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ARCHIVE - 16 NOVEMBER 2012
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Business
Bulgaria Launches New Bid for Railways Freight PrivatizationBulgaria 49th on Forbes' List of Best Countries for Business
Bulgaria's Unemployment Hits 11% in Oct 2012
Bulgarian Entrepreneurs Predict 27% Increase in Industrial Investments in 2013
Harris, Bulgaria Ink USD 8 M Digital TV Transmission Contract
Energy
Bulgaria's Maritsa Iztok 2 Thermal Power Plant to Get 2 New UnitsBulgaria's Industrial Consumers Set to Benefit Most from Russian Gas Discount
Tourism
Bulgaria's Bansko Ranked Cheapest European Resort for Proficient SkiersDiplomacy
Bulgarian Nationalists Boycott Turkish Defense Minister VisitBulgaria in EU
EC Expects Transparency in Bulgaria's Judiciary AppointmentsBulgarian EPP MEP Surprisingly Quits European Parliament
Brussels Plays Wait and See on Unprecedented Blocking of Bulgarian Judge
Domestic
Bulgarian MPs Restart Constitutional Judge AppointmentOpposition Rally in Sofia Ends with Riot, Clashes with Police
Bulgaria Top Cop Laments Crisis after Blocked Appointment of Tarnished Magistrate
Bulgarian PM: New Constitutional Judge Vote to Start ASAP
Society
WB: Roma to Make Up 20% of Bulgaria's Labor Market 20503 Die in Suspected Arson in Bulgaria's Coastal Sozopol
Environment
Bulgaria Bans Bear-Hunting Again, Pressed by EU, GreeniesSports
Bulgarian Lottery Rolls over, Jackpot at Record BGN 9.5 MBulgarian Coach Takes over Angola's Kabuscorp do Palanca
Crime
Interpol Renews Search for Burgas Terror BomberViews on BG
Bulgarian Winemaker Eyes Asian Market'The Optimists' Reveals Bulgarians' Courage amid Cruelty
World
Israel's Tel Aviv Hit by First Rockets in 20 YearsIsrael to Mobilize 75 000 Reservists amidst Hamas Conflict Escalation
Iran's Key Nuclear Site Fully Equipped - IAEA
Benghazi Attack Was Terrorist Act, Ex CIA Chief Petraeus Testifies
Israel's Iron Dome Missile Shield Starts Paying Off in Hamas Attacks
Tymoshenko in Growing Pain, Doctor Says
Egypt Warns Israel of 'Price to Pay' over Gaza Offensive
Netanyahu Warns Gaza as Tel Aviv, Jerusalem under Rocket Fire
Russian Leader Putin: EU Is Cartel Led by Germany
Egyptian PM Vows Quest for Israel, Hamas Peace
Serbia Freezes Ties with Hague Tribunal after Gotovina's Acquittal
Angry West Bank Palestinians Urge Hamas to Bomb Israel
Oil Rig Explosion Kills 2 Off Louisiana Coast
Hezbollah 'Hails' Hamas Rocket Assaults on Israel
Israel, Hamas Conflict Escalates Despite Egypt PM Visit in Gaza
Israel Starts Drafting Reservists over Possible Gaza Offensive
Hague Tribunal Acquits Croatian Generals of Atrocities in Serbia
Egypt PM Arrives for Gaza Mission
Interview
Playwright Ivan Dimitrov: Bulgarian Theaters Favor Foreign PlaysBuzz
O, Lord, Have Mercy on Us!Everybody Loves Rosen! ('Cause of Markovska)
Business
Bulgaria Launches New Bid for Railways Freight Privatization
November 16, 2012, Friday
The Bulgarian government through its Privatization Agency has embarked Friday on a new campaign to privatize troubled Bulgarian State Railways BDZ's profit-making Freight Services unit to make up for losses from its passenger unit....Bulgaria 49th on Forbes' List of Best Countries for Business
November 16, 2012, Friday
Bulgaria outpaces Romania in the 2012 edition of the Best Countries for Business ranking of Forbes....Bulgaria's Unemployment Hits 11% in Oct 2012
November 16, 2012, Friday
Unemployment in Bulgaria has reached 11% in October 2012, according to data of the Employment Agency, which is 0.4% higher than September....Bulgarian Entrepreneurs Predict 27% Increase in Industrial Investments in 2013
