The annual conference of the NGOs working in the field of environment protection that started Saturday will name nominations for the first ecoawards in Bulgaria. The categories include Success of the Year, Media of the Year, Poster of the Year and Gaffe o
Nineteen rare and threatened with extinction plant species have found a "refuge" in the Suha Reka Valley in the north of Bulgaria. They were discovered by a scientific team working under Bulgarian-Swiss project for sustaining biodiversity.
First lady Zorka Parvanova handed a document for one-year scholarship to a talented orphan at a charity ball in the Northern town of Dobritch. The event was organised by the "Mother's Care" Association.
Rightist opposition party Union of democratic forces (UDF) has long declared that it plans to call a non-confidence vote. Ekaterina Mihaylova, deputy chair of the UDF, said that commenting allegations that the party called the non-confidence vote on Frida
The non-confidence vote called by the rightist opposition is a rash step, Parliament's Ognyan Gerdzhikov said. He underlined that there was not final decision on the Kozloduy Nuclear Power Plant and the opposition had no ground for attacks.
Finland's President Tarja Halonen refused to name a concrete date for Bulgaria's EU entry in an interview for Bulgarian NET radio. "I can't speak of a date and even of a reference year but I think the important thing is to keep the country stable so you s
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.
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