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Business

Bulgaria Could Be 1st EU Country to Buy Gas from Azerbaijan

The scrapping of Nabucco West does not mean that Azerbaijan has given up plans to deliver natural gas to Bulgaria, according to state oil and gas company SOCAR vice-president Elshad Nasyrov.

Business » Energy | June 29, 2013, Saturday // 14:47

Bulgarian Min: Previous Govt Deliberately Ruined State Companies

Bulgarian Minister of Economy and Energy Dragomir Stoynev has criticized the preceding cabinet of ex-PM Boyko Borisov of allowing the ruin of important state companies.

Business » Industry | June 29, 2013, Saturday // 20:12

Politics

Ex Bulgarian Top Cop Lashes Out against 'Armed' Nationalist

Former Bulgarian Minister of Interior Tsvetan Tsvetanov has reacted strongly to reports that nationalist Ataka leader Volen Siderov has entered Parliament with a hand gun on him.

Politics » Domestic | June 29, 2013, Saturday // 16:25

Weak 'Counter-Protest' Assembles in Support of Bulgaria's Cabinet

Scores of citizens have rallied in front of the National Palace of Culture in Bulgaria's capital Sofia to show support with the embattled cabinet of PM Plamen Oresharski.

Politics » Domestic | June 29, 2013, Saturday // 15:52

Bulgaria's Restive Varna to Vote for Mayor

Saturday is the so-called "day of reflection" ahead of Sunday's mayor election in Bulgaria's third-largest city of Varna.

Politics » Domestic | June 29, 2013, Saturday // 11:40

Society

Bulgarians Continue Protests in Spite of Rain

Over 1,000 Bulgarian citizens have braved the pouring rain Saturday evening to go out on the 16th consecutive night of protests in capital Sofia against the cabinet of new PM Plamen Oresharski.

Society | June 29, 2013, Saturday // 19:24

Bulgarian Farmers Trash Produce, Block Road to Greece

Some 300 fruit and vegetable producers from Bulgaria's south-west have come out in protest Saturday against low wholesale prices of their produce.

Society | June 29, 2013, Saturday // 17:47

17 Illegal Migrants from Syria, Palestine Detained in Bulgaria

Bulgarian border authorities have detained 17 migrants who tried to illegally cross the country's border with Turkey.

Society | June 29, 2013, Saturday // 12:28

Ombudsman: Situation in Bulgaria Is 'Very Tense'

Bulgaria's ombudsman Konstantin Penchev has called for level headedness among ordinary citizens and politicians in the wake of ongoing anti-cabinet street protests.

Society | June 29, 2013, Saturday // 11:29

Protesters in Bulgaria Block Plovdiv Railway Station

Anti-government protesters in Bulgaria have blocked Saturday morning the railway station of second-largest Bulgarian city of Plovdiv.

Society | June 29, 2013, Saturday // 10:59

Bulgaria Under Alert Due to Heavy Rains Coming In

Almost the entire territory of Bulgaria has been placed under warning for potentially dangerous weather Sunday, when precipitation is expected to intensify.

Society » Environment | June 29, 2013, Saturday // 18:36

Sports

Bulgarian Football Union Office 'Badly Damaged' by CSKA Fans

The office of the Bulgarian Football Union has suffered heavy damages after an attack by angered CSKA Sofia fans Saturday.

Sports | June 29, 2013, Saturday // 14:13

Angry CSKA Fans Thrash Bulgarian Football Union Office

Enraged fans of troubled Bulgarian top football team CSKA Sofia attacked and vandalized the office of the Bulgarian Football Union in central Sofia little after Saturday noon.

Sports | June 29, 2013, Saturday // 12:32

Views on BG

Washington Post: Middle Class Rage Sparks Bulgarian Spring

As protests raged in Turkey and were set to explode in distant Brazil, Asen Genov sat in his office in Bulgaria’s capital on the cloudy morning of June 14, about to strike the computer key that would spark a Bulgarian Spring.

Views on BG | June 29, 2013, Saturday // 19:12

World

Ex CIA Officer Snowden Remains in Moscow Transit Zone

Wanted former CIA agent Edward Snowden is still residing in the transit zone of Moscow's Sheremetyevo International Airport.

World | June 29, 2013, Saturday // 17:07

100 Turkish Artists Express Grave Concern with Polarization

100 Turkish artists and intellectuals have issued a message of concern regarding heightened tensions in the country following weeks of anti-government protests.

World | June 29, 2013, Saturday // 13:32

Brazil President Dilma Launches Talks with Protesters

Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff has started negotiations with protesters, who since mid-June have led massive rallies in major cities requesting better public services.

World | June 29, 2013, Saturday // 11:55

1 Killed in 'Kurdish Taksim' Protest in Turkey

One person has been killed and nine injured after massive public unrest in near the city of Diyarbakir in Turkish Kurdistan.

World | June 29, 2013, Saturday // 10:22
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