“The corps of the Bulgarian Army are to be transformed into divisions by the end of 2002,” Bulgarian Defense Minister Nikolay Svinarov announced on November 5. He explained once again that the improved plan for reform in the army includes three-tier syste...
“The deals for Maritsa East 1 and Maritsa East 3 thermal power plants /TPP/ represent half of the foreign investments and of the expected privatization receipts in the upcoming 5 years. The two deals, which are for USD 1....
Nelly Kutskova, vice – presidential candidate, running together with Petur Stoyanov opened the pre-election press center of the presidential couple in the National Palace of Culture on November 5. “We rely on the media to make connection with people,” Ku...
Bilik Dunyasi news agency
NATO and member countries of the North Atlantic alliance's Partnership for Peace programme began multi-national peacekeeping computer-command staff exercises in Azerbaijan today....
The Bulgarian Prime Minister Saxe-Coburg decreed the appointment of two new deputy ministers and two deputy governors. Krassimira Martinova, expert from the Transport Ministry with 16 years experience became Deputy Minister of Transport....
“The loss of Kremikovtzi steel plant for the nine months 2001 is BGN 28 M, and the expected negative result for the whole year is about BGN 35 M,” Valentin Zahariev, Executive Director of the company announced at a press conference on November 5. Zahariev...
The Bulgarian Foreign Minister Solomon Passy will pay an official visit to Austria on November 6, the Information and Public Relations department of the Foreign Ministry announced. Minister Passy was invited by his Austrian counterpart Benita Feraro- Wald...
A Bulgarian mariner, traveling on the “Plana” motor ship from the Ukraine port of Mariupol to Varna, was reported missing. Vladimir Gerassimov, a 33-year-old chef, was last seen on board the ship about six p....
"The social and economic characteristics of a given region will be important for the choice of the municipalities in which the micro crediting project of the Government will be implemented," Deputy Prime Minister and Social Minister Lidia Shuleva explaine...
The Bulgarian Chief Prosecutor announced that a year ago a finacial check has been conducted for the financing of the Rozhen 2000 All-Bulgarian Convention in the Rhodopes. The check did not reveal any financial violations....
Chief Secretary of the Customs Agency Ilyan Mateev, who is suspected of taking of bribe from Russe customs officials against possible firing, denied the bribe allegations, quoted by Darik Radio....
Two transit centers for refugees are to be constructed in Bulgaria soon. The centers are necessitated from the future accession of Bulgaria in the European Union and the country’s borders becoming external border of the Union....
The Defense Minister Nikolay Svinarov opened in residence Boyana the sixth international conference “Security policy and defense – the challenges of the new millennium.” “The five day forum is unique because of the participation of scientists and experts,...
Standart Daily
Maurice Druon, Permanent Secretary of the "Academie Francaise":
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The Cabinet’s program for 2002 envisages the privatization of Bulgarian hemodialysis wards by groups independent of the medical institutions. According to Health Ministry officials the joint funding of the treatment by the state and the municipalities hin...