ARCHIVE - 11 January 2010

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Business

Avatar Topples Ice Age 3 as Biggest Money Spinning Film in Bulgaria
Bulgaria Railway Workers Suspend Strike after Wages Pledge
Bulgaria Social Minister Set to Target Unemployment in 2010
Bulgaria Railway Workers Strike over Unpaid Wages
Israel PM Advises Bulgaria to Reduce VAT over Financial Crisis
PM: Bulgaria's Eurozone Quest Will Begin in January
Bulgaria Steel Workers Renew Hopes of Salvaging Obsolete Mill
Italian Mapei Buys Ruse Production Plant Despite Crisis
Bulgaria Construction Production Slumps 22% Year-on-Year
Bulgaria's Industrial Production down by 11% Year-on-Year

Politics

Shimon Peres: Bulgaria, Israel Small in Size, Big in Spirit
Bulgaria PM Borisov Honors Holocaust Victims on Israel Visit
Barroso Defends Bulgaria EU Commissioner-Designate against Rumors
Foreign Affairs Nominee Ashton Calls for 'Stronger' EU
MEP: Bulgaria Commissioner-Designate Faces Tough Questions
Bulgaria Ethnic Turkish Party Chair Reshuffles Leadership
PM Borisov: Ethnic Turkish Party Preparing to Destabilize Bulgaria

Society

Son of Bulgaria Finance Minister Breaks 9 Ribs in Play Accident
Son of Bulgaria Finance Minister Injured in Freak Accident
Bulgaria 'Battles' Brazil for Cyrillic BG Domain Name
Bulgaria Magistrates Corruption Scandal Still Not Resolved
Mediation Rescues Popular Sofia Theater from Looming Closure
Thousands Protest Looming Closure of Popular Bulgaria Theater
OLAF Anti-fraud Director-General Has Died

Crime

Bulgaria Delays again High-profile Borilski Murder Case
US Embassy Alerts NYT: Bulgaria Did Not See 125 Killings in 2008
Bulgaria Court Fails to Proceed with Football Boss Case
Mass Fight Leads to Gangland Shootout in Bulgaria's Plovdiv
Bulgaria's Impudent Kidnappers Killed Car Thief before Taking Ransom

Views on BG

The Dangers of Chronicling Crime in Bulgaria
Irish Times: Bulgarian Nominee Jeleva Is Weakest EC Link*
Bulgaria to Begin Euro Bid

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World

Ukraine Energy Envoy Warns of Potential Gas Payment Default
Israel Government Approves Egypt Barrier over Militant Threat
Josipovic Crushes Zagreb Mayor to Become Croatia President

Business

Avatar Topples Ice Age 3 as Biggest Money Spinning Film in Bulgaria

"Avatar", the science fiction epic film of Director James Cameron, has already become the most money spinning film in Bulgaria of all time.

Business | January 11, 2010, Monday // 20:01

Bulgaria Railway Workers Suspend Strike after Wages Pledge

Around 60 Bulgarian State Railways (BDZ) workers have called off a strike at the central train station in Sofia after it was announced that their wages would be paid Tuesday.

Business | January 11, 2010, Monday // 12:23

Bulgaria Social Minister Set to Target Unemployment in 2010

Bulgaria Social and Labor Minister, Totyu Mladenov, has stated that the main emphasis of his social plan for 2010 will be to fight unemployment.

Business | January 11, 2010, Monday // 10:33

Bulgaria Railway Workers Strike over Unpaid Wages

Around 60 Bulgarian State Railways (BDZ) workers have gone on strike at the central train station in Sofia over unpaid wages, the BDZ press office reported.

Business | January 11, 2010, Monday // 09:55

Israel PM Advises Bulgaria to Reduce VAT over Financial Crisis

Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu has advised his Bulgaria counterpart Boyko Borisov to gradually reduce VAT as a measure to deal with the financial crisis.

Business » Finance | January 11, 2010, Monday // 13:02

PM: Bulgaria's Eurozone Quest Will Begin in January

Bulgarian Prime Minister Boyko Borisov has declared that entry to the Eurozone is now the country’s top foreign policy priority.

