All articles - Page 6901

Bulgaria's Administration Minister Joins E-Services Debate

Bulgaria's State Administration Minister Nikolay Vassilev will join a business breakfast dedicated to the e-services organized by Intracom Bulgaria and IDG. The business breakfast "Payment Mechanisms of Government e-Services" is part of the 8-th Bulgaria

Business | May 3, 2006, Wednesday // 00:00

Hungarian Acquisition in Bulgaria Renamed MKB Unionbank

Bulgaria's Unionbank changed its name to MKB Unionbank in the wake of the acquisition of a 60% stake by Hungary's MKB Bank Rt., a subsidiary of Germany's Bayerische Landesbank.

Business | May 3, 2006, Wednesday // 00:00

Bulgarian Tennis Wiz "Optimistic" on Dope Verdict Removal

Sesil Karatantcheva is optimistic that her two-year removal from tennis contests due to doping verdict will be recalled.

Sports | May 3, 2006, Wednesday // 00:00

Massive Quake in Southern Pacific, Tsunami Warnings for Fiji, New Zealand

Tsunami warnings were issued for Fiji and New Zealand early Thursday (local time) after a massive earthquake measuring about 8.0 in magnitude shook the southern Pacific Ocean, CNN reported.

Politics | May 3, 2006, Wednesday // 00:00

Bulgaria's PM for BBC: Sofia Hopes for Fair EU Report

Over the last few years Bulgaria saw considerable reforms that lead to revolutionary changes and perceivable results, Bulgaria's prime minister told the BBC in an interview. Sergey Stanishev was firm that Bulgaria's membership in the European Union would

Politics » Bulgaria in EU | May 3, 2006, Wednesday // 00:00

UEFA Funds Playgrounds in Bulgaria

UEFA will allot CHF 1 M for the construction of some 40 playgrounds and mini-pitches in Bulgaria to open for young football fans in October. The news emerged from Borislav Mihaylov, President of the Bulgarian Football Union (BFU), who explained the initi

Sports | May 3, 2006, Wednesday // 00:00

Sofia Improves Budget Revenues Flow

Finance authorities have boasted an improved rate of collected budget revenues for the first three months 2006 year-on-year.

Business | May 3, 2006, Wednesday // 00:00

Fighter Park Upgrade Pending on Russian Guarantees

The agreement on the repair of Bulgaria's fighter park is still waiting for implementation pending on required guarantees on the Russian side, defense authorities said.

Business | May 3, 2006, Wednesday // 00:00

Bulgarian Football Clubs Keep Climbing in World Ranking

Bulgarian football clubs kept on going up in the Club World Ranking. Bulgarian CSKA climbed up with 11 places in the world ranking reaching to the 61st place.

Sports | May 3, 2006, Wednesday // 00:00

Brussels's Hands "Tied" over Bulgaria, Romania EU Entry

Bulgaria and Romania may accede to the European Union even without making the necessary changes, Austria's Die Presse newspaper wrote in an article, entitled "Brussels's Hands Tied". The safeguard clause, which may delay Bulgaria and Romania's entry by o

Politics » Bulgaria in EU | May 3, 2006, Wednesday // 00:00

Dolphin Death Toll near Bulgaria's Coast Up

Another 17 dead dolphins were found on Bulgaria's Black Sea coast. Seven dead dolphins were discovered at Shabla's beach, five of the friendly mammals were found near the village of Kripets and 5 at Durankulak's beach.

Crime | May 3, 2006, Wednesday // 00:00

Bulgarian Caricatures Enrage Libya

Cartoons mocking Libya's leader and the justice system, published by a Bulgarian daily Wednesday, seemed to have angered Tripoli. One of the caricatures shows Muammar Qaddafi playing on a chessboard with "figures" that are actually Bulgaria's five jailed

Politics | May 3, 2006, Wednesday // 00:00

Bulgaria to Introduce New Fines for Unruly Drivers

A fine of BGN 100 and deprivation of driving rights for a month will be the new sanction for drivers exceeding the allowed speed with more than 26 kilometres per hour. That is stated in the new amendments to the Bulgarian traffic law that is about to be

Politics | May 3, 2006, Wednesday // 00:00

Bulgaria to Up Electricity Prices - Nuke Head

Kozloduy Nuclear Power Plant will demand a raise in the electricity prices of about 4.8% as of July 1, the plant's manager Ivan Ivanov, said Tuesday.

Business | May 3, 2006, Wednesday // 00:00

Bulgaria's Tobacco Monopoly Consultant Known May 5

The consultant of the sale procedure of Bulgaria's tobacco monopoly Bulgartabac will be announced May 5. Three consortia submitted bids for consulting the sale procedure of Bulgaria's tobacco monopoly Bulgartabac.

Business | May 3, 2006, Wednesday // 00:00

Mladic "Halts" Serbia Talks with EU

The European Union has called off talks on closer ties with Serbia because of its failure to arrest war crimes suspect Ratko Mladic.

Politics » Bulgaria in EU | May 3, 2006, Wednesday // 00:00

Unforeseen Equipment Flaw Halted Bulgarian Nuke

The accident in Bulgaria's Kozloduy Nuclear Plant in the beginning of March had been caused by a flaw in the equipment that even the company producer Gidropres hadn't anticipated. Ironically, the indirect reason for the fault to occur is the prolonged sa

Business | May 3, 2006, Wednesday // 00:00

Bulgaria's Interior Registers Crime Decrease in 2005

The number of crimes committed in Bulgaria in 2005 has decreased, going down twice over 2001-2004, a survey shows. The report of the Centre for Democracy Study called "Crime tendencies in Bulgaria - police statistics" was presented during the open sessio

Crime | May 3, 2006, Wednesday // 00:00

Push for Removal of State Officials Strike Ban

Bulgaria's trade unions insist for the removal of the strike ban for state officials.

Politics | May 3, 2006, Wednesday // 00:00

Italy Votes for President July 8

Italian Parliament is scheduled to select May 8 a president for a seven-year term before a new left-centrist government can be formed. Despite Tuesday's resignation of Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi, Italy remains in political limbo and the presidential

World | May 3, 2006, Wednesday // 00:00

Bulgaria Gets Additional 70km Highways by 2006 End

A total of 70km additional highways will be constructed in Bulgaria by the end of 2006. The executive director of "Roads Agency" Veselin Georgiev told local Darik radio that by the end of the next year more than 1,000 km roads will be repaired.

Business | May 3, 2006, Wednesday // 00:00
Bulgaria news Novinite.com (Sofia News Agency - www.sofianewsagency.com) is unique with being a real time news provider in English that informs its readers about the latest Bulgarian news. The editorial staff also publishes a daily online newspaper "Sofia Morning News." Novinite.com (Sofia News Agency - www.sofianewsagency.com) and Sofia Morning News publish the latest economic, political and cultural news that take place in Bulgaria. Foreign media analysis on Bulgaria and World News in Brief are also part of the web site and the online newspaper. News Bulgaria