Press Review

And today’s cabinet pull 59 to the crisis
c. Now – p. 3

Summary of the article
59 short-term economic measures, some of which are already operating, are enrolled in the government’s anti-crisis program. Today is expected to be discussed by ministers. Among the government to reveal the intentions are 150 000 new jobs next year to reduce corporate and inter-company debt to download insurance by 5% (2% next year and 1% over the next 3 years). Office of GERD ensure that the currency board, a single VAT rate of 20% and a daily struggle with the fiscal theft, tax fraud and waste of public money. “
Among the measures for employment and social assistance program provides up to 420 leva raising the minimum insurable earnings of self. This measure was proposed by the unions and employers. Government will seek to increase the number of insured persons and to establish a fund for retirement of farmers. More than 15 February supposed to develop a system for funding and fundraising for health and voluntary health insurance funds.
Yesterday in the tripartite council for cooperation was accepted and a package of 32 measures against the crisis, prepared with the unions and employers. Among the ideas on which consensus is building a unified national information system on supply and demand of labor force to the Employment Agency, limiting opportunities for people from third countries of our labor market, more measures to compensate for loss of income when working part time. There is an intention to increase the maximum of 720 leva per month compensation for employees in the company’s bankruptcy, which now is 600 leva

Jail for lawmakers if the vote with the foreign card
c. Novinar – p. 2

Summary of the article
MP or municipal council, which voted over another, to bear criminal responsibility, offer of Order, Law and Justice. These changes in the Penal Code will be tabled in parliament early next week, said leader Yane Yanev CSV. It is proposed that if the deputy or the municipal council voted to hire map more than three times the punishment to be 3 to 6 years imprisonment. So the offense can be classified as severe, which may be requested and downloading of parliamentary immunity. To accept these changes, the party relying on the support of GERD. This will avoid the consumption of 300 000 leva for the introduction of biometrics system. Offered to cease criminal liability for those offered a bribe if they were forced by official or accepted a bribe immediately reported it. PPC is also very clumsy and as they also are subject to change.

BSP needs a new leader
c. Express – p. 2

Summary of the article
Candidate for mayor of Sofia, BSP, Georgi Kadiev BTV said yesterday that their party needs a new leader. I’m not a team of Stanishev and never will be. The loss was crushing for the BSP and hence the responsibility of the candidate for mayor of Sofia, the BSP, because if it recurs, will become a trend, „he said. Kadiev even said that if Stanishev wants to challenge his nomination for mayor will have to personally appear at the internal election against him. „If his guts, let’s do it ’cause it socialist. Kadiev attacked their leader and that for months said that they should find a suitable candidate for mayor of the BSP, but nothing did. This mythical figure appears to be a national conference of the BSP, for two months to talk about her, explained Kadiev. Stanishev must take responsibility for his words. I asked those who will not help me, to sit at home. I need people to vote for me with disgust, „he said. If Stanishev was run for mayor, might have attracted more electorate, but also bring negatives, „he said.

Socialist Party candidate for mayor of censure Stanishev
c. Attack – p. 2

Summary of the article
Georgi Kadiev and its cartridge Rumen Ovcharov work actively for the new party of Gotze
Georgi Parvanov was determined to contain the BSP became clear yesterday inside of a statement of the candidate red-mayor George
Kadiev. „BSP needs a new leader! Never was the team of Stanishev and never will be.“ This was announced yesterday at BTV Kadiev. He pointed Rumen Ovcharov name as the man in the BSP, with whom he was closest. It is no secret that Ovcharov is one of the closest associates of President Georgi Parvanov in his project to create a new party, which Attack newspaper already wrote. He and Kadiev cooperate fully with attempts to capture Goce BSP. Mayor candidate of the BSP was fully aware that there are no chances to fight for a place in Sofia mayor with his rival of GERD and therefore would use the campaign to spill into the red in the electorate of the new party president, deputies discovered red. Kadiev was ready to sit in a chair Stanishev after extraordinary new Congress and BSP together with the new movement of Gotse.
„Mayor of Sofia is more of a Prime Minister and I am proof of this,“ Prime Minister Boyko Borisov in response to a question whether it would have sacrificed some of the ministers as a candidate for mayor of the capital. Last week the media on behalf of the conjugate enlightened Minister Yordanka Fandakova but Borissov confirmed her name any other candidates from GERD are the chief architect Petar Dikov and deputy mayor Minko said.

The Cabinet today voted anti-crisis plan
Dnevnik – p. 1

Summary of the article
Nearly 50 days after assuming office, the cabinet „Borissov will discuss at its meeting today, 59 short-term economic measures against the crisis. As they plan to be implemented by June 2010 Preserving jobs, reforming the public sector and the economy, the construction of national roads and social infrastructure were identified as strategic objectives. Also today, the cabinet would consider and 32’s anti-crisis measures developed by employers and unions, which were approved yesterday by the National Council for cooperation but Tristram. Some of them coincide with the measures of the Cabinet, while others are similar. Finance Minister Simeon Diankov ensure that the proposals will take anti-crisis plan to the government. The aim of our package is improving business conditions and reducing the social cost to workers, said the chairman of CEIBG Ivo Prokopiev.

