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ARCHIVE - 26 FEBRUARY 2013
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Business
Bulgarian Customs Agency Head: Smuggling through Greek Border FallingFinance
Outgoing FinMin Assuages Fears Bulgaria Is Fiscally UnstableOutgoing FinMin Should Be Banned from Leaving Bulgaria – Socialist MEP
Energy
Restriction for Annual Update of Electricity Prices in Bulgaria to DropBulgarian MPs Pass Energy Efficiency Act
Bulgaria's Current Parliament Must Finish Work on Energy Act Amendments – Outgoing Minister
Industry
Bulgaria's Cigarette Market Shrinks in January 2013Diplomacy
No Bulgarians Hurt in Luxor Balloon IncidentGermany's Federal Foreign Ministry Advises Caution for Travelers to Bulgaria
Sofia to Host 6th Syria Sanctions Meeting Tuesday
Bulgaria in EU
Bulgarian Children with Highest Risk of Poverty in EUBulgaria to Return EUR 23 000 in Unduly Spent EU Agricultural Funding
Cameron Vows Tougher Measures on Immigrants
Czech Authorities Turn to Brussels over CEZ Troubles in Bulgaria - Report
UK Mulls Charging European Citizens for ID Cards
Domestic
Bulgarian Ethnic Turks Firm Borisov Must Be ProsecutedBulgarian President: Snap Poll Only Remedy for Political Crisis
Association in PM Borisov's Support Emerges in Bulgaria
Bulgaria's National Security Body to Investigate 'Dogan's Threat against Borisov'
Bulgarian Conservatives Go Ahead with Grand National Assembly Referendum Motion
Bulgarian Nationalist Chief Stirs Brawl at Security Council
Bulgarian Socialists, Ethic Turks Pledge Not to Form Interim Government
Bulgarian President urges National Security Council to Prevent Destabilization
Bulgarian PM Resigned to Expose Enemies - Interior Min
Bulgarian President Summons Security Council amid Political Crisis
Society
Bulgarian PM Banned from Watching TV over HypertensionSmaller-scale Rallies Held in Bulgaria's Sofia, Varna
3rd Man Sets Himself on Fire in Bulgaria in a Week
Bulgarians to Rally Nationwide on Liberation Day
Plovdiv Bishop Sells Infamous Rolex to Pay Church's Electricity
Outgoing Bulgarian PM Listed in Hospital with Hypertension
Bulgaria's Metropolitan Joseph Quits
Environment
Bulgaria's Kyustendil Declares Emergency SituationCrime
Court Upholds Sentences of Roma Who Ran over People in Bulgaria's KatunitsaSofia Police Detain Drunk Man Waving Gas Pistol in front of President's Office
Romanian Women Caught Smuggling Gold in Underwear on Bulgaria-Turkey Border
15 Youth Arrested for Hooliganism during Latest Protests in Sofia
EVN Building in Bulgaria's Plovdiv Set on Fire during Protests
Sofia Palace of Justice Closed over Yet Another Bomb Threat
Views on BG
Foreigners to Lose Legal Aid in Court Battles over Benefits as Cameron Orders End to 'Soft Touch' BritainWorld
'Gay Propaganda Ban' No Human Rights Infringement, Russian FM SaysForeign Investors Making Comeback in Debt-Stricken Greece
Egypt Hot Air Balloon Crash Kills at Least 19 Tourists
Italy Faces Deadlock in Election Aftermath
Business
Bulgarian Customs Agency Head: Smuggling through Greek Border Falling
February 26, 2013, Tuesday
Vanyo Tanov, head of Bulgaria's Customs Agency, has informed that smuggling across the Greek border has declined substantially, unlike smuggling through Macedonia and Albania....Finance
Outgoing FinMin Assuages Fears Bulgaria Is Fiscally Unstable
February 26, 2013, Tuesday
Bulgaria's finances are stable and the fiscal reserve is in good shape, according to resigned Financial Minister, Simeon Djankov....Outgoing FinMin Should Be Banned from Leaving Bulgaria – Socialist MEP
February 26, 2013, Tuesday
Bulgarian Socialist MEP Iliyana Yotva has suggested that the Chief Prosecutor should initiate a self-referral and ban outgoing Finance Minister and Deputy Prime Minister Simeon Djankov from leaving the country until the financial situation of the country...Energy
Restriction for Annual Update of Electricity Prices in Bulgaria to Drop
February 26, 2013, Tuesday
Bulgaria's State Commission for Energy and Water Regulation (DKEVR) will be able to change electricity prices more frequent than once a year, according to legal amendments approved by the parliamentary committee on economic policy, energy and tourism....Bulgarian MPs Pass Energy Efficiency Act
February 26, 2013, Tuesday
The Members of the Bulgarian Parliament passed Tuesday at second reading the Energy Efficiency Act....Bulgaria's Current Parliament Must Finish Work on Energy Act Amendments – Outgoing Minister
February 26, 2013, Tuesday
Outgoing Economy and Energy Minister Delyan Dobrev has insisted that Bulgaria's Parliament finish work on a set of proposed amendments to the Energy Act in its remaining few weeks in office....Industry
Bulgaria's Cigarette Market Shrinks in January 2013
February 26, 2013, Tuesday
Bulgaria's cigarette market declined by 5.9% in January 2013 compared with December 2012, according to latest data from the industry....Diplomacy
No Bulgarians Hurt in Luxor Balloon Incident
February 26, 2013, Tuesday
The Bulgarian Embassy in Cairo has no information about Bulgarian citizens hurt in the accident with a tourist balloon in the Egyptian resort of Luxor, the Bulgarian Foreign Ministry announced.
