Politics

Polish FM's Visit to Sofia to Promote Intensive Dialogue

Poland's Foreign Minister Wlodzimierz Cimoszewicz will pay a two-day visit to Bulgaria that starts October 30. He was invited by his Bulgarian counterpart Solomon Passy and will also meet with Prime Minister Saxe-Coburg and President Parvanov.

Politics | October 23, 2002, Wednesday // 00:00 | Viewed: 382

Alexander von Humboldt with Donation to Sofia University

A scanning electronic microscope was presented to Sofia University Chemical Department by Germany's Ambassador to Bulgaria H.E.

Politics | October 23, 2002, Wednesday // 00:00 | Viewed: 350

Bulgaria with Most Aid to Afghanistan in Region

Bulgaria is first among the Eastern and Central Europe countries regarding the aid it has provided to Afghanistan. Anguel Obretsov, director of "Asia, Australia and Oceania" department with the foreign ministry, said that for a local radio.

Politics | October 23, 2002, Wednesday // 00:00 | Viewed: 306

Bureau on Heating Gauges to be Opened

The Energy Minister is to open a mobile information bureau, to consult on all issues concerning the installment of heating gauges and heating measurement. Experts from the ministry, central Heating Sofia and the companies for heating gauging will work at

Politics | October 23, 2002, Wednesday // 00:00 | Viewed: 310

Meeting on Fight with Cancer in Parliament

Members of the Initiative Committee for Nationwide Breast Cancer Awareness Week will meet Wednesday with MPs. They will discuss issues related to the most spread cancer among the Bulgarian women.

Politics | October 23, 2002, Wednesday // 00:00 | Viewed: 326

NATO Decides in Few Weeks on New Members

NATO members will decide in a few weeks how many countries will get invitations for membership in the Alliance. That emerged after NATO Secretary General George Robertson met with US Secretary of State Colin Powell.

Politics | October 23, 2002, Wednesday // 00:00 | Viewed: 334

Bulgaria Not Represented in European Parliament in 2004

Bulgaria and Romania will not have elections for European Parliament in 2004 and lose their seats, envisaged by the Nice treaty. That emerged after the meeting of the EU foreign ministers who agreed in Luxembourg how to adapt the Nice treaty for expansion

Politics | October 23, 2002, Wednesday // 00:00 | Viewed: 297

China Factory Ordered to Halt Production

The local district court ordered the Kitka Porcelan China factory based in Novi Pazar to halt production.

Politics | October 23, 2002, Wednesday // 00:00 | Viewed: 337

Sofia Gears Campaign to Fight Illegal Immigration

Bulgaria's Foreign and Interior Ministries joined efforts to restrict illegal immigration after the Netherlands threatened to re-introduce visas for Bulgarians. No other EU country has issued a warning similar to the Dutch one, Lyubomir Todorov, spokesman

Politics | October 23, 2002, Wednesday // 00:00 | Viewed: 390

Bulgaria's Tobacco Monopoly Sales Abroad up 2%

Exports of Bulgarian cigarettes for the first nine months of 2002 overshot by 2% the sales abroad during the same period last year, Bulgartabac Holding reported. Exported cigarettes since the beginning of the year totalled 1920 tonnes, over 1890 tonnes th

Politics | October 23, 2002, Wednesday // 00:00 | Viewed: 390

Political Tensions in Bulgaria Predicted After Prague

Political tensions in Bulgaria will seek for their solution after the NATO summit in Prague in November, Sofia mayor Stefan Sofianski said. At a seminar of Sofia municipality council in Sandanski Sofia mayor asked the municipal counselors not to carry the

Politics | October 23, 2002, Wednesday // 00:00 | Viewed: 373

Passy and Seif al-Islam Discussed Developments in Medics' Case

Foreign Minister Passy talked on the phone with Seif al-Islam al-Qaddafi, son of the Libyan Leader Qaddafi and President of the Qaddafi International Foundation. They talked about the latest developments concerning the case of the Bulgarian medics in Liby

Politics | October 22, 2002, Tuesday // 00:00 | Viewed: 335

Intermediary Contract in St. Constantine, Helena Approved

The Privatisation Agency approved the contract with the Central Cooperative Bank for investment intermediary in the sale of 72% of the capital of St. Constantine and Helena AD Varna.

Politics | October 22, 2002, Tuesday // 00:00 | Viewed: 463

First National Charity Day in Bulgaria Raised BGN 30,000

The national initiative "Generous Heart" raised BGN 30,018,82. The money will be used for the establishment of a center for Bulgarians suffering from multiple sclerosis.

Politics | October 22, 2002, Tuesday // 00:00 | Viewed: 1690

Digital Talking Book Invented by Bulgarian Exhibited in U.S.

The Bulgarian designer Lachezar Tsvetanov, a junior at the University of Bridgeport in Connecticut, won the competition for creating a digital player for the needs of the library of the US Congress in June. Lachezar invented "Dook," a rectangular device t

Politics | October 22, 2002, Tuesday // 00:00 | Viewed: 623

Dragon Int'l Studios Might Invest in Bulgaria

A business delegation of the Dragon International Studios met with Petko Nikolov, chairman of the Supervisory Council of the Privatization Agency. The company reps are in Bulgaria to look into investment opportunities in Bulgaria as well as into privatiza

Politics | October 22, 2002, Tuesday // 00:00 | Viewed: 371

JPC Meet in Sofia End-October

The progress of Bulgaria's EU accession negotiations and the 2002 Regular Report from the European Commission on Bulgaria's Progress are on the agenda of the Fifteenth Meeting of the EU-Bulgaria Joint Parliamentary Committee (JPC) October 29, 30 in Sofia.

Politics | October 22, 2002, Tuesday // 00:00 | Viewed: 385

MIT-Paris Expo Stirs Interest

Two Bulgarian companies, Alecander Tour and Vegena have shown interest in MIT - Paris tourist exhibition, to take place in the French capital October 23-26. This is the biggest international tourist bourse in France, focusing on negotiations of group trav

Politics | October 22, 2002, Tuesday // 00:00 | Viewed: 322

UNDP: Bulgaria Still with Huge Discrepancies in Human Development

Human development in Bulgaria is marked by significant differences between the advanced districts and those that lag in development. That is one of the conclusions of this year's UNDP Human Development Index: Municipalities in the Context of District.

Politics | October 22, 2002, Tuesday // 00:00 | Viewed: 367

Sofia Forum Focuses on Europe's Spatial Planning

Possibilities for sustainable development, cross border, inter-regional and transnational cooperation in European mountains, coastal zones, rural zones, flood-plains and alluvial valleys will be on the agenda of an international seminar in Sofia. The semi

Politics | October 22, 2002, Tuesday // 00:00 | Viewed: 348

Protestors Block Road E-79

Workers from fertilizer plant Chimco blocked international road E-79 in protest for delayed payroll. As many as thousand outraged Chimco employees rally to press the company pay salaries withheld since March.

Politics | October 22, 2002, Tuesday // 00:00 | Viewed: 338
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