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3 April 2012, Issue 3356
by Novinite.com
Bulgaria's Daily Newspaper since 2001
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Anti-Baby Pill Father: Only Good Memories of Sofia, Unlike Vienna
 World renowned chemist Carl Djerassi has shared that unlike his birth town Vienna, he has cherished throughout his life only good memories of Bulgaria, which remained a safe haven for Jews during the war. read |
Hungarian President Resigns over 'Bulgarian' Plagiarism
 Hungarian President Pal Schmitt has resigned after losing doctorate in a plagiarism scandal that involves copying from Bulgarian researcher Nikolai Georgiev, among others. read |
Eurozone Jobless Rate Record High since 1999
 Unemployment in the eurozone edged up in February to 10.8%, the highest level since the introduction of the single currency in 1999. read |
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4 OF 9 BULGARIAN 'IMPUDENT' GET JAIL TIME FOR KIDNAPS
Four of a total of nine defendants in Bulgaria's high-profile trial against the so-called Impudent group, accused of a dozen of abductions, received guilty verdicts Monday. The verdicts were pronounced by a five member panel of magistrates from the Sofia City Court, after a year-long investigation and 15 months of Court sessions. read more 
BULGARTABAC PLANS TO INCREASE EXPORTS TO MIDDLE EAST Bulgaria's largest cigarette maker Bulgartabac plans to export a total of 15.5 billion cigarettes to the Middle Eastern market this year and achieve a further 7% export growth to the region in 2013. The company has pointed out in a statement that it has achieved a double digit growth in its exports to the Middle East since 2008 – by 45% in 2008 and 2009, by 115% in 2010 and by a further 25% in 2011. read more BULGARIAN AG MINISTER BRAGS ABOUT DEALING WITH EGG PRICE HIKE Bulgaria's egg prices have decreased by approximately BGN 0.10, according to the country's Agriculture Minister Miroslav Naydenov. Egg prices recently skyrocketed in the Balkan country, exceeding BGN 0.40 (EUR 0.20) per egg att places. read more SHALE GAS BAN WILL BE REEXAMINED â�� BULGARIAN ENERGY MINISTER The case of shale gas development cannot be considered closed in Bulgaria, according to Energy and Economy Minister Delyan Dobrev. In a Friday interview for the morning broadcast of the Bulgarian National Television (BNT), Dobrev announced that a parliamentary committee would be set up this week to review the shale gas moratorium. read more CHEVRON TEMPORARILY QUITS ROMANIA SHALE GAS PLANS - REPORT US energy giant Chevron has reportedly announced the temporary cassation of its shale gas exploration activities in Romania this year. The report says that Chevron has no claims regarding the concession contract signed with the Romanian government. read more BULGARIAN PRESIDENT DECLARES ENERGY EFFICIENCY THIRD NATIONAL PRIORITY President Rosen Plevneliev has lauded the emergence of Bulgaria's third national priority, energy efficiency, after highway construction and fiscal stability. Speaking on Monday at the opening of an international conference titled "Smart Defense - Unification and Sharing: An East-European Vision for Multinational and Innovative Approaches to Capacity Development", Plevneliev referred to energy efficiency as "an absolute priority." read more BULGARIAN RIGHT-WINGERS TAKE CREDIT FOR SCRAPPING OF BELENE N-PLANT The Bulgarian government's recent decision to quit the Belene Nuclear Power Plant project is a political success for the right-wing Democrats for Strong Bulgaria (DSB), according to its leader, Ivan Kostov. Kostov reckons that a significant portion of the credit for stopped project should go to his political formation. read more 
500 BULGARIAN FILLING STATIONS FACE CLOSURE OVER MISSING LEVEL GAUGES Some 500 filling stations are facing forced closure over their failure to install level gauges, according to Ivaylo Nikolov, Chair of the Association of Traders at Small and Medium Filling Stations. In a Monday interview for Darik radio Nikolov explained that a number of rural areas would be left without filling stations and a minimum of 2500 people would lose their jobs as a result. read more GEORGIA PRESIDENT: BULGARIA IS GOOD ROLE MODEL FOR EU HOPES Bulgaria is a good role model for progressing in Europe, according to the President of Georgia, Mikheil Saakashvili. Speaking in Tbilisi at a meeting with Bulgarian Prime Minister, Boyko Borisov, the President said Bulgaria's EU membership and practice are giving his and other countries in the region courage that the enlargement of the Union will continue and Georgia will be able to join it. read more PRESIDENT PROPOSES BULGARIA-BASED NATO CYBER DEFENSE CENTER President Rosen Plevneliev has spoken in favor of the creation of a NATO cyber defense backup center in Bulgaria. In