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Washington Times: U.S. Officials Cooperate in Arms-sale Probe

The Washington Times The United States said yesterday it is working with the Bulgarian government on an investigation of an illegal transfer of military equipment to Syria that might have been destined for Iraq.

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BGN 10 Fine for Each Fag and Peace of Paper on the Street

People who throw away fags and pieces of paper on the street will be fined BGN 10. Parliament adopted at first reading a bill on waste management.

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Bulgaria Requires Intermediaries in Arms Trade Licensed

All intermediaries involved in foreign trade in arms must be licensed under the new Regulations for application of the foreign trade in arms and in potential "dual-use" goods and technologies control. According to Deputy Prime Minister and Economy Ministe

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U.S. Said to Back Bulgaria for NATO Entry

The United States at next week's NATO summit in Prague will support extending membership invitations to seven countries, which could take the Western alliance up to the Russian border, congressional sources said, quoted by Reuters on Thursday. Bulgaria is

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Bulgaria's PM for TF1: I will Lobby for French Investments

Prime Minister Simeon Saxe-Coburg will lobby for attracting French investment during his working visit in France. He announced that in an interview for French TV channel TF1.

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Sofia's Bid for Regional Energy Center Presented in Athens

Sofia's bid to host a regional center for energy policy on the Balkans will be officially presented by Energy Minister Kovachev at a meeting with his counterparts in Athens November 15. The project is backed by the European Union and the Stability Pact in

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Bulgaria Gears HIV/AIDS Tolerance Campaign

National campaign for tolerance towards the people who live with HIV/AIDS kicks off in Bulgaria today. The campaign will last one month.

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Deadline for Steel Maker Kremikovtzi

Sofia-based steel maker Kremikovtzi has to present an updated program for complying its work with the legislative regulations for environment protection by November 15. The agreement was reached at a meeting of Deputy Environment Minister Georgieva and th

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Saxe-Coburg to Attend French Senate's Session

Bulgaria's Prime Minister Simeon Saxe-Coburg will take part in a memorial session of the French Senate entitled "Exile and Tolerance". The session will be convened as part of the celebrations on the occasion of the 200th anniversary of Victor Hugo birth.

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German Bundestag Backs Bulgaria in NATO

The German Bundestag unanimously backed the coming NATO enlargement with seven states from Eastern and Southeastern Europe. The declaration recalls that these countries are Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania, Slovenia, Slovakia, Bulgaria and Romania.

Politics | November 14, 2002, Thursday // 00:00 | Viewed: 374

Deputy Agriculture Minister Resigned

Deputy Agriculture Minister Andriana Tosheva has resigned, e-zine mediapool reported. Tsvetelina Uzunova, director of the press office of the government, explained for the national radio that Agriculture Minister Dikme and Prime Minister Saxe-Coburg were

Politics | November 14, 2002, Thursday // 00:00 | Viewed: 349

Gunman Wounds Popular Football Player

A gunman wounded the popular football player Stoicho Stoilov, captain of the team of Litex, Lovech, during a street brawl in the town of Blagoevgrad Thursday. Police arrested Simeon Mechev, 43, who shot at Stoilov.

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Cabinet Adopted Hospital Aid Strategy

Health Minister Bozhidar Finkov admitted that all necessary funds for the strategy for restructuring of the in-patient aid, approved Thursday by the Cabinet, hadn't yet been provided. He added that most of the funding will come from World Bank loans.

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Macedonian Leader Pays Informal Visit

Boris Trajkovski, Macedonia's president, will pay an informal visit to Bulgaria on Saturday. President Parvanov will welcome his Macedonian counterpart in Melnik.

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Bulgaria Not Asked for Troops in Iraq Strike

No one has asked for participation of Bulgarian troops in a probable attack against Iraq, according to Defense Minister Nikolay Svinarov. He was asked to comment the words of Foreign Minister Passy who said that after the illegal arms export scandal "Bulg

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Bulgaria to Introduce Highway Tolls 2004

Bulgaria will introduce highway tolls as of 2004. That is envisaged by a bill passed at first reading in Parliament Thursday.

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Doubts Arise over Bulgaria's 2003 Draft Budget Appeal

Justice Minister Stankov expressed doubts over the Supreme Judicial Council appeal against the governmental decision, which approved draft budget 2003. He based his arguments on the fact that the appealed lodged in the Supreme Administrative Court is agai

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PM Says New Minister will Soon Be Named

New regional development minister will soon be named, Prime Minister Saxe-Coburg said upon his departure for France where he will take part in a memorial session of the French Senate entitled "Exile and Tolerance". This nomination will most probably not

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Macedonian Cultural Centre in Sofia Discussed

?n agreement on the opening of Macedonian cultural centre in Sofia and a Bulgarian one in Skopje is being currently drafted by the two countries. At a meeting with the newly appointed Culture Minister Blagoja Stefanovski Bulgarian Ambassador to Macedonia

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President Expects Positive Outcome in Prague

"Bulgaria has made significant military reforms and has proven that it is a de facto ally of the NATO member states and the international anti-terror coalition. Considering that, I think that in spite of some concerns, the decision in Prague will be posit

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Raiffeisenbank Extends BGN 16 M for Tobacco Buyout

A credit line of BGN 16 M will be extended by Raiffeisenbank to Bulgaria's tobacco giant Bulgartabac for the buyout campaign of tobacco this year. A total of BGN 10 M of them will be released till the end of November.

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