The number of Bulgarians who support the ruling party, led by Simeon Saxe-Coburg, has gone down almost twice to 25 percent, a survey of the National Center for Research of the Public Opinion shows. In December, last year 38 percent favored Simeon II Natio
Russian President Putin has said he hoped that cooperation between Bulgaria and Russia could develop in all directions. According to him, Bulgaria and Russia had many common political interests, ITAR-TASS reported.
By Stephen Dalziel BBC Russian affairs analyst
NATO Secretary General George Robertson has denied that the United States is considering moving troops bases from Germany to Bulgaria. He said that in an interview for German weekly Focus.
The United States highly appreciates Bulgaria's support in the war on terrorism, US Commerce Secretary Don Evans said in Sofia. Evans explained that his trip to Bulgaria, Romania and Slovakia is an expression of the US friendship and appreciation for thes
Sofia Court ordered house arrest for alleged Bulgarian bank fraudster Ivan Mironov saying it is unlikely for him to slip away or to commit another offence on February 28. Macedonia extradited Ivan Mironov February 6.
Last preparations are taking place in Sofia ahead of the visit of Russian President Putin. Special security measures have been taken.
The European Union focuses its attention exclusively on the Iraqi crisis now, which holds back Bulgaria's negotiation process, Bulgaria's Euro-integration Minister Meglena Kuneva said upon her return from a working visit in Greece. Minister Kuneva held
Bulgaria hasn't taken decision how to vote on the second UN Security Council resolution. That was announced Friday by Foreign Minister Passy after a meeting of the parliamentary foreign policy committee.
A total of EUR 325 M out of EUR 136 M of projected 2003 sales of pharmaceutical company Balkanpharma are expected to come from Iceland's Pharmaco, majority owner of the company. Balkanpharma capacity is 10 billion pills a year.
Goran Svilanovic, foreign minister of Serbia and Montenegro, discussed ways to boost regional cooperation with high-profile Bulgarian politicians during his visit in Sofia. He met with the president, prime minister and other government officials.
6,681 people will be laid off from the Bulgaria armed forces this year, Sonya Yankulova, deputy defense minister, announced at seminar on social adaptation of the military officers.
Rightist opposition United Democratic Forces has demanded the resignation of Parliamentary Speaker Ognyan Gerdzhikov for allowing lawmakers to vote with cards of their colleagues. Deputy UDF Floor Chair Dimitur Abadzhiev recalled to Gerdzhikov that he ha
Rumen Yankov was elected chair of the Constitutional Court. He will chair the Court by October when the mandate of late chair Hristo Danov runs out.
NATO Secretary General George Robertston confirmed in Vilnius that the seven NATO aspirants, who were invited to join NATO, will sign protocols for accession March 26 in Brussels, AFP reported, cited by the Bulgarian News Agency. Bulgaria, Estonia, Latvi
The operation of transporting US military equipment and people to Burgas airport continued on Friday under tight security measures.
A chain reaction crash involving three vehicles near Eagles' Bridge in downtown Sofia left two or three people injured, none of them critically.
Stefan Tafrov, Bulgaria's ambassador to the UN Security Council projected a vote on the second resolution on Iraq as early as next week.
A five-member panel of the Supreme Administrative Court will hear the case on the Cabinet's decision on Kozloduy Nuclear Units 3 and 4 at an open meeting today. The court's decision, to be announced within thirty days, will be final and not subject to ap
Sofia mayor banned from February 28th till March 3d all rallies and gatherings in the center of the capital. The security measures are taken because of the official visit of Russian President Putin in Bulgaria.
Some of the sixty-two Bulgarians that the Dutch authorities deported on Wednesday insist they had not broken the law or the travel requirements. Bulgaria's Foreign Ministry will interview all of the deportees about grounds of their expulsion.
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