Over eight hundred delegates of the Sofia organization of the rightist opposition Union of Democratic Forces elect their new leader today. The National Council of the Union of Democratic Forces (UDF) decided to expel the former leader of the Sofia organiz
At the monument “Kambanite” (The bells) in the outskirts of Sofia was opened the fourth Child's assembly "Flag of peace." Children from all over Bulgaria participated in the holiday.
Bulgarian and Romanian Euro-integration ministers Meglena Kuneva and Hildegard Puvak held a working meeting in the Romanian town of Giurgiu. After the meeting, Kuneva said they had discussed bilateral cooperation, the accession talks and issues related to
Members of the Spanish parliamentary European Union Commission support the participation of Bulgaria and Romania in the 2004 elections for European Parliament. If by then the two countries have not become members of the EU, their MPs will have the status
Parliament resolved to transform the Higher Institute for Officer Training and Research at the Ministry of the Interior into a university named Interior Ministry Academy. The new university will be training cadets and students for attainment of the academ
An Albanian and two Bulgarians were caught with ten kilograms of heroin at the Central Railway Station in Sofia Friday in a joint operation of the National Service for Organized Crime Control (NSOCC) and the Interior Ministry, NSOCC Deputy Director Veneli
So far, forty-three schools have been closed or re-organized, some of them being in the cities, Education Minister Vladimir Atanassov announced. He pointed out that the schools were being closed under a plan for optimization and comes after an investigati
Rossitsa Zhelyazkova, who was brutally killed in Syria by her husband, was buried in an Orthodox graveyard in Damask. The mother of Rossitza Zhelyazkova, who is in Syria, attended the funeral, her grandchildren though were not allowed to bid final farewel
Bulgaria’s Foreign Minister Passy and Ambassador Stephen Minikes discussed the Bulgarian candidacy for the presidency of OSCE (Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe)in 2004 at a meeting in the framework of the international conference on Int
Bulgaria’s Foreign Minster Passy who is in Vienna for the international conference on International Security and the Fight Against Terrorism, met with the US ambassador to NATO Nicholas Burns. Passy briefed Ambassador Burns on the Bulgarian preparation f
President Parvanov signed the decree for promulgating in the State Gazette the memorandum between US and Bulgaria on the destruction of the SS-23 missiles June 10. Parliament ratified in a closed session the memorandum with US, concerning the technical an
There is a tendency for political stabilization and overthrowing of the ideological problems that used to exist in the near past, Bulgaria’s President Parvanov said after a meeting with the former head of state Zhelyu Zhelev (1992 – 1996). Parvanov and Zh
Deputy Prime Minister and Economy Minister Nikolay Vassilev has been summoned next week at Sofia City Prosecutor’s Office to be interrogated on “Soiuzcontract Tabac” allegations of bribe against Bulgartabac Managing Director, Minister Vassilev told the Bu
Prime Minister Saxe-Coburg will pay a working visit to Denmark June 19. His one-day visit is at the invitation of his Danish counterpart Anders Fogh Rasmussen.
BITEX.COM has not entered to any deal, acquisition or investment agreement with the Greek telecom company VIVODI TELECOM SA, the company announced regarding the article published in novinite.
Interior Minister Petkanov declared that for the first quarter of 2002, a drop in crimes of sixteen percent was registered.
Israel’s Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Shimon Peres will pay a two-day visit to Bulgaria, starting from Monday. He arrives at the invitation of his Bulgarian counterpart Passy.
Bulgaria’s Parliament ratified on June 10 the memorandum for free aid to Afghanistan. Defense Minister Nikolay Svinarov and Afghani Charge d'Affaires Mohammad Fazil Saifi signed the memorandum on April 29.
Bulgaria works hard to be an example for high environmental standards in the region, Bulgaria’s Prime Minister Saxe-Coburg said in his address to the participants in the meeting of the environment ministers of the Black Sea countries. One of the strongest
Bulgaria and Venezuela have political similarities and can share experience, Venezuelan Deputy Foreign Minister Arevalo Mendez Romero, who heads a delegation for the First Session of the Joint Intergovernmental Cooperation Commission, said. The Commission
Highlights in the Government's program, including employment promotion and new incomes policy, were presented by Agriculture Minister Dikme at the World Food Summit in Rome. The 6,600-plus entrants in the international forum, organized by the Food and Agr
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