ARCHIVE - 7 December 2010

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Business

One in Seven Bulgarians Aspires to Leave Bulgaria
Bulgaria Govt First Privatization Effort Kicks off Dec 14
Bulgaria, China Ink Memorandum on High-Speed Railway
Bulgarian Banker Elected Deputy Head of European Public Banks Association
KBC Delists Bulgaria's CIBank after Upping Stake to 100%
Bulgarian Tax Agency Collects BGN 2 M from Jewelry
Bulgaria PM Girlfriend Sells Her Last Share in CIBank to KBC
Bulgaria, Morocco Ink Industrial Cooperation Agreement

Politics

Bulgarian Atlantic Club Delegation to Meet Investors in Korea
Israeli President, PM Reward Bulgarian Firefighters
Israeli President Lauds Role of Bulgaria's Jewish Community
WikiLeaks: Bulgaria's Govt Obediently Consults US over Arms Deals
Georgieva: Bulgarian Ex Official's Forged Diploma No Big Deal
Russia Set to Join WTO in 2011 after Formal EU Approval
EU Criticizes Bulgaria over Homophobia
OLAF Denies Appointing Ex Bulgarian Agriculture Fund CEO
Bulgaria PM Shrugs Off Calls for Ministers' Resignations

Society

President Parvanov Honors Hanukkah with Bulgarian Jewish Community
Bulgarian Cartoonist Grabs SEEMO Human Rights Award
Bulgarian Daily Announces Richest Person
Half of Bulgarian Teenagers Bad at Analyzing Text
Sofia Architect Wants to Shorten Culture Monuments' List
Bulgarian Archaeologists Discover Major Roman, Byzantine Town
Bulgarian Study Claims Boys Enter Puberty Earlier

Sports

Berbatov Stars in Europe's Monthly Ideal Squad

Crime

Bulgarian Police Snatch 5 kg of Latin American Cocaine
Bulgarian Authorities Start Demolishing Illegal Yacht Port

Views on BG

EurActiv: Bulgaria, Romania Not Out of the Woods Yet*
Bulgarian Banking System Competitive After Crisis, Iskrov Says
US Embassy Cables: Bulgaria Works with US to Make Yemen Arms Shipment Traceable
Yordanka Fandakova: Present and Past Come Together beneath the Streets of Sofia

Smiles

Bulgarians at the Pyramids

World

WikiLeaks Founder Arrested in London

Business

One in Seven Bulgarians Aspires to Leave Bulgaria

Every seventh Bulgarian will leave the country and work abroad instead, a Manpower employment survey has shown.

Business | December 7, 2010, Tuesday // 14:45

Bulgaria Govt First Privatization Effort Kicks off Dec 14

The privatization tender, through which the state will seek to boost public revenues by some BGN 80 M, will take place 14-27 December, the Sofia stock exchange announced.

Business | December 7, 2010, Tuesday // 13:11

Bulgaria, China Ink Memorandum on High-Speed Railway

Bulgaria's Transport Minister Alexander Tsvetkov and China's Minister of Railways Liu Zhijun have signed a memorandum for bilateral cooperation in railway transport.

Business | December 7, 2010, Tuesday // 11:04

Bulgarian Banker Elected Deputy Head of European Public Banks Association

The European Association of Public Banks has elected as its Vice President the CEO of the Bulgarian Development Bank, Sasho Chakalski.

Business » Finance | December 7, 2010, Tuesday // 14:59

KBC Delists Bulgaria's CIBank after Upping Stake to 100%

Belgian bank KBC Group NV announced it will delist Bulgaria's CIBank from Sofia stock exchange after raining its stake in it to 100%.

Business » Finance | December 7, 2010, Tuesday // 14:10

Bulgarian Tax Agency Collects BGN 2 M from Jewelry

Almost BGN 2 M have been collected from the sale of 80 kg jewelry during the first auctions for gold, platinum and silver items in Sofia, Plovdiv and Burgas, the Bulgarian National Revenue Agency has announced.

Business » Finance | December 7, 2010, Tuesday // 12:57

Bulgaria PM Girlfriend Sells Her Last Share in CIBank to KBC

Belgian banking group KBC acquired full control over its subsidiary in Bulgaria EIBank after the prime minister's long-time live-in girlfriend Tsvetelina Borislavova sold her last 16% stake.

Business » Finance | December 7, 2010, Tuesday // 11:59

Bulgaria, Morocco Ink Industrial Cooperation Agreement

Morocco and Bulgaria signed an agreement aimed at strengthening bilateral industrial cooperation at the institutional level and in terms of research and innovation Monday.

Business » Industry | December 7, 2010, Tuesday // 16:50

Politics

Bulgarian Atlantic Club Delegation to Meet Investors in Korea

A delegation of the Bulgarian Atlantic Council is heading for a high-profile visit to the Republic of Korea.

Politics » Diplomacy | December 7, 2010, Tuesday // 19:19

Israeli President, PM Reward Bulgarian Firefighters

Israel's President Shimon Peres and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu rewarded the Bulgarian firefighters who participated in extinguishing the deadly fires in the Northern Israeli region of Haifa.

Politics » Diplomacy | December 7, 2010, Tuesday // 16:22

Israeli President Lauds Role of Bulgaria's Jewish Community

Israel has special connections with Bulgaria, Israeli President Shimon Peres has stated in his letter to Organization of the Jews in Bulgaria, 'Shalom'.

Politics » Diplomacy | December 7, 2010, Tuesday // 15:17

WikiLeaks: Bulgaria's Govt Obediently Consults US over Arms Deals

Bulgaria's government has approved the sale of arms from a private Bulgarian firm to the Government of Yemen with the blessing of the United States, fresh diplomatic cables on Wikileaks say.

