ARCHIVE - 28 January 2010
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The Bulgarian sailors who were kidnapped by Somali pirates at the start of January have not been in contact with their families since the start of last week, Prodan Radanov from the UK Zodiac company reported Thursday.
Business | January 28, 2010, Thursday // 18:40
Bulgarian Prosecutors will investigate the officials who were involved in the lengthy redesigning process of the Lyulin Highway project, one of the main reasons for the six month delay in its construction.
Business | January 28, 2010, Thursday // 16:45
The protesting Greek farmers continue the blockade at cross border points between Bulgaria and Greece.
Business | January 28, 2010, Thursday // 15:29
Greece has made the commitment to solve the problem with the Greek farmers' blockades at the Greece-Bulgarian border.
Business | January 28, 2010, Thursday // 14:45
Bulgarian entrepreneurs in the construction and services sectors are becoming more optimistic about future prospects, according to monthly data released on Thursday by the National Statistical Institute (NSI).
Business | January 28, 2010, Thursday // 14:42
Bulgarian mobile operator M-Tel has completed the implementation of Openmind's next generation messaging platform.
Business | January 28, 2010, Thursday // 10:25
Bulgaria Energy, Economic and Tourism Minister, Traicho Traikov, has stated that Bulgaria will work towards the creation of an integrated energy market in the region during a meeting of BSEC Energy Ministers.
Czech power utility CEZ, which supplies power to over 2 million households and companies in western Bulgaria, including the capital Sofia, announced readiness to introduce monthly bills as of February 1.
Czech power utility CEZ, which supplies power to over 2 million households and companies in western Bulgaria, including the capital Sofia, is expected to announce on Thursday its readiness to introduce monthly bills as of February 1.
Bulgaria will accept one detainee from the US prison camp at Guantanamo Bay in Cuba, Interior Minister, Tsvetan Tsvetanov informs.
Bulgaria's interior minister is expected to provide details about a working group decision to accept one or two detainees from the US prison camp at Guantanamo Bay in Cuba in response to Washington request to house prisoners.
Bulgarian soldier, Krasimir Petrov Katsarski, prevented the unauthorized entrance of an Afghan truck into the NATO Air Base in Kandahar, Afghanistan, the Bulgarian Ministry of Defense reported Thursday.
The Bulgarian rangers injured during a Taliban rocket attack in Kandahar have arrived at the US military hospital in Landschtul, Germany.
EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security, Baroness Catherine Ashton, has stated that Bulgaria has put forward one of the four candidates for the new post of EU High Representative in Afghanistan.
The European Commission has started legal proceedings against Bulgaria, asking the country to free up the 169 MHz radio frequency for use by applications of social value.
Bulgarian commissioner-designate Rumiana Jeleva went even before she really arrived, but her predecessor, Meglena Kuneva, looks like she will be back even before she has departed.
The hearing of Bulgaria's new EU Commissioner-designate, Kristalina Georgieva, is scheduled for February 3 between 1:30 and 4:30 pm Bulgarian time.
European TV production must represent 50% of the annual TV program time in Bulgaria, per the amendments of the Radio and TV Act.
Bulgaria's Prime Minister, Boyko Borisov, confirmed Thursday that he is set to replace the entire leadership of the so-called Tobacco Fund.
Bulgarian tobacco producers have postponed their planned rally against low subsidies, following a meeting with the prime minister late on Wednesday.
The TV channel bTV will air live on February 2 an evening charity concert under the motto: "Hope for the Children of Haiti.
Society | January 28, 2010, Thursday // 18:22
The Bulgarian Red Cross has collected BGN 180 000 for disaster relief for earthquake ravaged Haiti.
Society | January 28, 2010, Thursday // 17:40
380 000 Bulgarians have lost their rights to free healthcare after changes in the health insurance laws, Katya Kashumov, from the National Revenue Agency confirmed Thursday.
Society | January 28, 2010, Thursday // 14:05
А special panel, investigating Bulgaria's communist-era police files, has announced that five former members of the regulatory body for consumers' protection have been state security agents and collaborators.
Society | January 28, 2010, Thursday // 13:44
Marko Djankov, the 5-year-old son of Bulgarian Finance Minister Simeon Djankov, who got injured during a play accident on January 11, has been released from hospital.