Business » Finance | January 11, 2010, Monday // 10:45

Bulgaria Steel Workers Renew Hopes of Salvaging Obsolete Mill

The KNSB labor unions at the dying steel mill "Kremikovtzi" appealed to the cabinet to support the recently proposed recovery plan and extension of the repayment of its staggering debt.

Business » Industry | January 11, 2010, Monday // 18:30

Italian Mapei Buys Ruse Production Plant Despite Crisis

The Milan-based international company Mapei has announced an expansion in its Bulgarian operations with the purchase of a production plant in the northern city of Ruse.

Business » Industry | January 11, 2010, Monday // 17:21

Bulgaria Construction Production Slumps 22% Year-on-Year

The construction production in Bulgaria in November 2009 has registered an 11% decrease compared to October and was down 22% on yearly basis.

Business » Industry | January 11, 2010, Monday // 12:14

Bulgaria's Industrial Production down by 11% Year-on-Year

Bulgaria's industrial production declined by 10,8% in November 2009 compared to the same month of 2008.

Business » Industry | January 11, 2010, Monday // 11:46

Politics

Shimon Peres: Bulgaria, Israel Small in Size, Big in Spirit

After meeting with Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu earlier on Monday, Bulgaria's PM Boyko Borisov met with Israeli President Shimon Peres.

Politics » Diplomacy | January 11, 2010, Monday // 19:12

Bulgaria PM Borisov Honors Holocaust Victims on Israel Visit

Bulgaria PM Boyko Borisov has attended a commemorative ceremony for the victims of the holocaust on his two day visit to Israel.

Politics » Diplomacy | January 11, 2010, Monday // 13:29

Barroso Defends Bulgaria EU Commissioner-Designate against Rumors

President of the European Commission, Jose Manuel Barroso, has sent a letter to the Group of the Greens/EFA in the European Parliament defending the nomination of Bulgarian EU Commissioner-Designate Rumiana Jeleva.

Politics » Bulgaria in EU | January 11, 2010, Monday // 20:49

Foreign Affairs Nominee Ashton Calls for 'Stronger' EU

The EU is now in a position to assume a "stronger, more credible role in the world," the nominee for the EU's top foreign policy post says.

Politics » Bulgaria in EU | January 11, 2010, Monday // 15:43

MEP: Bulgaria Commissioner-Designate Faces Tough Questions

The hearing of the Bulgarian-Commissioner-designate, Rumiana Jeleva, will certainly focus on speculations surrounding her family business, Andrew Duff, Liberal Democrat Member of the European Parliament says.

Politics » Bulgaria in EU | January 11, 2010, Monday // 13:48

Bulgaria Ethnic Turkish Party Chair Reshuffles Leadership

The Chair of the ethnic Turkish party Movement for Rights and Freedoms, Ahmed Dogan, replaced Monday the party's top leadership.

Politics » Domestic | January 11, 2010, Monday // 16:20

PM Borisov: Ethnic Turkish Party Preparing to Destabilize Bulgaria

Bulgaria PM Boyko Borisov has stated that ethnic Turkish DPS party leader Ahmed Dogan will try to use ethnic tensions to hit his center-right GERB government.

Politics » Domestic | January 11, 2010, Monday // 09:37

Society

Son of Bulgaria Finance Minister Breaks 9 Ribs in Play Accident

Marko Djankov, the 5-year-old son of Bulgarian Finance Minister Simeon Djankov, has suffered nine broken ribs during a play accident.

Society | January 11, 2010, Monday // 20:25

Son of Bulgaria Finance Minister Injured in Freak Accident

The son of Bulgaria's Deputy Prime Minister and Finance Minister, Simeon Djankov, has been injured during a freak accident.

