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22 May 2012, Issue 3391
by Novinite.com
Bulgaria's Daily Newspaper since 2001
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NATO Decides to Leave Afghanistan by End-2014
 NATO leaders assembled on a summit in Chicago decided to hand control over security in Afghanistan to Afghan security forces by the middle of 2013. read |
Bulgaria Covered by Stage 1 of NATO Shield
 The entire territory of Bulgaria is covered by the first stage of NATO's missile defense shield, according to Foreign Affairs Minister, Nikolay Mladenov. read |
Bulgaria Keeps Lowest Income Tax Rate in EU – EC Report
 Bulgaria remains the country with the lowest income tax rate in the European Union, according to the 2012 annual report of the European Commission on taxation trends in the EU. read |
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NO CASUALTIES IN BULGARIA IN MASSIVE EARTHQUAKE
No casualties or injuries have been registered in Bulgaria as a result of the strong earthquake that jolted the country at 2:58 am on Tuesday, the Civil Protection Service reported. The earthquake had a magnitude of about 5.9-6.0 on the Richter scale, up from the initial reports of 5.8, announced Chief Commissar Nikolay Nikolov, head of the Fire Brigade and Civil Protection Directorate, as cited by Focus. read more  OBAMA TO BULGARIA'S PLEVNELIEV: YOU ARE DOING GREAT! US President Barack Obama has praised Bulgaria with few, but strong words of encouragement to counterpart Rosen Plevneliev at the NATO summit in Chicago. "You are doing great, the latest data I received is spectacular and I wish you success. This is what US President Barack Obama told me at the NATO summit in Chicago," President Rosen Plevneliev told Bulgarian journalists after attending the high-level talks of the Alliance. read more SCIENCE ACADEMY FORECASTS 1.3% GROWTH FOR BULGARIA IN 2012
The Bulgarian economy will grow with 1.3% during 2012, according to
an analysis by the Institute of Economics at the Bulgarian Academy of
Sciences revealed Monday. read more
TURNOVERS IN BULGARIA'S TRANSPORT SECTOR FELL BY 10.5% Y/Y Turnovers in the IT industry, travel agency and tour operator activities, security and investigation activities and office administration activities registered annual increases in the first three months of 2012, according to information of the National Statistical Institute (NSI). According to NSI data about turnover indices in services in Q1, 2012, the transport sector registered an annual decrease of over 10%. read more BULGARIA FACES NEW DEFEAT BY VIVA VENTURES IN PARIS COURT - REPORT Bulgaria is doomed to lose yet another lawsuit against UK-based equity fund Advent International's subsidiary Viva Ventures, insiders have said days after the telco former owner defeated the state at the arbitration court in Paris. The Bulgarian state has lodged a total of three lawsuits against Viva Ventures, a subsidiary of London-based equity fund Advent International, which acquired a 65% stake in the state Bulgarian Telecommunications Company (BTC), in a widely criticized deal in 2004. read more EBRD WARNS OF GREXIT FALLOUT IN BULGARIA, ROMANIA, SERBIA The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development's chief economist has called for erecting a "ring of defense" around Bulgaria, Romania and Serbia to help them cope with the fallout from a possible Greek exit from the euro zone. "There are already measures in place [to deal with the effects of potential deleveraging by banks]," Erik Berglof said, as cited by CNBC. Berglof spoke in London, where EBRD annual meeting is taking place. read more DEBT OF TOWNS IN BULGARIA GROWS WITH 33% IN 2010 Debts of municipal authorities in Bulgaria assembled in 2010 have grown with 33% with respect to 2009, according to a study by Bulgaria's National Audit Office. The total loans of municipalities by the end of 2010 amounted to BGN 842.45 M, with BGN 1.5 M of that being overdue credits, announced the Audit Office Monday. read more BULGARIAN ELECTRIC CAR LANDS 2ND IN SHELL ECO-MARATHON An electric automobile developed by students from Bulgaria's Technical University Sofia won the second prize for energy effectiveness at 2012's Shell Eco-Marathon Europe. The Bulgarian prototype competed in the on-track UrbanConcept category and made a showing of 188.5 