Society | January 28, 2010, Thursday // 11:13
Prince Kardam, the eldest son of Bulgaria's former Tsar and former Prime Minister Simeon Saxe-Coburg, has rushed to a hospital after an abrupt deterioration of his health, Spanish media reported.
Society | January 28, 2010, Thursday // 10:17
Turkmen students banned from studying at universities abroad are being allowed by the government to resume their studies at the American University in Bulgaria (AUBG), RFE/RL's Turkmen Service reports.
Society | January 28, 2010, Thursday // 08:51
An earthquake measuring 3,2 on the Richter scale was reported on the territory of Bulgaria at 8:43 am on Thursday.
The District Court in Bulgaria's northern city of Pleven ordered the search for a crucial witness in the case of the deadly fire in the Kardam-Sofia train.
Crime | January 28, 2010, Thursday // 20:19
A probe of Bulgaria's Supreme Judicial Council (VSS) of the District Court in the southern city of Blagoevgrad confirms the allegations of numerous violations in the jurisdiction.
Crime | January 28, 2010, Thursday // 19:30
Sofia City Court has changed the detention status of Zlatomir Ivanov aka Zlatko Baretata from 'custody' to 'house arrest'.
Crime | January 28, 2010, Thursday // 18:55
Special squads from the Bulgarian Criminal Police Directorate have arrested Ivaylo Borisov aka Torino, after a lengthy search operation. Borisov is a known associate of Zlatomir Ivanov aka Baretata
Crime | January 28, 2010, Thursday // 17:38
Bulgaria's murky businessman, Mario Nikolov, who is charged with draining SAPARD funds and money laundering, had pressured a witness to withdraw damaging testimony.
Crime | January 28, 2010, Thursday // 12:45
Prosecutors have demanded that the case over the car crash that claimed the life of Bulgaria's famous and controversial TV and radio anchor Emil Trifonov, aka Kembala, be referred back to the appellate court.
Crime | January 28, 2010, Thursday // 12:25
The Sofia Court of Appeal has ruled the release of Anton Petrov aka the Hamster on bail of BGN 20 000. This overturns a previous decision by Sofia City Court to keep Petrov behind bars.
Crime | January 28, 2010, Thursday // 12:24
An eighteen-year old boy has been shot dead with a bullet in the head close to the central train station in the capital Sofia.
Crime | January 28, 2010, Thursday // 11:33
A surplus of European Union Emission Allowances (EUAs) sales from Bulgarian companies triggered by a pending European Commission decision could put downward pressure on carbon prices,
The Jeleva episode reflects a deeper need for reform of the EU institutions' rules on conflicts of interest.
Businesses all over Cyprus have developed their own marketing schemes to lift profits during the global recession but a Nicosia car dealer's unique offer of a car-and-land package must be among the most creative.
In Dutch:
Smiles | January 28, 2010, Thursday // 10:03
"I made commitments and everything I promised is going on; we are working on getting more money,"
Quotes | January 28, 2010, Thursday // 19:37
Toyota has announced the mass recall of vehicles in the US, Europe and China over concerns about accelerator pedals getting stuck on floor mats.
World | January 28, 2010, Thursday // 15:33
Nine people died when a block of flats collapsed in the city of Liege in eastern Belgium, officials say.
World | January 28, 2010, Thursday // 13:45
US President Barack Obama has said in his first State of the Union address that creating jobs must be the nation's number one focus.
World | January 28, 2010, Thursday // 09:25
A teenage girl has been pulled out of the rubble in the Haitian capital, Port-au-Prince, a full 15 days after the earthquake struck, BBC reported.
World | January 28, 2010, Thursday // 09:00
Interview with Ludmil Pamoukchiev, Head of the Bulgarian office of the Dutch company Flexjob – an agency for temporary employment, for the Dutch Survey ("International Survey: Bulgaria-Netherlands") of Novinite.com (Sofia News Agency).
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Business | January 28, 2010, Thursday // 11:40
By Dirk van Harten, the only Dutch journalist working and living in Bulgaria, specially for the Dutch Survey of Novinite.com (Sofia News Agency).
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Diplomacy | January 28, 2010, Thursday // 13:53
"Bulgarian criminals don’t feel very well on Dutch soil. They prefer countries such as those in Eastern Europe or Spain, for example. They don’t like the northern European states much.”
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Crime | January 28, 2010, Thursday // 16:50
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