ARCHIVE - 26 March 2013
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Bulgaria's State-owned IT company Information Services is the only one to officially submit with the Central Electoral Commission, CEC, a bid for counting the ballots in the early elections.
Business | March 26, 2013, Tuesday // 19:57
The cost of labor in Bulgaria is by far the lowest among the European Union's 27 member states, according to data by the German Federal Statistical Office released Tuesday.
Business | March 26, 2013, Tuesday // 12:53
Bulgaria's caretaker Prime Minister, Marin Raykov, has issued an order to establish a work group to create rules for transparency in the selection of a particular bank for depositing monies of State companies.
No major fluctuations in gas prices for end consumers are expected by the end of the year, according to Dimitar Gogov, CEO of Bulgaria's state-owned gas supplier Bulgargaz.
Asen Vasilev, Bulgaria's caretaker Minister of Economy, Energy and Tourism, has proposed that renewable energy installations without certificates should be temporarily disconnected from the country's power grid.
Bulgarian Minister of Economy and Energy Asen Vasilev is expected to reveal Tuesday the reform measures that the caretaker cabinet is to implement for Bulgaria's energy sector.
Bulgarian resort costs are the sixth cheapest among the world's most popular tourist destinations, according to the new Post Office Worldwide Holiday Costs Barometer.
The European Commission has defined poverty levels and increasing social unrest in Bulgaria as alarming.
Caretaker Agriculture Minister Ivan Stankov has said that Bulgaria will seek EU funding for developing rose production and tobacco growing at the meeting of Member States' ministers of fisheries and agriculture in Luxembourg.
Bulgaria has the lowest marriage rate among all EU member states – merely 2.9 marriages per 1000 persons, according to Eurostat's latest data.
The European Commission has declared that Croatia is prepared to join the European Union.
Six MEPs have sent a letter to EU Energy Commissioner Guenther Oettinger to express their concern over the growing practice of creating obstructions before the development of renewable energy in the EU.
The Citizens for European Development of Bulgaria party, GERB, has firmly rejected claims they have been providing political cover-up for former Minister of Agriculture Miroslav Naydenov.
Former Bulgarian Minister of Agriculture Miroslav Naydenov insists he has been charged in a case that "simmered" in the prosecution's office for three and half years in awaiting the most favorable moment to attack him.
The Bulgarian Socialist Party has pressured the prosecution to act against him, claimed Tuesday former Bulgarian Minister of Agriculture Miroslav Naydenov.
The Sofia University, Bulgaria's oldest and most prestigious college, has "closed its doors" for students from the "Eagles' Bridge" movement, who elected last week legendary football player Hristo Stoichkov as their patron.
Society | March 26, 2013, Tuesday // 20:53
The very foundations of rule of law in Bulgaria have to be defended on a daily basis, is the leading diagnosis of Bulgarian rights NGO the Bulgarian Helsinki Committee's yearly report.
Society | March 26, 2013, Tuesday // 15:09
The local promoter of a Bob Sinclar show in Bulgaria has announced it is taking legal action, after Pirin National Park authorities suspended the live set planned to take place within the protected area.
Society | March 26, 2013, Tuesday // 11:28
At least 13 people have committed suicide in Bulgaria's Black Sea city of Varna since the beginning of 2013, according to local media outlets.
Scottish giants Celtic are said to be in the hunt for GBP 3 M-rated Bulgaria international winger Aleksandar Tonev.
Sports | March 26, 2013, Tuesday // 12:40
One of Bulgaria's key players, Stanislav Manolev, has been declared fit ahead of his team's crucial World Cup qualifier against Denmark on Tuesday.
Sports | March 26, 2013, Tuesday // 09:20
Bulgaria's Grigor Dimitrov failed to defeat world number 3 Andy Murray in the third round of the Miami Masters tournament, as he lost 6:7(3:7), 3:6, despite nearly winning the first set.
Sports | March 26, 2013, Tuesday // 08:07
The specialized unit for countering abuse of EU funds at the Sofia City Prosecutor's Office has pressed charges against former Bulgarian Agriculture Minister Miroslav Naydenov.
Crime | March 26, 2013, Tuesday // 15:35
The main courthouse in Bulgaria's Black Sea city of Varna was closed early on Tuesday after an anonymous bomb threat.
Crime | March 26, 2013, Tuesday // 10:58
Late Russian tycoon Boris Berezovsky is likely to be buried in his home country, according to media report.
World | March 26, 2013, Tuesday // 11:47
All Cypriot banks will remain closed until Thursday, the country's central bank has announced.
World | March 26, 2013, Tuesday // 09:47
North Korea's army, inculding strategic missiles, have been put in combat ready status Tuesday, following an unprecedented rise of tensions with South Korea and the US.
World | March 26, 2013, Tuesday // 09:26
A post-mortem examination has found Russian tycoon Boris Berezovsky's death was "consistent with hanging", police have said.
World | March 26, 2013, Tuesday // 08:40
Notorious Bulgarian banker Tsvetan Vassilev (Corporate Commercial Bank, CCB) stunned many in the country with a rare interview.
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