2009-05-27
The Varna Regional Prosecutor's Office decided Wednesday to keep behind bars Vesselin and Hristo Danovi, despite the fact that they will run for seats in Bulgaria's next parliament. The two Municipal Councilmen from Bulgaria's Black Sea capital, Vesselin and Hristo, are a father and a son and have been in custody for almost a year over allegations of racketeering, enticement into prostitution and money laundering. On Tuesday, the Varna Electoral Commission accepted their registration to run in the 2009 Parliamentary Elections, on the ticket of the Bulgarian Patriots Union party, effectively making them MP candidates. ...
The Varna Regional Prosecutor's Office decided Wednesday to keep behind bars Vesselin and Hristo Danovi, despite the fact that they will run for seats in Bulgaria's next parliament. The two Municipal Councilmen from Bulgaria's Black Sea capital, Vesselin and Hristo, are a father and a son and have been in custody for almost a year over allegations of racketeering, enticement into prostitution and money laundering. On Tuesday, the Varna Electoral Commission accepted their registration to run in the 2009 Parliamentary Elections, on the ticket of the Bulgarian Patriots Union party, effectively making them MP candidates. ...
2009-05-27
Bulgaria's Prime Minister, Sergey Stanishev, said Wednesday Bulgarian economic entities showed signs of revival in April-May 2009. In his words, there was a rise in the state revenue during that period compared to the previous months when the Bulgarian economy is said to have hit the lowest point of economic activity, and suffered the worst effects of the global financial and economic crisis. "The better statistical indicators do not remove the necessity of constant watching of the realization of the state budget....
Bulgaria's Prime Minister, Sergey Stanishev, said Wednesday Bulgarian economic entities showed signs of revival in April-May 2009. In his words, there was a rise in the state revenue during that period compared to the previous months when the Bulgarian economy is said to have hit the lowest point of economic activity, and suffered the worst effects of the global financial and economic crisis. "The better statistical indicators do not remove the necessity of constant watching of the realization of the state budget....
2009-05-27
The scandal that erupted Tuesday between the independent Member of the Bulgarian Parliament, Georgi Georgiev, and Olimpi Katev from NMSP raged again Wednesday. Olimpi Katev, from the party of former Tsar and PM, Simeon Saxe-Coburg - the National Movement for Stability and Progress, (NMSP), complained Tuesday that Georgiev had hit him. Georgiev denied the allegations and said he had been upset because Katev repeatedly accused him of coming to work drunk. ...
The scandal that erupted Tuesday between the independent Member of the Bulgarian Parliament, Georgi Georgiev, and Olimpi Katev from NMSP raged again Wednesday. Olimpi Katev, from the party of former Tsar and PM, Simeon Saxe-Coburg - the National Movement for Stability and Progress, (NMSP), complained Tuesday that Georgiev had hit him. Georgiev denied the allegations and said he had been upset because Katev repeatedly accused him of coming to work drunk. ...
2009-05-27
The largest threat for the realization of the project for building Bulgaria's second nuclear power plant at Belene are the coming Parliamentary Elections. This was declared by Boris Pekov, the Chair of the Board of Directors of the state-owned Bulgarian Energy Holding (BEH), as quoted by the Pari Daily. According to Pekov, the fate of the Belene Nuclear Plant will be decided largely by the outcome of the Bulgarian Parliamentary Elections on July 5, 2009, as some of the opposition parties are fierce opponents of the Belene project in its current form. ...
The largest threat for the realization of the project for building Bulgaria's second nuclear power plant at Belene are the coming Parliamentary Elections. This was declared by Boris Pekov, the Chair of the Board of Directors of the state-owned Bulgarian Energy Holding (BEH), as quoted by the Pari Daily. According to Pekov, the fate of the Belene Nuclear Plant will be decided largely by the outcome of the Bulgarian Parliamentary Elections on July 5, 2009, as some of the opposition parties are fierce opponents of the Belene project in its current form. ...
2009-05-27
Over 31 kilos of heroin, ready to be taken across the Serbian border, have been caught during a special police operation. Employees of the Main Directorate "Criminal Police" and of the "Border Police" have worked on the case for three weeks, the Interior Ministry press center informs. They had information about the scheduled meeting between two Bulgarian nationals - N....
Over 31 kilos of heroin, ready to be taken across the Serbian border, have been caught during a special police operation. Employees of the Main Directorate "Criminal Police" and of the "Border Police" have worked on the case for three weeks, the Interior Ministry press center informs. They had information about the scheduled meeting between two Bulgarian nationals - N....
2009-05-27
The European Union citizens are becoming more mobilized to participate in the European parliamentary elections. The data was released in a pre-electoral survey carried out between May 4 and 15 by TNS Opinion within the framework of the contract with the European Parliament. 49% of the people polled by TNS say they would vote in the European Elections....
The European Union citizens are becoming more mobilized to participate in the European parliamentary elections. The data was released in a pre-electoral survey carried out between May 4 and 15 by TNS Opinion within the framework of the contract with the European Parliament. 49% of the people polled by TNS say they would vote in the European Elections....
