News archive of November 2015

According to monthly data of first-level spending units, the Bulgarian finance ministry reported a budget surplus of BGN 63.9 M as of end October 2015, which represented 0.1 % of the projected GDP .

The second largest city of Bulgaria will host the 22nd edition of the Golden Rhyton documentary and animation film festival between November 30 and December 5.

The festival, which is organised by the Bulgarian National Film Centre, is dedicated to the promotion of Bulgarian documentary and animated movie-making and is one of the largest film events held in the country.

Alternate Justice Minister for Corruption issues Dimitris Papaggelopoulos chaired a second meeting on the so-called “Borjan’s List” on Monday. The list includes 10,588 bank accounts belonging to Greeks at a Swiss branch of UBS with total deposits at 6.5 billion euros, supplied to Greece by the German state of North Rhine-Westphalia.

The Bulgarian prosecutor's office demanded on Monday a four-year imprisonment for the former deputy speaker of parliament Hristo Biserov.

Sofia City Court (SGS) is to deliver its judgement on Tuesday, daily Dnevnik informs.

Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras addressed his counterparts during the COP21 Climate Change Conference in Paris on Monday. He said the summit should be a historic turning point for a “global shift to a climate-friendly, sustainable society.”

A double cyber attack on Greek banks has been taking place with precision over four days. A group of hackers has launched therats against the e-banking systems of three Greek banks seeking a ransom in bitcoin. Meanwhile, there are leaks of Greek debit and credit card data that  have been used for transactions with the United States in recent days.

According to Bulgarian President Rosen Plevneliev, the fight against climate change is not only a moral duty, but also necessitates rethinking of the approaches towards achieving economic growth.

Are you one of those people who feels that they can post racist tweets in the comfort of their own home? Activists in Brazil are finding people who send abusive posts and are posting these messages on giant billboards near their home. The campaign is led by the civil rights group, Criola.

Teen boys have another reason to weep this year as the Pirelli calendar adopts a new theme – Feminism!

Once filled with glamorous women, nude models and sexuality, the 2016 Pirelli calendar has taken a turn and swaps raunchy nudes for activists, campaigners and generally women of substance and achievement.

The Budget and Finance Committee of the Bulgarian parliament approved on Monday the draft government budget for next year.

The chairperson of the committee, Menda Stoyanova, proposed the planned cuts to the social benefits of police officers, which had been the cause of large-scale protests across the country earlier in November, to be dropped.