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Nearly 40 Bulgarians Found with Illegal Status in Bordeaux

A total of 38 of the Bulgarians, among the immigrants found by the French authorities in Bordeaux sheds, are with irregular status, Foreign Ministry's spokesman Lyubomir Todorov said for novinite.com.

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Bulgarian Cabinet Won't Change Nuke Units Stand

There are no reasons why the Bulgarian government changes its decision for the closure of third and fourth units in 2006, according to Prime Minister Saxe-Coburg. He answered a question of right-wing leader Nadezhda Mihaylova in Parliament.

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Bulgarian Resort Chief Assaulted

Nikolai Nedkov, Executive Director of Zlatni Pyasutsi resort on the Black Sea, has been assaulted and injured Thursday evening. His life is not in danger, doctors said.

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Bulgarian Historic Town Marks "Day of NATO"

The town of Panagyurishte is celebrating a day of NATO on Friday. The ambassadors and military attach?s of NATO member states as well as other foreign envoys take part in the celebrations in the mountain town some 90 km away from Sofia.

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Man Threatens to Take Hostages in German Embassy

A man stormed the reception room of the German Embassy in Sofia at 10.58 am and threatened he would hold everybody hostages till his demands were met.

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New Regional Minister Named Next Week

Prime Minister Saxe-Coburg said that a new regional development minister was going to be appointed next week. He declined though to say whether the future minister would be an expert or a politician.

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Eurasia Erlebnisreisen Contracted Korona, Vitosha Express

Bulgarian tour operator Alma Consult, representative of the international tour operator Eurasia Erlebnisreisen (Germany), will use the Vitosha Express and Korona Express trains. The company plans travels for up to eighty customers in the destination Istan

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Unemployment Slightly Down September y/y

The number of unemployed in Bulgaria was 584,500 in September, 1,3 percent down, compared to the same year ago period, the national statistical institute announced. Unemployment dropped by 0,3 percent compared to that in June this year.

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Orthodox Church Marks the Day of the Archangels

Bulgaria's orthodox Christians marked the day of the Archangels on Friday. Celebrations on this day feature special greeting to people who have the name of Archangels Michael, Gabriel and Raphael thus enjoying their guidance.

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Film Festival Kicks Off

A film festival, during which forty-two films will be shown, kicks off in Hall 1 of cinema Lumiere. Four Bulgarian movies will be shown among many famous European films.

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EIU Expects Divisions in Bulgaria's Ruling Party to Deepen

The coalition between the Simeon II National Movement (SNM) and the mainly ethnic Turkish Movement for Rights and Freedoms (MRF) still has a sufficiently large parliamentary majority to pass legislation, the country report of the Economist Intelligence Un

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Bulgaria Appoints State Commission to Protect Classified Info

The Bulgarian government appointed Thursday a state commission to protect classified information. The five-member commission will oversee protection of information related to national security.

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Daimler Chrysler Interested in Bulgarian Bus and Truck Makers

Daimler Chrysler is interested in the privatization of the truck-maker Madara Shumen (Northeastern Bulgaria) and Chavdar, the bus maker. That emerged after a meeting between President Parvanov and Klaus Mangold, Chairman of the Committee for Eastern Europ

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Government Fixed Christmas Holiday's Dates

The Cabinet approved Social Minister Shuleva's proposal for six-day Christmas holiday. Bulgarians will have off the days from December 21 till December 26.

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Bulgaria Nominated for Swedish Tourism Award

Bulgaria has been nominated for Swedish Holiday of the Year Award 2002. The organizers who seek to outline the best destinations in the last busy season, named the nominations after interviewing Swedish journalists, tour operators and tourists.

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Royal Navy Southampton Anchors at Bulgaria's Sea Coast

The Royal Navy Type 42 Destroyer HMS Southampton will pay a courtesy visit to Varna between November 9 and 12. The programme for the visit includes calls on the Mayor of Varna, Kiril Jordanov and the Chief of Varna Naval Base Brigadier Admiral Plamen Mano

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Sofia Supports Efforts Against Terror, Human Rights Abuse

At the current session of the Committee of Ministers of the Council of Europe, Bulgaria supported the organisation's efforts to counteract terrorism and human rights abuse. Deputy Foreign Minister Petko Draganov who leads Bulgaria's delegation also voiced

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Brussels Notes Bulgaria's Progress on Transport Chapter

Bulgaria's progress in its negotiations with the EU on the Transport policy chapter of the acquis was presented by Transport Minister Plamen Petrov at his Brussels meeting with Loyola de Palacio, Vice President of the European Commission in charge of Tran

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Russia Revises Moscow Death Toll up to 128

Moscow Prosecutor's Office announced that 128 hostages had died in the theatre siege two weeks ago. 120 of them are Russian nationals and eight - foreign passport-holders.

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No Bulgarians Killed in Luxembourg Plane Crash

There were no Bulgarian passengers in the plane that crashed Wednesday in Luxembourg. This was announced by Bulgaria's Foreign Ministry a day after the tragedy.

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Bulgarian Arrested with over Thirteen Kilograms Heroin

Police on Bulgarian-Turkish border checkpoint Malko Turnovo arrested a Bulgarian national for trying to smuggle 13,5 kilograms of heroin. The heroin was hidden in the spare tire of his car.

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