Society | January 11, 2010, Monday // 17:26

Bulgaria 'Battles' Brazil for Cyrillic BG Domain Name

The characters "bg" and "bgr" are the most popular for Bulgaria's national internet address in Cyrillic, according to the results of an online poll conducted by the Ministry of Transport, Information Technologies and Communications (MTITC) in December 200

Society | January 11, 2010, Monday // 14:28

Bulgaria Magistrates Corruption Scandal Still Not Resolved

Bulgaria Justice Minister, Margarita Popova, has stated that the 'Krasio from Pleven' magistrate scandal is still not resolved.

Society | January 11, 2010, Monday // 09:15

Mediation Rescues Popular Sofia Theater from Looming Closure

The popular Sofia theater "Salza i Smiah" (Tear and Laughter) will not be evicted from the building of the "Slavianska Besseda" community center after all.

Society » Culture | January 11, 2010, Monday // 15:45

Thousands Protest Looming Closure of Popular Bulgaria Theater

An online petition, protesting the looming closure of one of the most popular Sofia theaters - "Salza i Smiah" (Tear and Laughter) has collected over 20 000 signatures and the number is growing.

Society » Culture | January 11, 2010, Monday // 12:56

OLAF Anti-fraud Director-General Has Died

The Director-General of the European Anti-Fraud office (OLAF), Franz-Hermann Bruner, has died over the weekend, following a long illness.

Society » Obituaries | January 11, 2010, Monday // 15:09

Crime

Bulgaria Delays again High-profile Borilski Murder Case

The Appellate Court in the city of Veliko Tarnovo postponed once again Monday the so-called Borilski case.

Crime | January 11, 2010, Monday // 16:57

US Embassy Alerts NYT: Bulgaria Did Not See 125 Killings in 2008

US Embassy in Sofia has notified the New York Times/International Herald Tribune over an incorrect number of gangland killings in Bulgaria that they provided in a recent article.

Crime | January 11, 2010, Monday // 14:52

Bulgaria Court Fails to Proceed with Football Boss Case

The magistrates team from the Burgas Regional Court failed to proceed Monday with the trail of former football club President, Ivaylo Drazhev.

Crime | January 11, 2010, Monday // 14:47

Mass Fight Leads to Gangland Shootout in Bulgaria's Plovdiv

A large-scale melee in a disco between the entourages of two notorious businessmen in the southern Bulgarian city of Plovdiv occurred on Sunday leading to a shootout, and followed by arrests.

Crime | January 11, 2010, Monday // 13:14

Bulgaria's Impudent Kidnappers Killed Car Thief before Taking Ransom

Bulgaria's high-profile kidnappers' gang known as "The Impudent", which was busted in December 2009, kidnapped a car thief and murdered him but still took a ransom of EUR 40 000.

Crime | January 11, 2010, Monday // 12:38

Views on BG

The Dangers of Chronicling Crime in Bulgaria

Murdered Bulgarian journalist Bobi Tsankov embraced life in the underworld.

Views on BG | January 11, 2010, Monday // 14:59

Irish Times: Bulgarian Nominee Jeleva Is Weakest EC Link*

Parliament has forced reshuffles before when faced with nominees not to its liking.

Views on BG | January 11, 2010, Monday // 14:06

Bulgaria to Begin Euro Bid

Bulgaria, the European Union's newest and poorest member state, will launch its bid to join the euro at the end of January

Views on BG | January 11, 2010, Monday // 11:16

Quotes

Today's Quote

"I hope he will agree.

Quotes | January 11, 2010, Monday // 20:59

World

Ukraine Energy Envoy Warns of Potential Gas Payment Default

Naftogaz, the Ukrainian national energy company, will balance on the edge of defaulting on payments to Russia in 2010, according to the Ukrainian president's energy envoy.

World | January 11, 2010, Monday // 15:47

Israel Government Approves Egypt Barrier over Militant Threat

Israel's government has approved plans for the construction of a barrier along its border with Egypt in a bid to keep out illegal migrants and militants.

World | January 11, 2010, Monday // 08:50

Josipovic Crushes Zagreb Mayor to Become Croatia President

The opposition Social Democrat, Ivo Josipovic, has won Croatia's presidential election by a wide margin.

World | January 11, 2010, Monday // 08:15
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