EARTHQUAKES CONTINUED TO RATTLE SOUTHERN BULGARIA
Two more earthquakes were registered at 10:48 am and 10:53 am with epicentre 130 kilometers away from Sofia today. The shocks were felt in Plovdiv and Pazardzhik.
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THE HIGHER COUNCIL OF THE BULGARIAN SOCIALIST PARTY (BSP) APPROVED THE...
The Higher Council of the Bulgarian Socialist Party (BSP) approved the political platform of the party, entitled “BSP – the party of change, the party of the future.” The documents will be sent for discussion to the local organizations of the party.
PUTIN CONFIRMS RUSSIA’S WISH TO ENHANCE COOPERATION
Russia’s ambassador to Bulgaria presented to Bulgaria’s President Parvanov a letter from Russia’s President Putin. In the letter, Putin confirmed his country’s decisiveness to enhance cooperation with Bulgaria and to further improve bilateral relations.
RULING MOVEMENT BECOMES PARTY TODAY
The Constituent Assembly of Bulgaria’s new party Simeon II National Movement will take place today. Some 1,000 sympathizers of the political organization have been invited to attend the event.
BULGARIA ABLE TO END EU NEGOTIATIONS BY 2003, AMBASSADOR SAYS
Bulgaria is able to end the negotiations for EU membership by the end of 2003, Spain’s Ambassador at Large on EU enlargement Jorge Fuentes Monzonis-Villalonga said. Ambassador Fuentes pays a visit to Bulgaria at the invitation of Bulgaria’s Chief Negotiat
THE NUMBER OF UNEMPLOYED PEOPLE IN BULGARIA FELL BY 15,000 IN MARCH CO...
The number of unemployed people in Bulgaria fell by 15,000 in March compared to February, Deputy Prime Minister and Social Minister Lidia Shuleva said in Parliament.
USD 687 M HAVE BEEN INVESTED IN BULGARIA FOR 2001, DEPUTY PRIME MINIST...
USD 687 M have been invested in Bulgaria for 2001, Deputy Prime Minister and Economy Minister Nikolay Vassilev said in Parliament. According to him, only for January, 2002, USD 22 M have been invested in Bulgaria.
PM URGES JOINT EFFORTS AGAINST POVERTY
Everybody’s help, the positive relationships between people and the joint efforts of all of us will help us improve our country, Prime Minister Simeon Saxe-Coburg said, commenting results of the World Bank report on the living standards in Bulgaria, prese
CHIEF MUFTI TO MEET POPE JOHN PAUL II
Bulgaria’s Chief Mufti Selim Mehmed will meet Pope John Paul II (www.popeinbulgaria.
MOURNING MOTHERS WANT ACTIONS
President Parvanov met on April 5 with the mothers of the seven children who died in a tragic incident in a Sofia nightclub in the end of last year. The mothers addressed with an open letter Bulgaria’s president, in which they demanded his cooperation.
THE COOPERATION BETWEEN BULGARIA AND GREAT BRITAIN IN THE UN SECURITY ...
The cooperation between Bulgaria and Great Britain in the UN Security Council was highly assessed at the political consultations held by Deputy Foreign Minister Petko Draganov and Foreign Office Political Director Peter Ricketts April 4. Prospects for its
GLOBAL ENVIRONMENT FUND'S TRUST IS TO GRANT BULGARIA USD 7.5 M. A DRAF...
Global Environment Fund's trust is to grant Bulgaria USD 7.5 M.
FRANCE TOTALLY SUPPORTS BULGARIA'S NATO BID, AMBASSADOR SAYS
"France totally supports Bulgaria's NATO candidature," France's Ambassador to Bulgaria H.E Jean Loup Kuhn-Delforge said in an exclusive interview for novinite.
CRIME HAS DROPPED DURING FIRST QUARTER
15,9 percent is the drop in crime registered during the first quarter of 2002, data presented at a meeting in Parliament to officials from the three branches of power showed. Drug crimes have increased for the same period, 44 cases for bribery have been p
BULBANK NET PROFIT FOR 2001 TOTALS BGN 179 M ACCORDING TO BULGARIAN AC...
Bulbank net profit for 2001 totals BGN 179 M according to Bulgarian accountant standards and BGN 69 M under the international standards, Roberto Nicastro, chairman of the bank’s supervisory board, announced. He added that the market share of deposits of t
GERMANY SUPPORTS BULGARIA’S EU AND NATO BIDS
All political parties, represented in Germany’s Bundestag, support Bulgaria’s NATO and EU bid, Otto Bernhard, member of Bundestag finance policy committee, said at his meeting with Chief Negotiator with the EU Meglena Kuneva. The German MPs pointed as Bul
THE CABINET APPROVED THE BILL ON RATIFICATION THE AGREEMENT ON JAPAN’S...
The Cabinet approved the bill on ratification the agreement on Japan’s extending a USD 104 M loan for the construction of the most difficult section of Sofia underground. The agreement was signed at the beginning of February between Sofia Mayor Stefan Sof
NO DECISION YET ON NEW MEMBERS, NATO TOP GENERAL SAYS
“Although NATO plans to admit new members in little more than half a year, no decision has yet been made on which of the ten hopefuls will be invited to join,” NATO's Supreme Allied Commander Europe General Joseph Ralston said, quoted by the Associated Pr
THE ENERGY STRATEGY IS ALREADY PREPARED, ENERGY MINISTER MILKO KOVACHE...
The energy strategy is already prepared, Energy Minister Milko Kovachev said before the Cabinet’s regular meeting. He specified that the document is still to be approved by the other ministries.
74 PERCENT OF THE BULGARIANS THINK THAT ALMOST ALL CUSTOMS EMPLOYEES A...
74 percent of the Bulgarians think that almost all customs employees are corrupt, results from a survey of "Vitosha Research," presented by “Coalition 2000” show. The survey has been conducted in February in seven countries from the Balkan region, the Bu
PRESIDENT’S MILITARY CABINET VOTED DOWN
The Bulgarian Socialist Party’s proposal for the setting up of a military cabinet with the Presidency was rejected by the MPs of the United Democratic Union, the Simeon II National Movement and the Movements for Rights and Freedoms after two-hour heated d
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