Plevneliev's words, the move would position Bulgaria among the elite of hi-tech countries. read more 4 BULGARIAN POLICE OFFICERS ON 1-MONTH OPERATION IN BELGIUM Four officials from the Bulgarian Interior Ministry have worked for a month with Belgian colleagues on the territory of Ghent, where they conducted joint operations and investigations, the department in Sofia said. Among the officials dispatched on business trips to the city of Ghent were representatives of the Chief Directorate Combating Organized Crime, Chief Directorate Criminal Police, the District Police Directorates in the cities of Ruse and Gabrovo. read more BULGARIA'S FEBRUARY UNEMPLOYMENT RATE AMONG EU'S HIGHEST Bulgaria was among the EU member states with the highest unemployment rate in February, according to data released by Eurostat. A total of 12.4% of Bulgarians were unemployed in February, which is higher than both the seasonally adjusted average for the EU 27 (10.2%) and for the Eurozone (10.8%). read more HUNGARIAN PRESIDENT RESIGNS OVER 'BULGARIAN' PLAGIARISM Hungarian President Pal Schmitt has resigned after losing doctorate in a plagiarism scandal that involves copying from Bulgarian researcher Nikolai Georgiev, among others. "Under the constitution, the president must represent the unity of the Hungarian nation. I have unfortunately become a symbol of division, I feel it is my duty to leave my position," Schmitt told his country's Parliament on Monday, as cited by international media. read more ANTI-BABY PILL FATHER: ONLY GOOD MEMORIES OF SOFIA, UNLIKE VIENNA World renowned chemist Carl Djerassi has shared that unlike his birth town Vienna, he has cherished throughout his life only good memories of Bulgaria, which remained a safe haven for Jews during the war. "It is in Bulgaria that I learned to speak English. I attended the American College of Sofia for more than a year. Unlike Vienna, the city where I was born and which forced me to flee, I cherish only good memories of Sofia," the chemist who made possible the invention of the birth control pill, said in an interview for the Bulgarian Trud daily. read more SCHOOL FORUM RANKED TOP BULGARIAN 2011 EVENT IN US The Forum of Bulgarian schools in the US has been selected as the "Bulgarian Event of the Year in the US 2011" by the readers of Eurochicago.com. At the end of January, the editorial team of EuroChicago.com, with the support of the Bulgarian Embassy in Washington DC and all Bulgarian Consulate offices in the US, announced the launch of the second edition of the contest. read more MAN MAULED BY DOGS IN BULGARIA OUT OF DANGER A 88-year man, who was rushed to hospital in critical condition after being mauled by a pack of stray dogs in a Sofia district, has awoken from his coma. Following long days and nights of battles for his life and a number of surgeries, doctors are optimistic that his life now is out of danger. read more SOFIA DEPUTY MAYOR READY TO RESIGN OVER STRAY DOGS OUTRAGE Maria Boyadzhiyska, Deputy Mayor of Bulgaria's capital Sofia, has declared that she is ready to resign over the city's unresolved stray dogs issue. On Sunday, representatives of animal rights NGOs demanded Boyadzhiyska's resignation, stating that her efforts since stepped in office in 2009 have led to increasing rather than decreasing the population of stray dogs in the capital. read more BULGARIAN PARTY WANTS TO LEGALIZE KILLING OF STRAY DOGS IN SELF-DEFENSE The Bulgarian nationalist Ataka (Attack) party has proposed legal amendments that would allow citizens to attack and kill animals in self-defense. The proposed amendments come after the latest horrific accident at the end of March in which renowned 88-year-old economist Boteo Tachkov was brutally assaulted and almost killed by an aggressive pack of stray dogs in Sofia's Malinova Dolina district. read more SOFIA CITY HALL LAUNCHES SPRING CLEANING CAMPAIGN The Sofia City Hall is launching Monday the traditional campaign for the spring cleaning of the Bulgarian capital. The campaign is to conclude on April 27. The official start was given at 12 pm in the in city's central park "Borisova Gradina." There is a tent erected in the park, near the "Ariana" lake, where people wishing to join the campaign can receive free gloves and trash bags. read more HALF OF BULGARIA CHOKING BY HARMFUL AIR DUST A Bulgarian think-tank raised an alert on Monday over the high concentration of dust particles in the air, which they say affects half of the country's population. Experts from the Center for the Study of Democracy have attributed the abnormally high pollution levels in Bulgaria to domestic heating, thermal power plants, fog, road traffic and industrial emissions. read more SPRING RETURNS TO BULGARIA AFTER WEEKEND SNOW After the Sunday cold and snow, the weather in Bulgaria will gradually return back to spring Monday. It will