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Bulgaria Asks Libya to Speed Up Visas for Medics' Families

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

Politics | November 20, 2002, Wednesday // 00:00 | Viewed: 443

European Parliament Votes Enlargement Resolution

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.

Politics | November 20, 2002, Wednesday // 00:00 | Viewed: 356

Government Allots BGN 100 M for Christmas Pensions

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.

Politics | November 20, 2002, Wednesday // 00:00 | Viewed: 360

Bulgaria Beckons to Emigrated Specialists

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

Politics | November 20, 2002, Wednesday // 00:00 | Viewed: 579

Speaker Lobbies for Fair N-plant Solution in Strasbourg

"We rely on the support of the European Parliament to find a fair solution regarding the Bulgarian nuclear energy sector via a peer review under the aegis of the Council of Ministers," Parliament Speaker Ognyan Gerdzhikov said in his speech in the Europea

Politics | November 20, 2002, Wednesday // 00:00 | Viewed: 366

President: Closure of Nuke Units 3,4 Predetermined Now

The closure of the Energy chapter actually predetermines the fate of units 3,4 of N-plant Kozloduy, President Parvanov declared Wednesday. In his opinion, the peer review couldn't revise Bulgaria's commitment but only to control how this commitment is ful

Politics | November 19, 2002, Tuesday // 00:00 | Viewed: 301

Dehaene: Peer Review Will Decide Nuke Units Closure Date

The result from the peer review in N-plant Kozloduy will show whether the European Union will re-negotiate with Bulgaria extension of the deadline for closure of units three and four, Jean Luc Dehaene, vice president of the European Convention, said in So

Politics | November 19, 2002, Tuesday // 00:00 | Viewed: 333

FM: Latest Closure Date for Nuke Units 3,4 is 2008

Bulgaria could only re-negotiate extension of the deadline for closure of N-plant Kozloduy units three and four from 2006 to 2008, Foreign Minister Passy said upon his return from Brussels. On Monday evening, he led the Bulgarian team at the EU-Bulgaria A

Politics | November 19, 2002, Tuesday // 00:00 | Viewed: 340

NATO's Parliamentary Assembly Urges Bulgaria's Invitation

Bulgaria, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Estonia, Lithuania and Litva should get an invitation at the NATO summit in Prague. This is the recommendation contained in a final declaration, which was adopted at the 48th Session of NATO's Parliamentary Assembly

Politics | November 19, 2002, Tuesday // 00:00 | Viewed: 336

Jack Short to Pay a Visit

Jack Short, secretary general of the European Conference of Ministers of Transport, arrives Wednesday in Sofia at the invitation of Transport Minister Plamen Petrov.

Politics | November 19, 2002, Tuesday // 00:00 | Viewed: 344

Trade Union Wants USD 1 B for BTC

Trade union Podkrepa thinks that the real price for BTC is USD 1 B instead of EUR 200 M offered by the preferred buyer of a 65 percent stake in the telecom Viva Ventures Holding. That was announced by Borislav Grigorov from the trade union.

Politics | November 19, 2002, Tuesday // 00:00 | Viewed: 378

National Search for 15-year-old Girl

Bulgaria launched a national search for the fifteen-year-old Albena Anguelova and her uncle from the village of Markovo in the region of Shumen. The two went missing on November 16.

Politics | November 19, 2002, Tuesday // 00:00 | Viewed: 398

Fuel of Last Frog Engine Incinerated in Bulgaria

The fuel of the last Frog missile engine was incinerated on Tuesday morning at the Ivaylo Veliko Turnovo-based arm of Terem EAD. Thus the military plant fulfilled its commitments in the contract with the U.

Politics | November 19, 2002, Tuesday // 00:00 | Viewed: 302

Chris Patten Praises Bulgaria's Cooperation with Neighbors

Chris Patten, European Commissioner for External Relations, praised at a meeting with Foreign Minister Passy Bulgaria's regional policies. Patten singled out the cooperation with Romania, Greece and Turkey as a very positive example for the rest of the So

Politics | November 19, 2002, Tuesday // 00:00 | Viewed: 419

Bulgaria's Opposition Will Call Non-confidence Vote

The right-wing and left-wing opposition will call a non-confidence vote for the government, it transpired November 19. The Bulgarian Socialist Party's non-confidence vote will precede by one week that of the right-wing opposition party Union of Democratic

Politics | November 19, 2002, Tuesday // 00:00 | Viewed: 347

Dehaene: Applicants, Members are Equal in European Convention

The Vice President of the European Convention Jean Luc Dehaene assessed as positive the fact that all EU applicants participate on an equal footing with the EU members in the debates and decisions of the European Convention. Dehaene participated in a publ

Politics | November 19, 2002, Tuesday // 00:00 | Viewed: 366

Regional Policies Aligned with EU Directives

Bulgaria's preparations for efficient participation in EU structural policy were discussed by Foreign Minister Passy and the EU Commissioner for Regional Policy and Institutional Reform Michel Barnier in Brusssels. Bulgaria's envoy informed the commissio

Politics | November 19, 2002, Tuesday // 00:00 | Viewed: 310

Deputy PM at Berlin's Eighth European Forum

Deputy Prime Minister and Economy Minister Vassilev briefed the participants in a forum of BMW and Herbert Quandt Foundation with the impact of globalisation on the countries of Central and Eastern Europe. He met representatives of BMW, BASF, The Financia

Politics | November 19, 2002, Tuesday // 00:00 | Viewed: 354

Bulgaria Wants N-Plant Peer Review in H2 2003

Bulgaria wants the peer review in the Kozloduy Nuclear Power Plant to take place in the second half of 2003. Euro-integration Minister Kuneva said that for local Darik radio.

Politics | November 19, 2002, Tuesday // 00:00 | Viewed: 352

Bulgaria's EU Entry Projected Before End-2007

Should Bulgaria be impeccable in fulfilling its engagements, it may join the European Union before the end of 2007, Euro-integration Minister Kuneva said for local Darik Radio. Bulgaria's reference EU entry date is set in 2007.

Politics | November 19, 2002, Tuesday // 00:00 | Viewed: 388

Bulgarian-Greek Transborder Cooperation Reviewed

The progress of the program for transborder cooperation between Bulgaria and Greece will be presented at the closing conference of this project in the National Palace of Culture on Tuesday. Eighty participants, MPs and experts from Bulgarian and Greek min

Politics | November 19, 2002, Tuesday // 00:00 | Viewed: 287
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