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4 April 2012, Issue 3357
by Novinite.com
Bulgaria's Daily Newspaper since 2001
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PM Lures Armenia to Invest in Bulgaria
 Bulgaria can offer Armenia great economic opportunities and serve as its gateway to the rest of the EU, Prime Minister Boyko Borisov has stated. read |
35% of German Companies Would Not Invest Again in Bulgaria - Poll
 Over 1/3 of the companies participating in the German-Bulgarian Industrial Trade Chamber (GBCCI) would not invest again in Bulgaria, according to a poll conducted among members of the chamber. read |
Internet Advertising Booms by 15% in Bulgaria 2011
 Internet advertizing in Bulgaria has grown with some 11-15% for 2011, according to data revealed by the Bulgarian Association of Communication Agencies (BACA). read |
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US DEA HEAD LAUDS NEW BULGARIAN OFFICE
The Tuesday opening of an office in Sofia of the US Drug Enforcement Administration is an extremely important event, said chair Michelle Leonhart. Tuesday the DEA administrator was in the Bulgarian capital for the official event, which was also attended by Bulgarian Minister of Interior Tsvetan Tsvetanov. read more 
EX BULGARIAN ECONMIN DENIES STALLING ENERGY DIVERSIFICATION Rejecting accusations of Prime Minister Boyko Borisov about Bulgaria's stalled energy diversification, former Energy Minister Traicho Traikov said Tuesday that work on a gas supply diversification project involving import from Azerbaijan had started in 2009. In a Tuesday interview for the morning broadcast of private TV station bTV, Traikov explained that the project envisaged transporting gas to a Georgian port where it would be compressed and loaded into tankers. read more 35% OF GERMAN COMPANIES WOULD NOT INVEST AGAIN IN BULGARIA - POLL Over 1/3 of the companies participating in the German-Bulgarian Industrial Trade Chamber (GBCCI) would not invest again in Bulgaria, according to a poll conducted among members of the chamber. In 2012, 35% of the companies said that they would not invest again in Bulgaria, compared to 21.5% in 2011, said Mitko Vasilev, Managing Director of the GBCCI, at a press conference on Tuesday, as cited by the Bulgarian Telegraph Agency (BTA). read more INTERNET ADVERTISING BOOMS BY 15% IN BULGARIA 2011 Internet advertizing in Bulgaria has grown with some 11-15% for 2011, according to data revealed by the Bulgarian Association of Communication Agencies (BACA). The growth of the market segment for last year has been 15% in gross value and 11.4% in net value, said BACA, formerly known as the Association of Advertising Agencies in Bulgaria. read more CHEVRON TO CONVINCE ROMANIA SHALE GAS IS 'CLEAN' US energy giant Chevron has issued a statement saying it will embark on a campaign to convince that exploration and production of shale gas is environmentally safe. End of last week the Romanian government granted Chevron a permit to explore for shale gas in the south-east sections of the country, just accross the land border with Bulgaria. read more ENERGY MINISTER: NO EU COURT OF JUSTICE FOR BULGARIA YET Energy and Economy Minister Delyan Dobrev said in Parliament Tuesday that the European Commission was expected to refer Bulgaria's failure to implement energy liberalization legislation to the Court of Justice. Dobrev added, however, that the trial was not likely to start in the next month or two. read more BULGARIA'S SOCIALISTS WISH TO TOPPLE CABINET BY EASTER OVER BELENE NPP The opposition Bulgarian Socialist Party has moved to initiate a no confidence vote for the center-right government of PM Borisov and the GERB party over the giving up of the Belene NPP, a joint project with Russia. Last Wednesday, Borisov declared the quitting of the controversial Belene NPP project for the construction of a 2000 MW nuclear facility by Russian state company Atomstroyexport – or what was supposed to become Bulgaria's second NPP. read more 
BULGARIA-TURKEY GAS PIPELINE WON'T CARRY COSTLIER FUEL - AMBASSADOR A pipeline carrying Azeri gas to Turkey is expected to reach Bulgaria's Kapitan Andreevo, according to Turkish Ambassador to Bulgaria Ismail Aramaz. In a Tuesday statement in the northeastern city of Ruse, he explained that the pipeline would allow reverse flow, as Bulgaria had requested. read more BULGARIAN EX-PRESIDENT BASHES BELENE GAS PLANT IDEA Bulgaria's former President Georgi Parvanov has expressed his certainty that no gas power plant will be constructed instead of the abandoned Belene Nuclear Power Plant project. "Do you know how much gas will be necessary to achieve approximately the same capacity that was planned for Belene? As much as Bulgaria's entire consumption right now," Parvanov has pointed out in an interview for the Presa daily. read more SOLVAY PRESENTS FIRST SOLAR PLANE IN BULGARIA'S SOFIA The model of Solar Impulse, first fully solar-powers airplane, has been presented at the