ARCHIVE - 30 June 2012

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Business

2nd Bulgaria-Romania Danube Bridge to Be Ready by End 2012

The second bridge over the Danube linking Romania and Bulgaria at Calafat and Vidin will be ready by the end of the year, announced Bulgarian Minister of Transport Ivaylo Moskovski.

Business | June 30, 2012, Saturday // 17:46

Bulgaria PM to Aid Poor in Steep Electricity Price Hike

Bulgarian PM Boyko Borisov has vowed that his government will try to compensate Bulgaria's poorest for a raise in the price of electricity that is to enter in force Sunday.

Business » Energy | June 30, 2012, Saturday // 19:39

Politics

Millitary Drills Close Bulgaria-Romania Vidin Checkpoint

Traffic through the Vidin checkpoint on the Danube river between Romania and Bulgaria has been temporarily closed Saturday due to military drills going on in the area.

Politics » Defense | June 30, 2012, Saturday // 13:02

Bulgarian MEP: Financial Transactions Tax Can Bring EU EUR 100 B/ Y

If the European Union introduces a tax on financial transactions, that could bring revenue totaling some EUR 100 B per year to the EU budget, said Bulgarian socialist MEP Ivaylo Kalfin.

Politics » Bulgaria in EU | June 30, 2012, Saturday // 16:13

Bulgarian PM Slams Incriminating Tageszeitung Story as 'Idiotic'

Bulgarian PM Boyko Borisov has finally spoken out against recent publications linking his past activities with the mafia, labelling them as "lies and idiocies.

Politics » Domestic | June 30, 2012, Saturday // 16:44

Society

Bulgarians Acclaim Peaceful Sofia Gay Pride 2012

Over 2,000 people gathered for the 5th annual Sofia Gay Pride, which is taking place in the Bulgarian capital Saturday.

Society | June 30, 2012, Saturday // 19:04

Hundreds Gather for 5th Sofia Gay Pride

Hundreds of people have assembled and started their march in the center of Bulgarian capital Sofia on the Sofia Gay Pride 2012 rally.

Society | June 30, 2012, Saturday // 17:05

USA, USSR Will Make Bulgaria Gay Sex Tourism Destination - Nationalists

Saturday's nationalist anti-Gay Pride rally in Bulgarian capital Sofia attracted only 200 protesters, but made some extravagant claims to boot.

Society | June 30, 2012, Saturday // 12:09

Bulgarian Nationalists Launch Anti-Gay Hate Rally in Sofia

5 Bulgarian far-right nationalist parties have started their homophobic rally in protest against the Gay Pride scheduled in Sofia for Saturday afternoon.

Society | June 30, 2012, Saturday // 11:09

Bulgaria Goes Ahead with UNESCO Bid for Thracian Kings Valley

The Bulgarian government has moved forward a project to develop a proposal for the so-called "Valley of the Thracian Kings" to be included in the list of UNESCO World Heritage Sites.

Society » Culture | June 30, 2012, Saturday // 14:08

Bulgarian Archaeologists Uncover Part of Ancient Town Underwater

A Bulgarian team of archaeologists found a neighborhood of an old Byzantine town underwater near cape Akin in the Bulgarian Black Sea town of Chernomorets.

Society » Archaeology | June 30, 2012, Saturday // 15:45

Sports

Platini: Euro 2020 Should be Hosted by Entire Europe

UEFA president Michel Platini has made the innovative proposal that Euro 2020 be hosted in about a dozen cities across the European continent.

Sports » Euro 2012 | June 30, 2012, Saturday // 13:09

Crime

Bulgarian Roma Party Fear Blast Was Ethnically Motivated

Local representatives of Bulgaria Euroroma party have said they fear that ethnic hatred might have motivated the Friday blasting of their office in the south-western town of Sandanski.

Crime | June 30, 2012, Saturday // 11:42

Lifestyle

Philipp Kirkorov Announces Newborn Son at Bulgaria Concert

??Russian star pop singer Philipp Kirkorov learned that a son was born to him during a concert in Bulgarian capital Sofia Friday evening.

Lifestyle | June 30, 2012, Saturday // 10:30

World

Hague Calls on UN to Allow Military Intervention in Syria

UK Minister of Foreign Affairs William Hague has called UN Security Council members to draft a resolution allowing the use of military force to tame the conflict raging in Syria.

World | June 30, 2012, Saturday // 18:21

Mohammed Morsi Swears In as Egypt's New President

Muslim Brotherhood's Mohammed Morsi swore in as Egypt's first freely elected president at a ceremony in the Constitutional Court in Cairo Saturday.

World | June 30, 2012, Saturday // 15:02

Clinton: USA to Continue Funding Russian NGOs

The USA is resolved to find a new way for funding NGOs in Russia to circumvent currently developed restrictive legislation, according to information by Russian activists.

World | June 30, 2012, Saturday // 12:53
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