Politics

London's Lord Mayor, Businessmen Inquire About Bulgaria

Prime Minister Simeon Saxe-Coburg had a breakfast with Michael Oliver, Lord Mayor of the City of London. The host had invited high-profile businessmen to join him and the Bulgarian top politician.

Politics | October 9, 2002, Wednesday // 00:00 | Viewed: 487

Re-launch of Unit 6 Postponed

A defect in the generator caused the specialist that conduct repairs of Unit 6 of the Kozloduy Nuclear Power Plant to postpone the re-launch of the reactor. Althou not dangerous, this hurdle make re-scheduling necessary and specialists are not yet ready t

Politics | October 9, 2002, Wednesday // 00:00 | Viewed: 252

Police Raids in Bulgaria Rated High

The officials of the Interior Ministry bust crime rings on a daily basis, Interior Minister Petkanov said for the Bulgarian National Radio and underlined that the police raids yielded good results. He made a distinction between routine and permanent raids

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PM: Bulgaria Will Do Its Best to Join EU in 2007

"Bulgaria will do its best to become EU member in 2007," Bulgaria's Prime Minister Saxe-Coburg said in an interview for CNN. He added that Bulgaria's and Romania's accession to the union was of high importance since thus the sountheastern flank will beco

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Body of Dead Bulgarian on Limburg Tanker Identified

The body of the Bulgarian sailor aboard a French oil tanker that was found off the coast of Yemen has been identified. The Burgas-based company that hired the Bulgarian sailors received a fax, saying that two of the officers on Limburg have identified the

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Blair Committed to Promote Bulgaria in London

British Prime Minister Tony Blair said he would promote Bulgaria in London. That was announced by Deputy Prime Minister and Economy Minister Nikolay Vassilev during his visit to London.

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Car Thieves Prefer Audi, Mercedes and VW

Audi, Mercedes, VW are the brands of the cars that are being stolen most often in the country. This emerges from data of the insurance companies.

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Milko Balev Died

Milko Balev, who used to be close collaborator of former communist dictator Todor Zhivkov died at the age of 82. He was born in Troyan in 1920.

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Bulgaria Votes In Anti-Firearms Act

Bulgarians are prohibited to be overtly armed unless in case of guarding activities under amendments Bulgarian Parliament voted during the second reading of the Act for Control of Explosives, Firearms and Ammunitions. People are not allowed to bear firear

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USD 60,000 of Damages For Dead Bulgarian on Limburg Tanker

Some USD 60,000 of damages will be paid to the family of the Bulgarian, who died aboard the French oil tanker that exploded off the coast of Yemen Sunday. That was announced by Sergey Tsurnaklijski, chief expert in the Sea Administration Executive Directo

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Spain's Ambassador: 2007 is Realistic Accession Date for Bulgaria

"I personally think that the year of 2007 is completely realistic and can be achieved for Bulgaria to join the EU," Spain's Ambassador to Bulgaria H.E Jose Angel Lopez Jorrin said in an interview for novinite.

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Cardinal Invites Bulgarian Orthodox Church Reps to Rome

Cardinal Walter Kasper, President of the Pontifical Council for Promoting Christian Unity, invited a synodal delegation of the Bulgarian Orthodox Church to visit Rome. Cardinal Kasper, who arrived on a visit to Bulgaria, met with Patriarch Maksim, Chairma

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First Heart Surgery Outside Sofia

The first heart surgery outside Sofia was performed successfully in the new Heart Surgery Clinic of St George University Hospital in Plovdiv Tuesday. Prof.

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Percentage of Female MPs Higher in Bulgaria than EU

The percentage of women in the Bulgarian Parliament is higher than in most EU countries, according to the findings of a survey of the National Statistical Institute covering the 1990-2001 period. Women constitute one-quarter of the MPs in the 39th Nationa

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U.S. Agency Provides Funds for Ministries' Info Network

The U.S.

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Car Blast in Downtown Sofia Claims One Life

A Renault 5 exploded at 29 Tsar Ivan Shishman Street in the capital Wednesday morning. The blast took place at the entrance of 7th Sofia high-school "Sveti Sedmochislenitsi" in downtown Sofia.

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British-Bulgarian Business Forum in London

Bulgaria's Prime Minister opened on Tuesday afternoon a British-Bulgarian business forum. Over thirty Bulgarian and some fifty British companies participated.

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Balkan Airlines Sues Sofia Airport

Balkan Airlines filed a countersuit against the Sofia Airport after the latter lodged a petition seeking to be repaid a fourteen million debt by the carrier by October 19th or else discontinue ground services. Balkan sues the airport for selling overprice

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EC Issues Report on Bulgaria's EU Progress Today

The delegation of the European Commission will present in the afternoon the annual regular report of the European Commission on the progress of Bulgaria en route to EU accession. Enlargement commissionner Verheugen is due to present today in the European

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Car Thieves in Bulgaria Use Advanced Technology

Car thieves in Bulgaria use advanced cell phone technology to crack car alarms using a chip attuned to the anti-teft device frequency that can be installed in a PC or a handheld. That was announced by the Chief secretary with the Interior Ministry Boyko B

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125 Scholarships for Bulgarian Students Granted by Germany

125 scholarships in total will be granted to Bulgarian students by Germany for the 2003/2004 academic year. Averagely the scholarships are averagely EUR 650.

Politics | October 8, 2002, Tuesday // 00:00 | Viewed: 584
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