ARCHIVE - 23 December 2010

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Business

Sofia Airport Takes Measures to Relieve Stranded Passengers
Sofia International Airport Cancels Flights
3rd Auction for Bulgarian Steel Behemoth Scheduled after 2 Failures
Bulgarian Minister Confirms Supermarket Fancies Science Academy Property

Politics

Ex Spies: Bulgarian Govt Covers Schengen Failure with Diplomatic Scandal
Bulgarian Cabinet Launches Purge of Diplomatic Corps
Right-Wing Leader: President Sabotages Bulgaria's Schengen Entry
Bulgarian Govt Reads Encouragement into Barroso's Criticism
France: Bulgaria, Romania Must 'Take Time' to Join Schengen 'Eventually'
Barroso Devastatingly Critical of Bulgaria's Failure to Absorb EU Funds
Bulgarian Socialists Prepare to Ride Popularity Surge
Bulgaria's PM Mulls Removing Diaspora Minister Post
Bulgaria's Labor Ministry to Subsidize Employment of 34,000 People
Bulgaria Govt to Discuss Firing Foreign Diplomats over Spy Past

Society

Novinite.com (Sofia News Agency) Wishes You Merry Christmas!
Bulgarian Patriarch Maxim to Hold Christmas Eve Mass
Bulgaria's Sofia Completely Jammed Ahead of Holidays
Cameras to Monitor Sofia's Brussels Blvd
80% Bulgarians to Celebrate New Year's Eve at Home
Bulgarian Ruling Party Self-Congratulating on Education Policy
Head of Bulgarian Film Center Falls Victim of Fatal Actress
Bulgaria's Health Ministry Pays 90% of Hospitals Dues
Bulgarian Expert on Baby Death: No Pressure, Baby Was Dead

Sports

Bulgarian Star Berbatov Crowned Man Utd's Best

Smiles

Bulgarian Ways: More on Drunk Driving

World

Norwegian Paper Claims Possession of All WikiLeaks Cables
CE Deputy: Govts Knew of Kosovo Organ Harvesting
EU, US Threaten to Freeze Ties with Belarus over Violence
Swiss, Chilean Embassies in Rome Attacked, Two Injured
Suicide Attempt Marks Romanian No-Confidence Vote
Austrian Police Bust 69 Macedonian Drug Dealers
North Korea Warns about 'Holy War' with South Korea
South Korea Conducts Large Military Drills Near North Korea
Skype Apologizes for Global Outage
US Senate Ratifies START 2 Treaty, Russia, NATO Cheer

Business

Sofia Airport Takes Measures to Relieve Stranded Passengers

Bulgaria's Sofia International Airport has introduced several measures to alleviate the situation of travelers who are stranded at the airport as a result of delayed or canceled flights because of inclement weather.

Business | December 23, 2010, Thursday // 15:44

Sofia International Airport Cancels Flights

Sofia International Airport has announced it had canceled several departing and arriving flights, scheduled for Thursday.

Business | December 23, 2010, Thursday // 08:49

3rd Auction for Bulgarian Steel Behemoth Scheduled after 2 Failures

The receiver of the bankrupt Bulgarian steel factory Kremikovtzi has scheduled February 7 as the date for the third attempt to sell off the failed behemoth's assets.

Business » Industry | December 23, 2010, Thursday // 16:25

Bulgarian Minister Confirms Supermarket Fancies Science Academy Property

Bulgaria's Educational Minister Sergey Ignatov has confirmed that the German retailer Kaufland has an interest in purchasing a part of the Academy of Sciences' property.

Business » Properties | December 23, 2010, Thursday // 12:25

Politics

Ex Spies: Bulgarian Govt Covers Schengen Failure with Diplomatic Scandal

Bulgarian foreign minister Nikolay Mladenov should resign over his attitude to diplomats who have served in communist State Security, stated organizations of former intelligence officers.

Politics » Diplomacy | December 23, 2010, Thursday // 16:00

Bulgarian Cabinet Launches Purge of Diplomatic Corps

The Bulgarian cabinet adopted a decision Thursday to ask the President to dismiss all ambassadors of the country who were revealed to have been part of communist State Security.

