ARCHIVE - 6 June 2013

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Politics

Bulgaria Says It Hasn't Changed Its Mind on Hezbollah
Bulgaria's Justice Minister to Focus Efforts on Lifting of EC Monitoring
Bulgarian AgriMin: Millions in EU Funds Are at Stake
Interim Sofia Police Chief Appointed
Reshuffles at District Directorates of Bulgaria's Interior Ministry Continue
Bulgaria's National Security Agency Probes Ruse Mayor over Public Procurement
Bulgarian Ethnic Turkish Leader Slams Ex-PM over Boycott
Bulgarian Socialist, Nationalist MPs Preparing to Form New Party – GERB
Bulgarian MPs Fail to End Parliamentary Nomadism
Bulgarian Socialists Condemn GERB's Parliamentary 'Boycott'
Bulgaria's GERB Threatens to Leave Parliament
Deutsche Bank Bulgaria Head Tipped for Deputy PM

Society

Bulgaria Must Support Entrepreneurs in Crisis Times – Labor Minister
2 Bulgarian Bloggers Reportedly Arrested in Turkey
Carlos Saura to be Awarded Honoris Causa Degree in Sofia
Bulgaria's 'Vampire' Skeleton Heads Back to Home Town
Fervex Medicine Recalled over Contamination Concerns

Sports

Pippa Middleton Impressed with Bulgarian Rising Star Dimitrov
Bulgaria Leapfrogs to 46th in FIFA Ranking

Views on BG

*Treatment Still Harsh for Bulgarian Roma in France
NYT: Bulgaria Pulls Back on Blame for Hezbollah

World

Vladimir Putin, Russian 1st Lady Announce Divorce
Germany Condemns Shocking Violence in Turkey
EU Commits EUR 400 M More in Aid for Syria
Erdogan Claims 'Terrorists' Taking Part in Turkey Protests
Turkey Protests Claim 4th Victim
Serbia Recalls Ambassador to Turkey over Unrest Comments
Turkish Mega Stars Join Protests in Show of Support
Turkish Demonstrators: We Will Not Bow

Politics

Bulgaria Says It Hasn't Changed Its Mind on Hezbollah

Bulgaria’s new Foreign Minister Kristian Vigenin has refuted reports that the country is trying to shift blame for the Burgas terror attack from Hezbollah.

Politics » Diplomacy | June 6, 2013, Thursday // 16:54

Bulgaria's Justice Minister to Focus Efforts on Lifting of EC Monitoring

Zinaida Zlaranova, Deputy Prime Minister and Justice Minister, has vowed to do everything possible to make sure that Bulgaria fulfils all criteria of the European Commission so that the Cooperation and Verification Mechanism (CVM) is lifted.

Politics » Bulgaria in EU | June 6, 2013, Thursday // 17:50

Bulgarian AgriMin: Millions in EU Funds Are at Stake

Bulgaria's Agriculture Minister, Dimitar Grekov, has ordered a probe to find out if people without qualifications and/or required education are part of his team.

Politics » Bulgaria in EU | June 6, 2013, Thursday // 12:25

Interim Sofia Police Chief Appointed

Ivaylo Spiridonov has been appointed as interim director of the Sofia District Police Directorate.

Politics » Domestic | June 6, 2013, Thursday // 19:07

Reshuffles at District Directorates of Bulgaria's Interior Ministry Continue

Konstantin Dzhuninski has been appointed interim Director of the District Directorate of the Interior Ministry in the northwestern city of Vidin.

Politics » Domestic | June 6, 2013, Thursday // 17:18

Bulgaria's National Security Agency Probes Ruse Mayor over Public Procurement

Bulgaria's State Agency for National Security, DANS, has launched a probe of Plamen Stoilov, Mayor of the Danube city of Ruse, in connection with procurement deals signed by the municipal administration.

Politics » Domestic | June 6, 2013, Thursday // 16:58

Bulgarian Ethnic Turkish Leader Slams Ex-PM over Boycott

Lyutvi Mestan, leader of Bulgaria’s predominantly ethnic Turkish Movement for Rights and Freedoms, has criticized the oppositional GERB party of former Prime Minister Boyko Borisov for threatening to leave Parliament.

Politics » Domestic | June 6, 2013, Thursday // 14:51

Bulgarian Socialist, Nationalist MPs Preparing to Form New Party – GERB

Krasimir Velchev, Deputy Chair of center-right party Citizens for European Development of Bulgaria (GERB), has argued that preparations are underway for the creation of a new parliamentary group consisting of MPs of the Bulgarian Socialist Party (BSP) and

Politics » Domestic | June 6, 2013, Thursday // 14:40

Bulgarian MPs Fail to End Parliamentary Nomadism

In a surprising move, Members of the Parliament from the Bulgarian Socialist Party, BSP, gave up Thursday on their proposal for amendments to the Political Parties Act to eliminate "political nomadism.

Politics » Domestic | June 6, 2013, Thursday // 14:25

Bulgarian Socialists Condemn GERB's Parliamentary 'Boycott'

The Bulgarian Socialists have condemned the behavior of the formerly-ruling GERB party and them leaving plenary hall, labeling it destructive and irresponsible.