November 16, 2012, Friday
Industrial entrepreneurs in Bulgaria expect an annual increase in investments by 4.3% by end-2012, according to a survey of the National Statistical Institute (NSI) conducted in October....Harris, Bulgaria Ink USD 8 M Digital TV Transmission Contract
November 16, 2012, Friday
Bulgarian TV transmission network operator NURTS has awarded Harris Corporation a nearly USD 8 M contract to transition the country to DVB-T over-the-air digital television (DTV), the international communications and information technology company said....Energy
Bulgaria's Maritsa Iztok 2 Thermal Power Plant to Get 2 New Units
November 16, 2012, Friday
The Bulgarian Energy Holding (BEH) and the management of the state-owned Maritsa Iztok 2 thermal power plant (TPP) have an investment plan to build two new units at a specially earmarked site at the plant....Bulgaria's Industrial Consumers Set to Benefit Most from Russian Gas Discount
November 16, 2012, Friday
Dimitar Gogov, CEO of state-owned gas supplier Bulgargaz, has said that the 20% discount on Russian gas supplies for Bulgaria entering into force on January 1, 2013 will reduce prices for end-consumers by at least 5-7%....Tourism
Bulgaria's Bansko Ranked Cheapest European Resort for Proficient Skiers
November 16, 2012, Friday
According to the Ski Resorts in Europe 2012/2013 survey of the European Consumer Centres' Network (ECC-Net), Bulgaria's Bansko is the cheapest option in the 51-100km category preferred by advance skiers....Diplomacy
Bulgarian Nationalists Boycott Turkish Defense Minister Visit
November 16, 2012, Friday
Bulgaria's far-right, nationalist Ataka party staged a protest rally Friday against the visit of Turkish Defense Minister, Ismet Yilmaz, to Sofia....Bulgaria in EU
EC Expects Transparency in Bulgaria's Judiciary Appointments
November 16, 2012, Friday
The European Commission has voiced expectations for Bulgaria to adhere to rules of transparency and integrity in making senior judicial appointments....Bulgarian EPP MEP Surprisingly Quits European Parliament
November 16, 2012, Friday
Emil Stoyanov, who was elected MEP on the civil quota of the ruling GERB party, has unexpected quit the European Parliament....Brussels Plays Wait and See on Unprecedented Blocking of Bulgarian Judge
November 16, 2012, Friday
Bulgaria's government is still keenly waiting a reaction from the European Commission, a day after the president blocked a judge suspected of graft from taking a position at the country's highest court amid EU concerns....Domestic
Bulgarian MPs Restart Constitutional Judge Appointment
November 16, 2012, Friday
The Bulgarian Parliament's Legal Committee decided Friday to start a new procedure to elect and appoint a constitutional judge from the parliamentary quota....Opposition Rally in Sofia Ends with Riot, Clashes with Police
November 16, 2012, Friday
The protest rally in Sofia, organized by the party Civic Movement for Real Democracy, GORD, of Bulgarian independent Member of the European Parliament, Slavi Binev, has turned into a riot and clashes with police....Bulgaria Top Cop Laments Crisis after Blocked Appointment of Tarnished Magistrate
November 16, 2012, Friday
Commenting on the postponed swearing-in of controversial magistrate Veneta Markovska as a Constitutional Court judge, Interior Minister Tsvetan Tsvetanov said that Bulgaria faced an unprecedented constitutional crisis....Bulgarian PM: New Constitutional Judge Vote to Start ASAP
November 16, 2012, Friday
