ARCHIVE - 19 June 2012

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Business

Bulgarian Watchdog Empowered against 'Significant Market Power'
Ilyumzhinov Buys Majority Stake in Bulgaria's Petrol Holding, Ershov Out
Prices of Natural Gas in Bulgaria to Add 4.88% from July
Bulgarian Govt to Invest BGN 5 M in 2012 Tourism Advertising

Politics

Bulgaria Warns Macedonia over Controversial Court Ruling
Thaci Lures Bulgarian Business to Invest in Kosovo
Macedonian Court Deprives Bulgarian Mother of Custody
Bulgarian President Sets on Rio+20 Trip to Brazil
Bulgaria's Interior, Justice Chiefs Argue They Did EU Homework
Norway Opens Labor Market for Bulgarians, Romanians
Refugee Agency Head: Bulgaria Not Experiencing Migratory Pressure
Catherine Ashton, Robert Cooper Filmed Clueless about Serbia's New President
Bulgaria Tops EU by Shadow Economy - Study
Left-Wingers Accuse Bulgarian Govt of Staging Fake Protests
Bulgarian Culture Minister Lashes Out at Environmental Protesters

Society

Forestry Act Supporters to Block Downtown Sofia
Talks on Controversial Forestry Act Resume in Bulgaria
Bulgarian Bagpipe Record Officially Enters Guinness

Sports

Bulgaria's Pironkova Kicks Radwanska Out of Eastbourne Tournament

Crime

Bulgarian Mayor Defends Imam against Radical Islam Charges

Views on BG

John the Baptist's Bones Found?

Quotes

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World

Asians Surpass Hispanics among New Immigrants in USA
Romania PM Accused of Plagiarism
Caspian Oil Tensions Break Out between Turkmenistan, Azerbaijan
3-Way Coalition Eyed in Greece
Bulgaria Assures Hashim Thaci of Support for EU, NATO Entry
Obama, Putin Call for Immediate End of Violence in Syria

Novinite Insider

If They Have No Bread, Let Them Go Skiing in Austria
President Rosen Plevneliev - the Bulgarian Dmitry Medvedev(?)
Radisson Blu Sofia General Manager George Miu: Bulgarians, Romanians Must Hold Hands to Achieve Their European Goals

Business

Bulgarian Watchdog Empowered against 'Significant Market Power'

Bulgarian companies will be monitored for and fined in cases of abuse of "significant market power," according to draft amendments to the Competition Protection Act.

Business | June 19, 2012, Tuesday // 18:13

Ilyumzhinov Buys Majority Stake in Bulgaria's Petrol Holding, Ershov Out

Swiss-based Credit Mediterranee owned by Kalmyk multi-millionaire Kirsan Ilyumzhinov has acquired a 52.5% stake in Bulgarian fuel distributor Petrol Holding AD.

Business | June 19, 2012, Tuesday // 14:37

Prices of Natural Gas in Bulgaria to Add 4.88% from July

Angel Semerdzhiev, Chair of the State Commission for Energy and Water Regulation (DKEVR), has assured that there will be no shock spikes in prices of electricity in 2013.

Business » Energy | June 19, 2012, Tuesday // 12:40

Bulgarian Govt to Invest BGN 5 M in 2012 Tourism Advertising

Bulgaria's Cabinet will allocate BGN 5 M (EUR 2.

Business » Tourism | June 19, 2012, Tuesday // 18:57

Politics

Bulgaria Warns Macedonia over Controversial Court Ruling

Bulgarian Prime Minister Boyko Borisov has expressed his disappointment with Tuesday's ruling of the Macedonian Supreme Court that deprived a Bulgarian mother of custody over her small daughter.

Politics » Diplomacy | June 19, 2012, Tuesday // 14:36

Thaci Lures Bulgarian Business to Invest in Kosovo

Bulgaria's business should invest in Kosovo, since the country is now attractive from an economic point of view, Kosovo Prime Minister Hashim Thaci reckons.

Politics » Diplomacy | June 19, 2012, Tuesday // 12:21

Macedonian Court Deprives Bulgarian Mother of Custody

Macedonia's Supreme Court has deprived Bulgarian mother Spaska Mitreva of her child, Bulgarian MEP Dimitar Stoyanov has alarmed.

Politics » Diplomacy | June 19, 2012, Tuesday // 11:48

Bulgarian President Sets on Rio+20 Trip to Brazil

Bulgarian President, Rosen Plevneliev, is leaving Tuesday for Brazil to take part in the conference of the UN on sustainable development Rio+20.

Politics » Diplomacy | June 19, 2012, Tuesday // 08:43

Bulgaria's Interior, Justice Chiefs Argue They Did EU Homework

Bulgaria has fulfilled all recommendations of the European Commission on justice and home affairs, its Interior and Justice Ministers have argued in Brussels.

Politics » Bulgaria in EU | June 19, 2012, Tuesday // 19:39

Norway Opens Labor Market for Bulgarians, Romanians

Norway has lifted labour restrictions on both Bulgarian and Romanian citizens with immediate effect.

Politics » Bulgaria in EU | June 19, 2012, Tuesday // 16:01

Refugee Agency Head: Bulgaria Not Experiencing Migratory Pressure

There is no migratory pressure on Bulgaria, according to Nikola Kazakov, Chair of the State Agency for Refugees with the Council of Ministers.

Politics » Bulgaria in EU | June 19, 2012, Tuesday // 13:48

Catherine Ashton, Robert Cooper Filmed Clueless about Serbia's New President

European Foreign Policy chief Catherine Ashton and her envoy to the Balkans Robert Cooper have been caught on camera wondering what Serbia's new President Tomislav Nikolic looks like.