Politics » Domestic | June 6, 2013, Thursday // 13:30

Bulgaria's GERB Threatens to Leave Parliament

The parliamentary group of the formerly-ruling center-right Citizens for European Development of Bulgaria party, GERB, is leaving the Parliament.

Politics » Domestic | June 6, 2013, Thursday // 10:25

Deutsche Bank Bulgaria Head Tipped for Deputy PM

The Head of Deutsche Bank for Bulgaria, Borislav Ivanov, is the likely mysterious second Deputy Prime Minister in the Bulgarian Cabinet "Oresharski."

Politics » Domestic | June 6, 2013, Thursday // 08:05

Society

Bulgaria Must Support Entrepreneurs in Crisis Times – Labor Minister

Hasan Ademov, Bulgaria's new Minister of Labor and Social Policy, has suggested that the country will boost its economic competitiveness by redirecting resources earmarked for generating temporary employment to retraining.

Society | June 6, 2013, Thursday // 12:20

2 Bulgarian Bloggers Reportedly Arrested in Turkey

About 30 people have been arrested in the Turkish coastal city of Izmir on charges they had been posting "misinformation" on Twitter.

Society | June 6, 2013, Thursday // 09:31

Carlos Saura to be Awarded Honoris Causa Degree in Sofia

The Embassy of Spain in Bulgaria has invited residents and guests of Sofia to attend the 20th edition of the Spanish and Ibero-American cinema week in Sofia taking place on June 12-16 at the Lumiere Hall of the National Palace of Culture.

Society » Culture | June 6, 2013, Thursday // 15:48

Bulgaria's 'Vampire' Skeleton Heads Back to Home Town

The skeleton of a medieval “vampire” discovered in Bulgaria is to be transported back to the town of Sozopol when archaeologists unearthed it last year.

Society » Archaeology | June 6, 2013, Thursday // 18:39

Fervex Medicine Recalled over Contamination Concerns

The manufacturer of the cold and flu medicine Fervex, Bristol-Myers Squibb, has ordered the recall of a batch of the medicine from pharmacies all over the world amid contamination fears.

Society » Health | June 6, 2013, Thursday // 13:15

Sports

Pippa Middleton Impressed with Bulgarian Rising Star Dimitrov

Pippa Middleton has written a “guide to Wimbledon”, giving advice such as “allow enough time for tennis” and “take a raincoat.

Sports | June 6, 2013, Thursday // 16:00

Bulgaria Leapfrogs to 46th in FIFA Ranking

Bulgaria has moved 6 spots up to 46th in the latest FIFA/Coca-Cola World Ranking.

Sports | June 6, 2013, Thursday // 14:13

Views on BG

*Treatment Still Harsh for Bulgarian Roma in France

In the last three weeks alone, the French police have dismantled Roma encampments in Saint-Denis, just outside Paris, and along the Var River west of Nice.

Views on BG | June 6, 2013, Thursday // 09:51

NYT: Bulgaria Pulls Back on Blame for Hezbollah

Nearly a year after a bomb in a tour bus at the Burgas airport in Bulgaria killed five Israeli tourists and their Bulgarian driver, the country's new government is trying to shift blame for the attack from Hezbollah, the militant Lebanese Shiite movement.

Views on BG | June 6, 2013, Thursday // 09:11

World

Vladimir Putin, Russian 1st Lady Announce Divorce

Russian President Vladimir Putin and his wife, Lyudmila, said Thursday their marriage is over, according to Russian media.

World | June 6, 2013, Thursday // 21:07

Germany Condemns Shocking Violence in Turkey

Germany's human rights commissioner has condemned the violence against Turkish protesters as "shocking", urging the Turkish government to immediately release detainees.

World | June 6, 2013, Thursday // 20:33

EU Commits EUR 400 M More in Aid for Syria

The European Union has announced that it will send another EUR 400 M of aid to Syria and its neighbours.

World | June 6, 2013, Thursday // 19:44

Erdogan Claims 'Terrorists' Taking Part in Turkey Protests

Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan has dismissed the massive protests in the country as undemocratic.

World | June 6, 2013, Thursday // 17:51

Turkey Protests Claim 4th Victim

A police officer died on Thursday after falling off a bridge in Turkey’s Adana province the previous day, according to reports.

World | June 6, 2013, Thursday // 15:33

Serbia Recalls Ambassador to Turkey over Unrest Comments

Serbian Ambassador to Turkey, Dusan Spasojevic, has been recalled from the post for violating the law of diplomatic service.

World | June 6, 2013, Thursday // 14:58

Turkish Mega Stars Join Protests in Show of Support

Hundreds of artists, musicians, star actors, athletes and businessmen have joined the mass protest rallies in neighboring Turkey.

World | June 6, 2013, Thursday // 11:27

Turkish Demonstrators: We Will Not Bow

The protests in neighboring Turkey have continued Wednesday night into Thursday morning for a sixth straight day, but for the first time, no violence has been reported.

World | June 6, 2013, Thursday // 08:41
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