...Germany's Federal Foreign Ministry Advises Caution for Travelers to Bulgaria
February 26, 2013, Tuesday
The Federal Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Berlin has advised Germans traveling to Bulgaria to avoid areas where demonstrations and protest gatherings are held....Sofia to Host 6th Syria Sanctions Meeting Tuesday
February 26, 2013, Tuesday
Bulgaria's capital Sofia is to host Tuesday the sixth meeting of the International Working Group on sanctions against Syria, established within the framework of the "Friends of the Syrian People" group.
...Bulgaria in EU
Bulgarian Children with Highest Risk of Poverty in EU
February 26, 2013, Tuesday
In 2011, the highest share of those aged less than 18 who were at risk of poverty or social exclusion was registered in Bulgaria (52%), according to data of Eurostat, the statistical office of the EU....Bulgaria to Return EUR 23 000 in Unduly Spent EU Agricultural Funding
February 26, 2013, Tuesday
The European Commission is to recover from Bulgaria a sum of EUR 23 000 in unduly spent EU funds under the Rural Development Program....Cameron Vows Tougher Measures on Immigrants
February 26, 2013, Tuesday
UK Prime Minister David Cameron has revealed that newcomers to the country are to be banned from claiming legal aid in cases involving benefits, housing and other civil claims....Czech Authorities Turn to Brussels over CEZ Troubles in Bulgaria - Report
February 26, 2013, Tuesday
The Czech government has demanded that the European Commission put pressure on Bulgaria after the Balkan country said it would revoke the license of the CEZ energy group, according to a report....UK Mulls Charging European Citizens for ID Cards
February 26, 2013, Tuesday
British authorities are about to force millions of European citizens resident in the country to sign up for an identity card, according to a report....Domestic
Bulgarian Ethnic Turks Firm Borisov Must Be Prosecuted
February 26, 2013, Tuesday
Bulgaria's ethnic Turkish party Movement for Rights and Freedoms, DPS, is definitely goind to approach Chief Prosecutor, Sotir Tsatsarov, in seeking legal consequences for outgoing Prime Minister, Boyko Borisov....Bulgarian President: Snap Poll Only Remedy for Political Crisis
February 26, 2013, Tuesday
Snap election is the only remedy for preserving democracy and national security, according to Bulgarian President, Rosen Plevneliev....Association in PM Borisov's Support Emerges in Bulgaria
February 26, 2013, Tuesday
An Association named "Front for Saving Bulgaria - for Boyko" has been established in the Bulgarian capital Sofia Tuesday with the goal of uniting all Bulgarians who want outgoing Prime Minister, Boyko Borisov, to keep ruling the country....Bulgaria's National Security Body to Investigate 'Dogan's Threat against Borisov'
February 26, 2013, Tuesday
Bulgaria's Prosecutor's Office has assigned the State National Security Company DANS with the task of investigating reports that Ahmed Dogan, ex leader of Bulgaria's ethnic Turkish party DPS, ordered the assassination of outgoing Prime Minister Boyko Bori...Bulgarian Conservatives Go Ahead with Grand National Assembly Referendum Motion
February 26, 2013, Tuesday
MPs from "Order, Law, Justice" (RZS), a controversial marginal Bulgarian conservative party, have tabled to the Bulgarian Parliament a motion for the holding of a referendum on the summing of Bulgaria's Grand National Assembly for the adoption a new const...Bulgarian Nationalist Chief Stirs Brawl at Security Council
February 26, 2013, Tuesday
The leader of Bulgaria's far-right, nationalist Ataka party, Volen Siderov, managed once again to stir a scandal in shouting and storming out of the emergency sitting of the Consultative Council for National Security, KSNS, at the Office of the President....Bulgarian Socialists, Ethic Turks Pledge Not to Form Interim Government
February 26, 2013, Tuesday
Bulgarian Socialist Party leader Sergey Stanishev has reiterated that his party will immediately reject a mandate to form a new government....Bulgarian President urges National Security Council to Prevent Destabilization
February 26, 2013, Tuesday
Bulgarian President Rosen Plevneliev has sent a message for preventing the destabilization of the Bulgarian state amidst the ongoing protests against power utilities and corruption in the wake of the resignation of the Borisov Cabinet....Bulgarian PM Resigned to Expose Enemies - Interior Min
February 26, 2013, Tuesday
Bulgaria's Prime Minister Boyko Borisov has resigned in order to expose his political opponents, Borisov's closest aide, Interior Minister Tsvetan Tsvetanov has said....Bulgarian President Summons Security Council amid Political Crisis
February 26, 2013, Tuesday
Bulgaria's Consultative Crisis on National security is convening Tuesday, with its sitting expected to be focused on the ongoing political turmoil in the country.
