OTE Telecoms is expected to participate for a second time in the tender for the acquisition of Bulgarian Telecommunicaiton Company, Greek IMERISIA reported. Income from start-up mobile telephony operations in Bulgaria and Macedonia would not be enough to
The Bulgarian National Bank (BNB) will release some BGN 60 M deposited as minimum requires reserves by local banks, starting March 4. Bank credits with a maturity of over two-year will be excluded.
The Bulgarian unit of Turkey’s textile producer Menderes Tekstil and Haskovo-based branch of Raiffeisenbank Bulgaria will cooperate, Shahin Pastalli, Menderes representative to Bulgaria announced. A factory in the nearby town of Svilengrad is to be built
The Bulgarian Association of Information Technologies (BAIT) became member of the World Information Technologies and Services (WITAS), BAIT’s Deputy Chairman Stoyan Boev said. Washington-based WITSA is a global player in information technologies, providin
Meglena Kuneva, Chief EU Negotiattor and Cabinet's representative to the European Conventio, took part in the opening of the European Convention February 28. The first session was chaired by the Convention leader and former French President Valery Giscard
Bulgaria and Romania are heading to NATO together, Bruce Jackson, US Congress NATO Committee Chairman, who is on a brief visit in Bulgaria, said. He urged Bulgarian politicians to speed up the military reform.
Russia's RSK MiG, the company, which won the tender for the upgrade and overhaul of the Bulgarian MiG-29 fighter aircraft informed Bulgaria’s Defence Minister Nikolay Svinarov that can only repair the airplanes. The Russian company said that it could not
Former Prime Minister Ivan Kostov will not be among the candidates for leader of the Union of Democratic Forces at the coming 13th national conference of the political organization that will take place on March 9th and 10th, Radio “Free Europe” reported.
Two Bulgarians have been arrested in Berlin on grave charges of drug traffic, Deutsche Welle announced. A total of ten kilograms of hashish and 400 kilograms of cocaine have been seized, together with EUR 10,000 from drug sale.
NATO Secretary-General George Robertson arrives in Bulgaria on February 28. The visit is part of the tour of Robertson in the Alliance candidate states.
Interior Minister Georgi Petkanov and Justice Minister Anton Stankov leave for Brussels on February 27 to take part in the meeting of the Council for justice and interior affairs. Interior and Justice Ministers of EU member states and candidate countries
Bulgaria’s foreign trade exchange reached USD 12,3 B in 2001, 8,8% higher than in 2000, preliminary data of the National Statistics Institute show. The export reached USD 5,1 B, up by 5,7% compared to 2000.
Parliament adopted two bills on state debt – moved by the Cabinet and MPs of the United Democratic Union. The two bills will be merged.
The European Convention must guarantee that the terms at the beginning of Bulgaria’s EU negotiations remain unchanged until they are completed, Parliament decided during the debates of the project on Bulgaria’s initial position on EU future. A total of 15
One mariner has been injured on the Bulgarian freighter Svilen Rusev, which suffered a disaster at the mouth of the Elba River, following the hurricane in the Eastern regions of Germany. The crew is in full control of the situation.
The Parliament rejected the motion tabled in Parliament by the United Democratic Forces for the setting up of an ad hoc committee, which is to carry out an inquiry into the contract between the Finance Ministry and the British private company Crown Agents
The eighth annual check of the country’s performance of the World Bank portfolio will be carried out by Deputy Prime Minister Nikolay Vassilev and Andrew Vorkink, World Bank Director for Bulgaria, Romania and Croatia.
An agreement on lifting visa regime with Switzerland for visits of up to 90 days is being prepared, the Foreign Ministry announced.
The State may put a 5% stake in the State Saving Bank DSK and Bulgartabac Holding for trade on the Bulgarian Stock Exchange against compensatory receipts and bonds. The stake will be listed within two months, Georgi Draichev, Executive Director of the Sto
The President of Bulgaria and Macedonia Georgi Parvanov and Boris Trajkovski of Macedonia agreed in Skopje to set up a telephone hot line, to be used not just for exchange of information but also for deciding joint action. " The fact that Macedonia is th
Foreign Minister Solomon Passy will pay a visit to the Unites States most probably starting from March 10, the Foreign Ministry announced. The aim of the visit will be to prepare the coming visit of Prime Minister Saxe-Coburg to the United States.
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