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The army budgets, the structure of the armed forces and the military reforms in Bulgaria and Poland were discussed at a meting between Gen Mikho Mikhov, chief of the General Staff of the Bulgarian Army, and Lt Gen Czeslaw Piatas, chief of General Staff of
Politics | November 7, 2001, Wednesday // 00:00
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Parliament adopted the amendment to the State Administration Act, according to which Directors of State Agencies, Deputy Ministers and regional governors will not be required to have higher education in order to be qualified for the positions. Also, the M
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Stefan Sofianski became honorary citizen of Sofia. The decision on that was taken by the Sofia Municipality Council on November 7.
Politics | November 7, 2001, Wednesday // 00:00
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At 1 am Bulgarian time, an earthquake on Bulgarian territory was registered, data of the Seismology Center of the Bulgarian Academy of Science and the Civil Protection Services showed. The epicenter of the earthquake was situated at 190 km to the SouthEas
Politics | November 7, 2001, Wednesday // 00:00
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All gas stations in big towns will be closed for at least 24 hours starting on November 7. At 8.
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The Sofia Mayor Stefan Sofianski officially announced that he is to form a new political organization. A couple of weeks ago, he said that he will confirm the rumors for this decision on his 50th birthday.
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150 Bulgarians will observe the November 17 parliamentary elections in Kossovo on behalf of the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE). The Bulgarian observers will attend a four-day training seminar in Thessaloniki.
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More than 100 claims against Burgas exchange bureaux have been filed in the Economic Police. Exchange Bureaux take advantage of the enormous difference between the cheques and banknotes exchange rates.
Politics | November 7, 2001, Wednesday // 00:00
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Magistrates who have delayed cases of criminals with two or more pending cases are to be checked by the Bulgarian Justice Ministry, Anton Stankov, Bulgarian Justice Minister said. Boyko Borissov, Interior Ministry Chief Secretary, announced the list of th
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26% or 63 of the Bulgarian MPs are female. “This figure places Bulgaria third as far as the number of female presence in Parliament is concerned,” Stanimira Hadzhidimitrova, Coordinator of Gender Task Force with the Stability Pact in Southeastern Europe a
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34% of Bulgarians were influenced by the presidential debate on bTV on November 5, a survey of sociological agency Alpha Research showed. During the debate, Stoyanov who is running for second presidential mandate disclosed a Secret Security Services Repor
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”The meeting between the Bulgarian delegation and NATO representatives at the Brussels headquarters raised questions that will change our understanding of the Alliance as a purely military organization,” Elena Poptodorova, the spokeswoman of the Foreign M
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In a presidential debate, broadcasted by the Bulgarian National Television on November 6, Bogomil Bonev said that the editors of the leading Bulgarian press had access to the report that Stoyanov disclosed in the bTV presidential debate. According to Bone
Politics | November 6, 2001, Tuesday // 00:00
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In the evening of November 6, the parliamentary group of the National Movement Simeon II had a meeting in Parliament. Deputy Prime Minister and Economy Minister Nikolay Vassiolev and Finance Minister Milen Velchev talked to the MPs of the ruling party.
Politics | November 6, 2001, Tuesday // 00:00
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The members of the Central Electoral Commission decided on November 6 that measures against anthrax threats during the presidential elections should be taken. During the previous elections, election officials checked the election booths after every tenth
Politics | November 6, 2001, Tuesday // 00:00
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The structures of the United Democratic Forces (UDF) are fully prepared to support the independent candidate president Petur Stoyanov at the presidential elections on 11 November, the party’s leaders announced after the National Executive Council’s meetin
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President Aleksander Kwasniewski and Foreign Minister Wlodzimierz Cimoszewicz welcomed sixteen representatives of Baltic states, Visegrad group, Balkan states, Ukraine and Moldova who arrived to attend a Warsaw Conference on terrorism fighting. The Bulgar
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All gas stations in big towns will be closed for at least 24 hours,starting November 7, the Chairman of the Association of gas and petrol ventures, Dimitur Stanchev said. At 8.
Politics | November 6, 2001, Tuesday // 00:00
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The Bulgarian Orthodox Patriarch Maxim and the Chief Mufti of the Bulgarian Muslims, Selim Mehmed had a meeting on November 6. Both discussed cooperation on social and education projects.
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The Power Engineering and Energy Resources State Agency (PEERSA) set up a National Steering Committee for Coordinating and Managing the Implementation of the Southeast European Electrical System Technical Support Project (SEETEC) at national level, the PE
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The receivers of the Bulgarian national carrier ”Balkan” Airlines put a ban on the removal of property out of the company, sources from the company announced. The present receivers - Hristo Mollov and Olga Milenkova – were elected at the general sharehold
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