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NEW DEPUTY MINISTERS: WHO ARE THEY?

12 deputy ministers were appointed on August 23 and will start work immediately. They are:

Views on BG | August 24, 2001, Friday // 00:00 | Viewed: 1595

US ADMIRAL PRAISES BULGARIA'S CONTRIBUTION TO BALKAN PEACEKEEPING

BBC Monitoring Service – United Kingdom US Sixth Fleet Commander Vice-Admiral Gregory Johnson gave high assessment to the assistance rendered by this country to NATO during the Kosovo crisis and to the participation of Bulgarian troops in the Kfor [Koso

Views on BG | August 23, 2001, Thursday // 00:00 | Viewed: 1074

TURKISH DEPUTY PM PRAISES ETHNIC TURKS' ROLE IN BULGARIA

TRT 2 Television Channel, Ankara [Presenter] Deputy Prime Minister Mesut Yilmaz met Bulgarian Prime Minister Simeon Saxe-Coburg and Ahmet Dogan, leader of the Movement for Rights and Freedoms [DPS], most of whose members are Turks.

Views on BG | August 23, 2001, Thursday // 00:00 | Viewed: 945

BULGARIA CONDEMNS DESTRUCTION OF ORTHODOX CHURCH IN MACEDONIA

`We categorically condemn the blowing up of the St Atanasie Church at the monastery near Lesok in Tetovo region, Macedonia,` the Bulgarian Foreign Ministry spokesperson wrote in a statement received on Wednesday, 22 August.

Views on BG | August 23, 2001, Thursday // 00:00 | Viewed: 894

BRITISH TV 4: GO AND BUY REAL ESTATE IN BULGARIA

British families with restricted budgets who still would like to have a summer house somewhere abroad, should abandon the expensive properties in Spain and look into the opportunities available in Bulgaria, the British TV Channel 4 advised. The TV broadca

Views on BG | August 23, 2001, Thursday // 00:00 | Viewed: 990

ROMANIAN PRIME MINISTER CONTRADICTED BY THE BULGARIANS

Romania Libera, Bucharest No Bulgarian politician has mentioned the existence of a tandem between Bulgaria and Romania [for EU accession], said the Bulgarian Deputy Foreign Minister Meglena Kuneva, chief negotiator with the European Union.

Views on BG | August 21, 2001, Tuesday // 00:00 | Viewed: 634

GOVERNMENT`S ECONOMIC PACKAGE RECEIVES `MIXED REACTIONS`

The tax cut package, unveiled by Prime Minister Simeon Saxe-Coburg on Sunday, has been greeted with mixed reactions by politicians and experts. Nikola Nikolov, who chaired the Economic Policy Committee of the previous parliament, finds the package `exceed

Views on BG | August 21, 2001, Tuesday // 00:00 | Viewed: 801

WHO`S WHO: STOYAN GANEV

Stoyan Ganev was appointed August 21st Chief of the Cabinet of Prime Minister Simeon Saxe-Coburg. He is a former Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs, former President of the 47th UN General Assembly and Adjunct Professor of Social Scien

Views on BG | August 21, 2001, Tuesday // 00:00 | Viewed: 1596

NEW REGIONAL GOVERNORS APPOINTED

The Council of Ministers appointed Tuesday the 28 regional governors, who will take office on August 22, 2001. The new regional governors are:

Views on BG | August 21, 2001, Tuesday // 00:00 | Viewed: 1798

RADIATION AT KOZLODUY `UNCHANGED` AFTER ACCIDENT

BBC Monitoring Service - United Kingdom Kozloduy (on the Danube), The radiation situation remains unchanged after an incident at the Kozloduy Nuclear Power Plant.

Views on BG | August 21, 2001, Tuesday // 00:00 | Viewed: 740

DISCONNECTED ECONOMY MINISTER WITH 29 OFFICIAL CARS*

Financial Times; Aug 21, 2001 The inevitable period of adjustment for Nikolai Vassilev, who`s quit Lazard capital markets in London to be Bulgaria`s economy minister.

Views on BG | August 21, 2001, Tuesday // 00:00 | Viewed: 818

MINISTERS EXPLAIN PREMIER`S ECONOMIC REFORMS

At the Council of Ministers, Ministers Lidiya Shuleva, Nikolay Vasilev, and Milen Velchev met reporters. The meeting deals with the measures Simeon Saxe-Coburg marked as the most efficient for ensuring implementation of the government programme.

Views on BG | August 20, 2001, Monday // 00:00 | Viewed: 844

BULGARIA TO REFORM SELL-OFF PROCESS AND REDUCE TAXES

Financial Times; Aug 20, 2001 By PHELIM MCALEER

Views on BG | August 20, 2001, Monday // 00:00 | Viewed: 720

UNICREDITO TO LAUNCH NEW OVERDRAFT SYSTEM*

Luigi Lovalio, acting chairman of Bulbank`s board of directors for Pari Daily - Unicredito is the second largest bank in Italy.

Views on BG | August 20, 2001, Monday // 00:00 | Viewed: 1039

ADDRESS OF PRIME MINISTER SIMEON SAXE-COBURG

Broadcast on Bulgarian National Television and Bulgarian National Radio on August 19, 2001) Dear Compatriots,

Views on BG | August 20, 2001, Monday // 00:00 | Viewed: 905

ONE SENTENCE WEEKLY HOROSCOPE

August 20 - 26, 2001 ARIES

Views on BG | August 18, 2001, Saturday // 00:00 | Viewed: 12797

BULGARIA: NUMBER OF HEROIN, CANNABIS USERS INCREASES

BBC Monitoring Service - United Kingdom Forty to fifty thousand 000 Bulgarians, most of them young people, are regular heroin abusers; 50 per cent of them take the narcotic every day.

Views on BG | August 18, 2001, Saturday // 00:00 | Viewed: 897

CUSTOMS DIRECTOR: WE'LL MAKE A REVOLUTION IN THE CUSTOMS SYSTEM

Interviewed for BTA, the new director of the National Customs Agency, Emil Dimitrov, said that the reform he is planning is tantamount to a revolution in the customs system. Dimitrov's appointment as director of the National Customs Agency, which is subor

Views on BG | August 18, 2001, Saturday // 00:00 | Viewed: 859

36 T OF RICE IMPORTED ILLEGALLY IN 2000, 10 000 HA OF RICE FIELDS ABANDONED

`Some 36 tons of rice were imported illegally into Bulgaria last year`, Dimiter Yonchev, Chairman of the Union of Rice Growers in Bulgaria, announced. `Besides that the customs duties of 160 dollars/ton are very low`, he added.

Views on BG | August 17, 2001, Friday // 00:00 | Viewed: 730

WHAT HAPPENS IN MOBIKOM*

Mediapool John Munnery was appointed Managing Director of Mobikom during Jan Vidonov`s mandate after a scandal between Cable & Wireless, which holds 49% of the shares of the mobile operator, and the state representatives - the Bulgarian Telecommunication

Views on BG | August 16, 2001, Thursday // 00:00 | Viewed: 803

BULGARIAN NATIONAL TV ENTIRELY ON PAL

Bulgarian national TV, the state owned television channel will use of today only Pal system, National radio and TV committee announced. PAL is the normal widely used system in Western Europe.

Views on BG | August 16, 2001, Thursday // 00:00 | Viewed: 837