ARCHIVE - 16 January 2010
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The UK Zodiac company, which operates "The Asian Glory" and the chemical tanker "St James Park", which were hijacked by Somali pirates, has confirmed that the Bulgarian crew on board both ships are in good health.
Around 70 people gathered outside the Macedonian Embassy in Sofia Saturday in support of Spaska Mitrova, the Bulgarian mother who sparked a diplomatic scandal in 2009.
UK Liberal MEP, Andrew Duff, has stated that it is not possible for a majority of the European Parliament to approve the new EU Commission if Bulgaria's EU Commissioner-Designate Rumiana Jeleva is part of it.
The European People's Party Chair, Joseph Daul, has called on the "authors of the political and media campaign" against Bulgaria's EU Commissioner-Designate Rumiana Jeleva to apologize.
Bulgarian Socialist Party International Secretary, Denitza Zlateva, has called on Bulgaria PM Boyko Borisov to sack EU Comissioner-Designate Rumiana Jeleva as Bulgaria’s Minister of Foreign Affairs.
Bulgaria Parliament Speaker, Tsetska Tsacheva, has stated that she has "never doubted" that Rumiana Jeleva will be the new Bulgarian EU Commissioner.
The argument between Bulgaria's European Commissioner-Designate Rumiana Jeleva and liberal MEP Antoniya Parvanova at Jeleva's hearing earlier this week has led to a charity ball being cancelled in Vienna late Friday.
Russia's lower house of parliament has backed a long-delayed reform to the European Court of Human Rights.
Protesting Greek farmers are set to block the Bulgarian border for 10 days from Monday, it became clear after a meeting between local government officials from Greece and Bulgaria.
Society | January 16, 2010, Saturday // 14:48
Bulgaria Health Minister, Bozhidar Nanev, has confirmed that everyone who travels abroad must carry their European Health Insurance Card and called for changes in the law to stop people leaving the country if they do not.
Society | January 16, 2010, Saturday // 12:30
The Chair of the Bulgarian Red Cross, Hristo Grigorov, has called on Bulgarians to help raise funds for the victims of the Haiti earthquake.
Society | January 16, 2010, Saturday // 12:01
Deputy Sofia City Prosecutor, Roman Vasilev, has informed that the high-profile kidnapping gang that was arrested in December made BGN 15 M in ransom money from a total of 13 kidnappings.
Crime | January 16, 2010, Saturday // 16:06
Deputy Sofia City Prosecutor, Roman Vasilev, has reported that controversial journalist Bobi Tsankov was murdered to stop him for providing a witness to the trial on January 13 of the alleged top criminal bosses - the Marguin brothers.
Crime | January 16, 2010, Saturday // 13:27
Rumiana Jeleva has been rated as the worst performer of the 20 EU Commissioner-Designate hearings that have been held so far in Brussels, the Financial Times stated.
EUROPEAN COMMISSION president Jos? Manuel Barroso has backed the nomination to his incoming executive of Bulgaria’s foreign minister, Rumiana Jeleva
The UN has launched an appeal for USD 562 M to help victims of Tuesday's devastating earthquake in Haiti.
World | January 16, 2010, Saturday // 11:43
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