The Bulgarian Parliament would be starting as early as Friday a procedure to elect a new constitutional judge from its quota, according to Prime Minister, Boyko Borisov....Society
WB: Roma to Make Up 20% of Bulgaria's Labor Market 2050
November 16, 2012, Friday
The World Bank has sounded an alarm over the headlong fall in Bulgaria's demography and its gloomy implications in economic terms....3 Die in Suspected Arson in Bulgaria's Coastal Sozopol
November 16, 2012, Friday
Three people have died in a fire in the old town of Sozopol, on Bulgaria's Black Sea coast, which erupted in their wooden house and burned it down....Environment
Bulgaria Bans Bear-Hunting Again, Pressed by EU, Greenies
November 16, 2012, Friday
Bulgaria's government has approved a bill reinstating a ban on hunting brown bears that was lifted two years ago following the death of a man....Sports
Bulgarian Lottery Rolls over, Jackpot at Record BGN 9.5 M
November 16, 2012, Friday
The lottery craze in Bulgaria continues unabated after the jackpot in Bulgaria's state lottery "Toto", totaling the whopping BGN 8.6 M, survived Thursday night....Bulgarian Coach Takes over Angola's Kabuscorp do Palanca
November 16, 2012, Friday
Bulgarian Edward Antranik has been appointed coach of Angola's first league football team Kabuscorp do Palanca, the club announced on its website....Crime
Interpol Renews Search for Burgas Terror Bomber
November 16, 2012, Friday
Interpol is going to restart the search for the perpetrator(s) of the terror act at the airport of the Bulgarian Black Sea city of Burgas, says Interpol Secretary General Ronald Noble...Views on BG
Bulgarian Winemaker Eyes Asian Market
November 16, 2012, Friday
On a chilly November day, a Bulgarian farm village in the small eastern town of Sliven looked calm and peaceful, except a big winery in the center, after the end of the harvest season....'The Optimists' Reveals Bulgarians' Courage amid Cruelty
November 16, 2012, Friday
Jacky Comforty's documentary is a gripping retelling of how one nation's Jews and non-Jews banded together to face down the tyranny of World War II....World
Israel's Tel Aviv Hit by First Rockets in 20 Years
November 16, 2012, Friday
The residents of Israel's Tel Aviv appear not to be panicking by the first rockets to hit the city in 20 years, which Palestinian group Hamas keeps firing in reaction to an Israeli offensive in Gaza....Israel to Mobilize 75 000 Reservists amidst Hamas Conflict Escalation
November 16, 2012, Friday
Israeli Defense Minister Ehud Barak has sought government approval to mobilize up to 75 000 reserve troops for Israel's Gaza campaign, according to sources cited by international media....Iran's Key Nuclear Site Fully Equipped - IAEA
November 16, 2012, Friday
Iran is ready to boost significantly output at its most controversial nuclear plant, a new UN nuclear agency report showed Friday, taking Tehran closer - in theory - to being able to develop a nuclear weapon....Benghazi Attack Was Terrorist Act, Ex CIA Chief Petraeus Testifies
November 16, 2012, Friday
Former CIA director David Petraeus testified behind closed doors Friday that he believes the Sept....Israel's Iron Dome Missile Shield Starts Paying Off in Hamas Attacks
November 16, 2012, Friday
Iron Dome, Israel's theater missile defense system, is reported to be playing an increasingly important role in the growing confrontation between the Jewish state and Gaza-based militants from Hamas....Tymoshenko in Growing Pain, Doctor Says
November 16, 2012, Friday
Jailed Ukrainian opposition leader Yulia Tymoshenko is in "increased pain" following her two-week hunger strike, but is too weak to receive full-scale treatment, her doctor said Friday.
