ARCHIVE - 1 August 2018

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Business

BMW to Build 1 Billion Euro Car Factory in Hungary
Morocco Set to Receive a Wind Farm for Bitcoin Mining
VOSS Automotive to Start Car Parts Production in Bulgaria - Lovech Municipality
Societe Generale Close to Sale of Bulgarian Bank to Hungary's OTP
The Best New Holiday Hotspots for a Last Minute Summer Holiday

Politics

As of Today Third Country Nationals with a Ban to Enter Schengen Area will be Blocked from Entering Bulgaria
Bulgaria Consents to UPC’s Provisional Application Phase
Bulgarian Government Granting EUR 7.7 Million for Sofia Subway Line 3 Construction
How Much will Cost the Construction of the Longest Tunnel in Bulgaria?
Epic Drama Joins A1 Bulgaria
New Traffic Restrictions in Downtown Sofia due to Repairs
Bulgarian PM Borissov: Revenue Agencies Work Well – the most Material Expression is the Money in the Budget
Bid to Build at UNESCO-protected Pirin National Park in Bulgaria Ruled 'illegal'

Society

Eurostat: Bulgarians Spend Most of Their Money on Food
Partial Emergency in Chepelare Remains in Place
Rain Showers Again in Many Areas in the Country Today, Maximum Temperatures 28-33°C
Chile's Rock Art llamas Divulge Secrets of Ancient Desert Culture
Car Crashes Slosed Trakia Highway near Karnobat
Power Cut Leaves Hundreds Stranded in Sweltering Paris Metro Trains
Kathimerini: More than 3,100 illegal Buildings Slated for Demolition, after Deadly Blaze
Passengers Flee Ryanair Plane after Mobile Phone Explodes
Passenger Plane Crashed in Mexico, Dozens were Injured

Crime

Serbian Police Seize 590 kg of Marijuana at Bulgarian Border
Bulgarian Breached Suspended Sentence Jailed for Stealing Razor Blade in Malta

World

One of the Poorest South American Countries can Become One of the Richest
Eurozone GDP Slows Again as Exports Falter

Business

BMW to Build 1 Billion Euro Car Factory in Hungary

FRANKFURT/BUDAPEST: BMW will invest 1 billion euros (US$1.

Business | August 1, 2018, Wednesday // 13:12

Morocco Set to Receive a Wind Farm for Bitcoin Mining

Over the years, there has been a lot of controversy surrounding bitcoin mining due to the amount of electricity used in the mining process.

Business | August 1, 2018, Wednesday // 13:10

VOSS Automotive to Start Car Parts Production in Bulgaria - Lovech Municipality

SOFIA (Bulgaria), July 31 (SeeNews) - Germany's VOSS Automotive will start production of car parts in Bahovitsa Industrial Park, near the Bulgarian city of Lovech, the municipal government said on Tuesday.

Business | August 1, 2018, Wednesday // 10:03

Societe Generale Close to Sale of Bulgarian Bank to Hungary's OTP

SOFIA (Reuters) - French bank Societe Generale (SOGN.

Business » Finance | August 1, 2018, Wednesday // 16:57

The Best New Holiday Hotspots for a Last Minute Summer Holiday

School’s out and August is finally here, which means it’s time to get away.

Business » Tourism | August 1, 2018, Wednesday // 15:35

Politics

Bulgaria Consents to UPC’s Provisional Application Phase

The Council of the EU has recorded here that Bulgaria deposited its instrument of ratification of the Unified Patent Court (UPC) Agreement’s Protocol on Provisional Application (PPA) with the Council’s General Secretariat on 24 July 2018.

Politics » Bulgaria in EU | August 1, 2018, Wednesday // 10:01

Bulgarian Government Granting EUR 7.7 Million for Sofia Subway Line 3 Construction

SOFIA (Bulgaria), August 1 (SeeNews) - Bulgaria's government said on Wednesday it decided to provide 15 million levs ($9.

Politics » Domestic | August 1, 2018, Wednesday // 16:56

How Much will Cost the Construction of the Longest Tunnel in Bulgaria?

Tenders for the construction of the Zheleznitsa tunnel, which should be the longest in Bulgaria, were recently opened.

Politics » Domestic | August 1, 2018, Wednesday // 16:14

Epic Drama Joins A1 Bulgaria

A1 Bulgaria, previously known as Mtel, has added Viasat World’s Epic Drama to its IPTV and cable offers.

Politics » Domestic | August 1, 2018, Wednesday // 15:46

New Traffic Restrictions in Downtown Sofia due to Repairs

The movement on part of the central Sofia street "GS Rakovski" will be stopped for repair.

Politics » Domestic | August 1, 2018, Wednesday // 13:43

Bid to Build at UNESCO-protected Pirin National Park in Bulgaria Ruled 'illegal'

Environmentalists are celebrating after winning a court case over plans to expand a ski resort in one of Bulgaria’s national parks.

Politics » Domestic | August 1, 2018, Wednesday // 09:58

Society

Eurostat: Bulgarians Spend Most of Their Money on Food

The biggest item of spending in the "shopping basket" of Bulgarians for 2017 was food according data from an analysis of Eurostat financial characteristics of household consumption in the EU.

Society | August 1, 2018, Wednesday // 10:09

Partial Emergency in Chepelare Remains in Place

Smolyan.

Society » Environment | August 1, 2018, Wednesday // 12:25

Chile's Rock Art llamas Divulge Secrets of Ancient Desert Culture

ATACAMA (CHILE) (AFP) - 

Society » Archaeology | August 1, 2018, Wednesday // 10:37

Car Crashes Slosed Trakia Highway near Karnobat

Trakia Motorway in the direction of Burgas, near Karnobat, is closed due to car accidents, BNR reported.

Society » Incidents | August 1, 2018, Wednesday // 15:32

Power Cut Leaves Hundreds Stranded in Sweltering Paris Metro Trains

Hundreds of commuters and tourists in Paris were left stuck in sweltering Metro trains in tunnels for up to two hours on Tuesday night before being evacuated.

Society » Incidents | August 1, 2018, Wednesday // 13:08

Passengers Flee Ryanair Plane after Mobile Phone Explodes

THIS is the dramatic moment panicked tourists on a Ryanair holiday jet to Ibiza exited using an emergency chute after a passenger’s mobile phone battery exploded and caught alight as it was about to take off.

Society » Incidents | August 1, 2018, Wednesday // 10:33

Passenger Plane Crashed in Mexico, Dozens were Injured

At least 85 people were injured after an Aeromexico flight crashed on takeoff during a heavy hail storm in northern Mexico, engulfing the plane in flames, officials said Tuesday.

Society » Incidents | August 1, 2018, Wednesday // 10:24

Crime

Serbian Police Seize 590 kg of Marijuana at Bulgarian Border

BELGRADE, Aug.

Crime | August 1, 2018, Wednesday // 15:48

Bulgarian Breached Suspended Sentence Jailed for Stealing Razor Blade in Malta

A shoplifter has ended up in prison for eight months after stealing a razor blade.

Crime | August 1, 2018, Wednesday // 15:47

World

One of the Poorest South American Countries can Become One of the Richest

Discovered resources globally of conventional oil and natural gas surpassed 4.

World | August 1, 2018, Wednesday // 14:07

Eurozone GDP Slows Again as Exports Falter

The eurozone's economy slowed further in the three months through June, as exports sputtered and business confidence weakened on worries over future relations with the currency area's largest trading partners.

World » EU | August 1, 2018, Wednesday // 13:14
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