Politics

Bulgarian Sailors from Limburg to Come Back Soon

The sixteen Bulgarian sailors from the French oil tanker Limburg, which went on fire off the coast of Yemen on Sunday, have already been interrogated by the international commission that investigates the case. After they take their passports from the tank

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Swedish, Bulgarian Experts Discuss the Future of EU

Bulgaria and Sweden have no different views on the future structure of the EU, Euro-integration Minister Meglena Kuneva said after the informal seminar titled "Europe's Future - Bulgarian and Swedish Perspectives". The event hosted by Swedish Ambassador t

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Social Aid Program Kicks Off November in Bulgaria

The program of the Social Ministry "From Social Benefits to Employment" will last three years. Deputy Prime Minister and Social Minister Lidia Shuleva expressed the hope that for this period enough funds from the EU pre-accession funds will be absorbed.

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Green Light to Sale of Zhrebchevo Hydropower Plant

The Supervisory Council of the Privatization Agency approved the sale contract of the hydropower plant Zhrebchevo. Petrol AD won the tender for the hydropower plant Zhrebchevo with its BGN 5.

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AFP: Body of Bulgarian Missing from Limburg Tanker Found

The body of the Bulgarian sailor aboard a French oil tanker who was unaccounted for since the explosion off the coast of Yemen, has been found, AFP reported. According to the agency the body has been found off the coast of Yemen.

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Time Moved One Hour Back October 27th

On 27 October, 2002 at 4 am Bulgarian time the national time scale of the Republic of Bulgaria will be brought back to the astronomic time. Thus, time will be moved one hour back.

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Blair Confident of NATO Invitation for Bulgaria in Prague

I am confident that at the Prague meeting of NATO an invitation will be extended to Bulgaria and certainly we in Britain would support that very strongly, British Prime Minister Tony Blair said after his meeting with Bulgarian Prime Minister Simeon Saxe-C

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Greece Foils People Smuggling by Bulgarian

The Greek police arrested a Bulgarian national who attempted to smuggle three Macedonians with forged identity cards into Italy. Kamen Nikolov, 33 years old, was arrested near the port of Patras, where he was to transport the Macedonians by his car to th

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Hopes for Bulgarian Missing from Limburg Fade Away

Hopes for Bulgarian sailor Atanas Atanassov missing from Limburg tanker are fading away. It is getting more unlikely for him to be found alive.

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Bulgaria Rehearses N-plant Failure Measures

Nation-wide emergency training that targets crises management bodies kicked off Tuesday. Protection 2002 campaign aims to prepare state administration for adequate reaction in case of failure in the Kozloduy N-plant.

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PM to Promote Bulgaria in Today's Meeting with Blair

Bulgaria's NATO and EU-bids as well as visa issues will feature in the talks of British Prime Minister Tony Blair and Prime Minister Saxe-Coburg who meet today. Bulgaria's prime minister is paying three-day official to Great Britain that started October 7

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Italian Company to Construct Animal Feed Mill

Italian holding Balestra is to build EUR 15 M animal feed mill in the village of Manole in the Plovdiv region. The factory is estimated to produce 100 tons per day.

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Missing Sailor from Limburg Tanker Is Bulgarian

The missing sailor from the twenty-five crew of the French oil tanker that burst into flames off the coast of Yemen Sunday is Bulgarian. His name is Atanas Atanassov and is from seaside city Burgas.

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Nicholas Burns: Bulgaria is Among the Serious NATO Applicants

Bulgaria is among the serious candidates for NATO membership, U.S.

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President Offers Condolence to Dutch Queen

On occasion of the death of spouse Prince Claus, President Parvanov offered his condolence to H.M.

Politics | October 7, 2002, Monday // 00:00 | Viewed: 385

Sofia Hopes to Negotiate Relaxed Visa Regime with Britain

Ways to introduce relaxed visa regime with Great Britain will be sought by Bulgaria's Prime Minister Saxe-Coburg during his visit in London. That was announced by the spokesman of the government Dimitur Tsonev.

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Bulgarian Acid Attacker Allegedly Escaped Justice for 1st Assault

Petyo Petkov, accused of the assault against the late deputy director of state construction control, Svetlana Gebreva, who was burnt with acid has also attacked journalist Anna Zarkova in a similar way four years ago. This emerged in the hearing of the Ge

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SS-23 Engines Won't Be Destroyed Near Pernik

The SS-23 missiles' engines will not be destroyed near the Studena village in the Pernik region. That was announced by the Mayor of the village Ivaylo Dragomirov.

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Crash Claims the Lives of Six

A crash near the village of Klokotnitsa, in the region of Haskovo, left six dead and four injured. All of them were on the bus from the town of Plovdiv to Turkey, driven by 21-year old man.

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N-plant's Protection Gathers Int'l Experts in Sofia

The physical protection of nuclear material and nuclear utilities at Kozloduy Nuclear Power Plant, based on DBT, amid increased danger of international terror. This issue will top the agenda of a three-day forum of Bulgarian and foreign experts, starting

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President Met by Amir al-Jabir in Kuwait

President Parvanov was met by his host Amir Jabir Al Sabah al-Ahmad al-Jabir at "Kuwait" airport. The Bulgarian president began an official visit to Kuwait Monday morning.

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