Muslim-Rights-Case Raises Controversy over Bulgarian IDs
A Muslim woman contested Bulgaria's rules for the issue of IDs. Nurdzhan Georgieva insists that administration should allow Muslims a passport photograph with a headcloth.
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A Muslim woman contested Bulgaria's rules for the issue of IDs. Nurdzhan Georgieva insists that administration should allow Muslims a passport photograph with a headcloth.
Representatives of Bulgaria's Child and Youth Parliament urged the Bulgarian Parliament to accept children and young people as partners in the development and implementation of a national action plan. The initiative was prompted by the anniversary of the
Hotel and restaurant equipment makers and traders are displaying their products at SIHRE international exhibition. It takes place for the second time in Sofia's International Exhibition Centre.
The Cabinet is expected to approve the National Program for Bulgaria's participation in intergovernmental activities of the European Council.
Bulgaria is among the seven countries that expect to be given membership invitations to join NATO at the Prague summit today (you can see the chronology of Bulgaria's relations with NATO in the For the Record section). The other hopefuls are the three Bal
The work of the Defence Ministry got positive assessment in a representative survey, conducted in October 2002 among nearly 1000 adult civilians and yet another 980 military servicemen. Despite the painful reforms in the army some 36% and 41% of the respe
The leader of rightist Union of Democratic Forces met with NATO Secretary General Lord Robertson in Prague. They discussed the partnership between Bulgaria and the alliance.
Standard & Poor's upgraded the long-term foreign currency rating of the City of Sofia to 'BB' from 'BB-'. The outlook is stable.
The European Parliament adopted a resolution that fixes 2007 as Bulgaria's EU accession date. That was announced by Bulgaria's Parliament Speaker Ognyan Gerdzhikov upon the return of the Bulgarian parliamentary delegation from Strasbourg.
Transport Minister Plamen Petrov is expected to validate a stamp, envelope and a post seal on the occasion of NATO invitation to Bulgaria. The small Balkan country is likely to receive an invitation at the Prague summit in Prague, November 21.
Korean Embassy made a donation of hundred computers to the Economy Ministry. The ministry will place some of the computers at disposal of orphanages across the country.
Parliament started to discuss Wednesday next year draft budget at first reading. However, the plenary session was postponed for lack of quorum after leftist Coalition for Bulgaria and rightist United Democratic Forces left the plenary hall.
After Bulgaria receives an invitation at the NATO summit in Prague, it will have to align its legislation on intelligence and counterintelligence with that of the Alliance and draw up a strategy for the development of Bulgaria's military complex. This opi
The municipalities in Northwest Bulgaria and the Romanian Dolj county will form a "euroregion". The euroregion concept features in the recommendations of the European Union for Bulgaria and Romania, both EU aspirants.
The Turgovishte District Court is to rule today whether the dismissed director of TEREM defense company, Plamen Petrov, is to stay in custody. Petrov was arrested after Bulgaria's Defense Minister Svinarov ordered the managing council and the executive di
Bulgaria's Foreign Ministry asked Libya for speeded up proceeding of visas for families of the six Bulgarian medics tried in the African country. The director of the Middle East and Africa Section in the ministry, Petko Dimitrov, met Libya's Ambassador Fa
The European Parliament will vote today EU Enlargement resolution. Bulgaria and Romania have achieved significant progress, which needs to be accelerated, in order the two countries to join the union in good terms.
Prime Minister Saxe-Coburg announced upon his departure to Vienna that the government had provided BGN 100 M for Christmas bonus pensions. The decision was taken by the leadership of the ruling coalition.
Bulgarian students graduating abroad encounter great difficulties if they decide to return and work at home. Radostina Kovacheva from the Association of Bulgarian Students in France said that during the working meeting titled "Bringing High Qualified Emig
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