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ARCHIVE - 29 JANUARY 2013
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Business
Employers in Southern Bulgaria to Welcome Axed Staff of Troubled Military PlantBulgarian PM, AmCham Lunch Unperturbed by Mobster's Assassination Attempt
Finance
Bulgaria Has Eastern Europe's 2nd Lowest Borrowing NeedEnergy
Bulgaria PM: Grid Access Fee for Renewable Energy Producers Was UnavoidableBelene NPP Project Returns to Bulgaria's Parliament after Refefendum
Bulgaria to Announce New Energy Watchdog Head Next Week
Bulgarian NGO: Reshuffle at Energy Watchdog Signals Lack of Independence
Diplomacy
US Deputy Secretary of State: Visa Requirements for Bulgarians Will Be ReconsideredHollande Vows French Support for Bulgaria's Schengen Bid
Defense
NATO Crisis Management Center to Be Set Up in Bulgaria's SofiaDomestic
Bulgarian Left-Wing Leader Wants Top Cop, AgriMin AxedBulgarian Rightists Launch Petition for Smoking Ban Referendum
Right-Winger: Bulgarian PM Failed to Cope with Corruption, Crime
Bulgarian Energy Watchdog Head Confirms Resignation
Bulgarian MP Questions FinMin in Science Fund Abuse
Society
Plovdiv Municipal Councilor Proposes Expansion of Stolipinovo Roma DistrictSports
Bulgaria's Manolev to Move on Loan Deal to Fulham - ReportCrime
Shot Bulgarian Drug Lord 'In State of Shock', Doctors SayShot Bulgarian Gangster Undergoes Surgery for Hours
Bulgarian Top Cop Denounces Assassination Attempt on Mobster
Bulgarian Court Rules to Keep Dogan's Attacker Jailed
Bulgarian Nationalists Rally in Support of Dogan's Attacker
Bulgarian Prosecutor's Starts Probe of 'Beret's Assassination Attempt'
Easy Assassination Spot in Downtown Sofia, Bulgarian PM Tells AmCham
2 Sharpshooter Teams Besieged Bulgarian Mobster - Report
Attempt on Bulgarian Mobster's Life Fails to Stop Dogan Assault Hearing
Bulgarian Mobster Baretata Shot from Sofia Bar Association Building
Bulgarian Mobster Baretata Hit by 4 Bullets
Shooting at Bulgarian Mobster Baretata Came from Opposite Building
Lawyer Unaware of Death Threats against Shot Bulgarian Mobster
Who Is Who: Shot Bulgarian Mobster Zlatomir Ivanov, aka Zlatko Baretata (Beret)
Convicted Mobster Baretata Shot in Downtown Sofia
Views on BG
The Government's Attitude to Romania and Bulgaria Is ContemptibleBulgarians Vote for New Nuclear Power, but Referendum Is Not Binding
Begging in Bulgaria or Benefits in Belgravia?
Quotes
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Business
Employers in Southern Bulgaria to Welcome Axed Staff of Troubled Military Plant
January 29, 2013, Tuesday
Labor Minister Totyu Mladenov has said that a total of 225 employers in the Plovdiv district have declared their readiness to fill 400 vacancies with laid-off workers of state-owned military plant VMZ Sopot....Bulgarian PM, AmCham Lunch Unperturbed by Mobster's Assassination Attempt
January 29, 2013, Tuesday
Bulgarian Prime Minister Boyko Borisov arrived Tuesday noon for a luncheon with the American Chamber of Commerce in Bulgaria (AmCham) in downtown Sofia even though an attempt to assassinate an emblematic mobster was made just meters away from the meeting...Finance
Bulgaria Has Eastern Europe's 2nd Lowest Borrowing Need
January 29, 2013, Tuesday
The Bulgarian government's financing needs are the second lowest in eastern Europe, according to Moody's Investors Service....Energy
Bulgaria PM: Grid Access Fee for Renewable Energy Producers Was Unavoidable
January 29, 2013, Tuesday
Bulgarian Prime Minister Boyko Borisov has admitted that the introduction of the contested grid access fee for renewable energy producers was his idea, but the decision was tough to take....Belene NPP Project Returns to Bulgaria's Parliament after Refefendum
January 29, 2013, Tuesday
Bulgaria's Central Electoral Commission has announced the final results from the January 27 nationwide referendum on the development of nuclear energy in Bulgaria....Bulgaria to Announce New Energy Watchdog Head Next Week
January 29, 2013, Tuesday
The new chair of Bulgaria's State Commission for Energy and Water Regulation will be announced next week, Bulgarian Economy and Energy Minister Delyan Dobrev stated Wednesday.
