, Wednesday
Bulgaria’s Prime Minister, Boyko Borisov, declared Wednesday that his close friendship with French President Nicolas Sarkozy was a “treasure”....

Bulgaria Backs Thrace Refugees in Claiming Compensations from Turkey

November 4, 2009, Wednesday
Bulgaria's Foreign Minister, Rumiana Jeleva, has expressed support for the cause of descendants of Bulgarian refugees from Eastern Thrace to claim compensations from Turkey....

Bulgaria Govt Prompts President to Fire Ambassadors to US, Turkey

November 4, 2009, Wednesday
The Bulgarian government decided Wednesday to ask President Georgi Parvanov to dismiss the country's Ambassador's to the USA and Turkey....

Bulgaria in EU

104 Bulgarian Customs Officers Face Redundancy

November 4, 2009, Wednesday
The workforce of the National Customs Agency to be reduced by 104 people, in order to harmonize with EU requirements....

UK Extends Tough Restrictions on Bulgaria Workers to 2011

November 4, 2009, Wednesday
The UK government has announced that it will deny Bulgarian and Romanian citizens ‘open door’ access to work in Britain for at least another two years....

Domestic

Bulgarian PM Boyko Borisov Enjoys Public Support of 64% - Poll

November 4, 2009, Wednesday
Bulgaria’s Prime Minister, Boyko Borisov, enjoys the highest public support of all political figures in the country, according to a recent poll of the MBMD sociological agency....

Bulgaria Ex Security Agency Head to Face Court over Leak Scandal

November 4, 2009, Wednesday
Petkov Sertov, former director of the National State Security Agency (DANS), is expected to be probed by prosecutors over missing classified reports on crime, together with former Prime Minister Sergey Stanishev....

New Bulgarian Top Secret Report Leaks in Germany

November 4, 2009, Wednesday
A new top secret report of Bulgaria's National State Security Agency (DANS) has surfaced, revealing scandalous violations of officials, linked to the previous Socialist-led government in the last six months of its term, German Spiegel magazine reported....

Bulgaria Parliament Set to Raise Gambling Tax to 12%

November 4, 2009, Wednesday
Bulgarian parliament voted at first reading on Wednesday in favor of an increase in the tax rate on gambling activities from 10% to 12% as part of amendments to the Corporate Income Tax Act....

Villagers Protest Bulgaria Lyulin Highway Construction Irregularities

November 4, 2009, Wednesday
The inhabitants of Golyamo Buchino, a village in the Pernik region of Bulgaria, have publicly protested Wednesday against irregularities in the construction of Lyulin motorway....

Bulgaria Govt More than Happy with First 100 Days in Office

November 4, 2009, Wednesday
Bulgaria's government has expressed satisfaction with its achievements for the first one hundred days since coming into office, saying it has kept all its election promises....

Bulgaria Cabinet Adopts Governmental Program with 7 Policies, 157 Goals

November 4, 2009, Wednesday
Bulgaria's government of the GERB party has adopted its governmental program for the period 2009-2013 during its Wednesday's meeting....

Bulgaria Agri Minister to Bring Action in Court over Tsar's Forests

November 4, 2009, Wednesday
Bulgaria Agriculture Minister, Miroslav Naydenov, is set to bring an action in the Sofia District Court for the restoration of Tsar and former Prime Minister, Simeon Saxe-Coburg's forests....

Bulgaria Socialists Slam Stanishev Parliament Immunity Vote

November 4, 2009, Wednesday
The first item on the Bulgaria parliament weekly agenda will be for a vote on the Chief Prosecutor’s request for BSP leader Sergey Stanishev to give up his legal immunity....

Ex Bulgaria PM Could Face Jail over Missing Security Documents

November 4, 2009, Wednesday
The Chief Sofia City Prosecutor, Nikolay Kokinov, stated Wednesday that it is too early to tell whether former Bulgaria PM Sergey Stanishev will end up in jail....

Society

More Bulgaria Schools Go On Swine Flu Vacation

November 4, 2009, Wednesday
The fight against the swine flu epidemic in Bulgaria’s Sliven and Yambol regions has picked up speed with more schools closing across the regions....

Bulgaria Parliament Rejects Socialists Call for Swine Flu Update

November 4, 2009, Wednesday
The Bulgaria Parliament has rejected a BSP request for Health Minister Bozhidar Nanev to update the Parliament on what is being done to counter the swine flu epidemic in the country....

Sports

CSKA Sofia Owner Announces Return of Suspended Players

November 4, 2009, Wednesday
The Owner of CSKA, Dimitar Borisov, has stated that all the remaining suspended players will return to the first team squad on Thursday....

Crime

Sofia Police Find "Kidnapped" Man, Arrest 2

November 4, 2009, Wednesday
Police has found the man, who was seen on Wednesday morning being forcefully bundled into a black jeep in the center of Sofia....

