The supervisory board of the Privatization Agency approved the all-cash sale of a 100 percent interest in towing/tugging services provider Portovi Flot 99 – Varna to Bulgarian Maritime Company PF-Sofia for BGN 4 M. The new owner must preserve the core bus
Bulgaria has all political and technical reasons to expect an invitation for NATO membership this year, the country is making a progress, Gustavo Selva, chairman of the foreign affairs committee with the Italian Parliament said upon his arrival in Sofia o
How can one take advantage of one’s right to free movement within the European Union if you start a business in one of the member states is the question most frequently asked by young people to Bulgaria’s Euro-integration Minister Meglena Kuneva. A specia
No additional expenses will burden Bulgaria in the wake of its NATO accession, Finance Minister Velchev said before leaving for the United States. Some 2.
The European Union summit in Seville made clear Bulgaria’s chances for EU entry till end-2006, Prime Minister Simeon-Saxe-Coburg said after he returned from Seville. December 2006 was announced for the first time as the deadline Bulgaria has set for joini
Hundreds CDs were confiscated after a check of the taxation authorities in the Black Sea town of Burgas. The check found out that most of the retailers and wholesalers do not make daily financial reports, nor do they keep a record of them in a book, regis
Thousands Sofia residents watched Wiener Stationer performance of the opera Salome live on a huge video-wall in front of the National Palace of Culture June 22. This was the first Sofia visit of the pearl of the opera world, which presented Richard Straus
The option of increasing Kremikovtzi steel plant capital has not been considered by the Board of Directors, Kremikovtzi Executive Director Valentin Zahariev said. The item was on the agenda of the forthcoming general shareholders' meeting scheduled for Ju
There is only one theme left en route to EU negotiations – closing the Energy Chapter, Foreign Minister Passy said. He recommended that Bulgaria use the experience on the other countries, namely Slovakia, Lithuania and the Czech Republic, which closed the
The comparably active trade of big companies shares on the Stock Exchange over the week included companies such as LUKoil Neftochim, Albena, Sopharma and Sunny Beach, Sofia index leaped up to 136,71 points, near its record-high levels of January 23, 2001.
The European Commission must take into consideration the opinions of experts on the upgrade of Nuclear Power Plant Units 3,4. This is the only condition that the Bulgarian side places, President Parvanov said after he discussed the future of Nuclear power
No additional expenses will burden Bulgaria in the wake of its NATO accession, Finance Minister Velchev said before leaving for the United States. Some 2.
Prime Minister Simeon Saxe-Coburg described as very positive the final document of the European Union in Seville at a final news conference after the end of the forum. He also expressed the opinion that the country will be given a new road map to speed up
NATO enlargement, opportunities for regional development, fight against terror and illegal traffic were among the topics discussed at a meeting of Prime Minister Simeon Saxe-Coburg and Turkey’s President Ahmet Necdet Sezer in the framework of the European
The priorities of the cooperation between the Interior Ministries of Bulgaria and Bavaria were discussed by Interior Minister Petkanov and his Bavarian counterpart, State Secretary of the State Ministry of Internal Affairs of Bavaria Herman Regensburger.
European Court of Human Rights ruled in favour of Darius Al-Nashif who had filed a human rights lawsuit against Bulgaria for his deportation on the national security grounds. This is the first time that the European Court of Human Rights has deliberated
Varna summer, the oldest Bulgarian music festival, opens for the 76th time on June 22. The festival will present masterpieces of the Bulgarian and world music culture with a new accent – the music culture of the Balkan people.
Tobacco producers' liabilities to the state worth some BGN 20,000 are to be written off, following a decree of President Parvanov. Among those are large families in extremely bad financial situation and unemployed people in Kurdzhali district.
The Supreme Administrative Court will decide whether the way electricity, heating and gas prices are calculated breaks the legislative regulations. The complaint was lodged by the Association for European integration and human rights.
EU and NATO enlargement topped the agenda of the meeting of Foreign Minister Passy and his Hungarian counterpart Laszlo Kovacs during the second day of European Union leaders summit in Seville. The situation in the two countries was also discussed at the
US publishing magnate Steve Forbes was bestowed an Honorary Doctor's Degree by the New Bulgarian University late in the evening on June 21. In his speech, Forbes said Bulgaria needs to deepen reforms in view of its upcoming NATO accession.
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