...Bulgarian NGO: Reshuffle at Energy Watchdog Signals Lack of Independence
January 29, 2013, Tuesday
Ruslan Stefanov from the Center for the Study of Democracy (CSD) has argued that the dismissal of the Chair of Bulgaria's State Commission for Energy and Water Regulation will be interpreted by the EU as a sign of the lack of independence of the watchdog....Diplomacy
US Deputy Secretary of State: Visa Requirements for Bulgarians Will Be Reconsidered
January 29, 2013, Tuesday
US Deputy Secretary of State William Burns has assured that the visa requirements for Bulgarian citizens will be reconsidered in the light of US legislation aimed at reducing the number of visa rejections....Hollande Vows French Support for Bulgaria's Schengen Bid
January 29, 2013, Tuesday
Bulgarian President, Rosen Plevneliev, and his French counterpart, Francois Hollande, have joined around the opinion relations between the two countries are excellent at all levels....Defense
NATO Crisis Management Center to Be Set Up in Bulgaria's Sofia
January 29, 2013, Tuesday
A NATO center for studying, creating, and perfecting the capacities of the Alliance in crisis management and disaster relief is to be set up in the Bulgarian capital Sofia, Bulgarian Deputy Defense Minister Avgustina Tsvetkova announced Tuesday....Domestic
Bulgarian Left-Wing Leader Wants Top Cop, AgriMin Axed
January 29, 2013, Tuesday
Bulgarian Socialist Party leader Sergey Stanishev has demanded the resignations of two more Cabinet members – Interior Minister Tsvetan Tsvetanov and Agriculture Minister Miroslav Naydenov.
...Bulgarian Rightists Launch Petition for Smoking Ban Referendum
January 29, 2013, Tuesday
Bulgaria's right-wing Union of Democratic Forces (UDF) will start a petition for a referendum on smoking in public spaces next week, according to UDF leader Emil Kabaivanov....Right-Winger: Bulgarian PM Failed to Cope with Corruption, Crime
January 29, 2013, Tuesday
Atanas Atanasov, the former head of Bulgaria's National Security Service, has declared that the country's Prime Minister Boyko Borisov has failed to combat crime and corruption....Bulgarian Energy Watchdog Head Confirms Resignation
January 29, 2013, Tuesday
The Chairman of the Bulgarian State Commission for Energy and Water Regulation, DKEVR, Angel Semerdzhiev, confirmed Tuesday that he had submitted his resignation.
...Bulgarian MP Questions FinMin in Science Fund Abuse
January 29, 2013, Tuesday
The Chair of the Parliamentary Education Committee, Ognyan Stoichkov, is questioning the control of Deputy Prime Minister and Finance Minister, Simeon Djankov, on Bulgaria's embattled Science Research Fund....Society
Plovdiv Municipal Councilor Proposes Expansion of Stolipinovo Roma District
January 29, 2013, Tuesday
A municipal councilor in the southern Bulgarian city of Plovdiv has called for the expansion of the Roma residential district "Stolipinovo....Sports
Bulgaria's Manolev to Move on Loan Deal to Fulham - Report
January 29, 2013, Tuesday
Bulgarian international Stanislav Manolev is likely to move to Fulham on a loan deal until the end of the season, according to a report.
...Crime
Shot Bulgarian Drug Lord 'In State of Shock', Doctors Say
January 29, 2013, Tuesday
High-profile Bulgarian mobster Zlatomir Ivanov, aka Zlatko Baretata (The Beret), who has shot in downtown Sofia Tuesday morning, is in a state of shock due to a heavy blood loss, medics have told reporters....Shot Bulgarian Gangster Undergoes Surgery for Hours
January 29, 2013, Tuesday
Emblematic Bulgarian mobster Zlatomir Ivanov, aka Zlatko Baretata (The Beret), who has shot in downtown Sofia Tuesday morning, has been in surgery for several hours....Bulgarian Top Cop Denounces Assassination Attempt on Mobster
January 29, 2013, Tuesday
Tuesday's failed assassination attempt on notorious Bulgarian drug lord Zlatomir Ivanov was "extremely bad news", according to Bulgarian Interior Minister Tsvetan Tsvatanov....Bulgarian Court Rules to Keep Dogan's Attacker Jailed
January 29, 2013, Tuesday
The Sofia City Court ruled Tuesday to keep under permanent detention the young man who attacked ethnic Turkish leader, Ahmed Dogan, with a gas pistol.
