Bulgaria Registers 4.6% CPI Annual Inflation in April 2011
The consumer price index (CPI) in Bulgaria in April, 2011, compared to March 2011 was 100.2%, i.e. the monthly inflation was 0.2%.
Business | May 12, 2011, Thursday // 13:09
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Bulgaria Registers 4.6% CPI Annual Inflation in April 2011400 Sofia Taxi Cabs Forced to Lower Prices
Bulgaria Fin Ministry Acquires C-Bank Stake in Depository
Bulgaria Gears Up for New Gas Price Hike in July
Bulgaria's Kozloduy NPP Launches New Spent Fuel Depot
UniCredit, Raiffeisen Seek to Broker E.ON Bulgaria 33% Sale
Politics
Bulgarian, US Ambassadors Start American TourNo Injured Bulgarians from Taliban Attack in Kandahar
EU Interior Heads Agree on Schengen Amendments
Bulgaria Puts Efforts in Coping with North African Migrants - Malta President
Hungary Vows Support for Macedonia EU Accession
Dutch Minister Impressed with Bulgaria's External EU Border Control
Bulgaria Tops EU Software Piracy Rate
EC Asks Denmark for Explanations on Border Checks
EU Ministers Mull Schengen Future
Bulgaria Social Security Institute Head Hangs in Balance
Bulgaria PM Slammed as Habitual Quitter, Shirker
Bulgarian 'Octopus' Drops from Presidential Race
Society
Bulgarian Bishop Bashes Nationalist Leader11 Bulgarians Injured in Heavy Czech Crash
Over 70% of Bulgarians Use Foreign Language Online
Michael Schumacher Backs Bulgaria Road Safety Campaign
2010 Proves Record Year for Police Brutality in Bulgaria
Bulgarian Obstetricians Want Incrimination of Home Birth
6 000 Bulgarians Wiretapped in 2010
Bulgaria's Polly Genova Hits Eurovision Stage in Defiance
Sports
UEFA Fully Exonerates Bulgaria in Estonia Friendly ScandalCrime
Bulgarians Sue Each Other with 315 Trials per HourOwner of Robbed Sofia Safety Vault Remains in Jail
Bulgarian Olympic Competitor Murdered in Sofia
Lifestyle
Lady Gaga in Love with Bulgarian DesignersViews on BG
Bulgarians Astonished by Minister's OK for Black Economy *World
Osama Shot in 'Kill or Capture' Mission - USOsama bin Laden Planned 'New 9/11'
10 Killed by Devastating Earthquake in Spain
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Bomb Threats against Finance Minister*Business
400 Sofia Taxi Cabs Forced to Lower Prices
About 400 taxi cabs in the Bulgarian capital Sofia are going to be forced to lower their prices after the City Hall introduces a price cap.
Business | May 12, 2011, Thursday // 09:48
Bulgaria Fin Ministry Acquires C-Bank Stake in Depository
Bulgaria's government has moved a step closer to packing together its stakes at the stock exchange and the depository in a bid to sweeten the deal for the bourse privatization.
Bulgaria Gears Up for New Gas Price Hike in July
Bulgargaz has called for a new 7.12% gas price hike from July in its latest media statement.
Bulgaria's Kozloduy NPP Launches New Spent Fuel Depot
A new dry spent nuclear fuel storage facility was officially launched at Bulgaria's Kozloduy NPP by the country's PM, Boyko Borisov, and Economy and Energy Minister, Traicho Traikov.
UniCredit, Raiffeisen Seek to Broker E.ON Bulgaria 33% Sale
UniCredit SpA (UCG), Italy's biggest bank and Vienna-based Raiffeisen Bank International AG (RBI) have bought tender documents to broker Bulgaria's 33% stake sale in an E.ON AG unit, Bloomberg agency reported.
Politics
Bulgarian, US Ambassadors Start American Tour
The Bulgarian Ambassador to the US, Elena Poptodorova and the US Ambassador to Bulgaria, James Warlick, are beginning over the weekend a diplomatic tour across the US.
No Injured Bulgarians from Taliban Attack in Kandahar
Taliban insurgents have launched another rocket attack against the ISAF/NATO air base in Kandahar, the Bulgarian Defense Ministry informs Monday.
EU Interior Heads Agree on Schengen Amendments
EU's Interior Ministers agreed Thursday with the necessity to amend laws concerning the Schengen agreement forced by the vast influx of North African migrants.
Bulgaria Puts Efforts in Coping with North African Migrants - Malta President
Bulgaria, as well as the other EU member states, is putting visible efforts in coping with migration problem triggered by the turmoils in North Africa, according to Malta's President, George Abela.
Hungary Vows Support for Macedonia EU Accession
Macedonia should start EU accession negotiations as soon as possible, according to Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban.
Dutch Minister Impressed with Bulgaria's External EU Border Control
Dutch Minister for European Affairs Ben Knapen, who visited the Bulgarian Kapitan Andreevo border checkpoint Thursday, said he was impressed with the improvements.
Bulgaria Tops EU Software Piracy Rate
Bulgaria has the highest software piracy rate in the EU – 65%, according to a global study for 2010 published by the Business Software Alliance.
EC Asks Denmark for Explanations on Border Checks
The European Commission asked Thursday explanations from Denmark regarding the country's decision to reinstate control at its borders with Sweden and Germany.
