The good results of the police raids in busting stolen cars and counterfeit money rings and the situation in the country was discussed by President Parvanov and Internior Ministry Chief Secretary General Boyko Borissov. The meeting was planned in advance
An explosion in the heating compartment of a kindergarten in the village of Emina threatened to kill some twenty children and the heating technician. The children escaped major injuries but the technician was rushed to hospital in a critical condition
Despite improvements in some institutions, people with mental disabilities in Bulgaria are left to languish in shocking conditions, not fit for human beings, Irene Khan, Amnesty International's Secretary General said. She presented a new report, Bulgaria:
An An-12 plane of Bulgarian cargo charter airline Vega Airlines made an emergency landing at Sofia Airport Thursday. No injuries and damage has been reported.
Bulgaria's Prime Minister Saxe-Coburg said that the report of the European Commission on Bulgaria's EU progress was a breakthrough for the country. The head of the EC delegation in Sofia H.
National commission for combat with illegal trafficking in human beings will be set up with the Council of Ministers. That is envisaged in the adopted by Parliament on first reading act for combat with human trafficking.
Bulgarian police busted four printing houses for counterfeit notes in Bulgaria's second biggest city Plovdiv. Fake DEM 194,000, 8,000 securities, etc were seized.
The parliamentary groups of the Simeon II National Movement and the Movement for Rights and Freedoms underlined the positive elements in the report of the European Commission. The recognition for functioning market economy and the progress in the judicial
The United States House of Representatives approved a resolution, according to which Bulgaria is one of the seven countries that fulfil the criteria for NATO membership and thus should receive NATO invitation in Prague. The other six countries are Estonia
Dimitris Kourkoulas, head of the European Commission delegation in Bulgaria, handed the regular report of the European Commission on Bulgaria's progress en route to EU at an official ceremony Thursday. In the report, the European Commission says it will s
Hungary's President Ferenc Madl will pay a two-day visit to Sofia, starting October 14th. He will be accompanied by high-ranking Hungarian politicians, businessmen and experts.
Police presumes that the car blast in downtown Sofia on Wednesday took place for personal reasons. The officials declined to give further explanation.
Bulgaria has achieved impressive progress, Enlargement Commissioner Verheugen said. In his opinion, 2007 was a realistic date for Bulgaria's EU entry.
The Supreme Administrative Office started a check on how the government took its decision for closure of nuke units 3,4 of N-Plant Kozloduy Wednesday. Earlier this week, the Bulgarian Socialist Party declared that the decision of the government was "crimi
"The high number of deaths in Bulgarian social care homes testify to medical neglect and a lack of food and warmth. Residents may be physically restrained with chains or straitjackets, or secluded in a small room or a cage for an indefinite period," a con
The local woodworking factory of Kronospan, which the Austrian company bought in 1997, may be closed down. The unit experiences shortage of input materials.
Reforms in the Bulgarian army were assessed very highly at the meeting of Prime Minister Simeon Saxe-Coburg and the British Secretary of State for Defence Jeoffrey Hoon on the third day of the Bulgarian government leader's official visit to the UK. Prime
Third quarter consumption of soft drinks rose by 7 percent on Q2. From the beginning of the year the sector has experienced sale growth compared with same period next year.
The first lab in Sofia with capacity to diagnose the mad cow disease was opened by Agriculture Minister Dikme with the National Veterinary Service (NVS) October 9. Two more labs will open soon: one in Veliko Turnovo for the whole of Northern Bulgaria, and
The President of Iceland Olafur Grimsson will pay a working visit to Bulgaria on October 11. The first meeting of Bulgaria's President Parvanov and his Iceland's counterpart took place in September in Reykjavik.
"I would like to underline that this regular report of the European Commission has been the biggest stride ahead since the beginning of the EU negotiations," Bulgaria's Foreign Minister Passy said after the EC report was announced. "It is hard to say now
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