Bulgaria's Treasury Switches Keeper
The keys to Bulgaria's national treasury passed on to the new finance minister, Plamen Oresharski. His predecessor Milen Velchev had organized a ceremony for the symbolic handing on Wednesday.
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The keys to Bulgaria's national treasury passed on to the new finance minister, Plamen Oresharski. His predecessor Milen Velchev had organized a ceremony for the symbolic handing on Wednesday.
Bulgaria's Euro-Affairs Minister, the sole minister in the former government to retain her post in the new trilateral cabinet, expressed confidence that the name of former king Simeon Saxe-Coburg will facilitate Bulgaria's accession to the EU in 2007.
The Bulgarian Big Brother producers will suspend the casting for new participants, as they have already received an overwhelming number of applications. More than 22,000 Bulgarians are vying to enter the house for the second season of the show.
Madonna was seriously injured on Tuesday, as she was out riding on her 47th birthday. Her spokeswoman described her as being "pretty banged about", Sky News reported.
In July Bulgaria has seen the lowest unemployment level for the last nine years, Labour and Social Policy Ministry officials announced Wednesday.
Bulgaria's former foreign minister assigned his successor two difficult tasks on Wednesday. The former minister Passy told the new Foreign Minister Ivaylo Kalfin that he must work over two unsolved tasks: the trial of the five Bulgarian nurses, sentenced
Bulgaria's tennis hopeful Sesil Karatanchev advanced to the second round of the Rodgers Cup in Toronto. Karatantcheva defeated 6-2, 2-6, 6-3 US Jill Craybas.
Three car bomb attacks near a bus station and a hospital in central Baghdad Wednesday killed at least 37 people and wounded 58, police said. A suicide car bomber targeting policemen detonated his vehicle outside the al-Nahda bus station in central Baghdad
The newly formed government is the first since the start of the democratic changes in Bulgaria to inherit such a favorable financial climate, former prime minister Simeon Saxe-Coburg said at the official inauguration of the three-way cabinet.
Bulgaria's new Prime Minister Sergey Stanishev vowed to work for economic growth and social stability within his mandate. Stanishev officially assumed power at a solemn ceremony at the Council of Ministers.
Villas overlooking the Black Sea and flats in the Bulgarian capital, Sofia are temptingly cheap properties for sale in Bulgaria, writes Matthew Lynnm, a columnist for Bloomberg News, in an article entitled "Bulgaria Looms as the Next Real-Estate Hotspot".
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There would be no drastic reforms in Bulgaria's health system, the country's new health minister said. The newly elected Health Minister professor Radoslav Gaydarski announced that there would be no new reform in the system and underlined that his minist
Bulgaria's new foreign minister praised the work of the former cabinet in the field the foreign affairs. The new minister vowed to seek succession in his work.
The five Bulgarian nurses, sentenced to death in Libya will get additional room in the prison they have been jailed. The BTA agency cited the relatives of the nurses as saying they will have new rooms in the next few days.
Israeli troops moved into Gaza to launch the evacuation of the Jewish settlers, who did not leave the region after the deadline for them to leave expired. All 21 Jewish settlements in the Gaza Strip are due to be dismantled.
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All Bulgarian history lovers will be delighted Wednesday at the presentation of the newly found golden treasure at the Sofia's National History Museum. The treasure, which consists of some 15,000 golden pieces, has been unearthed by the young archaeologi
Bulgaria's football team will face later on Wednesday Turkey in a friendly match that will take place in Sofia. The Turkish friendly will be a warm-up for Bulgaria before the team continues with a challenging World Cup qualifying scheme.
A state of emergency, caused by torrential rains over the last days, remained in force in 15 Bulgarian municipalities. A new torrential rain poured over Montana, a town in north Bulgaria, flooding a number of homes and public edifices Tuesday.
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