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ARCHIVE - 30 JANUARY 2013
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Business
Belarus Temporarily Restricts Poultry Import from BulgariaBulgaria's Vivacom New Owners Move to Buy Out Minority Shareholders
Energy
Turnout Anomaly Mars Further Bulgaria's Nuclear ReferendumAndon Rokov Appointed Acting Chair of Bulgaria's Energy Watchdog
China, Japan, US Interested in Building Unit 7 of Kozloduy NPP
Diplomacy
Bulgaria Allocates EUR 150 000 for UN Relief in SyriaUS Ambassador: Assassination Attempts in Bulgaria Troubling
Bulgaria in EU
Controversial Bulgarian Popfolk Company Snubs EU FundingBulgarian EU Official Accused of Bullying Subordinates
Govt Pours EUR 200 000 for Boosting Bulgaria's EU Image
Bulgaria's Govt Allocates BGN 1 M for Communication Strategy in 2013
Bulgaria President: We Guard European Borders Better than Some EU Countries
Romania Has Lots to Do on Judicial Reform, EC Interim Report Says
Domestic
Parliament Seals Bulgaria-Canada Pension Rights DealBulgaria's GERB Party Becomes Extinct without Borisov - Poll
Diplomats Alerted of Bulgaria's National Security Advisor Communist Ties
Constitution Court Vote Scheduled in Bulgaria after 2 Fiascos
Bulgarian Socialists Urge Govt to Resign over Gangland Assassination Attempt
Who Is Who: Bulgaria's New Education Minister Stefan Vodenicharov
Deputy Named Bulgaria's New Education Minister, but Info Soon Denied
Another Top Official at Bulgaria's Embattled Research Fund Quits
Bulgaria Govt to Officially Dismiss Energy Watchdog Head
Society
Berbatov's New Baby Snapped by Paparazzi in Bulgaria's CapitalReporters Without Borders: Bulgarian Media Fully Muzzled
Bulgaria Named Vacation Hot Spot for Gay Tourists
Environment
Bulgarian AgriMin 'Stunned' by Ex Cabinet Murky Land SalesEducation
Bulgarian Education Minister Sacked for 'Arguing' with PMMetal Science Expert Heads Bulgaria's Education Ministry
Culture
Burgas Municipality to Turn Bomb Shelter into Entertainment FacilityHealth
Stoyan Milanov Becomes CEO of Sofia Emergency HospitalCrime
Shot Bulgarian Mobster Still in Critical ConditionKalashnikov Gun Used in Bulgarian Mobster Shooting
Life of Shot Bulgarian Crime Boss Still in Danger - Lawyer
Views on BG
BBC: Bulgarian Mobster Shot outside Court in SofiaCan a No-Name U.S. Company Save Bulgaria's Struggling Nuclear Plant?
World
Brazil Fire Caused by Cheap Fireworks - PoliceSyria Conflict Escalates into Unseen Horror - Envoy
Buzz
Chalga In, Chalga Out, and the Willful Blindness of (EU) BureaucracyDiplomatic Channel
The US - Bulgaria Partnership - Built on a Foundation of Shared ValuesBusiness
Belarus Temporarily Restricts Poultry Import from Bulgaria
January 30, 2013, Wednesday
Belarus is imposing temporary restrictions on the import of poultry and poultry product from Bulgaria to prevent a spread of Newcastle disease....Bulgaria's Vivacom New Owners Move to Buy Out Minority Shareholders
January 30, 2013, Wednesday
The new owners of Bulgaria's Vivacom have launched a buyout offer to the minority shareholders in the telecom in a deal, which will bring the value of the company at about BGN 810 M....Energy
Turnout Anomaly Mars Further Bulgaria's Nuclear Referendum
January 30, 2013, Wednesday
Georgi Kadiev, Sofia municipal councilor from the Bulgarian Socialist Party (BSP), has drawn attention to a curious phenomenon in the results of the 27 January referendum on nuclear energy....Andon Rokov Appointed Acting Chair of Bulgaria's Energy Watchdog
January 30, 2013, Wednesday
Andon Rokov has been appointed acting Chair of Bulgaria's State Commission for Energy and Water Regulation (DKEVR) until a replacement for resigned DKEVR head Angel Semerdzhiev is selected....China, Japan, US Interested in Building Unit 7 of Kozloduy NPP
January 30, 2013, Wednesday
Valentin Nikolov, CEO of the Kozloduy NPP, has said that the project for the construction of a seventh unit at the plant has attracted the interest of companies based in the US, Japan, and China....Diplomacy
Bulgaria Allocates EUR 150 000 for UN Relief in Syria
January 30, 2013, Wednesday
Bulgaria is to grant EUR 150 000 to the UN Food Program in Syria, Bulgarian Foreign Minister Nikolay Mladenov announced at a donor conference on Syria, held Wednesday in Kuwait.