Politics » Diplomacy | December 23, 2010, Thursday // 14:43

Right-Wing Leader: President Sabotages Bulgaria's Schengen Entry

The leader of the Bulgarian right-wing Democrats for Strong Bulgaria (DSB) party, Ivan Kostov, has expressed suggestion that the President Georgi Parvanov is sabotaging the country’s entry in the Schengen Area.

Politics » Diplomacy | December 23, 2010, Thursday // 12:10

Bulgarian Govt Reads Encouragement into Barroso's Criticism

The highly critical letter of EC President Jose Manuel Barroso about Bulgaria's failure to absorb EU funds has been described as "encouraging" and "the best we ever got" by the Borisov Cabinet.

Politics » Bulgaria in EU | December 23, 2010, Thursday // 18:18

France: Bulgaria, Romania Must 'Take Time' to Join Schengen 'Eventually'

Bulgaria and Romania must take as much time as they need in order to get 100% ready for joining the Schengen Area, according to French EU Affairs Minister Laurent Wauquiez.

Politics » Bulgaria in EU | December 23, 2010, Thursday // 15:24

Barroso Devastatingly Critical of Bulgaria's Failure to Absorb EU Funds

European Commission President Jose Manuel Barroso has sent a letter to the Bulgarian government in which he emphasizes explicitly Bulgaria's failure to utilize EU funds for infrastructure and water projects.

Politics » Bulgaria in EU | December 23, 2010, Thursday // 12:44

Bulgarian Socialists Prepare to Ride Popularity Surge

The leader of the Bulgarian Socialist Party and ex-PM Sergey Stanishev expressed optimism for the outlook of his party in the upcoming 2011, which will see Bulgarians vote for both president and local authorities.

Politics » Domestic | December 23, 2010, Thursday // 20:18

Bulgaria's PM Mulls Removing Diaspora Minister Post

Bulgaria’s PM Boyko Borisovis considering removing the official post Minister without Portfolio after the resignation of Bozhidar Dimitrov.

Politics » Domestic | December 23, 2010, Thursday // 13:49

Bulgaria's Labor Ministry to Subsidize Employment of 34,000 People

In 2011, Bulgaria’s Labor Ministry will have about BGN 73 M for programs for subsidized employment, which will provide work for 34,600 people, according to the National action plan on employment.

Politics » Domestic | December 23, 2010, Thursday // 08:34

Bulgaria Govt to Discuss Firing Foreign Diplomats over Spy Past

The Bulgarian government is expected to review a proposal for removal of the 33 Ambassadors, who worked as collaborators or agents of the former Communist State Security, the Bulgarian National Radio reported.

Politics » Domestic | December 23, 2010, Thursday // 08:04

Society

Novinite.com (Sofia News Agency) Wishes You Merry Christmas!

The entire team of Novinite.com (Sofia News Agency), Bulgaria's largest English-language media, wishes you a very Merry Christmas, happy holidays, lots of smiles, and lots of good news from both Bulgaria and the world throughout the New Year!

Society | December 23, 2010, Thursday // 19:56

Bulgarian Patriarch Maxim to Hold Christmas Eve Mass

The Christmas Eve festive lithurgy of the Bulgarian Orthodox Church Friday will be presided by Patriarch Maxim, announced the church Thursday.

Society | December 23, 2010, Thursday // 18:48

Bulgaria's Sofia Completely Jammed Ahead of Holidays

Traffic in Bulgarian capital Sofia has been completely jammed Thursday evening ahead of Christmas Eve on Friday.

Society | December 23, 2010, Thursday // 18:34

Cameras to Monitor Sofia's Brussels Blvd

Sofia’s Brussels Blvd will be equipped with cameras, which will monitor the compliance of the speed regulations, the mayor of Sofia, Yordanka Fandakova, has announced.

Society | December 23, 2010, Thursday // 13:15

80% Bulgarians to Celebrate New Year's Eve at Home

About 80% of Bulgarians will celebrate New Year’s Eve at home and only 5% will go to a restaurant, data from a poll by the National Center for Study of Public Opinion (NZIOM) showed.