km/kWh in the "Battery electric award" competition. read more BULGARIA TO SIGN DIRECT GAS SUPPLY CONTRACT WITH RUSSIA The 11% discount on gas supplies from Russia is tied to fast-tracking the South Stream gas pipeline, according to Delyan Dobrev, Bulgaria's Minister of Economy, Energy and Tourism. In a Monday interview for the morning broadcast of the Bulgarian National Television (BNT), he specified that Bulgaria was to wrap up the paperwork on project by November 15, with Russia planning to start construction works in December. read more 6 ENERGY GIANTS EYE BULGARIAN BLACK SEA GAS FIELD Six leading international oil and gas companies have bought documents for the tender for the development of the potential deepwater gas field Khan Asparuh off Bulgaria's Black Sea coast. The companies are British-based Melrose resources, which is already developing a number of smaller gas fields in the Black Sea shelf, Austrian OMV, US ExxonMobile, French Total, Spanish Repsol and Anglo-Dutch Royal Dutch Shell. read more RESIDENTIAL COMPLEX PARK INN - CLEVERLY IN Invest in exclusive home in Lozenets! Residential complex Park Inn is located in the heart of the prestigious neighborhood Lozenets, next to Maleevi Tennis Club and only 10 minutes drive from the city center. read more NATO DECIDES TO LEAVE AFGHANISTAN BY END-2014 NATO leaders assembled on a summit in Chicago decided to hand control over security in Afghanistan to Afghan security forces by the middle of 2013. Foreign military units, acting in Afghanistan in the ISAF mission headed by NATO, will gradually move from combat to support missions, reported agencies. read more BULGARIA COVERED BY STAGE 1 OF NATO SHIELD The entire territory of Bulgaria is covered by the first stage of NATO's missile defense shield, according to Foreign Affairs Minister, Nikolay Mladenov. Mladenov spoke at the NATO summit in Chicago, held on May 21 and 22. read more BULGARIA SHARES ANTI-TERRORIST KNOW-HOW WITH CHINA An official delegation from China visited Monday the Spezialized Unit for Combatting Terrorism at Bulgaria's Ministry of Interior. The delegation was headed by Wang Lequan, member of the Politburo of the Chinese Communist Party Central Committee. read more BULGARIA KEEPS LOWEST INCOME TAX RATE IN EU â�� EC REPORT Bulgaria remains the country with the lowest income tax rate in the European Union, according to the 2012 annual report of the European Commission on taxation trends in the EU. Bulgaria also has the lowest corporate tax level. read more DUTCH TO DECIDE ON BULGARIA'S SCHENGEN FATE AFTER EC REPORT The Netherlands will wait for the report of the European Commission on Bulgaria under the Cooperation and Verification Mechanism before deciding if it would support the country's joining of the Schengen area. The news emerged during talks in Chicago between Bulgaria's President, Rosen Plevneliev, and Dutch Prime Minister, Mark Rutte. read more EU MULLS WAYS TO LIFT CANADIAN VISA REGIME FOR BULGARIANS The European Commission is reporting Monday before the European Parliament on measures it has taken to lift Canadian visa regime for Bulgaria, Romania and the Czech Republic. These are the last three countries in the European Union that sill have visa restrictions with Canada, the Bulgarian National Radio, BNR, reported. read more BULGARIAN DEPUTY ECONMIN RELEASED FROM DUTY Bulgaria's Prime Minister, Boyko Borisov, has released from her duty the Deputy Minister of Economy, Energy and Tourism, Zhulieta Hubenova. The news was reported Monday by the Cabinet's press center. read more SOCIALIST WINS MAYORAL RACE IN BULGARIA'S SAEDINENIE The candidate of the opposition, left-wing Bulgarian Socialist Party, BSP, Georgi Rumenov, has won the Sunday mayoral runoff election in the southern Bulgarian town of Saedinenie. The information was announced personally by Sergey Stanishev, the reelected leader of Bulgaria's main opposition formation, Chairman of the Party of European Socialists, PES, and former Prime Minister of Bulgaria. read more GREECE RETURNS HOME 3RD FAMISHED BULGARIAN A 53-year-old Bulgarian citizen in a helpless condition was handed by Greek border authorities to Bulgarian counterparts at the Promachonas-Kulata check point. The case with Yordan Kuzmanov, a native of Sliven, is the third, after a second case of a famished Bulgarian emigrant returned