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CABINET APPROVED EUROPEAN UNION INTEGRATION PLAN

A list of key tasks concerning Bulgaria’s European integration was approved by the Cabinet on January 10. State Administration Minister Dimitur Kalchev is to draw up an action plan for the implementation of the National Anti-Corruption Strategy.

Views on BG | January 11, 2002, Friday // 00:00 | Viewed: 715

2001 YEAR-END INFLATION REACHED 7.4%

Inflation in December 2001 reached 0.6% and the year-end inflation for 2001 is 7.

Views on BG | January 10, 2002, Thursday // 00:00 | Viewed: 587

GOVERNMENTAL PROGRAM ON TOURISM PRESENTED BY DEPUTY ECONOMY MINISTER

The new bill on tourism is tabled in Parliament and is expected to be discussed by the MPs on January 11, Bulgarian Deputy Economy Minister Dimitar Hadjinikolov, responsible for tourism said in his address to the participants in the tourism conference “Bu

Views on BG | January 10, 2002, Thursday // 00:00 | Viewed: 507

MOST BULGARIANS FIND CABINET’S WORK UNSATISFACTORY

Every second Bulgarian thinks that the government is not doing well in improving the living standard of the people, data from a national representative survey of poll agency Noema show. The survey has been conducted from December 20, 2001 till January 2,

Views on BG | January 10, 2002, Thursday // 00:00 | Viewed: 469

FORMER US PRESIDENT WISHES SUCCESSFUL FUTURE TO BULGARIAN TOURISM

TEXT of Former US President Clinton's address to the participants in Bulgaria - Dream Area: It is great to be back in Bulgaria again, even if only by video.

Views on BG | January 10, 2002, Thursday // 00:00 | Viewed: 647

BULGARIA MAY NOT SET STARTING PRICE FOR BTC

Reuters Sale consultant Deutsche Bank has advised Bulgaria's government to sell state telecom monopoly BTC through a two-stage tender without setting a starting price, a Deutsche Bank source said on Tuesday.

Views on BG | January 9, 2002, Wednesday // 00:00 | Viewed: 619

BULGARIA SAYS SPLIT STATE RAILWAY TO END MONOPOLY

Reuters Bulgaria has restructured indebted state railway company BDZ by splitting it in two, ending its monopoly in the sector, the Transport Ministry said on Wednesday.

Views on BG | January 9, 2002, Wednesday // 00:00 | Viewed: 649

MINISTRY SPOKESWOMAN: ARREST OF BULGARIANS IN LIBYA NOT DISTURBING

What happened in Libya is just an ordinary crime, neither the first nor the last of its kind, Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Elena Poptodorova said, commenting the incident with the Bulgarians in a village near the Libyan capital Tripoli, who were detained

Views on BG | January 9, 2002, Wednesday // 00:00 | Viewed: 583

NOVEMBER EXTERNAL DEBT UP BY USD 161.1 M, FINANCE MINISTRY REPORTED

Bulgarian Telegraph Agency The government external debt totalled 8,593.

Views on BG | January 8, 2002, Tuesday // 00:00 | Viewed: 619

DEPUTY TRANSPORT MINISTER: RAILWAYS TRAVEL CONDITIONS WILL IMPROVE

Steps are being taken for improving the travel conditions in the State Railways Company, Deputy Transport Minister Lyubomir Ivanov said.

Views on BG | January 8, 2002, Tuesday // 00:00 | Viewed: 582

VERHEUGEN CLAIMS EURO HAS TO BE INTRODUCED IN EU CANDIDATE STATES

EU Commissioner for Enlargement Guenter Verheugen insisted that there are no exceptions of the Euro introduction in the EU candidate countries in an interview for a German radio. All new members of the union should be able to introduce the new currency on

Views on BG | January 8, 2002, Tuesday // 00:00 | Viewed: 443

BULGARIAN ECONOMIST SUGGESTS GRADUAL REMOVAL OF THE CURRENCY BOARD

The Currency Board is a good decision, but just for a limited period of time, Professor Ivan Angelov from the Economy Institute with the Bulgarian Academy of Science said.

Views on BG | January 7, 2002, Monday // 00:00 | Viewed: 740

IRAN, BULGARIA TO BROADEN BANKING, TRADE COOPERATION

Abstracted from Tehran Times TEHRAN -- Visiting Bulgarian Deputy Minister of Economy Lubka Katchakova met here on Sunday with the Managing Director of Export Promotion Bank of Iran Norouz Kohzadi and signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) on expansi

Views on BG | January 7, 2002, Monday // 00:00 | Viewed: 745

WEEKLY HOROSCOPE

Horoscope for the week ending January 11 ARIES (Mar.

Views on BG | January 7, 2002, Monday // 00:00 | Viewed: 582

BIG AUSTRIAN COMPANIES WILL MOST PROBABLY ACQUIRE MOBILTEL

Big Austrian consortium may buy biggest GSM operator Mobiltel, it emerged after a meeting of Transport Minister Petrov with representatives of the potential buyer of the first Bulgarian GSM operator in December. Minister Petrov did not make an official st

Views on BG | January 6, 2002, Sunday // 00:00 | Viewed: 1168

TEHRAN, SOFIA READY TO PROMOTE TIES

Tehran Times Tehran, Sofia Ready to Promote Ties

Views on BG | January 6, 2002, Sunday // 00:00 | Viewed: 607

EURO LAUNCH WILL HAVE POSITIVE INFLUENCE ON THE BULGARIAN ECONOMY

There is no reason that prices go up or that inflationary shock takes place because of the euro launch, Krassimir Katev, Deputy Finance Minister said. According to him the new European currency can only have positive influence on the Bulgarian economy.

Views on BG | January 5, 2002, Saturday // 00:00 | Viewed: 667

STORM BRINGS RARE SNOW TO BALKANS

Associated Press By ELENA BECATOROS

Views on BG | January 5, 2002, Saturday // 00:00 | Viewed: 684

MPS: AFTER GENERAL ELECTIONS, WOMEN’S CHANCES TO JOIN POLITICS GREW

Women's chances for joining the political elite have increased since the general elections in June 2001, according to 75% of 62 MPs, interviewed by the National Public Opinion Centre. 45.

Views on BG | January 5, 2002, Saturday // 00:00 | Viewed: 564

LIBYAN UNIVERSITY RECTOR: BG MEDICS IMPORTANT FOR LIBYAN HEALTH CARE

Bulgarian medics have important role for the Libyan health care, the rector of the Al-Fateh University Prof. Dr.

Views on BG | January 4, 2002, Friday // 00:00 | Viewed: 931

BULGARIA TO BLOCK IMMIGRANTS INFLUX

Reuters Bulgaria increased police forces on its border with Turkey on Thursday to stem a rising flow of illegal immigrants.

Views on BG | January 4, 2002, Friday // 00:00 | Viewed: 684
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