2009-05-27
Bulgaria's government is going to decide Thursday whether the country would participate in the anti-piracy military operation of the EU. Bulgaria is envisaged to send two navy officers to take part in the first ever naval operation of the EU - Operation Atalanta, whose aim is to combat piracy off the coast of Somalia - the Bulgarian government press service has announced. A total of 12 EU member states are already supporting Operation Atalanta but there was a shortage of personnel at the operational headquarters in Northwood near London where only 76 out of 106 positions are filled. ...
Bulgaria's government is going to decide Thursday whether the country would participate in the anti-piracy military operation of the EU. Bulgaria is envisaged to send two navy officers to take part in the first ever naval operation of the EU - Operation Atalanta, whose aim is to combat piracy off the coast of Somalia - the Bulgarian government press service has announced. A total of 12 EU member states are already supporting Operation Atalanta but there was a shortage of personnel at the operational headquarters in Northwood near London where only 76 out of 106 positions are filled. ...
2009-05-27
Russia's Ministry of Defense has denied the initiation of any preparatory or mobilization measures over a potential armed conflict, including a potential nuclear war, on the Korean Peninsula The Spokesperson of the Ministry formally disproved any allegations that Russia has alerted its armed forces over the rising tension in East Asia after North Korea recently carried out a nuclear test, BGNES reported. The statement came in response to reports by leading international information agencies citing Russian military sources that North Korea's actions threatened the security of the Russian Far East, which called for preparatory measures in case of an armed conflict on the Peninsula. ...
Russia's Ministry of Defense has denied the initiation of any preparatory or mobilization measures over a potential armed conflict, including a potential nuclear war, on the Korean Peninsula The Spokesperson of the Ministry formally disproved any allegations that Russia has alerted its armed forces over the rising tension in East Asia after North Korea recently carried out a nuclear test, BGNES reported. The statement came in response to reports by leading international information agencies citing Russian military sources that North Korea's actions threatened the security of the Russian Far East, which called for preparatory measures in case of an armed conflict on the Peninsula. ...
2009-05-27
The European Commission building in Brussels closed once again Wednesday over a hot water leak. The information was reported by the EC spokesperson. The "Berlaymont" was evacuated at 11:20 am as a preventive measure, after a serious hot water leak during water pipe repair works. ...
The European Commission building in Brussels closed once again Wednesday over a hot water leak. The information was reported by the EC spokesperson. The "Berlaymont" was evacuated at 11:20 am as a preventive measure, after a serious hot water leak during water pipe repair works. ...
2009-05-27
The European Philatelic Exhibition Bulgaria 2009 was opened in Sofia on Wednesday. The event is dedicated to the 130th anniversary since the founding the Bulgarian post and the issuing the first Bulgarian post stamps "Centimes" (1879). The exhibition is held at the halls of the National Palace of Culture in Sofia from May 27 until May 31, 2009. ...
The European Philatelic Exhibition Bulgaria 2009 was opened in Sofia on Wednesday. The event is dedicated to the 130th anniversary since the founding the Bulgarian post and the issuing the first Bulgarian post stamps "Centimes" (1879). The exhibition is held at the halls of the National Palace of Culture in Sofia from May 27 until May 31, 2009. ...
2009-05-27
A significant fall of the prices of residential properties in Bulgaria has been registered in the first four months of the year. The data was released Wednesday by the real estate brokerage company "Address." ...
A significant fall of the prices of residential properties in Bulgaria has been registered in the first four months of the year. The data was released Wednesday by the real estate brokerage company "Address." ...
2009-05-27
Sofia Mayor, Boyko Borisov, is asking the Sofia City Council to renounce its decision to name a street in the capital after Bogdan Filov. Bogdan Filov was Bulgaria's Prime Minister in 1940-1943, and the statesmen who signed Bulgaria's accession to the Tripartite (Axis) Pact. The decision to name a street after Bogdan Filov was made at the meeting of the Sofia City Council last Thursday....
Sofia Mayor, Boyko Borisov, is asking the Sofia City Council to renounce its decision to name a street in the capital after Bogdan Filov. Bogdan Filov was Bulgaria's Prime Minister in 1940-1943, and the statesmen who signed Bulgaria's accession to the Tripartite (Axis) Pact. The decision to name a street after Bogdan Filov was made at the meeting of the Sofia City Council last Thursday....
2009-05-27
General Motors' bondholders have rejected a key part of the carmaker's restructuring plan, which makes it more likely to seek bankruptcy protection. The board will now meet to discuss its "next steps" after a large number of investors refused to exchange their debt for company shares, the BBC reported Wednesday. Meanwhile, the German government is set to begin a series of meetings later to consider bids for GM's Europe arm....
General Motors' bondholders have rejected a key part of the carmaker's restructuring plan, which makes it more likely to seek bankruptcy protection. The board will now meet to discuss its "next steps" after a large number of investors refused to exchange their debt for company shares, the BBC reported Wednesday. Meanwhile, the German government is set to begin a series of meetings later to consider bids for GM's Europe arm....