from Greece occured in the beginning of May. read more BULGARIA RENEWS INVESTIGATION OF DEATH OF 15-YEAR-OLD UNDER INSTITUTIONAL CARE Bulgaria's prosecuting authority has renewed the investigation of the death of a 15-year-old girl in a state-run institution for children with disabilities. Bulgaria's Deputy Chief Prosecutor, Galina Toneva, explained Monday that the flaws in the investigation were due to personal errors, not institutional errors. read more BULGARIAN CAPITAL SPORTS 200,000 UNREGISTERED DOGS Non-registered dogs residing in Bulgarian capital Sofia number as many as 200,000, according to data revealed by the Bulgarian Veterinary Union Monday. This includes unaccounted stray dogs, but also dogs used to guard construction sites, as well as many of the dogs in Roma neighborhoods. read more STRONG EARTHQUAKE RATTLES BULGARIA, SOFIA An earthquake with a 5.8 magnitude on the Richter scale has rattled Bulgaria and the capital Sofia. According to preliminary data, the epicenter of the earthquake was between Sofia and Pernik, some 9 km north of the latter. read more BULGARIA'S NEIGHBORS SERBIA, MACEDONIA FEEL STRONG EARTHQUAKE The strong earthquake that rattled Bulgaria at about 3 am on Tuesday has also been felt in Serbia and Macedonia, local media report. No casualties or injuries have been registered in Bulgaria as a result of the strong earthquake that jolted the country at 2:58 am on Tuesday, the Civil Protection Service reported. read more STRONG AFTERSHOCK RATTLES BULGARIA'S SOFIA AT 4:30 AM A strong aftershock has jolted the Bulgarian capital Sofia at 4:31 am on Tuesday, about 1.5 hours after the strong earthquake in Western Bulgaria. No casualties or injuries have been registered in Bulgaria as a result of the strong earthquake that jolted the country at 2:58 am on Tuesday, the Civil Protection Service reported. read more QUAKE-JOLTED BULGARIA RATTLED BY OVER 15 AFTERSHOCKS IN 1 H More than 15 strong aftershocks have jolted Bulgaria in the first hour after the strong earthquake that hit the country at 2:58 am on Tuesday. This has been announced by Dr. Nikolay Miloshev, head of the National Geophysics Institute at the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, as cited by BNR. read more WEEK OF BULGARIAN CINEMA TO BE HELD IN QATAR A week of Bulgarian cinema will be held in June in the capital of Qatar Doha to showcase the country's best movies and TV series. The news was reported by the Bulgarian Standard daily, citing Culture Minister, Vezhdi Rashidov. read more BULGARIANS STILL FAVOR CINEMA OVER MUSEUMS - SURVEY The average Bulgarian favors the cinema and the theater, seldom visits museums, but the number of library visitors is on the rise, according to data from statistical surveys conducted by the National Statistical Institute, NSI. The surveys, released Monday, are providing information on activities of museums, theaters, libraries, cinemas, radio and television programs and film productions. read more ORTHODOX BULGARIA HONORS ST. ST. KONSTANTIN AND ELENA Bulgarian Christian Orthodox mark Monday the feast day of St. St. Konstantin and Elena (Constantine and Helena). Helena was the mother of Emperor Konstantin, who fought two great battles when he came to the throne: one against Maxentius, a tyrant in Rome, and the other against Licinius not far from Byzantium. At the battle against Maxentius, when Konstantin was in great anxiety and uncertainty about his chances of success, a shining cross, surrounded by stars, appeared to him in the sky in full daylight. read more BEE GEES' ROBIN GIBB DIES AT 62 Bee Gees' singer Robin Gibb has died at age of 62 after a long battle with cancer. The news was reported Monday by BBC, one among many leading news agencies to pay last tribute to the musician. read more BEST BULGARIAN FOOTBALLER WON'T PLAY IN UPCOMING FRIENDLIES Bulgarian national football team goalkeeper Nikolay Mihaylov was confirmed Monday to stay out of upcoming friendlies with the Netherlands and Turkey. In spite of earlier rebuttals, it turns out Mihaylov was one of the persons involved in a hellish crash on Trakiya Highway Friday. read more MANAGER: BULGARIA'S PATIENCE WITH BERBATOV NOT INFINITE The Bulgarian national football team will not indefinitely hold its doors open to Dimitar Berbatov, said national head coach Lyuboslav Penev at a press-conference