EU INVESTS DEM 5 M
The EU will provide DEM 5 M for a program for special medical aid to the prostitutes working at high-traffic highways. Preliminary data says that at about 200 women prostitute in Southwest Bulgaria.
The EU will provide DEM 5 M for a program for special medical aid to the prostitutes working at high-traffic highways. Preliminary data says that at about 200 women prostitute in Southwest Bulgaria.
Israeli Dora International is ready to invest $950 M in the Plovdiv airport. The US-based Israeli company submitted the offer to the relevant municipalities.
40% of the total 221 BG companies expect that the EU integration of BG economy will make their production more competitive; 20% think that the EU markets will affect their position on the domestic market, a survey of the Association of the EU Chambers of
Austrian company Billa will invest in a hypermarket in Haskovo. Construction works will start in 3 months and will provide 120 job positions.
French company Sogea is ready to invest $ 500 000 in a project for upgrading the water and sewerage system of the city of Vratsa. The upgrading aims at eliminating hidden leaks along the pipe network.
Unexpextedly Ericsson might substitute Motorola of supplying the equipment for the second GSM operator in Bulgaria. Motorola was announced as preffred supplier by P.
Digital certificates are being introduced in the Internet payment system ePay.bg.
Petar Petrov, BG navy commander, Foreign Ministers of Turkey and Georgia, and Deputy Foreign Ministers of Russia, Romania and Ukraine signed a contract in Istanbul for the formation of a naval group for operational cooperation in the Black Sea, under the
The total amount of investments in the modernization of the 3rd, 4th, 5th, and the 6th units of the Kozlodui nuclear power plant for Y 2001 will reach $380 M. The funds for the units` decommissioning and for the radioactive waste depots are already gather
Italian financial company Gibar International Ltd. is interested in buying Varna Shipyard.
New Conservative party called EKIP was officially launched today in Sofia and declared to participate in the forthcoming General elections, June 17, 2001. The leader was elected H.
Bank accounts of 42 businessmen from Plovdiv, second largest city in BG, were opened by the regional prosecutor. The accounts belong to people suspected for bribes or illegal business incomes.
Five prime ministers are coming to Sofia for a meeting as a part of a European People`s Party Forum. PMs of Spain H.
Highways in Bulgaria will be paid starting January 2002, Road Agency sources said. Sofia-Botevgrad, on the way to the Black sea and Sofia-Orizovo, on the way to Turkey will be the first two highways to bill the travellers.
Oxford Consortium is going to bid for Gorna Arda energy project, the most important for BG, was announced today. US Bechtel signed an agreement as a general contractor, ABSA bank is a shareholder and will provide funds for the project also, Israeli, Turki
The National Bank is changing the rules for grouping the banks. According to the new rules a bank will need to have a balance figure of over BGN 800 M, 500 M previously to be considered as a bank in first group.
Bulgaria opened three new chapters at the regular round of accession negotiations with the EU: fishery, free offering of services and competition. So far 14 chapters have been opened, which is nearly 50% of all.
BG is economiccally stable and should use the EU financial instruments, such as the ISPA Program, with maximum efficiency, Michel Barnier, EU Regional Policy Commissioner, announced. Barnier, who is on official visit to BG, addressed a seminar on regional
In a resolution the members of the Association of Balkan News Agencies confirmed their commitment to the principles of freedom, respect for human rights and solving any kind of conflicts through peaceful means. The heads of the 9 news agencies (NA) in ABN
Kinetic sports club was opened in Sofia with a high level party tonight. Many ministers, businessmen, editors came to the Kempinski Hotel building, where the club is located.
1000 Bulgarian IT professionals work in Germany with so called green cards, was announced today. BG IT specialist are famous with their developers abilities in many countries.
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