International Exhibition of Solar Energy for South East Europe in Sofia by Solvay. Solar Impulse is the first and only plane in the world powered entirely by solar energy, which carries out flights in daylight as well as at night without using fuel and releasing harmful emissions, the company announced. read more EUR 120 M 'SOFIA RING MALL' TO BE COMPLETED JULY 2013 The future Sofia Ring Mall – which is to become Bulgaria's largest retail and entertainment destination together with the closely located store of IKEA Bulgaria – is to be completed by July 2013. The EUR 120 M shopping center will provide to its customers views towards the city and Vitosha Mountain and a lot of green areas. read more PM LURES ARMENIA TO INVEST IN BULGARIA Bulgaria can offer Armenia great economic opportunities and serve as its gateway to the rest of the EU, Prime Minister Boyko Borisov has stated. During his visit to Armenia, Borisov pointed out that his country has the lowest taxes in EU, which, combined with its geographical proximity to Armenia, makes it great for investments. read more BULGARIAN PM PAYS TRIBUTE TO ARMENIAN GENOCIDE MUSEUM Bulgaria's Prime Minister Boyko Borisov planted a pine tree outside Yerevan's Armenian Genocide Museum during his visit to the country on Tuesday. "A deep bow to the victims of this horrible tragedy. Such tragic events should never be forgotten," Borisov wrote in the book of the Armenian genocide museum, according to the Focus news agency. read more BULGARIAN PM MEETS ARMENIAN PRESIDENT, PARLIAMENT CHAIR Bulgarian PM Boyko Borisov, who is on an official visit to Armenia, met Armenian President Serj Sargsyan and Parliament Speaker Samvel Nikoyan. The two parties expressed their deep satisfaction at the long-lasting friendly relations between their two countries. read more DEA OFFICE BOOSTS BULGARIA'S ROLE IN PROTECTING EU - INTERIOR MIN Bulgarian Minister of Interior Tsvetan Tsvetanov acclaimed Tuesday the opening of a US Drug Enforcement Administration Office in the Bulgarian capital Sofia. "Today Bulgaria has become an even safer EU external border," stated Tsvetanov at the ceremony in the presence of DEA administrator Michelle Leonhart and US ambassador to Sofia James Warlick. read more BULGARIA TO SWAP BONN FOR FRANKFURT CONSULAR OFFICE Bulgaria will create a new consular office in Frankfurt-am-Main, announced the Bulgarian Ministry of Foreign Affairs Tuesday. No deadline has been given for the opening of the office, which the Ministry says will give Bulgaria a better representation and coverage of its citizens in Germany. read more US ENVOY URGES BULGARIA TO DIVERSIFY ENERGY SOURCES It is crucial for Bulgaria to diversify its energy supplies, according to US Ambassador to the country James Warlick. Bulgaria does not want to depend on a single source or a single country for its energy supplies, the Ambassador pointed out in an interview for the Bulgarian National Television on Tuesday. read more BULGARIA'S ETHNIC TURKISH OPPOSITION SIDES WITH GOVT ON RUSSIAN NPP PROJECT Bulgaria's ethnic Turkish party DPS ("Movement for Rights and Freedoms") is not going to back a no confidence vote of the government of the center-right party over the termination of the project for construction of the Belene Nuclear Power Plant. DPS Deputy Chair Lyutvi Mestan spoke at a news briefing Tuesday, as DPS's fellow coalition formation, the Bulgarian Socialist Party has made it clear it would initiate a no confidence vote against the Cabinet of Prime Minister Boyko Borisov after last week Borisov terminated the construction of the controversial Belene NPP, a joint project with Russia. read more BULGARIA'S EX PRESIDENT SECURED CITIZENSHIP FOR RUSSIAN BUSINESSMAN'S WIFE Bulgaria's ex President Georgi Parvanov has been instrumental in granting Bulgarian citizenship to the wife of Denis Ershov, a notorious Russian businessman often alleged to be involved in criminal activities. This has been reported by the private Bulgarian news agency BGNES, which cites its own sources as revealing that Parvanov pressured ex Culture Minister Stefan Danailov to propose granting citizenship to Elena Ershova for "contributions to Bulgarian culture". read more BULGARIAN MEDIA PORTRAY ROMA AS PUBLIC ENEMIES - STUDY Half of publications in Bulgarian media treating the Roma minority present its members negatively, according to a media survey revealed Tuesday. Of 743 publications reviewed, only 15 have expressed a positive attitude towards Roma, revealed journalist and media expert Ivo Indzhev from the Institute for Modern Politics. read more BULGARIA AMONG WORLD'S 10 UNHAPPIEST COUNTRIES Bulgaria is among the ten unhappiest countries in the whole world, according to UN's first World Happiness Report. According to the report, only Togo (ranked last), Benin, the Central African Republic, Sierra Leone, Burundi, Comoros, Haiti, Tanzania and Congo are unhappier than the Balkan nation. read more BULGARIA'S SOFIA PLANS TO GET RID OF STRAY DOGS BY 2016 Bulgaria's