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"For a safer world" Winner Awarded Dec 17

Foreign Minister Passy will award Petya Yaneva, winner in the painting competition "For a safer world", at an official ceremony at the Ministry of Education and Sciences on December 17. The competition was organized as an initiative accompanying the NATO

Politics | December 16, 2002, Monday // 00:00 | Viewed: 354

Bulgaria's Alternative Synod Approaches European Court of Human Rights

Bulgaria's alternative synod has filed a complaint at the European Court of Human Rights in Strasbourg December 11 over the refusal of three successive Bulgarian governments to register legally the synod. This transpired at a news conference on Bulgaria's

Politics | December 16, 2002, Monday // 00:00 | Viewed: 499

Bulgaria Seeks Large-Scale Peer Review of N-plant

Bulgaria will demand a large-scale peer review at Kozloduy Nuclear Power plant, encompassing all aspects of safety, Energy Minister Milko Kovachev told Radio Free Europe. He underlined that Kozloduy Nuclear Power plant technical and exploitation safety ha

Politics | December 16, 2002, Monday // 00:00 | Viewed: 294

Over Twenty Thousand Bulgarians Work in Bad Conditions

22,500 Bulgarians from 33,000 who work in the mines work in unfavorable conditions. Hardly five percent of the enterprises in the chemical industry have created safe conditions for their workers.

Politics | December 16, 2002, Monday // 00:00 | Viewed: 479

Sofia University Rector Awarded with Academy of Sciences Award

Professor Boyan Biolchev is the first rector of Sofia University who is awarded with the honorary sign of the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences "Marin Drinov." The award is for significant contribution in literature.

Politics | December 16, 2002, Monday // 00:00 | Viewed: 393

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Politics | December 16, 2002, Monday // 00:00 | Viewed: 563

FT: Bulgarians Top Pay Rise Table

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Politics | December 16, 2002, Monday // 00:00 | Viewed: 481

Party of Mayor Sofianski Celebrates 1st Anniversary

The Union of Free Democrats, headed and founded by Sofia Mayor Sofianski celebrates the first anniversary since the establishment of the organization in Plovdiv. Stefan Sofianski and members of the Managing Board are guests of the celebrations.

Politics | December 16, 2002, Monday // 00:00 | Viewed: 310

Four Die in House Fire in Sofia

A family of four died in Sofia district Slatina as a fire burst out in their apartment. A man, 50 years old, his wife, 58 years old, their 18-year-old daughter and her grandfather died in the flames.

Politics | December 16, 2002, Monday // 00:00 | Viewed: 337

Ruling Party MPs Want Urgent Meeting of the Group Today

Twenty-six MPs from the ruling Simeon II National Movement want an urgent meeting of the parliamentary group today at 11 am. They demand the meeting to discuss how to present the proposed by the majority amendments to the privatization and post-privatizat

Politics | December 16, 2002, Monday // 00:00 | Viewed: 305

Novinite.com Poll: Christmas Shopping Best Done in Mid-December

The majority of the novinite.com readers (57 percent) who voted in the latest poll of the news provider say they start their Christmas shopping in mid-December.

Politics | December 15, 2002, Sunday // 00:00 | Viewed: 334

Road Police Patrols Deployed Across Bulgaria

The Interior Ministry launches special patrols to counteract road robbers. The first patrols will start work in two months on the territory of six Bulgarian districts.

Politics | December 15, 2002, Sunday // 00:00 | Viewed: 374

New Ethnic Party Founded

New political party that will work for the integration of minorities was founded on Sunday in Sofia. The Movement for Social Model of Equality was started by 1,500 delegates.

Politics | December 15, 2002, Sunday // 00:00 | Viewed: 349

Agriculture Ministry Announces Charity Activities

One hundred and one orphanages in the country will be presented with Christmas trees by the Agriculture Ministry. Agriculture Minister Mehmed Dikme will personally surprise the children with sweets and fruit.

Politics | December 15, 2002, Sunday // 00:00 | Viewed: 335

FM Calls for Good Projects to Absorb EU Aid

With billion and a half euros of EU pre-accession funds to pour into Bulgaria over the next five years, the Bulgarians should put their shoulder to the wheel of quality spending. The country's foreign Minister Solomon Passy appealed to the nation to get t

Politics | December 15, 2002, Sunday // 00:00 | Viewed: 293

President Hosts Charity Evening

Bulgaria's President Parvanov and first lady Zorka Parvanova will host a charity evening in the National Palace of Culture on December 17. The invitees are businessman, ministers, politicians, publishers and editors-in-chief of Bulgarian media.

Politics | December 15, 2002, Sunday // 00:00 | Viewed: 336

MP Confirmed Candidature for Ministerial Post

The MP from ruling party Simeon II National Movement Valentin Tserovski confirmed that he had talks with Prime Minister Simeon Saxe-Coburg about the vacancy in Bulgaria's cabinet. However, Tserovski declined to specify whether the consultations concerned

Politics | December 15, 2002, Sunday // 00:00 | Viewed: 366

Bulgaria's Ruling Party Announced Mayor Candidates Criteria

Bulgaria's ruling party Simeon II National Movement (SIINM) announced criteria that will be applied to mayor candidates to be supported by the movement in the next year's local election. SIINM will avoid personalities who have been involved in attacks aga

Politics | December 15, 2002, Sunday // 00:00 | Viewed: 335

Alleged Iraqi Embargo Buster Arrested

An Iraqi arms dealer allegedly working for the Saddam Hussein's regime was arrested in Bulgaria, German magazine Der Spiegel reported. The detainee was wanted around the globe on account of the Prosecutor's Office in German city Manheim.

Politics | December 14, 2002, Saturday // 00:00 | Viewed: 293

Anti-terror Squads Rehearse Emergency Measures

Operational game plotting anti-terrorist raid was performed by Bulgarian special squads in Black Sea town Burgas. The anti-terror task-force simulated a situation where terrorist had taken four hostages in Burgas while a terror act was being underway in t

Politics | December 14, 2002, Saturday // 00:00 | Viewed: 295

EU Enlargement is Win-formula, Saxe-Coburg Says

The decisions of the European Council in Denmark's capital are unique in their significance. Bulgaria's Prime Minister Simeon Saxe-Coburg said that in his speech at the meeting of the heads of states and governments and foreign ministers during the EU for

Politics | December 14, 2002, Saturday // 00:00 | Viewed: 352
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