BMW X6 gets flat packed by Romanian thieves

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Romanian car thieves who were moving their loot through Austria and into Hungary are under arrest after being stopped on their way back to their homeland with a dismantled top-of-the-range BMW X6 car in the back of their truck. Police said the crooks had just crossed into Hungary from Austria when they were pulled over […]

Kuneva deplores mutual distrust

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Politics

Meglena Kuneva has claimed Bulgarians lack mutual trust. The former European Commissioner for Consumer Protection – who runs for Bulgarian president next month – told Austrian newspaper Die Presse today (Mon) it was “impossible” to discuss the domestic economy’s development because of the various “lobbies” in the federal parliament. Kuneva also criticised the state of […]

Baumax upholds EE focus

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Business

Tools and DIY equipment chain Baumax continues its expansion in Eastern Europe (EE).The Klosterneuburg-based firm opened a store in Pleven, northern Bulgaria, yesterday (Weds). The 12,000-square-metre shop is the firm’s fifth representation in the country.Baumax is active in nine European countries. Around 10,700 people are employed in its 152 shops of which 67 are located […]

Bulgarian gang planned to kidnap Austrian businessman

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Bulgarian police have arrested four people suspected of planning to abduct an Austrian entrepreneur.Bulgarian Interior Minister Tsvetan Tsvetanov of the Citizens for European Development of Bulgaria (GERB) party announced today (Fri) the gang – neutralised by a special police force in federal capital Sofia – consisted of three men and one woman.The minister added that […]