ARCHIVE - 25 May 2011

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Business

Bulgaria Sees 34% Increase in Goods Transported by Land Q1 2011
Bulgaria's Unemployment Rate Hits 12% in Q1 2011
Bulgaria Introduces Capped Maximum Rates for Taxi Fares
Fitch Improves Outlook of 4 Bulgarian Banks
EU Vows Not to Set Barriers for South Stream Gas Pipeline
Russia to Campaign for Granting South Stream EU Priority Status
DoubleTree by Hilton Varna on Bulgaria Coast Opens to Guests

Politics

Bulgaria Appoints 9 New Consul Generals Abroad
Bulgarian Govt Bans Ex-Communist Agents from Becoming Ambassadors
Bulgaria 2nd Most Peaceful Country in Balkans
Iran Condemns Violence in Sofia Mosque, Slams EU
Bulgaria's Schengen Entry to Depend on July EC Monitoring Report
EC Probes Dutch Intention to Kick Out Bulgarian Laborers
New Telecoms Rules Aim to Benefit EU Citizens, Businesses
Notorious Bulgarian Nationalist Party to Be Investigated for Religious Hatred
Renegade MPs: Nationalist Party Ruined Bulgarian Patriotism!
Notorious Bulgarian Nationalist Party Loses 3 MPs
Bulgarian Conservatives Accuse PM Borisov of Lies and Abuse of Power
Bulgarian Nationalist Ataka under Attack from Left, Right
Bulgarian Deputy Agriculture Minister Keeps Post
Bulgaria PM Denounces Ally's Assault on Muslims

Society

Sofia Mayor Orders Sound Level Checks after Mosque Clashes
Plane of Bulgaria's Ex Communist Ruler Sunk in Black Sea

Sports

Bulgaria's Pironkova Defeated at Roland Garros
Bulgaria's Dimitrov Out of French Open

Crime

Sofia Witnesses New Bank Vault Robbery

World

Strauss-Kahn Busted with Prostitute - Report
Volcano Ash Closes Airports in Northern Germany

Novinite.com: 10 Years Old!

Oil Pipeline Project Drafted*

Business

Bulgaria Sees 34% Increase in Goods Transported by Land Q1 2011

Bulgaria's goods transported by land transport increased by 34.2% year on year in the first quarter of 201, according to the country's National Statistical Institute.

Business | May 25, 2011, Wednesday // 14:48

Bulgaria's Unemployment Rate Hits 12% in Q1 2011

In the first quarter of 2011, the employment rate for population aged 15-64 went down by 1.5% as compared to the same quarter of 2010 to 57.3% (59.9% for men and 54.8% for women).

Business | May 25, 2011, Wednesday // 13:57

Bulgaria Introduces Capped Maximum Rates for Taxi Fares

Capped maximum rates for taxi cabs come into force in Bulgaria on May 25 in a bid to prevent rogue taxi drivers from charging highly inflated prices.

Business | May 25, 2011, Wednesday // 08:41

Fitch Improves Outlook of 4 Bulgarian Banks

The long-term Issuer Default Ratings (IDRs) outlook of Bulgaria's Societe Generale Expressbank, Allianz Bank Bulgaria and Bulgarian Development Bank have been upgraded to positive by Fitch Ratings.

Business » Finance | May 25, 2011, Wednesday // 15:53

EU Vows Not to Set Barriers for South Stream Gas Pipeline

The EU will not set unjustified restrictions regarding the construction of the South Stream gas pipeline, which is supposed to transit Russian gas to Europe, Gunther Oettinger, EU Energy Commissioner, stated Wednesday.

Business » Energy | May 25, 2011, Wednesday // 18:32

Russia to Campaign for Granting South Stream EU Priority Status

The Russian Ministry of Energy and state-run gas giant Gazprom will present the South Stream gas pipeline project at the EU headquarters in Brussels Wednesday.

Business » Energy | May 25, 2011, Wednesday // 12:17

DoubleTree by Hilton Varna on Bulgaria Coast Opens to Guests

DoubleTree by Hilton Varna-Golden Sands, the first global hotel brand to enter Bulgaria's Black Sea coast, has officially opened its doors to guests just as the summer season kicks off.

Business » Tourism | May 25, 2011, Wednesday // 16:34

Politics

Bulgaria Appoints 9 New Consul Generals Abroad

A total of nine new Consul Generals have been appointed by the Bulgarian Foreign Ministry to represent the country abroad.

Politics » Diplomacy | May 25, 2011, Wednesday // 20:41

Bulgarian Govt Bans Ex-Communist Agents from Becoming Ambassadors

Bulgarians with proven links to the former State Security will be banned from becoming ambassadors, consuls general, as well as from all other public offices in the diplomatic corps, the Parliament decided Wednesday.

Politics » Diplomacy | May 25, 2011, Wednesday // 18:36

Bulgaria 2nd Most Peaceful Country in Balkans

Bulgaria has been ranked 53 out of 153 countries in the Vision of Humanity organization's newly published Global Peace Index.

Politics » Diplomacy | May 25, 2011, Wednesday // 18:10

Iran Condemns Violence in Sofia Mosque, Slams EU

Iran's foreign ministry has condemned the attack against Muslims in a Sofia mosque last week, which left several worshipers injured, ISNA agency reported.