...Egypt Warns Israel of 'Price to Pay' over Gaza Offensive
November 16, 2012, Friday
Egyptian President Mohamed Morsi has warned Israel against the continuation of its military operation in Gaza, saying it will pay have to pay "a heavy price....Netanyahu Warns Gaza as Tel Aviv, Jerusalem under Rocket Fire
November 16, 2012, Friday
Palestinian militants have nearly hit Jerusalem with a rocket for the first time in decades, and fired at Tel Aviv for a second day, in a challenge to Israel's Gaza offensive after an Egyptian bid to broker a truce....Russian Leader Putin: EU Is Cartel Led by Germany
November 16, 2012, Friday
Russian President Vladimir Putin has blamed Germany for involvement in a European Union "cartel" after Chancellor Angela Merkel said her country always coordinates its position with the other 26 EU member states....Egyptian PM Vows Quest for Israel, Hamas Peace
November 16, 2012, Friday
Egypt's Prime Minister has vowed to intensify his country's efforts to achieve a truce as the deadly aerial volleys between Israel and Hamas-led Gaza continued Friday with one rocket landing in a field outside Jerusalem.
...Serbia Freezes Ties with Hague Tribunal after Gotovina's Acquittal
November 16, 2012, Friday
The Serbian government met on Friday in Belgrade and decided to reduce its cooperation with the Hague-based UN War Crimes Tribunal to a technical level....Angry West Bank Palestinians Urge Hamas to Bomb Israel
November 16, 2012, Friday
Thousands of angry Palestinians have rallied across the West Bank urging Hamas militants to "bomb Tel Aviv" as Israel pursued its air campaign on the Gaza Strip.
...Oil Rig Explosion Kills 2 Off Louisiana Coast
November 16, 2012, Friday
An oil rig has exploded off the coast of Louisiana, killing at least two workers and sending four others to hospitals Friday while two others were believed to be missing, the US Coast Guard has announced....Hezbollah 'Hails' Hamas Rocket Assaults on Israel
November 16, 2012, Friday
The firing of long-range rockets by militant group Hamas from Gaza into Israel represents a "very significant development" in the conflict with the Jewish state, the chief of another group, Lebanon's Hezbollah, Hassan Nasrallah, has said....Israel, Hamas Conflict Escalates Despite Egypt PM Visit in Gaza
November 16, 2012, Friday
The confrontation between Israel and Hamas continued to escalate Friday when Egyptian Prime Minister Hisham Kandil visited the Gaza Strip....Israel Starts Drafting Reservists over Possible Gaza Offensive
November 16, 2012, Friday
The Israeli army has started calling up 16,000 reservists in what might be a preparation for a possible ground offensive into the Gaza Strip.
...Hague Tribunal Acquits Croatian Generals of Atrocities in Serbia
November 16, 2012, Friday
The Hague War Crimes Tribunal has overturned the convictions of Croatian generals, Ante Gotovina and Mladen Markac, charged with atrocities against Serbs in the 1990s....Egypt PM Arrives for Gaza Mission
November 16, 2012, Friday
Egypt's prime minister has arrived in Gaza to show support to Palestinians, after Israel struck at more than 130 targets overnight, while militants fired 11 rockets from Gaza....Interview
Playwright Ivan Dimitrov: Bulgarian Theaters Favor Foreign Plays
November 16, 2012, Friday
Ivan Dimitrov is a Bulgarian playwright, writer and poet. His play, "The Eyes of Others", recently became the first Bulgarian play to receive a major New York production....Buzz
O, Lord, Have Mercy on Us!
November 16, 2012, Friday
Plagued by wrangling and greed, greatly discredited – this is what Bulgaria's Orthodox church has come to be in recent years, leaving Christian believers nothing but disturbed....Everybody Loves Rosen! ('Cause of Markovska)
November 16, 2012, Friday
Bulgaria's President Rosen Plevneliev has resorted to a dubious theatrical move by leaving the Constitutional Court inauguration to prevent a far more dubious judge, Veneta Markovska, from taking office....
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