Monday. Penev commented the recent extension of an invitation to Berbatov to return to play for Bulgaria, an offer he said he will consider, but is not yet ready to accept. read more GALATASARAY CLOSE TO ACQUIRING BULGARIA'S BERBATOV The sports manager of the Turkish football team Galatasaray, Bulent Tulun, has revealed that the club's negotiations with Bulgarian star striker, Dimitar Berbatov, have reached an advanced stage. The news was reported Monday by the Bulgarian Standard daily, citing Turkish press. read more NEW GLITCH DELAYS BULGARIA'S SAPARD FRAUD TRIAL The trial against notorious Bulgarian businessmen Mario Nikolov and Lyudmil Stoykov for large-scale SAPARD fraud in the amount of over EUR 7 M has been postponed to June due to the absence of two expert witnesses. The SAPARD case, which was to be tried Monday in the Sofia Appellate Court with a new team of magistrates, was rescheduled for June 18, 2012 at 9:30 pm while June 27 and July 18 were designated as reserve dates. The move came after it emerged that two experts who had to provide their assigned investigations were absent. read more BULGARIAN STUDENTS TO TEACH DOMINIC MILLER PLAY IN 7/8 TIME Bulgarian music and dance students claim they have something to teach Dominic Miller, the Argentine-English guitarist best known for his long-time association with Sting. On May 28, a day before the talented musician please quality music fans with a concert at the Antique Roman Theatre in the city of Plovdiv, students from the art academy there will stage an open lesson for him, including Authentic local rhythms and the typical of this part of Europe playing in 7/8 time. read more BULGARIA-GERMAN POP STAR TO TIE THE KNOT IN LESBIAN MARRIAGE Openly lesbian Bulgarian pop singer Lucy Diakovska, a star from German girl band No Angels, has revealed she and her girlfriend are soon to hear wedding bells. "I am here with my girlfriend Kamelia. We have been together for quite a long time and I am very happy. We are getting married soon, but I won't tell you the exact date," Diakovska told German magazine Bunte. read more SELENA GOMEZ MAY HEAD HOME FROM BULGARIA CUDDLING STRAY DOG Half a year after Selena Gomez and her beau Justin Bieber adopted an adorable pet puppy from an animal rescue center in Winnipeg, the teen starlet may save the life of a Bulgarian stray dog. The US teen pop star and actor, who is in Bulgaria to shoot "The Getaway", is highly likely to follow the example of director Courtney Solomon and join a Bulgarian campaign for adopting  stray dogs. read moreWHO IS THE BOSS ONLINE? Wikipedia said: "I know everything!" Google said: "I can find everything!" read more ITALY EARTHQUAKE DEATH TOLL CLIMBS TO 7 The number of victims from the deadly earthquake that struck Northern Italy in the early hours Sunday has risen to seven. More than 50 were injured and the death toll is expected to grow since many are said to be buried under rubble. read more DEFEATED TADIC REJECTS POSSIBILITY TO BE SERBIA'S NEXT PM Outgoing Serbian President Boris Tadic, who was defeated in presidential elections Sunday, has said he most probably will not be Serbia's new PM. Sunday Tadic lost a close second round to moderate nationalist Tomislav Nikolic, who gathered just under 49.55% of the vote, against Tadic's 47.3%. read more THREE CLIMBERS DIE ON MT EVEREST At least three climbers – a South Korean, a German and a Nepali-born Canadian woman - have died while returning from the summit of Mt Everest, Nepali officials say. Two more are missing. Conditions were favourable on Friday and Saturday morning but a wind storm swept the mountain later on Saturday, Mountaineering Department official Gyanendra Shresth told AP. read more BULGARIA EAST OF EUDEN: WHAT BEATS BEING RUSSIA'S TROJAN HORSE? The appointment of Bulgarian Ambassador to Israel Yuri Sterk as EU Ambassador to Uzbekistan by EU foreign relations chief Catherine Ashton should have attracted a lot more attention in Bulgaria. This development is important not only because Sterk, a career diplomat, has become the second Bulgarian to be appointed EU Ambassador – after Bulgaria's ex Prime Minister Filip Dimitrov was appointed EU Ambassador to Georgia at the inception of the European External Action Service 1.5 years ago. read more |
Bulgaria East of EUden: What Beats Being Russia's Trojan Horse?