Stanishev did not approve Kadiev candidate for mayor
c. Novinar – p. 2

Summary of the article
BSP leader Sergey Stanishev called into question by Georgi Kadiev success in the fight for mayor of Sofia. In the words of the President of the Socialist Party Kadiev is a strong candidate, but is unlikely to attract those citizens of the capital which has not yet decided for whom to vote in the partial elections. According to Stanishev GERD had a strong position and if the other rightist formations not designate its candidate-mayor of Borisov people would be much easier in the election race.
Meanwhile, Prime Minister and leader of GERB said that within days will announce the party’s nomination for mayor of Sofia. Asked whether the Prime Minister Yordanka Fandakova schooling would be more useful as mayor of Sofia, he said that being mayor of Sofia is more of a Prime Minister and he is proof of this. Regional organizations of GERD in Sofia, however, are of the opinion that Fandakova is best.
Yesterday contact groups do the UDF and DSB meeting held to discuss the promotion of a common right candidate. The meeting however was only understandable. At the end of this week will hold another meeting.

Cemetery in Sofia concession
c. Express – p. 3

Summary of the article
The new cemetery in the capital to be made by public-private partnership offers the capital’s chief architect Petar Dikov.
As the Express wrote, according to the general development plan of Sofia should be made two new memorial park in the east and the west end of town.
For the realization of the projects the capital mayoralty, however, will have to devote large sums as the expropriation of land and building parks.
To saving of the money Dikov proposed new cemeteries to be made by public-private partnership. „There is a possibility they may be concessions, the municipality receives for burial places of socially vulnerable citizens, and an annual concession fee.
Instead managed private company will collect and cemetery charges burial ground, „explained the architect № 1. He insisted to the end of the year will be allocated EUR 1 million for the expropriation of land for expansion of existing cemeteries in copper factory and Malashevci. He explained that, if not increase their territories, places of burial will do up to half a year.

The structures of GERD in Sofia mayor wants Fandakova
Dnevnik – p. 4

Summary of the article
Regional organizations in Sofia, GERB clearly and definitely want the education minister Yordanka Fandakova be the party’s candidate for mayor of Sofia. This taught Dnevnik from sources in the party. Is scheduled for Thursday Urban Assembly, which approved the nomination is to be offered to the party leadership. Until a few days I will officially say who will be our candidate, said on Tuesday the leader Boyko Borisov. When asked would you minister sacrificed his race for mayor, said that Sofia mayor more than Prime Minister and he himself is proof of this.
Meanwhile, representatives of organizations, capital of the UDF and the DSB meeting on Tuesday to discuss strategy for the vote. Far right parties in three variants are discussed. Most favorable candidate is common with GERD, the second – to support the candidate of Borisov and the third and most risk – only the candidate of the UDF and DSB, said politicians from both formations. Party Yane Yanev CSV will also wait until you reach a common designation „Blue Coalition“ and GERD.
BSP leader Sergey Stanishev did showed that it welcomes the decision of the Metropolitan Organization, which endorsed George Kadiev candidate for mayor. Stanishev reiterated his thesis that the BSP’s nomination for mayor must not only motivate party members, but also wider supporters. „It would be a political mistake if BSP raise large-scale application in this situation a serious party should raise a strong political candidate to consolidate its internal core,“ commented earlier on Tuesday before Kadiev BTV.

BGN 3000 for square meter of land near the subway
c. Monitor – p. 1, 6

Summary of the article
Urgently prepare changes in the law to curb speculation
To 3000 levs per square meter of Bulgarians want the expropriation of land, which will build the subway. It said yesterday the chief architect Petar Dikov a meeting of the Financial Committee of Moscow 33 „. He explained that because of the crisis brazen owners insisted on selling his land to the municipality to tenfold higher than actual prices. Company value estimator inflation on the grounds that there will soon go underground.
As the Monitor wrote, at the end of 2008 the municipality had to pay nearly 1 million for 129 square meters, where the stairs of the metro station in Mladost 1.
To prepare proposals for legislative changes to curb abuses in the transfer, announced by the municipality.
One criterion by which to determine the value of property made experts from architecture and urban planning.
We even used the evaluation company announced on the internet to show how land running around. Nevertheless, there were opportunities to speculate with the publication of fake ads with inflated prices.
Another proposal is for land to be zamenka. So the owners will get another field in the region, rather than fat harvested benefits from the budget of the municipality.
Be able to appeal the decision of the court for property prices, want more from the municipality. At the moment the final word has only the Sofia Administrative Court if the city government does not agree with the assessment of the property. Thus in practice the responsibility for the huge sums depend on a judge comment on the advisers.

