I was very pleased with the high mark, given by Acting US Secretary of State Richard L. Armitage for the foreign and defense policies of the Bulgarian Government, Foreign Minister Passy who is at a working visit to the United States said for BBC....
International phone calls prices will be lower by 29% from midnight on December 20 till midnight on January 2, the Bulgarian Telecommunications company announced. Long-distance calls will be by 41% cheaper....
A five-member group of the Supreme Administrative Court revoked the regulations in the Cabinet’s decree, which envisaged a 10% rise in the heating and electricity prices for domestic purposes. According to the court the decree rules on issues connected wi...
World | December 5, 2001, Wednesday
One of the most incredibly fast moving and potentially dangerous e-mail viruses file-deleting computer worm named "Goner," which first surfaced on December 4, is still spreading in Europe in its second day of existence. Goner arrives in an attachment mas...
World | December 5, 2001, Wednesday
Secretary of State Colin Powell reassured NATO ally Turkey on December 5th that the United States had no immediate plans to extend its "war on terrorism" to Turkey's southeastern neighbor Iraq. "The president has made no decision with respect to what the...
World | December 5, 2001, Wednesday
Pentagon officials announced that two U.S....
World | December 5, 2001, Wednesday
A powerful explosion took place on December 5 outside the entrance of a luxury hotel in downtown Jerusalem. The explosion was the result of a suicide bombing, Israeli police said....
World | December 5, 2001, Wednesday
Afghan fractions named Pashtun tribal leader Hamid Karzai as the interim administrator for the transitional government, which will include two women. The agreement, crafted by U....
World | December 5, 2001, Wednesday
Russia's government announced on December 5th that it will reduce petroleum exports by 150,000 barrels per day from January 1, 2002. The decision follows lobbying from the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC)....
“When we prepared our program we assumed that the normal and efficient state governance presupposes abiding by given priorities. Among these priorities is the timely payment of state liabilities, which include pensions, salaries, social insurance, health...
Society | December 5, 2001, Wednesday
Program “Culture 2000” was the main topic at the meeting of the Council of Culture Ministers from the European Union and EU applicant states that took part in the Belgian town of Brugge on December 4.At the forum Bulgaria was represented by Culture Minist...
South Eastern Europe is a relatively secure place for investments but Bulgaria is still vulnerable, is written in the analysis of the British group “Economist Intelligence Unit,” quoted by radio “ Free Europe.”
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Bulgarian Foreign Minister Passy had a working meeting with influential representatives of the Greek community in the United States on December 5 during his visit in Washington. The Greek Ambassador to the United States also attended the meeting....
The Council on Electronic Media decided on December 5 to dismiss Lilyana Popova from the position Bulgarian National Television Director with five votes in favor, three votes against and one abstained. The decision was taken in light of Popova’s qualific...
A three-year action plan under the National Program for Energy Saving until 2010 will help save BGN 350-400 M in energy resources, State Agency for Energy Efficiency Chairman Droumi Droumev said on December 4. The plan studies the possibilities for introd...