The SS-23 missiles can be destroyed in Bulgaria, Major General Orlin Marinchev, Deputy Chief of General Staff for Resources said. Bulgaria must destroy its SS-23 missiles by October 30, 2002, according to a special declaration, approved by Parliament on D
The Bulgarian special services have no facts about stay in Bulgaria of members of the terrorist organization Al-Qaida, or about an alleged meeting of terrorists on Bulgarian territory, Interior Minister Georgi Petkanov said. Petkanov said that he treats t
Macedonian President Boris Trajkovski suggested that a declaration in support of Corridor VIII construction is signed at a trilateral meeting of the presidents of Bulgaria, Macedonia and Albania in Ohrid after a month and a half. The proposal was made at
Bulgaria's strategy for speedy EU accession was on top of the agenda of all Paris meetings of Bulgaria’s chief negotiator with the EU Meglena Kuneva. During her talks with Paskal Andreany, chief of the European Cooperation directorate with the French Fore
Bulgaria won't refuse to grant air corridors and military airports for attacks against Iraq if NATO demands these, Bulgaria’s Parliamentary Speaker Ognyan Gerdzhikov has told Romania’s news agency Mediafax. Gerdzhikov pays an official visit to Romania.
The shorthand report from the closed governmental meeting about the controversial contract with Britain's Crown Agents, published in Bulgaria's daily Trud is authentic, Bulgaria’s Interior Minister Petkanov said. Asked who are the people who took out from
“The assessment of the reform in the Bulgarian army is extremely positive,” Sonya Yankulova, Deputy Defense Minister upon her return from Brussels where she participated in the Political-Military Steering Committee of NATO meeting under the format 19+Bulg
The Bulgarian Agrarian People’s Union demanded the resignations of the prime minister and the parliamentary speaker because of the controversial contract with Britain’s company Crown Agents.
“With common efforts illegal trafficking should be stopped, so that the negative image of the Balkans is “cleaned up,""Bulgaria’s President Parvanov said in his address to the participants in the 5th Southeast European Cooperation Process (SEECP) summit i
Leftist opposition party “Coalition for Bulgaria” walked out of the plenary hall on March 28. The parliamentary group of the leftist coalition protested against the ratification of an agreement with the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EB
President Parvanov signed the decree for promulgation of the child allowances act with reservation, the president announced before his visit to Albania. He said that after a “tough” meeting with deputy Prime Minister and Social Minister Lidia Shuleva, he
By the end of April, each ministry will be assigned to fulfill specific measures in the framework of the governmental strategy for combat with corruption. That was announced by Justice Minister Anton Stankov.
Starting from March 28, the subscribers of Bulgaria’s second GSM operator Globul will be able to send short messages (SMS) to the subscribers of Mobipage and Mobikom, Globul announced. From March 28 to April 20, all new subscribers for the standard servic
Reuters When Bulgaria's former king returned from exile last year promising to make his impoverished people better off within 800 days, the political novice was hailed as a national saviour.
One week after the scandal broke, President Parvanov received late on March 27 the shorthand report from the closed governmental meeting, during which the contract with Britain’s company Crown Agents was discussed. The company was hired to reform the Bulg
Bulgaria's lev closed firmer against the euro March 27 as some banks sold euro to boost lev liquidity ahead of a deadline for monthly minimum reserve payments, dealers said. The lev ended at 1.
The Central Bank, the State Securities Commission and the state agencies supervising insurance companies and pension funds set up a Consultative Council for Financial Supervision. The establishment of the Council aims to improve the control of Bulgaria’s
Parliament voted down a motion to ban drivers completely from using alcohol while driving. The current concentration limit of 5 per 1,000 units in blood samples is still valid.
Foreign Minister Passy called on the representatives of the non-governmental sector to focus on Bulgaria’s major foreign policy priority – invitation for NATO at the Prague summit in November. This happened at his meeting with representatives of ten NGOs,
The chairman of the party Simeon II National Movement will be elected at the National Conference for a three-year term, the final draft statute of the movement stipulates. Under the draft statute, prepared by a working group for the party’s constituent as
The establishment of a permanent body with the Supreme Judicial Council, to which judges can turn to when threatened, was requested by the Union of Judges in Bulgaria. The demand was prompted by the recently published reports of judges being threatened.
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