Politics » Diplomacy | May 25, 2011, Wednesday // 09:51

Bulgaria's Schengen Entry to Depend on July EC Monitoring Report

Bulgaria's accession to Schengen will be tied to the results of EC's July report on the monitoring mechanism in the sphere of justice and home affairs, announced Karel van Kesteren, Dutch Ambassador to Bulgaria.

Politics » Bulgaria in EU | May 25, 2011, Wednesday // 16:46

EC Probes Dutch Intention to Kick Out Bulgarian Laborers

The European Commission is looking into the Netherlands' intention to introduce special conditions for Bulgarian and Romanian workers on its labor market.

Politics » Bulgaria in EU | May 25, 2011, Wednesday // 16:37

New Telecoms Rules Aim to Benefit EU Citizens, Businesses

New rules designed to offer improved broadband, landline and mobile phone services to consumers come into effect on May 25.

Politics » Bulgaria in EU | May 25, 2011, Wednesday // 08:15

Notorious Bulgarian Nationalist Party to Be Investigated for Religious Hatred

Sofia's Prosecutor's Office will launch a pre-trial procedure against unknown offenders for praching religious hatred after last Friday's accident in which supporters of the far-right Ataka (Attack) party assaulted praying Muslims.

Politics » Domestic | May 25, 2011, Wednesday // 19:30

Renegade MPs: Nationalist Party Ruined Bulgarian Patriotism!

The recent actions of the leaders of the Bulgarian nationalist Ataka (Attack) party, is extermely harmful for Bulgaria's national interests and the country's patriotism, according to three renegades from the party.

Politics » Domestic | May 25, 2011, Wednesday // 17:16

Notorious Bulgarian Nationalist Party Loses 3 MPs

Three MPs from the controversial Bulgarian far-right Ataka (Attack) party have left its parliamentary group, leaving it with just 17 deputies.

Politics » Domestic | May 25, 2011, Wednesday // 16:09

Bulgarian Conservatives Accuse PM Borisov of Lies and Abuse of Power

Bulgaria's conservative Order, Law and Justice, RZS, party, has welcomed Prime Minister Boyko Borisov's preparedness to call early general elections in the autumn, urging him to stick to his commitments for once in his political career.

Politics » Domestic | May 25, 2011, Wednesday // 14:32

Bulgarian Nationalist Ataka under Attack from Left, Right

All Bulgarian parliamentary represented political parties condemned Wednesday the actions of the far-right, nationalist Ataka party in front of a mosque in downtown Sofia last Friday.

Politics » Domestic | May 25, 2011, Wednesday // 13:28

Bulgarian Deputy Agriculture Minister Keeps Post

Svetlana Boyanova, Bulgarian Deputy Agriculture Minister, has been exonerated from suspicions of abuse of power and will remain at the post.

Politics » Domestic | May 25, 2011, Wednesday // 11:53

Bulgaria PM Denounces Ally's Assault on Muslims

Bulgaria's Prime Minister Boyko Borisov has condemned its own ally, the Ataka party over the incident in which nationalist activists assaulted praying Muslims in downtown Sofia.

Politics » Domestic | May 25, 2011, Wednesday // 10:28

Society

Sofia Mayor Orders Sound Level Checks after Mosque Clashes

Bulgaria is a country where the rule of law is observed and my commitment is to apply all effort to make sure rules are followed," the Mayor of Sofia, Yordanka Fandakova, says.

Society | May 25, 2011, Wednesday // 14:24

Plane of Bulgaria's Ex Communist Ruler Sunk in Black Sea

The plane used by Bulgaria's former communist dictator, Todor Zhivkov, was sunk in the waters of the Black Sea Wednesday at 10:44 am.

Society | May 25, 2011, Wednesday // 12:21

Sports

Bulgaria's Pironkova Defeated at Roland Garros

Tsvetana Pironkova, Bulgaria's top female tennis player, failed to advance to the third round of the Roland Garros Grand Slam tournament, losing 4:6, 2:6 to Argentine Gisela Dulko.

Sports | May 25, 2011, Wednesday // 15:17

Bulgaria's Dimitrov Out of French Open

Grigor Dimitrov, Bulgaria's hot young tennis prospect, failed to advance to the second round in his first Roland Garros debut.

Sports | May 25, 2011, Wednesday // 14:16

Crime

Sofia Witnesses New Bank Vault Robbery

A bank safety vault has been robbed once again in the Bulgarian capital Sofia, this time in the Lyulin district, the Interior Ministry's press center informs Wednesday.

Crime | May 25, 2011, Wednesday // 11:18

World

Strauss-Kahn Busted with Prostitute - Report

Former IMF chief Dominique Strauss-Kahn, who id facing charges for trying to rape a chambermaid, was allegedly busted having sex with a prostitute back in 2007.

World | May 25, 2011, Wednesday // 19:58

Volcano Ash Closes Airports in Northern Germany

Germany is closing its northern airspace on Wednesday because of ash from an erupting volcano in Iceland, officials say.

World | May 25, 2011, Wednesday // 08:58

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