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REGIONAL SECURITY TO BE DISCUSSED BY DEFENSE MINISTER IN ATHENS

Strengthening of regional security and relations with NATO are the goals of the Bulgarian delegation, which will take part in the international conference "NATO in the Next 50 Years: Cooperation for Security and Stability in South-East Europe", Athens. Th

Politics | April 17, 2002, Wednesday // 00:00 | Viewed: 441

SMALL EARTHQUAKE WAS REGISTERED APRIL 17 AT ABOUT TWO O’CLOCK A.M. 110...

Small earthquake was registered April 17 at about two o’clock a.m.

Politics | April 17, 2002, Wednesday // 00:00 | Viewed: 409

INTERIOR MINISTER PROMISED TO ELIMINATE CRIME ON ROADS

Bulgaria’s Interior Minister Petkanov declared that he would eliminate crime on the Bulgarian roads in the beginning of his three-day visit to Turkey. Before his arrival in Turkey, Petkanov met with the management of the Bulgarian border sector Svilengrad

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SUPREME ADMINISTRATIVE COURT LAUNCHES INTERNET SITE

The Supreme Administrative Court is to launch April 18 its Internet site at www.sac.

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FOR THE SECOND MONTH IN A ROW THE EMPLOYMENT AGENCY REPORTED A FALL IN...

For the second month in a row the Employment Agency reported a fall in the unemployment rate. The registered unemployed people are down by 36,000 over March, and 15,000 over February.

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FOUR LEVELS OF INFO SECURITY APPROVED UNDER CLASSIFIED INFO ACT

Four levels of information security will be introduced under the Classified Information Protection Act, approved by Parliament at second reading April 17. State secret information is marked as "Top secret", "Secret", or "Classified" in accordance with the

Politics | April 17, 2002, Wednesday // 00:00 | Viewed: 342

THE SUBSCRIBERS OF MOBILTEL, BULGARIA’S FIRST GSM OPERATOR, AND GLOBUL...

The subscribers of MobilTel, Bulgaria’s first GSM operator, and Globul, the second GSM operator, can exchange SMSs, since the test system has already started working. The official agreement between the two operators is yet to be signed.

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HOPES FOR NATO INVITATION IN PRAGUE CONFIRMED BY FM AT AMCHAM

Bulgaria is hoping to receive an unconditional invitation to NATO at the Prague Summit, Foreign Minister Passy said at a working lunch of the American Chamber of Commerce in Bulgaria (AmCham), which unites more than 185 Bulgarian, American and internation

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COURT REPORTERS NAMED NELI KUTSKOVA JURIST OF THE YEAR, A POLL CONDUCT...

Court reporters named Neli Kutskova jurist of the year, a poll conducted in the Justice Ministry showed. The journalists who voted for current Justice Minister Anton Stankov were more.

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US SUPPORTS NATO’S EASTWARD EXPANSION, GROSSMAN SAID

After meeting Italian officials in Rome late on Tuesday, Marc Grossman, US Undersecretary of State reiterated his country’s support for NATO's eastward expansion. "NATO should continue to be open and expand to the new democracies of Europe which are ready

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NEDKO PETROV IS THE NEW EDITOR IN CHIEF OF RIGHTIST OPPOSITION DEMOCRA...

Nedko Petrov is the new Editor in Chief of rightist opposition Democracy Daily newspaper. Earlier it was announced that Lilyana Popova, former General Director of the Bulgarian National Television, is to be presented as the new Editor in Chief.

Politics | April 17, 2002, Wednesday // 00:00 | Viewed: 448

BERLUSCONI COMES TO BULGARIA WITH 120 BUSINESSMEN

Italy’s Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi will pay a one-day visit to Bulgaria on April 18. The visit was agreed several months ago at a meeting Berlusconi had with Bulgaria's Prime Minister Saxe-Coburg in Trieste in November last year.

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TURKEY AND US WITH SIMILAR VIEWS ON NATO ENLARGEMENT

Marc Grossman, US Undersecretary of State and his Turkish counterpart Ugur Ziyal declined to name, which countries would be invited to join NATO this year. Ziyal said, though, that the United States and Turkey shared similar views on enlargement.

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PRESIDENT CALLS FOR “OFFENSIVE” AGAINST CRIME

“It is necessary the state to take total offensive against crime” President Parvanov called for before the meeting of the National Security Consultative Council. The contradictions within and between the institutions are left in the past, President Parvan

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BRUSSELS CONSIDERS SERIOUSLY BULGARIA'S NATO BID

Bulgaria’s NATO bid is considered very seriously in Brussels, Nadezhda Mihaylova, leader of the Union of Democratic Forces (UDF), said after a two-hour working dinner with NATO Secretary General Lord Robertson in Brussels. The invitation for the official

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LAWYER CONFIRMS MEDICS IN LIBYA HAVE BEEN TORTURED

Officials from the Libyan police, prosecution and investigation have tortured the medics in Libya, charged with intentionally infecting Libyan children with HIV, the former Bulgarian lawyer of the medics Vladimir Sheytanov said. For the first time he anno

Politics | April 16, 2002, Tuesday // 00:00 | Viewed: 418

BULGARIA TO PARTICIPATE IN BIG NATO EXERCISE IN GEORGIA, JUNE

Bulgaria is to participate in a multinational exercises codenamed Best Effort-'02 Tbilisi, which will be planned during a concluding three-day conference that opens April 17 in Tbilisi, ITAR-TASS reported. The conference will involve 80 representatives fr

Politics | April 16, 2002, Tuesday // 00:00 | Viewed: 424

ENVIRONMENT MINISTER DENIED ALLEGATIONS OF INFO COVER-UP

Concealing information on the environmental situation in Bulgaria is out of the question, Dolores Arsenova, Minister of Environment and Waters, said, commenting allegations of info cover up against the ministry. Minister Arsenova is on a visit in Stara Za

Politics | April 16, 2002, Tuesday // 00:00 | Viewed: 402

BULGARIA AND TURKEY ARE TO SIGN AN AGREEMENT ON COOPERATION IN COAST G...

Bulgaria and Turkey are to sign an agreement on cooperation in coast guarding. That will take place during the three-day visit of Bulgaria’s Interior Minister Georgi Petkanov to Turkey, which started on April 16.

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SPAIN APPROVED FUNDING AMOUNTING TO EUR 3 M FOR THE CLOSURE OF BULGARI...

Spain approved funding amounting to EUR 3 M for the closure of Bulgaria’s Nuclear Power Plant Kozloduy and Lithuania's N-plant Ignalina. This will be the Spanish contribution to the fund for support of development, established with the European Bank for R

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PRIME MINISTER SAXE-COBURG WILL MOST PROBABLY CELEBRATE EASTER IN HOLY...

Prime Minister Saxe-Coburg will most probably celebrate Easter in Holy Mount (Sveta Gora). The visit is currently being prepared by the department of the ecclesiastical matters with the government.

Politics | April 16, 2002, Tuesday // 00:00 | Viewed: 310
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