Bulgarian Football Hooligan Jailed after Derby Mass Brawl

November 4, 2009, Wednesday
A court has sentenced to eight month in prison a football fan, who was arrested on Saturday after a mass brawl erupted at the end of the Botev Plovdiv's 1-0 home win over city rivals Lokomotiv in the Bulgarian league....

Bulgaria PM to Alert Prosecutors over BGN 300 M of Drained VAT

November 4, 2009, Wednesday
Bulgaria's Prime Minister, Boyko Borisov, said Wednesday he was going to alert the Prosecutor's Office over evidence for the draining of BGN 300 M of value-added tax....

Bulgaria Wants All Forests, BGN 5 M from Former Tsar Saxe-Coburg

November 4, 2009, Wednesday
Bulgaria’s Agriculture Minister, Miroslav Naydenov, filed Wednesday a suit on behalf of the state for the return of all forest plots restituted to former Tsar and PM Simeon Saxe-Coburg....

Sreten Josic Masterminded Murders in Bulgaria – Police

November 4, 2009, Wednesday
Alleged Balkan drug lord Sreten Josic masterminded organized murder in Bulgaria, with his associate Robert Matanic carrying out three contract killings there, according to the Croatian police....

Bulgaria Police Investigate Possible Sofia Kidnapping

November 4, 2009, Wednesday
A report of a man being bundled into black jeep in the center of Sofia was received by the police at 08:00 Wednesday....

Bulgaria Delays Trial against CSKA Ex-President Tomov

November 4, 2009, Wednesday
The Sofia City Court has postponed the trial against former CEO of “Kremikovtzi” steel mill and CSKA Sofia football club Alexander Tomov until December 10....

Interview

Views on BG

Bulgarian Girl, 11, Gives Birth to Her Daughter... on Her Wedding Day

November 4, 2009, Wednesday
An 11-year-old girl became one of the world's youngest mothers - and went into labour on the way to her wedding....

Dolph Lundgren Filmed 'Command Performance' In Bulgaria, Despite Russian Inspiration

November 4, 2009, Wednesday
Dolph Lundgren may have been inspired to write his new direct-to-DVD film, "Command Performace," by events in Moscow, but he had to move the production down to Bulgaria, given its modern terrorism subject matter....

World

22 CIA Agents Convicted in Italy Kidnapping Case

November 4, 2009, Wednesday
An Italian judge has convicted 23 Americans and two Italian secret agents for the kidnapping of a Muslim cleric in 2003....

Israeli Navy Seizes Iran Arms Ship

November 4, 2009, Wednesday
The Israeli navy has intercepted a ship carrying hundreds of tons of Iranian weapons intended for Hezbollah in Lebanon, the Israeli military has said...

Chief International War Crimes Prosecutor Set for Serbia Visit

November 4, 2009, Wednesday
The international war crimes tribunal's chief prosecutor is due to visit Serbia to gauge the country's progress hunting for its two remaining war fugitives....

Five UK Soldiers Shot Dead by 'Rogue' Afghan Policeman

November 4, 2009, Wednesday
Five British soldiers have been shot dead in Helmand Province, in an attack the UK military says was carried out by a "rogue" Afghan policeman....

General Motors Cancels Plan to Sell Opel, Seeks EU Aid

November 4, 2009, Wednesday
General Motors (GM) has cancelled plans to sell a majority stake in its European car business Opel, including its UK brand Vauxhall....

Republicans Win Key Governor Votes in US Elections

November 4, 2009, Wednesday
Republicans have scored victories in two key US elections for governor, a year after Barack Obama was voted in as president....
Former Bulgarian MP Olimpi Katev Convicted of Insulting Fellow Deputy

Berbatov Becomes Top Scorer of Bulgarian National Football Team

Manchester United striker Dimitar Berbatov has become the top scorer of Bulgaria's National Football Team. After Wednesday's friendly with Malta he has 47 goals in 76 matches.
Former Bulgarian MP Olimpi Katev Convicted of Insulting Fellow Deputy

Former Bulgarian MP Olimpi Katev Convicted of Insulting Fellow Deputy

Olimpi Katev, from the NMSP party, became the first Bulgarian MP to be convicted by the Sofia Court for insulting during his term with the previous Parliament the MEP from Bulgaria's far-right, nationalist “Ataka” party, Dimitar Stoyanov.

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What is the most important conclusion from the Sofia Mayor elections on November 15, 2009?
That the ruling party GERB of PM Borisov continues to be hugely popular, whereas the Socialists are pretty much out.

That the decline of the Socialist Party has stopped whereas the ruling party GERB has failed to attract the expected very high number of voters.

That the Sofia residents are either completely disillusioned with politics, or care little about who is Mayor.

That the record-high jackpot of the Bulgarian State Lottery "Toto" generated much greater interest than the Mayor elections.

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