Politics

Sofia Citizens Enjoyed the Sunny Saturday Morning

Many Sofia citizens went out for a walk on Saturday to enjoy the sunny morning. The weather is not very warm in the Bulgarian capital these days and it will stay cold over the next week, according to forecasts.

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Saxe-Coburg Won't Take Part in Azores Emergency Talks

The Bulgarian Prime Minister Saxe-Coburg denied media suggestions that he will take part in the emergency talks of US President Bush with Blair on Sunday amid diplomatic deadlock at the UN Security Council over their plans for disarming Iraq. Bush and Bl

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Serbia Bid Farewell to Djindjic

The funeral of assassinated Serbian Prime Minister Zoran Djindjic was attended by senior representatives from dozens of countries.

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PM Visits Gulbenkian Foundation in Portugal

During the second day of his visit to Portugal, Prime Minister Saxe-Coburg and his wife visited the headquarters of the Gulbenkian foundation. On Friday, Bulgarian Prime Minister Saxe-Coburg had a tete-a-tete meeting with his Portuguese counterpart Jose M

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Vessela Draganova Re-elected Bulgarian Women Party Leader

Vessela Draganova was re-elected to the post leader of the Bulgarian Women Party at a congress in Sofia. Draganova said on Saturday that party members will run at the local elections together with the ruling Simeon II National Movement and Oborishte movem

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Bulgarian Police Still Clueless about Iliya Pavlov's Killer

A week after the murder of MG Corporation President Iliya Pavlov, the Bulgarian police are still clueless about the identity of the gunman. The only thing that is proven is that the unknown killer has shot from behind the bushes, some fifty meters away f

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Britain Says War in Iraq Maybe Just Days Away

Britain said on Saturday that a U.S.

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State Agency Journalists Seek Bulgaria's Opposition Support

The protesting journalists of the Bulgarian News Agency (BTA) met on Saturday with politicians from right wing Union of Democratic Forces and leftist Bulgarian Socialist Party.

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Leader Persuades Bulgarian Socialist Party against Iraq War Condemning

At a meeting of Saturday, Sergey Stanishev, leader of the Bulgarian Socialist Party, persuaded key members of the party that the adoption of a declaration condemning war in Iraq was not an appropriate move. Some of the members of the ruling body of the p

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Mass for Peace Served in Burgas Church

Mass for peace was served at the church "St. Nikolay Chdotvorets" in seaside city Burgas.

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EC Official: Bulgaria's EU Accession Not Hampered by Stance on Iraq

Bulgaria's stance on Iraq does not hamper the country's negotiations with EU, Dimitris Kourkoulas, head of the delegation of the European Commission in Bulgaria, said. He explained that the European Commission continued to work in line with the decisions

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Bulgaria Checks for 25 Suspects over Djindjic Murder

Serbia has asked Bulgaria's cooperation in connection with the assassination of Serbian Prime Minister Zoran Djindjic. The Serbian authorities have given information to the border police about twenty-five people, supected of involvement in the murder.

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The Netherlands Won't Introduce Visas for Bulgarians

The Netherlands will not re-introduce visas for Bulgarians, Boyko Borissov, chief secretary with the Interior Ministry told local radio NET. He is in the Hague at the invitation of the Europol director.

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Nearly Two Hundred Arrested over Djindjic Murder in Serbia

Serbian police have so far arrested 181 people and seized large amounts of weapons and drugs in connection with the assassination of Serbian Prime Minister Djindjic, the Interior Ministry said on Friday.

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Saxe-Coburg Rejects War Talk with Bush

Bulgaria's Prime Minister said that he didn't discuss the beginning of possible military actions in Iraq with US President Bush. On Friday, Bush spokesman Ari Fleischer announced that the US President had a phone conversation with Saxe-Coburg in connectio

Politics | March 14, 2003, Friday // 00:00 | Viewed: 631

Colin Powell to Visit Bulgaria in September

US Secretary of State Colin Powell will visit Bulgaria some time in September, Lyubomir Todorov, spokesman of the foreign ministry announced. The visit, which was confirmed in principle, is in connection with the 100th anniversary since the establishment

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Bulgarian Regional Development Minister to Attend Djindjic Burial

Regional Development Minister Valentin Tserovski will represent the Bulgarian government at the burial of Serbian Prime Minister Zoran Djindjic on Saturday, who was assassinated in Belgrade Wednesday.

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Nadezhda Mihaylova Won't Run for Sofia Mayor

Nadezhda Mihaylova will not run for Sofia mayor, local Info radio reported. The leader of rightist Union of Democratic Forces (UDF), Nadezhda Mihaylova, commented that only a small political party could raise its leader's candidacy at local elections.

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Customs Officers Prevent BGN 2 M Heroin Smuggling

An attempt to smuggle heroin worth BGN 2 M was prevented by the customs officers at Vidin border checkpoint. The drug was found in a Croatia-registered car, heading from Turkey to Netherlands.

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Bulgaria to Observe 59th Session of UN Commission for Human Rights

Bulgaria will participate as an observer in the 59th UN Commission for Human Rights from April 17 -25 in Geneva as a monitoring, Foreign Ministry spokesman Lyubomir Todorov said. The Bulgarian delegation will be headed by Deputy Foreign Minister Petko Dra

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Over BGN 11 M to be Invested in Pamporovo Resort

More than BGN 11 M will be invested in the construction of lifts and runways at Pamporovo ski resort. The project has been presented to representatives of hoteliers associations in the resort.

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