...US Ambassador: Assassination Attempts in Bulgaria Troubling
January 30, 2013, Wednesday
The latest assassination attempts in Bulgaria – against ethnic Turkish politician Ahmed Dogan and mafia boss Zlatomir 'Beret' Ivanov, aka Zlatko Baretata, are "troubling", according to US Ambassador Marcie Ries....Bulgaria in EU
Controversial Bulgarian Popfolk Company Snubs EU Funding
January 30, 2013, Wednesday
Bulgarian record producer Payner, which is known as the largest label for the so called popfolk or chalga music, has given up major funding under EU Operational Program Competitiveness....Bulgarian EU Official Accused of Bullying Subordinates
January 30, 2013, Wednesday
Three employees of the European Court of Auditors of the EU will sue the institution for covering up cases of moral abuse on the part of Bulgarian representative, Nadejda Sandolova....Govt Pours EUR 200 000 for Boosting Bulgaria's EU Image
January 30, 2013, Wednesday
Bulgaria's Cabinet decided to allocate BGN 440 000 (some EUR 200 000) from the state budget for "affirming the positive image of Bulgaria as a EU member state", the government press service reported....Bulgaria's Govt Allocates BGN 1 M for Communication Strategy in 2013
January 30, 2013, Wednesday
Bulgaria's government has decided to allocate BGN 1 M for the communication strategy of the country in 2013....Bulgaria President: We Guard European Borders Better than Some EU Countries
January 30, 2013, Wednesday
Bulgaria is better at guarding European borders than a number of EU Member States, according to President Rosen Plevneliev....Romania Has Lots to Do on Judicial Reform, EC Interim Report Says
January 30, 2013, Wednesday
Romania has a long way to go on judicial reform in order to strengthen its judiciary and end corruption, the European Commission noted Wednesday in its interim report on Romania's post-EU accession progress under the so called Cooperation and Verification...Domestic
Parliament Seals Bulgaria-Canada Pension Rights Deal
January 30, 2013, Wednesday
Retirement rights of Bulgarian immigrants in Canada received final guarantees Wednesday with the Parliament's ratification of the social security agreement between the two countries....Bulgaria's GERB Party Becomes Extinct without Borisov - Poll
January 30, 2013, Wednesday
Nearly sixty five percent of Bulgarians who support the ruling GERB party would give up on it if its leader and Prime Minister, Boyko Borisov, was to withdraw....Diplomats Alerted of Bulgaria's National Security Advisor Communist Ties
January 30, 2013, Wednesday
The Bulgarian Legion "Anti-Mafia" has sent a letter to EU and NATO Ambassadors in the country to inform them that General Stoimen Stoimenov, National Security Advisor of President, Rosen Plevneliev, has been employed by the Central Committee of the Commun...Constitution Court Vote Scheduled in Bulgaria after 2 Fiascos
January 30, 2013, Wednesday
The Bulgarian Parliament finally launched Wednesday a new procedure to elect a constitutional judge from its quota....Bulgarian Socialists Urge Govt to Resign over Gangland Assassination Attempt
January 30, 2013, Wednesday
MPs from the opposition Bulgarian Socialist Party has urged the Cabinet of Prime Minister Boyko Borisov and the ruling center-right party GERB to resign over Tuesday's shooting in downtown Sofia aimed at assassinating emblematic mafia boss Zlatomir Ivanov...Who Is Who: Bulgaria's New Education Minister Stefan Vodenicharov
January 30, 2013, Wednesday
Acad. Stefan Vodenicharov was born on September 1, 1944 in Sofia. He graduated from the Technical University in Sofia....Deputy Named Bulgaria's New Education Minister, but Info Soon Denied
January 30, 2013, Wednesday
Milena Damyanova, who has been serving as Deputy Education Minister, will head the department, replacing recently dismissed Sergey Ignatov....Another Top Official at Bulgaria's Embattled Research Fund Quits
January 30, 2013, Wednesday
The executive council head at Bulgaria's embattled and scandal-ridden Scientific Research Fund, Rangel Gyurov, has resigned....Bulgaria Govt to Officially Dismiss Energy Watchdog Head
January 30, 2013, Wednesday
Bulgarian Prime Minister, Boyko Borisov, will be proposing to the cabinet on Wednesday to dismiss the Chairman of the State Commission for Energy and Water Regulation, DKEVR, Angel Semerdzhiev....Society
Berbatov's New Baby Snapped by Paparazzi in Bulgaria's Capital