capital Sofia plans to get rid of half its stray dogs by 2014 and reduced their number by 95% by 2016. On Tuesday, a program for the control of Sofia's stray dog population was presented in Sofia's City Hall. read more BULGARIA TO GET FIRST ZERO-CARBON ECO VILLAGE A project for a zero carbon village, which also generates renewable energy and is a center of scientific and research work, was presented Tuesday by the municipal and district administration in the northeastern city of Ruse and the Institute for Agriculture and Seed Production "Obrazcov Chiflik". Under the project, the village will be built on a territory of 200 decares owned by "Obrazcov Chiflik" and will include several modules. read more CSKA'S ARCHRIVALS SHOW SUPPORT FOR PETROV Some 8 000 fans of Bulgarian team Levski Sofia unanimously showed their support for the country's national side captain Stilyan Petrov during Monday's game between Levski and Ludogorets (0:1). The game was briefly stopped in the 19th minute (a tribute to Petrov's Aston Villa shirt number) so that both sets of fans could support and encourage the player, who was shockingly diagnosed with acute leukemia last week. read more BULGARIA'S ORGANIZED CRIME MAKES BGN 3.5 B ANNUALLY, STABLE - NGO The top twelve organized crime activities in Bulgaria generate some BGN 3.5 B (EUR 1.7 B) annually, according to a report of the Sofia-based NGO Center for the Study of Democracy (CSD). Thus, the combined turnover of the criminal and gray economy in Bulgaria is some 4.7% of the country's GDP, says the report entitled "Organized Crime Threat Assessment in Bulgaria 2010-2011". read more BELGIAN POLICE ARREST BULGARIAN GANG IN BRUSSELS The police in Belgium's capital Brussels have arrested an organized crime group of men with Bulgarian IDs. The gang is said to have been specializing in various kinds of robberies and theft, the Libre Belgique paper reported. read more BULGARIAN EX-REFEREE ARRESTED IN BELGIUM FOR BANK CARD FRAUD Former Bulgarian football referee Momchil Vraykov has been arrested in Antwerp on charges of bank card forgery and participation in an organized crime network. Vraykov has been detained on an Interpol request by the Bulgarian authorities, which are investigating allegations against him. read more MOSCOW FIRE DEATH TOLL CLIMBING At least 15 people have died in a fire that swept through a market warehouse in south Moscow early on Tuesday, Russia's emergencies ministry said. "We believe they were migrant workers who lived at the market" a ministry spokesperson said, as cited by RIA Novosti. "We are now trying to determine which republic they came from." read more EX STUDENT KILLS 7 IN SHOOTING SPREE ON CALIFORNIA CAMPUS A 43-year-old shooter has murdered seven people and wounded three at Oikos University, a private university in Oakland, California, that caters to Christian students. The shooting spree has emerged as one of the deadliest attacks on a campus in California history. read more GREECE FIRMLY DEMANDS EUR 95 B IN WWII REPARATIONS FROM GERMANY The Greek authorities do not intend to stop urging Germany to pay more compensation for the Nazi occupation of Greece during World War II, according to a government spokesperson. Greece claims between EUR 70 B and EUR 95 B in reparations from Germany, the Greek Foreign Ministry spokesperson Grigoris Delavekouras has confirmed, as cited by BTA. read more GREECE TO FINISH BORDER FENCE WITH TURKEY SOON Greece will soon build a three-meter-high barrier designed to block a 12.5 km-long strip of land on its border with Turkey in order to keep out thousands of migrants from entering the country. "The construction will begin very shortly and will also be completely very shortly," Greek Citizen Protection Minister Michalis Chrysochoidis has revealed, as cited by EUobserver. read more KOSOVO ANTI-CORRUPTION CHIEF NABBED FOR BRIBE Kosovo's Prosecutor's Office anti-corruption unit head Nazmi Mustafa has been arrested on suspicions for corruption, report agencies Tuesday. The Kosovo anti-corruption boss has been arrested Monday at his official office, according to the Kosovar press, quoted by Serbian agency Tanjug and the Bulgarian News Agency. read more DTT AND ASO â�� BULGARIA'S NEW ABBREVIATIONS FOR CORRUPTION?* Well, it is finally official – Bulgaria will not declare void the controversial tenders for the operation of what will be the country's DTT multiplexes. Despite pressure from Brussels. read more NEIGHBOROCALYPSE, OR RESIDENTIAL ENVIRONMENT GONE PRIVATE Citizens will be able to acquire possession of inter-block spaces in neighborhoods after taking care of them for 10 years, under a revised version of an ordinance prepared by Sofia Chief Architect Petar Dikov. Under the draft ordinance, owners of condominium units who wish to cultivate the public spaces between blocks of flats will be able to conduct a range of activities, including construction works, advertising, etc. read more |
DTT and ASO – Bulgaria's New Abbreviations for Corruption?*