Interest on loans continued to fall
c. Novinar – p. 6

Summary of the article
Banks continue to remove interest on loans. Two more credit institutions reduced interest mortgage loans within a few days. Before the days of Raiffeisenbank, Postbank and announced to reduce the interest on loans for purchasing a home. Besides these EIBank and UniCredit Bulbank also reduce expensive, announced yesterday by the Treasury. Lower interest rates are novootpuskani loans, while loans to old customers, they remain the same levels. Unicredit Bulbank download rates for loans in euro and 1.6 percent, in the month – by to 0,7 per cent. Cibank download rates to less than 10%. Cibank waves and criminal charge that the bank take if customers repay their loans early. Meanwhile, the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development warned that Eastern Europe is still exposed to the banking crisis because of lack of transparency in the sector.

Mobile operators start, the collection of personal data
c. Now – p. 6

Summary of the article
Mobile operators and other telecommunications companies that provide prepaid services, has one month to alert those customers until 31 December this year are required to give their personal data. It emerged yesterday from the rules of the Committee on Regulatory Commission (CRC) published in the Official Gazette.
Customers can make PIN-it, the three names and address in the office of your carrier, but may send them by electronic mail, certified electronic signature. If you do not do until the end of the year, the operator will have to suspend their talks with all outgoing calls except emergency, people have posted on the CRC boss Veselin Bozhkov. According to the text of the rules published yesterday mobile operators to notify customers with prepaid card by sms, and others – to call. Within one month, and operators will be introduced to the required texts in their general conditions, the rules state.
Tightening of the regime for the use of prepaid services rose early in the year to amend the Law on electronic communications at the insistence of the Ministry.

The crisis hit and the market for chocolate
Telegraph newspaper – p. 15

Summary of the article
In the first half of the year there is a noticeable reduction in sales of coffee and chocolate, said Franco Del Fabbro, CEO of Kraft Foods Bulgaria.
Our reports for the first half of the year showed delays not expect to be overcome by year’s end, he noted.
The company announced an investment of 40 million chocolate factory in the company in Svoge. The funds are invested in new technological lines which day the factory will produce 100 000 chocolate.
He recalled that at the end of last year was closed to the Kraft factory in Brasov, Romania, the production is entirely exported to Bulgaria. The output of factories is placed in the former yugorepubliki, Turkey, Hungary, Ukraine.
The company is one of the biggest employers in the country which employs over 800 Bulgarians.

Which disturbs the peace of imam
c. Novinar – p. 11

Summary of the article
The Chief Mufti Mustafa Haji Alish depesha angry yesterday sent to the Minister of Culture Rashidov Eyebrows, and the Institute for Cultural Monuments, which grieves that the construction of subway building ruin of a mosque in Sofia, and that noise from construction activities was zatormozyaval Peace of employees in the Muslim shrine. Then it turned out that not just the construction of the subway is the reason for tegobite of Imams. Rather than a myriad of district heating infrastructure repairs and other similar companies who regularly turn plowed into capital „purposes“. But here is our word for another. That little bit pushy and ridiculous are the claims of employees of the Mufti of noise.
Because they create such a regular basis every day with his broaching services with ultra high sound decibels. From this screaming about living inhabitants of the capital for years, collecting subscriptions, complaining of various departments, but nobody paid attention. In the name of ethnic peace. “ Repair of infrastructure were even led to the cracking of the wall of the cabinet of whom do not have a bash have a chief. As is the company that digs there, or to pay damages to repair cracks in the temple, not followers of the Koran to write to ministers, so that krankat money from the general treasury. Otherwise the capital zevzetsite Imams immediately suspected that they now returned with his complaints and protest letters, because power and more accurate and current Prime Minister of the capital ekskmet Boyko Borisov does not allow them to build a second mosque in the capital – where they wanted and as they had decided.

For any Zhelev asked the prosecution will make a mistake
c. Attack – p. 12

Summary of the article
Prosecutors accustomed eksministara Health Evgeniy Zhelev abuse in the capital onkobolnitsa. Still need somewhere to start, but cancer is a typical example deals with the lives of very vulnerable people. Cancer patients for years pay EUR 1 400 for the „selection team“, the number of money for drugs that they are entitled by right, striking against the director of clinics Petranka Troyanov which almost closed chemotherapy. Prosecutors opened a documentary fraud and corruption in public procurement and remove Troyanova, M.Sc.. She did once run for office and won the contest. Zhelev not dismiss it, but continued his election tours.
Now the prosecution wants him. Only one step in the political corruption and abuse in health care. During his hospitals have accumulated debts of 300 million, and the black market flourished on life-saving medicines. No sign of reform, no health card or a national framework contract. Emergency services remained without doctors, nurses and ambulances. For this and more is responsible Zhelev. It is not just a witness. Anything to ask the prosecution will make a mistake.