ARCHIVE - 24 January 2013
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Four investments projects in an advanced stage of development will provide work to thousands of young Bulgarians in 2013, according to Energy and Economy Minister Delyan Dobrev.
Business | January 24, 2013, Thursday // 13:21
Bulgarian Cable Operator Bulsatcom and the largest private TV Channel bTV have ended their war by signing late Wednesday evening an agreement to gradually reinstat broadcast of bTV channels by Bulsatcom.
Business | January 24, 2013, Thursday // 10:18
Bulgarian regions need to be part of the planning for Bulgaria's 2012-20 financial framework, stated Bulgarian President Rosen Plevneliev.
The construction of Bulgaria's nuclear power plant in Belene would cost no less than EUR 12 B, according to a famous Russian nuclear energy expert.
Several days before the January 27 referendum on nuclear energy in Bulgaria, the Civil Registry published the official number of people entitled to vote, which, however, clashes with data of the National Statistical Institute (NSI).
Bulgarians should say a resolute 'NO' at Sunday's referendum on nuclear energy, stated MEP Rebecca Harms, chair of the Greens/EFA political group in the European Parliament.
Simeon Saxe-Coburg, Bulgaria's ex Tsar (in 1943-1946) and ex Prime Minister (in 2001-2005) has issued a statement, calling on Bulgarians to vote in the upcoming referendum on nuclear power.
The Cabinet of Bulgarian Prime Minister, Boyko Borisov, has agreed on a price of EUR 6.3 B for the construction of a second Nuclear Power Plant in the Danube town of Belene.
Nikola Gazdov, Chair of the Bulgarian Photovoltaic Association (BPVA), has insisted that renewable energy producers must not be discriminated against.
Talks between trade unions and the management of faltering Bulgarian major weapons factory VMZ Sopot have been called off for next week.
The recovery plan negotiations between workers, trade unions and management of Bulgaria's State-owned arms manufacturer, VMZ Sopot, have finally started Thursday.
Bulgarian Minister of Foreign Affairs Nikolay Mladenov and Iraqi Kurdistan PM Nechirvan Barzani expressed their mutual desire to boost bilateral cooperation, after a meeting Thursday.
Iraqi Deputy Prime Minister Hussain al-Shahristani has proposed organizing a Bulgarian business forum in one of his country's largest cities.
UK PM David Cameron said that Britain would oppose all deepening of political ties within the European Union, speaking at the World Economic Forum in Davos Thursday.
The European Commission is referring Bulgaria, Estonia and the United Kingdom to the Court of Justice of the European Union for failing to fully transpose the EU internal energy market rules.
Bulgaria has failed to escape EU court over the controversial tenders for the operation of what will be the country's DTT multiplexes.
Austrian people should be given the opportunity to have their say on Europe and the eurozone in an in/out referendum, the leader of the country's far-right party has said.
Construction in protected areas in Bulgaria must be examined at the European level, says Rebecca Harms, the Co-President of the GREENS/EFA in the European Parliament
Bulgaria's Supreme Judicial Council has adopted an official position criticizing the executive for actions that create a negative public image of Bulgaria's judiciary.
Colonel Georgi Raykov, who was fired from Bulgaria's National Security Services, NSO, over the attack on the country's ethnic Turkish leader, Ahmed Dogan, says he has been used as a scape goat.
Bulgaria's judiciary faces a shortfall of up to BGN 16 M and cannot cover basic activities of the system, according to conclusions from the Thursday meeting of the Supreme Judicial Council (VSS).
The ruling center-right Citizens for European Development of Bulgaria party, GERB, is unwavering in exposing intelligence officers as agents of the Communist State Security, DS.
Two employees of Bulgaria's National Security Services, NSO, were fired Thursday over the attack on the country's ethnic Turkish leader, Ahmed Dogan.
Bulgarian Vice-President Margarita Popova has spoken in favor of the abolition of the imprisonment without parole punishment, as well as a comprehensive overhaul of Bulgaria's penal system.
Society | January 24, 2013, Thursday // 18:52
The Bulgarian Socialist Party (BSP) has submitted to Parliament a draft decision for imposing a moratorium on all disposition deals and construction works on terrains of the Black Sea coast.
Bulgarian winter resort town of Bansko has requested not only expanded ski facilities, but also construction permits and access regime into the Pirin National Park.
Code yellow for potentially dangerous weather has been declared Thursday for four Bulgarian regions due to expected torrential rains.
An earthquake with a magnitude of 2 points on the Richter scale has been registered in southwestern Bulgaria Wednesday evening.
A group of 5 masked and armed men are reported to have stolen BGN 100,000 from an armored cash transportation vehicle in Bulgarian capital Sofia Thursday evening.
Crime | January 24, 2013, Thursday // 20:59
Three unidentified robbers have stolen a significant amount of money from a bank in the Black Sea city of Burgas.
Crime | January 24, 2013, Thursday // 08:54
They are born in Greece, live in Greece but that does not stop them from getting Bulgarian IDs and license plates for their cars, to avoid taxes in their country.
When, in 2008, Bulgaria's boom came to a dramatic end, all the stories about Britons buying cheap beach and ski properties suddenly dried up.
"THE European Union funds will not be used for silicone breast implants."
Two businessmen meet shortly after one of them tied the knot.
Smiles | January 24, 2013, Thursday // 15:37
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