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DR. CATHERINE SIMPSON OF NEW YORK UNIVERSITY RECEIVED AN HONORARY DOCT...

Dr. Catherine Simpson of New York University received an honorary doctor's degree of the Veliko Turnovo “St.

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SOCIALIST PARTY GAINS SUPPORT AMONG THE YOUNG

Young people’s support and interest in the activities of the Bulgarian Socialist Party is considerably increasing, Sergey Stanishev, leader of Bulgaria's leftist opposition, said in Shumen, where he had meetings with businessmen from the region. According

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PRESIDENT PROMISES TO WORK FOR ROMA PROBLEMS

The problems of the Roma minority in Bulgaria must find their solution within the framework of the Bulgarian legislation, President Parvanov said at his meeting with nearly 50 representatives of the Roma minority on the occasion of their international hol

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ENERGY STRATEGY TO BE DISCUSSED BY CABINET IN DAYS

The energy strategy, aiming the sector’s modernization, is prepared and will probably be moved to the Cabinet for discussion April 11, Energy Minister Milko Kovachev said. He pointed out that a new stage is about to begin for the sector, a stage of enteri

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BULGARIAN CLIMBER BORISLAV DIMITROV IS TO CHALLENGE ONCE AGAIN THE HIG...

Bulgarian climber Borislav Dimitrov is to challenge once again the highest mountain in the world without using oxygen. He plans to do this in May with some of the participants in the Himalayan expedition organized by him.

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PRESIDENT SEEKS TO BOOST COOPERATION WITH INDIA

Valuable views on bilateral relations and their future development were discussed by President Parvanov and Indian Minister of State for Department of Science and Technology, who heads an Indian delegation on a visit in Bulgaria. President Parvanov underl

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PUPILS WANT EDUCATION MINISTER TO RESIGN

At a meeting of pupils with Bulgaria’s Education Minister Vladimir Atanassov in Sofia, the pupils welcomed him with shouts, demanding his resignation and did not allow him to read his speech. "You want dialogue, I hear only shouts," Atanassov responded.

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IN A TELEGRAM TO PRIME MINISTER SAXE-COBURG, THE NATIONAL CIVIC ASSOCI...

In a telegram to Prime Minister Saxe-Coburg, the national civic association for continuing the construction of Nuclear Power Plant Belene, hailed his declaration that his government will renew the plant’s construction.

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NEW QUAKE RATTLED SOUTHERN BULGARIA

New quake with magnitude of 3,4 on the Richter scale was registered early today at 7:38 am, 130 kilometers away from Sofia, the 18th to strike the southern part of the country in the last three days. People living in the Plovdiv region felt the tremblor.

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MPS AND YOUNG POLITICAL LEADERS FROM THE UNION OF DEMOCRATIC FORCES, S...

MPs and young political leaders from the Union of Democratic Forces, Simeon II National Movement, the Movement for Rights and Freedoms and the Bulgarian Socialists Party are being trained in a five-day “School for Politics,” which opened in Bulgaria’s win

Politics | April 7, 2002, Sunday // 00:00 | Viewed: 390

BULGARIA WILL PROVIDE EUR 1 B FOR INFRASTRUCTURE PROJECTS IN THE COUNT...

Bulgaria will provide EUR 1 B for infrastructure projects in the country, which will provide 16,000 jobs, Minister of Transport and Communications Plamen Petrov said.

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THE CANADIAN COMPANY INTELCAN WON THE TENDER FOR SUPPLY OF EQUIPMENT F...

The Canadian company INTELCAN won the tender for supply of equipment for the Graf Ignatievo Airport, Minister of Defense Nikolay Svinarov said for the Bulgarian National Radio on Sunday. “The Canadian company INTELCAN won the tender for equipment of the G

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SMALL QUAKES CONTINUED TO RATTLE SOUTHERN BULGARIA

Four new earthquakes have been registered on April 7 in the Plovdiv region, Civil Defense said. The first one took place at 6:25 am with 2,7 magnitude on the Richter scale, the other three – 11:47 am, 11:50 am and 15:09 pm with magnitude of about 2,8 on t

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UNDER THE PROGRAM FOR TRAINING OF BULGARIAN OFFICERS IN AMERICAN MILIT...

Under the program for training of Bulgarian officers in American military schools, Bulgaria has received BGN 9 M for the last years, Defense Minister Svinarov said.

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PRELIMINARY ELECTIONS ARE POSSIBLE OUTCOME, UDF LEADER SAYS

“Preliminary elections are a possible outcome of the crisis, however, for the Union of Democratic Forces (UDF) such elections are not an end in itself, “ the leader of Bulgaria’s rightist opposition party UDF Nadezhda Mihaylova said. Asked to share her vi

Politics | April 7, 2002, Sunday // 00:00 | Viewed: 402

COMPENSATION FOR SS-23 MISSILES TO BE DISCUSSED THIS WEEK IN US

The amount of compensation for the destruction of Bulgarian SS-23 missiles will be discussed by Bulgaria’s Defense Minister Nikolay Svinarov during his visit in the United States this week. Bulgaria must destroy its SS-23 missiles by October 30, 2002, acc

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GORBACHEV WILL VISIT BULGARIA IN MAY

Mikhail Gorbachev, former USSR president will arrive in Bulgaria on May 5, Alexander Tomov, leader of the Bulgaria’s Euroleftist Party announced. Gorbachev was invited to Bulgaria in his capacity of leader of the Russian social democrats.

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SIMEON SAXE-COBURG UNANIMOUSLY ELECTED LEADER OF NEW PARTY

Simeon Saxe-Coburg was unanimously elected leader of the newly founded Simeon II National Movement by the delegates of the Constituent Assembly on April 6. After his election, in an address to the delegates, Saxe-Coburg declared that his government will n

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SEVERE DAMAGES NOT REPORTED AFTER QUAKES

“The situation in the region is currently normal after the last shocks,” Engineer Todorov, director of Civil Defense – Plovdiv told novinite.com.

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PRESIDENT CONGRATULATED SAXE-COBURG ON HIS ELECTION

Bulgaria’s President Parvanov congratulated with a telegram Simeon Saxe-Coburg for his election leader of the newly founded party Simeon II National Movement. The movement was transformed into a party on April 6, exactly one year after Bulgaria’s monarch

Politics | April 6, 2002, Saturday // 00:00 | Viewed: 498

STATUTE OF NEW PARTY APPROVED

The constitutors of the new party Simeon II National Movement approved the statute and a declaration with the values of the new political organization. The statute reads that the goals of the party are united on the basis of the national ideals, higher li

Politics | April 6, 2002, Saturday // 00:00 | Viewed: 510
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