Politics » Bulgaria in EU | June 19, 2012, Tuesday // 13:19

Bulgaria Tops EU by Shadow Economy - Study

The shadow economy in Bulgaria and Romania is at the highest level in the European Union, over 30%, according to a recent study.

Politics » Bulgaria in EU | June 19, 2012, Tuesday // 11:07

Left-Wingers Accuse Bulgarian Govt of Staging Fake Protests

Bulgaria's ruling centrist-right GERB has forced forest rangers to "protest" against the presidential veto imposed on the country's much debated Forestry Act, the left-wing Bulgarian Socialist Party (BSP) has stated.

Politics » Domestic | June 19, 2012, Tuesday // 17:44

Bulgarian Culture Minister Lashes Out at Environmental Protesters

One more Bulgarian cabinet member has condemned the ongoing protests against the country's controversial Forestry Act, as Culture Minister Vezhdi Rahidov has described them as "unfair towards Sofianites."

Politics » Domestic | June 19, 2012, Tuesday // 13:42

Society

Forestry Act Supporters to Block Downtown Sofia

A new protest is threatening to blockade downtown Sofia for over an hour Tuesday with supporters of the controversial Forestry Act rallying against the veto on it imposed by President Rosen Plevneleiv.

Society | June 19, 2012, Tuesday // 10:00

Talks on Controversial Forestry Act Resume in Bulgaria

The negotiations focused on the controversial Forestry Act between Bulgarian environmentalists, the business and those in power continue Tuesday, after reaching stalemate one day earlier.

Society » Environment | June 19, 2012, Tuesday // 09:23

Bulgarian Bagpipe Record Officially Enters Guinness

The recent performance of 333 Bulgarian bagpipers in Sofia has been officially recognized as a record by the Guinness World Records, according to the Bulgarian Telegraph Agency.

Society » Culture | June 19, 2012, Tuesday // 15:15

Sports

Bulgaria's Pironkova Kicks Radwanska Out of Eastbourne Tournament

Bulgaria's best female tennis player Tsvetana Pironkova has beaten top seed and world No. 3 Agnieszka Radwanska the AEGON International in Eastbourne at the first round stage on Tuesday.

Sports | June 19, 2012, Tuesday // 18:10

Crime

Bulgarian Mayor Defends Imam against Radical Islam Charges

Mustafa Alikanov, Mayor of the southern Bulgarian town of Sarnitsa, has defended a local imam, who, alongside 12 other people was charged Monday with preaching radical Islam.

Crime | June 19, 2012, Tuesday // 16:30

Views on BG

John the Baptist's Bones Found?

Purported skeletal remains of John the Baptist have been dated to the first century A.D. and so could conceivably have belonged to the "forerunner of Christ," who baptized Jesus, scientists say.

Views on BG | June 19, 2012, Tuesday // 12:44

Quotes

Today's Quote

CA: "Robert, somebody has got to come with me because I don't know what he looks like!"

Quotes | June 19, 2012, Tuesday // 14:38

World

Asians Surpass Hispanics among New Immigrants in USA

Asians have surpassed Hispanics as the largest group of new immigrants to the United States, according to a new study by the Pew Research Center.

World | June 19, 2012, Tuesday // 18:35

Romania PM Accused of Plagiarism

Romania's Prime Minister Victor Ponta stands accused of plagiarism in the writing of his doctoral dissertation on the International Criminal Court.

World | June 19, 2012, Tuesday // 16:42

Caspian Oil Tensions Break Out between Turkmenistan, Azerbaijan

Turkmenistan's Foreign Ministry has accused an Azeri border patrol of committing "unlawful actions" against a Turkmen vessel exploring a disputed oil field located on the Azeri-Turkmen maritime border.

World | June 19, 2012, Tuesday // 15:13

3-Way Coalition Eyed in Greece

The potential of a three-way coalition has emerged in Greece, as conservative New Democracy, left-wing PASOK and the Democratic Left are poised to agree on the formation of a government on Tuesday.

World | June 19, 2012, Tuesday // 11:19

Bulgaria Assures Hashim Thaci of Support for EU, NATO Entry

Bulgaria strongly backs Kosovo's prospects as a worthy member of the European Union and NATO, Prime Minister of Kosovo Hashim Thaci has been assured in Sofia.

World | June 19, 2012, Tuesday // 08:12

Obama, Putin Call for Immediate End of Violence in Syria

US President Barack Obama and Russian President Vladimir Putin have urged an immediate end to violence in Syria.

World | June 19, 2012, Tuesday // 07:50

Novinite Insider

If They Have No Bread, Let Them Go Skiing in Austria

Many Bulgarians probably woke up Tuesday and switched on their TVs and started wondering why they were seeing Culture Minister Vezhdi Rashidov commenting on a piece of highly controversial environmental legislation.

Novinite Insider » Editorial | June 19, 2012, Tuesday // 14:00

President Rosen Plevneliev - the Bulgarian Dmitry Medvedev(?)

Bulgarian President Rosen Plevneliev's first use of his veto power (which is not really a veto since it is only "suspensive") – on the Judiciary Act and the Forestry Act – unfortunately seem to be justifying the fears that Bulgaria's new President will ha

Novinite Insider » Editorial | June 19, 2012, Tuesday // 07:48

Radisson Blu Sofia General Manager George Miu: Bulgarians, Romanians Must Hold Hands to Achieve Their European Goals

An interview with Georgi Miu, the new General Manager of the Radisson Blu Sofia Grand Hotel, who took over in April 2012.

Novinite Insider » Interview | June 19, 2012, Tuesday // 14:52
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