...Society
Bulgarian PM Banned from Watching TV over Hypertension
February 26, 2013, Tuesday
Doctors have banned Bulgaria's outgoing Prime Minister, Boyko Borisov, from watching TV in the next 24 hours to prevent him from worrying too much....Smaller-scale Rallies Held in Bulgaria's Sofia, Varna
February 26, 2013, Tuesday
Citizens have gathered Tuesday for a protest rally for the 17th consecutive evening at the key Eagles Bridge intersection in the Bulgarian capital Sofia....3rd Man Sets Himself on Fire in Bulgaria in a Week
February 26, 2013, Tuesday
A 53-year-old man has set himself on fire in the southern town of Radnevo, becoming the third such case in Bulgaria in just a week....Bulgarians to Rally Nationwide on Liberation Day
February 26, 2013, Tuesday
Bulgarians are to stage a new nationwide protest rally, according to organizers, Yanko Petkov and Doncho Dudev....Plovdiv Bishop Sells Infamous Rolex to Pay Church's Electricity
February 26, 2013, Tuesday
Controversial Bulgarian Metropolitan Nikolay is selling his notorious Rolex watch to pay the electric bill of the Saint Marina church in his bishopric, the second largest city of Plovdiv....Outgoing Bulgarian PM Listed in Hospital with Hypertension
February 26, 2013, Tuesday
Bulgaria's outgoing Prime Minister, Boyko Borisov, has been listed in the government hospital in the capital Sofia with hypertensive crisis....Bulgaria's Metropolitan Joseph Quits
February 26, 2013, Tuesday
Metropolitan Joseph, the head of the Bulgarian Eastern Orthodox Diocese of the USA, Canada, and Australia, has resigned, according to Bulgarian media....Environment
Bulgaria's Kyustendil Declares Emergency Situation
February 26, 2013, Tuesday
The mayor of the Western Buglarian city of Kyustendil, Petar Paunov, has declared an emergency situation.
...Crime
Court Upholds Sentences of Roma Who Ran over People in Bulgaria's Katunitsa
February 26, 2013, Tuesday
The Plovdiv Appellate Court has upheld the sentences of Spas Hristov and Georgi Yordanov, ethnic Roma who ran over ethnic Bulgarians during tensions in the village of Katunitsa in September 2011.
...Sofia Police Detain Drunk Man Waving Gas Pistol in front of President's Office
February 26, 2013, Tuesday
Police have detained a young man carrying a pistol and a knife in front of the President's Office in downtown Sofia....Romanian Women Caught Smuggling Gold in Underwear on Bulgaria-Turkey Border
February 26, 2013, Tuesday
Customs officers from Bulgaria's Kapital Andreevo border crossing point have caught two Romanian women smuggling gold in their underwear.
...15 Youth Arrested for Hooliganism during Latest Protests in Sofia
February 26, 2013, Tuesday
The police in Bulgaria's capital Sofia have detained 15 youth, including 6 underage teens, on hooliganism charges during Monday night's protests against monopoly power utilities and the already resigned Borisov Cabinet.
...EVN Building in Bulgaria's Plovdiv Set on Fire during Protests
February 26, 2013, Tuesday
The office building of Austrian-owned power utility EVN in Bulgaria's Plovdiv was set on fire Monday night, the local police reported....Sofia Palace of Justice Closed over Yet Another Bomb Threat
February 26, 2013, Tuesday
Bulgarian capital Sofia's Palace of Justice, home of various judicial institutions and organizations, was closed early on Tuesday after an anonymous bomb alert.
...Views on BG
Foreigners to Lose Legal Aid in Court Battles over Benefits as Cameron Orders End to 'Soft Touch' Britain
February 26, 2013, Tuesday
Immigrants are to be banned from receiving legal aid to launch court battles against the government in order to claim benefits....World
'Gay Propaganda Ban' No Human Rights Infringement, Russian FM Says
February 26, 2013, Tuesday
The ban on "gay propaganda" among minors, currently under review in Russian legislature, does not infringe on human rights – unlike "gay propaganda" itself, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said on Tuesday.
...Foreign Investors Making Comeback in Debt-Stricken Greece
February 26, 2013, Tuesday
Foreign investors are reported to be returning to Greece as a result of the reduced labor costs, declining real estate prices, and the available industrial properties....Egypt Hot Air Balloon Crash Kills at Least 19 Tourists
February 26, 2013, Tuesday
At least 19 tourists have been killed in a hot air balloon crash near the southern Egyptian city of Luxor, according to international media.
...Italy Faces Deadlock in Election Aftermath
February 26, 2013, Tuesday
Italy's parliamentary elections have ended in a political deadlock, as no party has achieved a clear majority in Parliament.
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