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Business

New Greece Cabinet Requests Austerity Deferral

The new Greek coalition cabinet led by PM Antonis Samaras has asked for a delay to the full imposition of austerity measures to satisfy Greece's bailout plan.

Business » Finance | June 23, 2012, Saturday // 15:33

Politics

Brazil, Bulgaria Presidents Launch Plan to Boost Economic Relations

Brazil President Dilma Rousseff and Bulgaria counterpart Rosen Plevneliev coordinated a plan for boosting bilateral economic relations, during the Rio+20 summit in Rio de Janeiro.

Politics » Diplomacy | June 23, 2012, Saturday // 12:35

Bulgarian PM Borisov Referred to EP Anti-Mafia Committee

Bulgarian journalists have requested a check by the European Parliament on alleged ties of Bulgarian PM Boyko Borisov to the criminal world published by Wikileaks.

Politics » Bulgaria in EU | June 23, 2012, Saturday // 20:04

Bulgarian Rightists Refer Controversial Forestry Act to EC

Bulgaria's rightist Blue Coalition MEPs will file a question with the European Commission asking whether the country's new Forestry Act gives illegal state aid to private companies.

Politics » Bulgaria in EU | June 23, 2012, Saturday // 14:47

Stanishev: Lying GERB Serve Corporate, Not Public Interests

Bulgaria's controversial new Forestry Act is only the latest of a long string of laws passed by ruling GERB party to serve private interests, argued Bulgarian Socialist Party leader Sergey Stanishev.

Politics » Domestic | June 23, 2012, Saturday // 17:37

Weary Bulgarian PM Borisov Refuses to Cut Ribbons

Bulgarian PM Boyko Borisov visited the north-eastern town of Popovo Saturday to launch finished infrastructure projects, but was uncharacteristically reluctant to engage in usual ceremonies.

Politics » Domestic | June 23, 2012, Saturday // 17:00

Society

3.8 Degree Earthquake Registered in S Bulgaria

An earthquake with magnitude 3.8 on the Richter scale has been registered near the southern Bulgarian town of Razlog Saturday.

Society » Environment | June 23, 2012, Saturday // 12:20

Code Yellow Declared in Bulgaria over Summer Heat

Code yellow for potentially dangerous weather has been declared for most of Bulgaria Saturday, over extremely hot weather.

Society » Environment | June 23, 2012, Saturday // 09:37

Bulgarian Highway Construction Might Damage Valuable Archaeology Findings

Bulgarian archaeologists working on the track of the Struma Highway under construction have warned that future planned sections of the road might bury important findings.

Society » Archaeology | June 23, 2012, Saturday // 18:38

Sports

Spain Eliminate France from Euro 2012 at Quarter-final

Spain have triumphed over France 2:0 in the third quarter-final of Euro 2012.

Sports » Euro 2012 | June 23, 2012, Saturday // 23:34

Crime

Bulgarian Bank Car Driver Disappears with BGN 1.5 M

The driver of a bank car transporting cash in Bulgarian city of Plovdiv has gone missing, with his load also absent from the vehicle.

Crime | June 23, 2012, Saturday // 16:11

Bulgarian Customs Detain Smuggled Alcohol, Tobacco

Bulgarian customs officers have detained a massive illegal shipment of alcohol and a quantity of tobacco products in two separate operations in the wee hours Saturday.

Crime | June 23, 2012, Saturday // 13:40

Explosion Ravages Office in Bulgaria's Varna

An accounting firm office in Bulgarian Black Sea city of Varna was severely damaged by a bomb that exploded overnight.

Crime | June 23, 2012, Saturday // 10:40

World

Bulgarian Requests Check on 'Illegal Business' by Russian MP

A Bulgarian citizen has requested the Investigative Committee of Russia to check alleged murky investments of Gennady Gudkov, MP from the A Just Russia party.

World | June 23, 2012, Saturday // 19:32

Turkey to React to Incident with Plane Downed by Syria

Turkish President Abdullah Gul stated his country will do "whatever is needed" in response to the incident, in which a Turkish military fighter jet was downed by the Syrian army.

World | June 23, 2012, Saturday // 19:16

Paraguay Kicks Out President, Latin America Cries Foul

Paraguay President Fernando Lugo has stepped down following a rapid impeachment procedure passed in Congress.

World | June 23, 2012, Saturday // 11:53

7 Dead, 44 Injured in Bus Crash in Croatia

A bus from the Czech Republic has crashed in Croatia, causing the deaths of 7 persons and injuring 44 more.

World | June 23, 2012, Saturday // 11:22

Syria Downs Turkish Fighter Jet

A Turkish military fighter jet has been downed over the Mediterranean, according to information by Turkey's government.

World | June 23, 2012, Saturday // 11:15

Novinite Insider

Occupy Protests, Forests, Oligarchs: Trouble with Rule of Law in Bulgaria

Over the past 10 days, Bulgaria was present in world media largely due to rallies that blocked the center of capital Sofia in outrage against controversial amendments to the country's Forestry Act.

Novinite Insider » Special Report | June 23, 2012, Saturday // 14:14
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