ARCHIVE - 15 May 2011

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Business

Bulgaria Gives Official Launch to Its First Completed Highway

Bulgarian PM Boyko Borisov officially launched Sunday afternoon the newly-finished Lyulin Highway linking capital Sofia to the E-79 international road to Greece.

Business | May 15, 2011, Sunday // 16:07

Bulgarian PM Woos Eurocrats for Infrastructure Projects

The second bridge over the Danube between Romania and Bulgaria, now constructed near Vidin, will make Bulgaria more attractive for European investments, said DG Regional Development director Dirk Ahner.

Business | May 15, 2011, Sunday // 14:42

Bulgarian Minister Vows 1 Highway Per Year

Bulgaria will continue building and finishing highways, with Trakiya to be ready in 2012 and Maritsa in 2013, promised Minister of Infrastructure Rosen Plevneliev.

Business | May 15, 2011, Sunday // 13:26

Bulgaria to Amend Constitution for Financial Stability by June

The Bulgarian Constitution will be amended by June to enforce the provisions of the new Financial Stability Pact, announced PM Boyko Borisov Sunday.

Business » Finance | May 15, 2011, Sunday // 19:05

Politics

MEP: Western Balkans Risk Losing Visa-Free Access to EU

Authorities in the countries from the Western Balkans should do more to prevent trans-border crime, if the current visa-free regime with the EU is to be maintained, according to Slovenian MEP Tanja Fajon.

Politics » Bulgaria in EU | May 15, 2011, Sunday // 17:06

Parliament Chair: No Double Standards for Bulgaria on Schengen!

It is realistic to expect Bulgaria to enter the Schengen free movement area before the end of 2011, said Speaker of the Bulgarian Parliament Tsetska Tsacheva Sunday.

Politics » Bulgaria in EU | May 15, 2011, Sunday // 15:28

Bulgarian PM Admits of Warming Up to Ethnic Turkish Party

Bulgarian PM Boyko Borisov has indirectly confirmed accusations by former ally, rightist Blue Coalition, that his cabinet is warming up to the Movement for Rights and Freedoms it previously reviled.

Politics » Domestic | May 15, 2011, Sunday // 19:45

Society

Bulgaria's 'First Highway' Experiences First Crash, Jam

The first car crashed on Bulgaria's Lyulin Highway just hours after its opening Sunday afternoon, reports bTV.

Society | May 15, 2011, Sunday // 19:21

Undemocratic Pressure Could Turn Bulgaria to Free Society - Analyst

The ongoing incompetence of Bulgaria's GERB cabinet, combined with its use of power politics, might actually help Bulgarians become more conscious and exert in earnest their democratic rights, according to journalist Svetla Petrova.

Society | May 15, 2011, Sunday // 12:41

Bulgaria to Host World Center for Wild Game Health

Bulgaria will be the host to the unique world reference center for the health of wild game, it was announced Sunday at a meeting of the International Council for Game and Wildlife Conservation (CIC).

Society » Environment | May 15, 2011, Sunday // 16:40

Azerbaijan Wins Eurovision 2011 with 'Running Scared'

Azerbaijan's Eli and Nikki won the final of the 2011 Eurovision Song Context in Germany's Dusseldorf late Saturday night.

Society » Culture | May 15, 2011, Sunday // 01:29

Crime

Detained Bulgarian Treasure-Hunters Dug up Thracian City

Two treasure hunters were detained Sunday in nearby Kazanlak in what seemed an attempt to breach an important archaeological find in an ancient Thracian site.

Crime | May 15, 2011, Sunday // 12:07

Bulgarian Pursued UK Woman Before Beheading Her in Tenerife

The gruesome act Friday, in which a Bulgarian citizen beheaded a British woman in a shopping center in Tenerife, was not completely random, as the perpetrator had pursued the victim for some time before the act.

Crime | May 15, 2011, Sunday // 11:14

Lifestyle

Walt Disney Trademarks Name of Bin Laden Killer Unit

The Walt Disney entertainment company has registered as a trademark SEAL Team 6, the name of the unit that liquidated Al Qaeda leader Osama Bin Laden early May.

Lifestyle | May 15, 2011, Sunday // 10:44

Quotes

Today's Quote

"The meatless pizza* was for last year, in 2011 we're relishing a hearty banitsa**.

Quotes | May 15, 2011, Sunday // 13:30

World

Strauss-Kahn's Wife: I Have No Doubts About Dominique!

I have no doubts my husband is innocent, stated Dominique Strauss-Kahn's wife Anne Sinclair in a special statement after her husband's arrest.

World | May 15, 2011, Sunday // 18:15

Israeli Forces Kill Palestinians in Havoc at Syrian Border on Nakba

At least 8 persons have been killed and dozens wounded after Israeli army opened fire on Palestinians commemorating in protest Nakba Day, marking the displacement of their people during the creation of Israel.

World | May 15, 2011, Sunday // 17:44

IMF Still Alive after Director Strauss-Kahn's Arrest

The International Monetary Fund is functioning properly, notwithstanding the arrest of its director Dominique Strauss-Kahn, reads a special release.

World | May 15, 2011, Sunday // 15:42

French Socialists Amazed at Strauss-Kahn Arrest

The arrest of Dominique Strauss-Kahn completely nonplussed the French Socialist Party, according to party leader Martine Aurbry.

World | May 15, 2011, Sunday // 13:58

Albanian Socialists Claim Tirana Mayorship

The Albanian Socialist Party has claimed it won the seat of mayor of capital Tirana for its leader Edi Rama, who is ready to serve his fourth consecutive term.

World | May 15, 2011, Sunday // 11:39

IMF Boss Strauss-Kahn Charged with Sexual Assault

IMF director Dominique Strauss-Kahn has been detained in New York over allegations he has sexually attacked a maid in a hotel.

World | May 15, 2011, Sunday // 10:01

Novinite Insider

Bulgaria's 'First Highway': Simulacrum PR Continued

The official launch of Bulgaria's so-called "Lyulin Highway" gives a vivid example of the approach to creating effect through words rather than substance so characteristic of Bulgaria's GERB government.

Novinite Insider » Editorial | May 15, 2011, Sunday // 17:10

Mavro Aloni - Greece's Batak

For most Bulgarians northern Greece equals the beautiful beaches of Khalkidhiki and the mystery of Mount Athos' monasteries, but very few know about Mavro Aloni (Black Harvest) – a place still bearing the scars of the country's fight for independence from

Novinite.com: 10 Years Old!

Zeevi to Pay Penalty over Balkan Airlines*

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Novinite.com: 10 Years Old! » 10 Years Ago | May 15, 2011, Sunday // 04:37
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