Society | December 23, 2010, Thursday // 12:39

Bulgarian Ruling Party Self-Congratulating on Education Policy

Minister of Education Sergei Ignatov has staged a show of self-congratulation by awarding like-minded politicians from the ruling GERB party for their contribution to educational policy.

Society » Education | December 23, 2010, Thursday // 19:39

Head of Bulgarian Film Center Falls Victim of Fatal Actress

Bulgaria's Culture Minister Vezhdi Rashidov has accepted the resignation handed by Alexander Donev, head of the Bulgarian National Film Center, on Thursday.

Society » Culture | December 23, 2010, Thursday // 17:20

Bulgaria's Health Ministry Pays 90% of Hospitals Dues

Bulgaria’s Health Ministry has announced it will pay BGN 25 M more to hospitals for the activities it is financing.

Society » Health | December 23, 2010, Thursday // 11:18

Bulgarian Expert on Baby Death: No Pressure, Baby Was Dead

We have solid proofs that the baby was born dead, said Stanislav Hristov, who participated in the preparation of the expert opinion on the death of the prematurely-born baby from the town of Gorna Oryahovitsa.

Society » Health | December 23, 2010, Thursday // 09:39

Sports

Bulgarian Star Berbatov Crowned Man Utd's Best

The prolific Bulgarian striker Dimitar Berbatov has been chosen by the Manchester United fans as the club's best player of the season so far, together with defender Nemanja Vidic.

Sports | December 23, 2010, Thursday // 12:55

Smiles

Bulgarian Ways: More on Drunk Driving

A Bulgarian traffic policeman pulls over a car for speeding.

Smiles | December 23, 2010, Thursday // 04:54

World

Norwegian Paper Claims Possession of All WikiLeaks Cables

Leading Norwegian newspaper Aftenposten has claimed it is in possession of all 250,000 diplomatic cables collected by WikiLeaks and plans to publish them at its own discretion.

World | December 23, 2010, Thursday // 20:45

CE Deputy: Govts Knew of Kosovo Organ Harvesting

Foreign governments were aware of criminal organ harvesting carried out in Kosovo, stated Swiss Council of Europe Parliamentary Assembly representative Dick Marty.

World | December 23, 2010, Thursday // 18:11

EU, US Threaten to Freeze Ties with Belarus over Violence

The EU and US are ready to freeze rapprochement with Belarus if no swift improvement is made in the human rights sphere, according to a joint statement by the two heads of diplomacy, Catherine Ashton and Hilary Clinton.

World | December 23, 2010, Thursday // 17:08

Swiss, Chilean Embassies in Rome Attacked, Two Injured

Bombs exploded in the embassies of Switzerland and Chile in Rome Thursday around noon, injuring at least two persons, reported world agencies.

World | December 23, 2010, Thursday // 15:08

Suicide Attempt Marks Romanian No-Confidence Vote

Romania's Prime Minister Emil Boc has expectedly survived a fourth no-confidence vote in 2010, while a man jumped from the balcony of the parliamentary chamber to protest Boc's economic policies.

World | December 23, 2010, Thursday // 14:07

Austrian Police Bust 69 Macedonian Drug Dealers

 A total of 69 alleged members of a Macedonian drug ring have been arrested in the Austrian capital Vienna.

World | December 23, 2010, Thursday // 13:30

North Korea Warns about 'Holy War' with South Korea

North Korea’s Armed Forces Minister, Kim Yong-chun, has announced that his country is ready for a “holy war” with nuclear weapons against South Korea, the BBC reported.

World | December 23, 2010, Thursday // 13:26

South Korea Conducts Large Military Drills Near North Korea

The South Korean army has completed military exercises, billed as the largest land and air winter drills, about 50 km from the border with North Korea, CNN reported.

World | December 23, 2010, Thursday // 10:47

Skype Apologizes for Global Outage

The Internet phone service Skype has apologized for causing an outage that hit millions of people around the globe, the BBC reported.

World | December 23, 2010, Thursday // 10:06

US Senate Ratifies START 2 Treaty, Russia, NATO Cheer

The Obama Administration has managed to get the ratification of the new US-Russia Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty (START 2) through the "lame-duck" Senate.

World | December 23, 2010, Thursday // 02:40
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