January 30, 2013, Wednesday
Fulham striker Dimitar Berbatov will be throwing a birthday party on Wednesday as he turns 32, but it is baby fever that drives the paparazzi best....Reporters Without Borders: Bulgarian Media Fully Muzzled
January 30, 2013, Wednesday
Bulgaria has slumped further in Reporters Without Borders' annual press freedom index, languishing at the bottom of the table among EU countries....Bulgaria Named Vacation Hot Spot for Gay Tourists
January 30, 2013, Wednesday
Bulgaria has become a very popular holiday destination for gay tourists from around the world, according to tourist sites in neighboring Romania....Environment
Bulgarian AgriMin 'Stunned' by Ex Cabinet Murky Land Sales
January 30, 2013, Wednesday
Companies associated with the previous Cabinet of the Three Way Coalition have been allowed to purchase prime waterfront terrains for pocket change with sale prices of BGN 2 per square meter....Education
Bulgarian Education Minister Sacked for 'Arguing' with PM
January 30, 2013, Wednesday
Sergey Ignatov, whose resignation as Bulgaria's Education Minister was accepted on Tuesday, had to go because he argued with Prime Minister Boyko Borisov over the corruption scandal in Bulgaria's Scientific Research Fund, Borisov himself revealed Wednesda...Metal Science Expert Heads Bulgaria's Education Ministry
January 30, 2013, Wednesday
Bulgaria's Academy of Sciences (BAS) newly elected president Acad. Stefan Vodenicharov has been named the country's new education minister, replacing recently dismissed Sergey Ignatov....Culture
Burgas Municipality to Turn Bomb Shelter into Entertainment Facility
January 30, 2013, Wednesday
Bulgaria's Burgas Municipality has received approval for funding for the first of its kind interactive attraction called "Underground City"....Health
Stoyan Milanov Becomes CEO of Sofia Emergency Hospital
January 30, 2013, Wednesday
Assoc. Prof Stoyan Milanov is the new executive director of the Sofia-based Pirogov hospital, one of the busiest emergency hospitals in the country....Crime
Shot Bulgarian Mobster Still in Critical Condition
January 30, 2013, Wednesday
The health condition of top Bulgarian mobster Baretata, who was shot Tuesday, is expected to deteriorate further, doctors now say.
...Kalashnikov Gun Used in Bulgarian Mobster Shooting
January 30, 2013, Wednesday
A Kalashnikov machinegun has been found after the police searched the premises of the apartment from where a top Bulgarian mobster was shot at Tuesday....Life of Shot Bulgarian Crime Boss Still in Danger - Lawyer
January 30, 2013, Wednesday
The life of the convicted underworld boss, who was shot and seriously wounded in broad daylight outside a courthouse in Bulgaria's capital on Tuesday, is still in danger, his lawyer said....Views on BG
BBC: Bulgarian Mobster Shot outside Court in Sofia
January 30, 2013, Wednesday
A convicted crime boss and his bodyguard have been shot and wounded outside the main courthouse in the Bulgarian capital, Sofia....Can a No-Name U.S. Company Save Bulgaria's Struggling Nuclear Plant?
January 30, 2013, Wednesday
A languishing Cold War saga surrounding an abandoned nuclear plant in Bulgaria is coming to life again, and this time around, its players include an obscure U.S. power company in the middle of an energy-centered standoff between the United States and Russ...World
Brazil Fire Caused by Cheap Fireworks - Police
January 30, 2013, Wednesday
Cheap fireworks meant for outdoor use has caused a deadly nightclub fire in the southern Brazilian city of Santa Maria, police said....Syria Conflict Escalates into Unseen Horror - Envoy
January 30, 2013, Wednesday
The conflict in Syria has reached "unprecedented levels of horror", peace envoy Lakhdar Brahimi has told the UN Security Council....Buzz
Chalga In, Chalga Out, and the Willful Blindness of (EU) Bureaucracy
January 30, 2013, Wednesday
Payner Media, the Bulgarian chalga music factory, has given up a project awarded BGN 3197324 in EU funds and BGN 287735 in national co-financing.
...Diplomatic Channel
The US - Bulgaria Partnership - Built on a Foundation of Shared Values
January 30, 2013, Wednesday
The Diplomatic Channel of Novinite.com (Sofia News Agency) publishes hereby the full text of the keynote speech delivered by US Ambassador to Bulgaria Marcie Ries at the Atlantic Club in Bulgaria, Sheraton Sofia Hotel Balkan....
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