Politics » Diplomacy | December 7, 2010, Tuesday // 10:41

Georgieva: Bulgarian Ex Official's Forged Diploma No Big Deal

The case of the forged university diploma of the former head of Bulgaria's State Agriculture Fund, Kalina Ilieva, is not so striking in its scope, according to Bulgarian EU Commissioner Kristalina Georgieva.

Politics » Bulgaria in EU | December 7, 2010, Tuesday // 18:29

Russia Set to Join WTO in 2011 after Formal EU Approval

The European Union has formally agreed to Russia's accession to the World Trade Organization after the two parties conducted intensive talks in the recent weeks.

Politics » Bulgaria in EU | December 7, 2010, Tuesday // 16:54

EU Criticizes Bulgaria over Homophobia

Bulgaria is listed in the Report of the EU Agency for Fundamental Rights (FRA) on Homophobia, transphobia and discrimination on grounds of sexual orientation and gender identity.

Politics » Bulgaria in EU | December 7, 2010, Tuesday // 14:21

OLAF Denies Appointing Ex Bulgarian Agriculture Fund CEO

The EU anti-fraud office OLAF has denied to have had any influence on the appointment of former Bulgaria's Agriculture Fund CEO, Kalina Ilieva, the Bulgarian National Radio (BNR) reported.

Politics » Bulgaria in EU | December 7, 2010, Tuesday // 08:19

Bulgaria PM Shrugs Off Calls for Ministers' Resignations

The demanded resignations of five Ministers by Bulgaria's rightist Blue Coalition are far-fetched, Bulgaria's PM Boyko Borisov said.

Politics » Domestic | December 7, 2010, Tuesday // 09:41

Society

President Parvanov Honors Hanukkah with Bulgarian Jewish Community

Bulgaria's President Georgi Parvanov took part Tuesday night in the celebration of Hanukkah by the Jewish community in Sofia.

Society | December 7, 2010, Tuesday // 20:37

Bulgarian Cartoonist Grabs SEEMO Human Rights Award

The South and East Europe Media Organisation (SEEMO), has awarded its "SEEMO Human Rights Award 2010" to Bulgarian cartoonist Christo Komarnitski.

Society | December 7, 2010, Tuesday // 18:47

Bulgarian Daily Announces Richest Person

The richest Bulgarian is the President of Geotechmin, Tzolo Voutov, according to the Bulgarian business daily "Pari."

Society | December 7, 2010, Tuesday // 10:26

Half of Bulgarian Teenagers Bad at Analyzing Text

Almost half of the 15-year-olds in Bulgaria fail in their reading comprehension and cannot read to learn and absorb knowledge.

Society » Education | December 7, 2010, Tuesday // 15:17

Sofia Architect Wants to Shorten Culture Monuments' List

Chief Architect of Sofia, Petar Dikov, has declared his intention to downsize and update the list of buildings in the Bulgarian capital that are listed as culture monuments.

Society » Culture | December 7, 2010, Tuesday // 19:59

Bulgarian Archaeologists Discover Major Roman, Byzantine Town

Bulgarian archaeologists believe they have discovered Blismos, a major ancient and medieval town in the Roman, Byzantine, and First Bulgarian Empires.

Society » Archaeology | December 7, 2010, Tuesday // 15:47

Bulgarian Study Claims Boys Enter Puberty Earlier

A study conducted in Bulgaria has shown that boys today enter puberty faster than their fathers' generation, reaching the milestone an average of a year earlier.

Society » Health | December 7, 2010, Tuesday // 11:50

Sports

Berbatov Stars in Europe's Monthly Ideal Squad

Bulgaria's prolific Manchester United striker Dimitar Berbatov has been chosen in November's European dream team together with the likes of Lionel Messi and Andres Iniesta.

Sports | December 7, 2010, Tuesday // 18:13

Crime

Bulgarian Police Snatch 5 kg of Latin American Cocaine

Bulgaria's police have captured 5 kg of cocaine that originated in Latin American in a special operation for busting a drug trafficking network.

Crime | December 7, 2010, Tuesday // 19:06

Bulgarian Authorities Start Demolishing Illegal Yacht Port

The demolition of an illegal Bulgarian yacht port in the in the Bulgarian 'Rusalka' Black Sea resort has started on Tuesday.

Crime | December 7, 2010, Tuesday // 17:48

Views on BG

EurActiv: Bulgaria, Romania Not Out of the Woods Yet*

The eight East European countries that joined the EU in 2004 are bouncing back more quickly from the economic crisis than their Western neighbours, but Bulgaria and Romania, which joined three years later, are not out of the woods yet, according to the la

Views on BG | December 7, 2010, Tuesday // 15:33

Bulgarian Banking System Competitive After Crisis, Iskrov Says

Bulgaria's banks are well capitalized and have set aside enough provisions to cover increasing bad loans, central bank Governor Ivan Iskrov claims.

Views on BG | December 7, 2010, Tuesday // 11:26

US Embassy Cables: Bulgaria Works with US to Make Yemen Arms Shipment Traceable

Although not mandatory, Bulgaria continues to consult with us on an informal basis on arms deals involving potentially controversial destinations.

Views on BG | December 7, 2010, Tuesday // 10:36

Yordanka Fandakova: Present and Past Come Together beneath the Streets of Sofia

By Kerin Hope and Theodor Troev

Views on BG | December 7, 2010, Tuesday // 08:47

Smiles

Bulgarians at the Pyramids

Two Buglarians went to the Great Pyramid of Giza in Egypt.

Smiles | December 7, 2010, Tuesday // 01:40

World

WikiLeaks Founder Arrested in London

WikiLeaks founder, Julian Assange, has been arrested by the British police, the BBC informed.

World | December 7, 2010, Tuesday // 12:30
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