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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.
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.
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.
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
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.
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
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
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.
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
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
Hungary Sentences Bulgarian Drug Traffickers
Hungary send back two Bulgarians sentenced for narcotics traffic. The drug smugglers were arrested in Hungary in 1999 and got 7 to 9 years behind bars.
EU Said to Project Bulgaria's Entry on Jan. 1, 2007
According to Bulgaria's Parliament Speaker Ognayan Gerdzhikov, the European Commission means that Bulgaria will enter the EU on January 1 when saying "the objective is to welcome Bulgaria in 2007." "Bulgaria will be practically a member of the European Un
Illegal Import of Computers, Mobile Phones Foiled
Illegal import of mobile phones, portable computers, monitors and computer spare parts worth BGN 300,000 was foiled by customs officers in Danube town Vidin. After a thorough search of a bus ostensibly transporting legal computer equipmentfrom Austria, th
Bulgaria Won't Take "Less than Lithuania's N-plant Compensations"
Bulgaria will keep an eye on the negotiation that Lithuania and Slovakia hold with the EU for compensations over the closure of their nuclear power plants. The country's Euro-integrantion Minister Meglena Kuneva said that for local NET Radio.
Prodi: Europeans Should Boost Efforts to Help Bulgaria
European Commission President Romano Prodi said that the EU enlargement process would not be complete with the accession of the ten new countries in 2004. The next members will be Bulgaria and Romania, Prodi was quoted by France Press as saying.
Bulgaria Hails Copenhagen News
"This is a historic moment. We achieved all that we wanted - the accession date that we wished for, the funds, the support, the understanding," Bulgaria's Prime Minister Simeon Saxe-Coburg said upon his arrival from Copenhagen on Saturday.
PM Fills Vacancy in Cabinet Next Week
Prime Minister Saxe-Coburg said he had already made his choice about the vacancy in Bulgaria's Cabinet. A new regional development minister to replace Deputy Prime Minister and Regional Minister in resignation Kostadin Paskalev will be appointed next week
EU Greenlights Historic Enlargement
The European Union sealed a historic deal to admit 10 mostly former communist East European states Friday. The countries that will be invited to join in May 2004 are Poland, Hungary, the Czech Republic, Slovakia, Slovenia, Estonia, Lithuania, Latvia, Cypr
Relatives Visit Bulgarian Medics Tried in Libya
Three relatives of Bulgarian medics tried in Libya visited the six detainees in their Tripoli villa. The interviews were arranges with the assistance of the Quadafi Foundation immediately after the visitors' arrival in the Libyan capital.
EU Backed Bulgaria's Efforts for 2007 Entry
"The objective is to welcome Bulgaria and Romania as members of the European Union in 2007," the final document from the EC summit in Copenhagen reads. The European Union plans to boost aid to Bulgaria and Romania to support the two countries' efforts to
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