be sunny through the day, and winds will subside. The maximum temperatures will reach between 10 and 15 degrees Celsius, 11 in the capital Sofia. read more P&G'S TODD GEIST TALKS LEADERSHIP WITH SOFIA UNIVERSITY STUDENTS AT AIESEC SEMINAR The Financial Director of Procter & Gamble Todd Geist has met with students and professors at Sofia University St. Kliment Ohridski as part of the „Leadership for Success" seminar, organized by AIESEC. The AIESEC seminars are designed to assist those who want to improve their leadership skills and make a change by being leaders, the organization says. read more ARCHEOLOGISTS FIND GOLD ORNAMENTS IN BULGARIA'S SOZOPOL A massive gold ring and a gold leaf from a royal crown are the latest archeological discoveries in the Bulgarian Black Sea town of Sozopol, site of the ancient town of Apollonia. The discoveries have been made by Bulgarian archeologists Dimitar Nedev and Tsonya Drajeva during excavations funded by the National History Museum. The precious finds were located in front of the ancient fortress gate of Sozopol. read more NEW TOP RESIGNATION REPORTED AT BULGARIA'S HEALTH MINISTRY Bulgaria's Deputy Health Minister, Kiril Dobrev, has submitted his resignation Monday. The news was announced by Bulgaria's newly-appointed Health Minister, Desislava Atanasova, speaking before reporters after a meeting with patient NGOs. read more BULGARIA'S STAN NOT RETIRING FROM FOOTBALL - AGENT The agent of Aston Villa captain, Bulgarian Stiliyan Petrov, has denied reports he will retire after being diagnosed with acute leukaemia. "It is not true that Stiliyan has said he is retiring from football," Hughes told Sky Sports. read more FIFA PRESIDENT VOICES SUPPORT FOR PETROV'S FIGHT WITH CANCER FIFA president Sepp Blatter has wished Bulgarian national team captain Stiliyan Petrov well in his battle against leukemia. The chief of the game's governing body passed on his condolences at the news after the Aston Villa midfielder's shocking diagnosis was confirmed on Saturday. read more MAN UTD SET GBP 6 M PRICE TAG FOR UNWANTED BERBATOV - REPORT Manchester United's Bulgarian striker Dimitar Berbatov will be free to leave the club this summer in exchange for GBP 6 M, according to a report. The Bulgarian has been told by United boss Sir Alex Ferguson that he is no longer in his first-team plans, Click Manchester has reminded. read more BULGARIAN TENNIS HOPEFUL LEAPFROGS BACK TO TOP 100 Grigor Dimitrov, Bulgaria's best male tennis player, has moved 15 places up the ATP ranking list, reaching No. 86. Dimitrov's significant ranking improvement is due to his impressive run at the Miami Masters where he defeated Juan Ignacio Chela and Tomas Berdych to reach the fourth round, his win against Bedrych being his first against a Top 10 player. read more BULGARIAN POLICE RESCUE LARGE AMOUNT OF ANTIQUE COINS A large number of antique coins have been seized by Bulgarian police from illegal treasure hunters. The police operation had been conducted Sunday in the region of the eastern Rhodoppe Mountains, according to the Interior Ministry's press center. read more BULGARIA'S BOJINOV BECOMES FATHER AGAIN Bulgarian playmate Nikoleta Lozanova, who is much better known as the brand new wife of top football player Valeri Bojinov, has given birth to a baby girl. The happy event took place on Sunday in Sofia. Sporting Lisbon's Bulgarian striker Valeri Bojinov is currently loaned out to Italian side Lecce and headed straight to Bulgaria upon hearing the news. read more BULGARIA OPENS DOORS TO SOUTH STREAM PIPELINE Click here to read the story: www.novinite.com/view_news.php?id=138126 A PLACE IN SOFIA SUN - The average Bulgarian needs to work at least 100 years in order to become the proud owner of a flat in the capital Sofia. - Well, you see, the government has gone to great length to make sure Bulgarians are motivated to live at least 120 years! read more EUROZONE JOBLESS RATE RECORD HIGH SINCE 1999 Unemployment in the eurozone edged up in February to 10.8%, the highest level since the introduction of the single currency in 1999. Joblessness in the 17-nation currency zone rose by 0.1 points in comparison with January, Eurostat said on Monday. read more DEATH TOLL IN RUSSIAN PLANE CRASH CLIMBS TO 32 The death toll in the crash of a Russian passenger plane in Siberia early Monday morning has reached 32, while there are 11 survivors. The numbers come from the official information published by Russia's Ministry of Emergency Situations. read more ANNAN: SYRIA 'AGREES' TO PEACE PLAN DEADLINE Syria has agreed to a 10 April deadline to begin implementing a six-point peace plan, UN-Arab League envoy Kofi Annan has said, as cited by BBC. The plan calls for a UN-supervised ceasefire by all parties, withdrawal of soldiers and heavy weapons from cities, and delivery of humanitarian aid. read more |