2009-05-27
The special panel, investigating Bulgaria's communist-era police files, has released the names of State Security agents and collaborators, who are current prosecutors and military investigators. The commission probed the past of some 1947 prosecutors and military investigators and exposed 63 of them as former collaborators. Some of the best known names among them are: Vasil Mrachkov, former Chief Prosecutor in 1987-1989, Angel Donchev, who served as a Prosecutor at the Supreme Cassation Prosecutor's Office until 2007, Asen Arsov, Department Head at the Supreme Cassation Prosecutor's Office since 2004, Georgi Kyuvliev and Nikolay Solarov, also from the Supreme Cassation Prosecutor's Office. ...
The special panel, investigating Bulgaria's communist-era police files, has released the names of State Security agents and collaborators, who are current prosecutors and military investigators. The commission probed the past of some 1947 prosecutors and military investigators and exposed 63 of them as former collaborators. Some of the best known names among them are: Vasil Mrachkov, former Chief Prosecutor in 1987-1989, Angel Donchev, who served as a Prosecutor at the Supreme Cassation Prosecutor's Office until 2007, Asen Arsov, Department Head at the Supreme Cassation Prosecutor's Office since 2004, Georgi Kyuvliev and Nikolay Solarov, also from the Supreme Cassation Prosecutor's Office. ...
2009-05-27
The European Investment Fund (EIF) secured a credit resource for Bulgaria worth EUR 200 M on Wednesday. The Framework and Financial agreement for implementation of the JEREMIE initiative between the Bulgaria government and the EIF has been signed Wednesday at an official ceremony in Sofia. The funding was signed under the "Development of the competitiveness of the Bulgarian economy 2007-2013" program....
The European Investment Fund (EIF) secured a credit resource for Bulgaria worth EUR 200 M on Wednesday. The Framework and Financial agreement for implementation of the JEREMIE initiative between the Bulgaria government and the EIF has been signed Wednesday at an official ceremony in Sofia. The funding was signed under the "Development of the competitiveness of the Bulgarian economy 2007-2013" program....
2009-05-27
Working Bulgarians begin Wednesday to earn money for themselves instead of contributing to the State. The information was announced by the Institute for Market Economy, proclaiming May 27 as the so-called 2009 "Freedom Day." The Institute's experts estimate that each year 40% of the total income of the Bulgarian workers is slated for taxes meaning that out of 12 months they spent 5 months earning the State's income. ...
Working Bulgarians begin Wednesday to earn money for themselves instead of contributing to the State. The information was announced by the Institute for Market Economy, proclaiming May 27 as the so-called 2009 "Freedom Day." The Institute's experts estimate that each year 40% of the total income of the Bulgarian workers is slated for taxes meaning that out of 12 months they spent 5 months earning the State's income. ...
2009-05-27
Foreign visitor numbers to Bulgaria decreased by 5,4 % in April compared to the same month last year. The National Statistical Institute (NSI) reported Wednesday that 485 817 foreigners visited Bulgaria in April with large year on year decreases in visitors from Denmark (37,6%), Serbia (27%), Japan (22%), France (17,3%) and Greece (16.3%)....
Foreign visitor numbers to Bulgaria decreased by 5,4 % in April compared to the same month last year. The National Statistical Institute (NSI) reported Wednesday that 485 817 foreigners visited Bulgaria in April with large year on year decreases in visitors from Denmark (37,6%), Serbia (27%), Japan (22%), France (17,3%) and Greece (16.3%)....
2009-05-27
The health of Dilma Rousseff, the top runner to become the next president of Brazil, is under the country's microscope, the New York Times reported. The extensive article focuses on the health condition of the daughter of a Bulgarian immigrant, Dilma Rousseff. Rousseff, who is the Chief of Staff of Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, is also his chosen successor, expected to carry the banner of the hugely popular president into next year's election. ...
The health of Dilma Rousseff, the top runner to become the next president of Brazil, is under the country's microscope, the New York Times reported. The extensive article focuses on the health condition of the daughter of a Bulgarian immigrant, Dilma Rousseff. Rousseff, who is the Chief of Staff of Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, is also his chosen successor, expected to carry the banner of the hugely popular president into next year's election. ...
2009-05-27
Bulgarian municipal councilor, Georgi Ivanov, has proposed that all Burgas councilors in the Black Sea city of Burgas, are tested for drugs and alcohol before and after each meeting. Ivanov has officially proposed the idea to local lawmakers and it is expected that a vote will be held on the issue at the next Burgas City Council meeting. Ivanov suggested the tests to make sure that all the important decisions made for the future of Burgas are made by people who are fully aware of what they are doing and that they are not handicapped by stimulants that disturb their judgment, BGNES reported Wednesday. ...
Bulgarian municipal councilor, Georgi Ivanov, has proposed that all Burgas councilors in the Black Sea city of Burgas, are tested for drugs and alcohol before and after each meeting. Ivanov has officially proposed the idea to local lawmakers and it is expected that a vote will be held on the issue at the next Burgas City Council meeting. Ivanov suggested the tests to make sure that all the important decisions made for the future of Burgas are made by people who are fully aware of what they are doing and that they are not handicapped by stimulants that disturb their judgment, BGNES reported Wednesday. ...
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