...Bulgarian Nationalists Rally in Support of Dogan's Attacker
January 29, 2013, Tuesday
A group of nationalists, headed by the former leader of the extreme-right formation Bulgarian National Union, Boyan Rasate, rallied in support of the attacker of ethnic Turkish leader Ahmed Dogan....Bulgarian Prosecutor's Starts Probe of 'Beret's Assassination Attempt'
January 29, 2013, Tuesday
Bulgaria's Prosecutor's Office has started a pre-court procedure against an unknown perpetrator for the assassination attempt against mafia boss Zlatomir Ivanov, aka Zlatko Baretata ("The Beret), committed in downtown Sofia Tuesday morning....Easy Assassination Spot in Downtown Sofia, Bulgarian PM Tells AmCham
January 29, 2013, Tuesday
The spot before the Central Courthouse in Bulgaria's capital is an "easy" one for shooting, Bulgarian Prime Minister Boyko Borisov told AmCham during his annual luncheon with US investors in downtown Sofia shortly after a failed assassination attempt agai...2 Sharpshooter Teams Besieged Bulgarian Mobster - Report
January 29, 2013, Tuesday
Two teams of sharpshooters have been waiting to shoot at Bulgarian top crime boss, Zlatomir Ivanov aka Baretata (The Beret, The Barret)....Attempt on Bulgarian Mobster's Life Fails to Stop Dogan Assault Hearing
January 29, 2013, Tuesday
The attempt on the life of Bulgarian mafia boss Zlatomir Ivanov, aka Zlatko Baretata, made Tuesday morning in front of the Central Courthouse in Bulgaria's Sofia, has not postponed the hearing against Oktay Enimehmedov, the failed assassin of ethnic Turki...Bulgarian Mobster Baretata Shot from Sofia Bar Association Building
January 29, 2013, Tuesday
The shooting at Bulgarian mobster Zlatomir Ivanov, aka Zlatko Baretata (The Beret), Tuesday morning before the Central Courthouse in Sofia, came from the roof of the building of Sofia Bar Association....Bulgarian Mobster Baretata Hit by 4 Bullets
January 29, 2013, Tuesday
Bulgarian top crime boss, Zlatomir Ivanov aka Baretata (The Beret, The Barret), who was shot in broad daylight in downtown Sofia, has four gunshot wounds....Shooting at Bulgarian Mobster Baretata Came from Opposite Building
January 29, 2013, Tuesday
The shooter, who opened fire on alleged top crime boss Zlatomir Ivanov aka Baretata (The Beret, The Barret) in downtown Sofia on Tuesday morning, most probably took aim from the building opposite the Sofia Court House....Lawyer Unaware of Death Threats against Shot Bulgarian Mobster
January 29, 2013, Tuesday
No one has issued death threats against Bulgarian top crime boss, Zlatomir Ivanov aka Baretata (The Beret, The Barret)....Who Is Who: Shot Bulgarian Mobster Zlatomir Ivanov, aka Zlatko Baretata (Beret)
January 29, 2013, Tuesday
Bulgarian mobster Zlatomir Ivanov, aka Zlatko Baretata (The Beret), was shot and injured before the Central Courthouse in Bulgaria's capital Sofia the morning of January 29, 2013....Convicted Mobster Baretata Shot in Downtown Sofia
January 29, 2013, Tuesday
Alleged Bulgarian top crime boss, Zlatomir Ivanov aka Baretata (The Beret, The Barret) has been shot in downtown Sofia....Views on BG
The Government's Attitude to Romania and Bulgaria Is Contemptible
January 29, 2013, Tuesday
Pity the staff at the British embassy in Bucharest. Only last month they were cheerfully banging the drum for Great Britain, telling Romanians what a swell country this rain-soaked archipelago is....Bulgarians Vote for New Nuclear Power, but Referendum Is Not Binding
January 29, 2013, Tuesday
Those (few)Bulgarians who made it to the polls in Sunday's referendum on nuclear power have voted in favour of further development....Begging in Bulgaria or Benefits in Belgravia?
January 29, 2013, Tuesday
The Government is planning an expensive advertising campaign to dissuade Romanians and Bulgarians from moving to Britain when immigration restrictions are lifted at the end of this year....Quotes
World
Dozens of Dead Bodies Found in Syria's Aleppo
January 29, 2013, Tuesday
The bodies of dozens of young men have been discovered in the northern Syrian city of Aleppo, according to rebels and activists.
...Plane Crash Kills All Passengers on Board in Kazakhstan
January 29, 2013, Tuesday
Twenty-two people were killed in a passenger plane crash near Kazakhstan's commercial capital Almaty, an emergency services official said....
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Madness Everywhere!
Patients at a mental institution in Sofia are watching the evening news. Now and again a man sitting in the first row jumps up, clapping his hands happily and starts saying:“It’s so good I am here, not there! It’s so damn good!”Upon seeing that behavior for yet another night, a doctor tells his colleague:“I think that guy is perfectly ok already, it’s time to release him, don’t you think?”“Yes, definitely,” the other replies. ...read
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