EU Ministers Mull Schengen Future
The ministers of interior and justice from the European Union Member States are holding an emergency meeting in Brussels Thursday, dedicated to the future of the Schengen zone.
Bulgaria Social Security Institute Head Hangs in Balance
Bulgaria's prime minister has surprisingly threatened to kick out of office the head of the country's Social Security Institute (NOI) Hristina Mitreva.
Bulgaria PM Slammed as Habitual Quitter, Shirker
Bulgaria's prime minister has grown the habit of leaving office before the term expires and this poses many questions, a right-wing opposition leader said.
Bulgarian 'Octopus' Drops from Presidential Race
Shady businessman and former employee of the State Agency for National Security (DANS), Aleksei Petrov, has finally announced he would not run for president in the fall.
Society
Bulgarian Bishop Bashes Nationalist Leader
Nikolay, Metropolitan of the Bulgarian city of Plovdiv, made an angry statement following the actions of far-right party Ataka (Attack) leader, Volen Siderov.
Society | May 12, 2011, Thursday // 17:00
11 Bulgarians Injured in Heavy Czech Crash
Eleven Bulgarian nationals, including a pregnant woman, have been injured in a road accident in the Czech Republic, the state TV channel announced.
Society | May 12, 2011, Thursday // 16:30
Over 70% of Bulgarians Use Foreign Language Online
Over 70% of Bulgarians use a foreign language when surfing the Internet, while a total of 26% visit only websites in Bulgarian, showed a Eurobarometer survey.
Society | May 12, 2011, Thursday // 15:59
Michael Schumacher Backs Bulgaria Road Safety Campaign
Formula One legend Michael Schumacher endorsed the "We Are All on the Road – You Are the Star" campaign initiated by the Bulgarian MEP from the EPP group, Iliana Ivanova.
Society | May 12, 2011, Thursday // 14:37
2010 Proves Record Year for Police Brutality in Bulgaria
The most cases of police brutality in the 2004 – 2010 period have been registered in 2010, according to a report released by the Open Society Institute Thursday.
Society | May 12, 2011, Thursday // 14:29
Bulgarian Obstetricians Want Incrimination of Home Birth
A mother's choice to give birth at home without medical help must be incriminated, Bulgarian obstetricians and gynecologists demand.
Society | May 12, 2011, Thursday // 10:30
6 000 Bulgarians Wiretapped in 2010
Nearly 6 000 people in Bulgaria have been spied on with special surveillance devices (SRS) in 2010, according to report of the Parliamentary Subcommittee for SRS control.
Society | May 12, 2011, Thursday // 09:08
Bulgaria's Polly Genova Hits Eurovision Stage in Defiance
Bulgaria's contestant Polly Genova and her band will take part in the second semi-final of the Eurovision contest in Dusseldorf Thursday evening amid low expectations of success.
Sports
UEFA Fully Exonerates Bulgaria in Estonia Friendly Scandal
UEFA has once and for all exonerated the Bulgarian Football Union in the case of the scandalous friendly with Estonia in February.
Sports | May 12, 2011, Thursday // 13:43
Crime
Bulgarians Sue Each Other with 315 Trials per Hour
Over 630 000 trials entered the Bulgarian courts in 2010, which is a total record, according to Lzar Gruev, chair of the country's Supreme Court of Cassations.
Crime | May 12, 2011, Thursday // 19:57
Owner of Robbed Sofia Safety Vault Remains in Jail
The Sofia Court of Appeals ruled Thursday permanent detention for the owner of the safety vault in downtown Sofia, which was robbed in the wee hours of May 2.
Crime | May 12, 2011, Thursday // 14:54
Bulgarian Olympic Competitor Murdered in Sofia
Former Bulgarian Olympic boxing competitor, Nayden Stanchev, has been killed in Sofia's "Krasna Polyana" district Wednesday evening
Crime | May 12, 2011, Thursday // 11:01
Lifestyle
Lady Gaga in Love with Bulgarian Designers
Eccentric pop star Lady Gaga is a big fan of the On Aura Tout Vu fashion brand, created by Bulgarian designers Yassen Samouilov and Livia Stoianova.
Lifestyle | May 12, 2011, Thursday // 15:26
Views on BG
Bulgarians Astonished by Minister's OK for Black Economy *
Bulgaria's Economy Minister Traicho Traikov said on public television that for his country, it was "better to have a black economy than none". The comment triggered astonishment nationwide as it came from a government minister.
Views on BG | May 12, 2011, Thursday // 11:41
World
Osama Shot in 'Kill or Capture' Mission - US
The operation which led to the death of Al Qaeda head Osama bin Laden was not an assassination raid, but a "kill or capture mission, US Attorney General Eric Holder has revealed.
World | May 12, 2011, Thursday // 20:36
Osama bin Laden Planned 'New 9/11'
The first analysis of the personal diary of Osama bin Laden, the contents of five computer hard disk drives and nearly 100 removable digital storage devices have shown that he had been planning a new massive strike against the US.
World | May 12, 2011, Thursday // 14:44
10 Killed by Devastating Earthquake in Spain
At least 10 people were killed after an earthquake with a magnitude of 5.2 points on the Richter scale hit southern Spain in the vicinity of the town of Lorca.
World | May 12, 2011, Thursday // 07:51
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