“It depends on the assessment of the European Commission in October whether Bulgaria will get an EU accession date by the end of the Danish presidency. We would love Bulgaria to get a date,” Denmark’s Ambassador to Bulgaria Christian Faber-Rod told journa
The interrogations of the six Bulgarian medics, charged with infecting 393 Libyan children with HIV, continue, Libyan lawyer Osman Bizanti told the Bulgarian News Agency. Nassya Nenova, Kristiyana Vulcheva and Valya Chervenyashka have been questioned so f
The Cabinet approved the report on the state budget for 2001. Revenues exceed the annual plan by 3,6%, while expenses are 2% more than scheduled.
The district governors of Burgas Stefan Koradov and Shumen Vladimir Vladov were dismissed with a decision of the Cabinet of July 4. Ivan Vitanov was appointed Burgas new district governor, Yovcho Yovchev will replace the district governor of Shumen.
Broad discussion on the amendments to the Constitution should start now, Justice Minister Stankov said during the presentation of the report of the Euro-integration Council with the government. Amendments to the Judicial Power Chapter deal with the place
Experts, state administration officials, their colleagues from other SouthEastern European countries will participate in a euro-integration course in the American University in Bulgaria (AUBG). Besides AUBG, organizers of the course are the Council of Min
Intergovernmental agreements on readmission and waiving visa requirement will be signed during President Parvanov's official visit to Croatia on July 4-7. The third agreement to be signed during the visit is between the Court of Arbitration with the Bulga
On the occasion of the fourth of July, the US national holiday, President Parvanov sent a telegram to the US President George Bush. “The friendly relations between Bulgaria and US give me the confidence to say that they will further enrich.
The leader of the rightist opposition party Union of Democratic Forces Nadezhda Mihaylova proposed twenty-four amendments to the Constitution at a meeting with Parliament Speaker Ognyan Gerdzhikov. Gerdzhikov called the proposals radical.
The annual report summing up all the accidents with conscripts in the Bulgarian army over the year will be published by the Defense Ministry, Defense Minister Svinarov announced. The report, which is already prepared, is not classified and is likely to be
“There are certain people who envy the prime minister and hate him,” Her Highness Marie Louise, sister of the Prime Minister Saxe-Coburg said in an interview for Darik radio. She declined to say who are these people.
Antonia Parvanova, MP from the ruling party Simeon II National Movement confirmed that she had received threats but declined to say who and how threatened her. On July 3, the leader of the National association Bulgarian Agrarian Union Yani Yanev announced
Legal framework, regulations, market rules and price reforms are part of the instruments and state’s role envisaged by the energy strategy, to be moved to Parliament June 4. The strategy states that Bulgaria will continue to rely on local coals and nuclea
“New and realistic EU accession roadmap will be formulated for Bulgaria and Romania, which will not be able to conclude negotiations by December,” Denmark’s Prime Minister Anders Fogh Rasmussen said, quoted by the Bulgarian National Radio. Denmark assume
Prime Minister Saxe-Coburg leaves today for Riga where he will attend the summit of the NATO aspirant countries "Riga 2002: the Bridge to Prague.” The summit will be held on July 5 and 6 in Riga.
Prime Minister Simeon Saxe-Coburg supported the resolve of the Justice Ministry team to press ahead with the reform of the judicial system, Deputy Justice Ministers Tacheva and Dimitrov said after their meeting with the prime minister. The prosecuting aut
Ways of bolstering the economic contacts between South Africa and Bulgaria was on top of the agenda of during the visit of parliamentary delegation from the Republic of South Africa in Bulgaria. At his meeting with the delegation Foreign Minister Passy st
The cost of the construction of a 2.5 Macedonian border and for installing the electricity infrastructure for the Sofia-Gyushevo railway, part of pan-European Corridor 8 will add up to EUR 120 M.
Bulgaria’s Euro-integration Minister Meglena Kuneva said she aimed at wrapping up the negotiations on the acquis communautaire chapters on energy, transport, customs union, justice and internal order and on financial control. She reported to the parliamen
The Euro-integration Council with the government approved a report, noting the necessity for amendments in the Constitution in line with the country’s efforts to join EU. The report of the council notes that the proposed amendments need to be discussed by
Investors, among which US-based Entergy and Siemens are ready to invest over USD 90 M in the construction of small hydroelectric power stations at the Iskar river valley. That was announced by Vulcho Marinov, mayor of Roman, Ivan Tsenov, mayor of Mezdra
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