Man Shot to Death in Sofia
Police investigates the murder of a 30-year old man shot to death at on Friday by an unidentified person in Sofia quarter Sveta Troitsa. The victim had a police record.
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Police investigates the murder of a 30-year old man shot to death at on Friday by an unidentified person in Sofia quarter Sveta Troitsa. The victim had a police record.
Romania has not received a letter from the U.S.
No concrete request has been made to Bulgaria for participation in possible actions against Iraq. President Parvanov said that upon his arrival in Sofia from Prague.
Bulgaria's invitation to join NATO is great recognition and speaks of trust and confidence in the country. President Georgi Parvanov said that at the reception he had invited in Sofia on the occasion of NATO invitation.
Bulgaria's priority is to help UN Security Council push through its resolution on Iraq, Defense Minister Nikolay Svinarov said for local Darik radio. The U.
Right-wing opposition United Democratic Forces called a non-confidence vote against the government for "unprecedented" violation of the Constitution. "Coalition for Bulgaria" will also call non-confidence vote in the beginning of next week, the leftist pa
The United States has approached Bulgaria along with fifty other countries on how the country could help in a probable attack against Iraq. Prime Minister Saxe-Coburg and President Parvanov confirmed that upon their return in Sofia from Prague.
Spanish Embassy warned Bulgarians against offenses on Spain's territory. The warning was issued through Bulgaria's Interior Ministry and had been provoked by Bulgarians who break travel requirement out of ignorance.
The municipal council in Kozloduy decided at an extraordinary meeting Friday to hold a referendum regarding the closure of the first four units of the N-plant. The referendum will take place on January 18 next year.
The United States seeks support for diplomatic pressure over Iraq, Foreign Minister Passy said in Prague after a brief meeting with US Secretary of State Colin Powell. According to him, U.
Bulgaria should respond to the inquiry of the United States how it could join in a coalition against Iraq by November 29 - ten days after the inquiry arrived from Washington. That was announced by Defense Minister Nikolay Svinarov in Prague.
The Cabinet allocated BGN 139 M to pay off the debts of the municipalities. Priority is assigned to delayed social benefit payments.
Bulgaria's negotiations with the EU will be easier now that NATO invited the country. The director of the Bulgarian National Center for Strategic Analysis and Research Gen.
The Cabinet approved spending of BGN 100 M for extra pensions on Christmas to the retirees in Bulgaria. The retirees with smallest pensions will receive one full additional pension while those with bigger pensions will get a percentage.
The first NATO troops, provided by Bulgaria, will be ready in 2003 according to Defense Minister Svinarov. He admitted that there was a delay in the modernization of the Bulgarian armed forces and expressed the hope that this could be caught up.
Bulgarian children rank third in the grim chart of underage smokers. Only Chilean and Ukrainian youngsters smoke more, a global survey conducted by the World Health Organization and UNICEF shows.
The first scientific-activities-grants open for competition under the Sixth Framework Program of the European Union will be announced in Bulgaria in mid-December. The five-year budget of the European program amounts to some EUR 17 B.
A gunman shot to death Thursday the butchery owner Dimitur Stamatov, 39, in seaside city Burgas. The attack took place near a hotel under construction that Stamatov owned.
Nearly one ton of narcotics were incinerated in the furnaces of steel maker Kremikovtzi. The drugs were intercepted at customs offices across the country.
The Bulgarian leaders continue participation in the NATO summit in Prague. President Parvanov will take part in a session of the Council of Euroatlantic Partnership today.
November 21st is a historic day for Bulgaria as the country was invited to accession talks with NATO at the summit in Prague. The leading Bulgarian parties and high-ranking politicians hailed the decision.
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