Politics

UDF Will Stay Anti-communism Party in Bulgaria, Leader Says

"The Union of Democratic Forces is convinced that a governance, dominated by the leftist Bulgarian Socialist Party, will lead to no good for Bulgaria," Nadezhda Mihaylova, leader of the right wing party, said at the meeting of the National Council of the

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U.S. to Help Bulgaria in Uncovering Financial Crimes

Bulgaria and the United States will soon sign a memorandum for cooperation in the uncovering of financial crimes. That was announced by Boyko Borissov, chief secretary with the Interior Ministry.

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Pardew: Organized Crime in Bulgaria is Too Visible

The organized crime in Bulgaria is too visible and too well-organized, according to U.S.

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Iraqi Diplomat Blames Bulgaria for No Efforts to Return Debt

"Bulgaria makes no attempts to take back its debt from Iraq," Yahiya Salih Mahdi, charge d'affaires of the Iraqi Embassy in Sofia, said for local NET radio. He asked why Bulgaria hadn't asked UN for compensations as an affected by the embargo country.

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Brussels Hasn't Proposed Exit Visas for Bulgarians

The Chief Secretary with the Interior Ministry General Boyko Borissov said that the introduction of exit visas for Bulgarians had never been discussed. The officials in Brussels also haven't proposed such visas, he added.

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Fire at Train Station in Sofia

A fire burst in the subway of train station Poduyane in Sofia early on Saturday. It was extinguished.

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PM Names New Minister after Copenhagen

A new regional development minister to replace Deputy Prime Minister and Regional Minister in resignation Kostadin Paskalev will be appointed after the meeting in Copenhagen where Bulgaria hopes to get an updated road map and an exact EU accession date. T

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Ruling Party Local Leader Target of Blast in Downtown Plovdiv

A bomb exploded in the car of the coordinator of ruling party Simeon II National Movement on Friday evening in downtown Plovdiv. The local leader Georgi Mumdzhiev was in the car together with his secretary Stoyanka Kyumdzhieva.

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9-mo Direct Investments Totalled USD 314 M

Direct investments in Bulgaria for the first nine months of the year reached nearly USD 314 M, the Bulgarian Central Bank reported. This marks a fall since the direct investments for the same period last year totalled some USD 494 M.

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Passy: Democratic Iraq is in Bulgaria's Interest

Iraq's debt to Bulgaria, accrued over the last twelve years, towers USD 1,700 M, Foreign Minister Passy said in Parliament, expressing serious doubts that the Iraqi government will ever repay it. He pointed out that a democratic Iraq is in Bulgaria's inte

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Bulgaria's Government Survives Two Non-Confidence Motions

Parliament rejected in an open vote the two separate non-confidence motions lodged by the right and left opposition. The incumbent Simeon II National Movement holds the most seats in the one-chamber Parliament.

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Gen. Ralston Awarded Stara Planina Order in Sofia

NATO and Bulgaria both are well aware that there is a lot of work to be done during the next stage, General Joseph Ralston, NATO Supreme Allied Commander Europe, said. Last week, NATO extended an invitation to Bulgaria and six other East European countrie

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Sofia Moves to Curb Illegal Emigration

The Cabinet extended the one-year exit ban for those who broke the law or the travel requirements of a foreign country. With this decision, offenders sent back to Bulgaria by foreign authorities will be banned of leaving the country for two years.

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Sofia Doesn't Mull Exit Visas

Interior Minister Petkanov does not favor the introduction of exit visas for Bulgarians that are said to help Sofia curb illegal emigration to the euro-zone countries. In the beginning of this week, exit visas were mentioned by the chief secretary with th

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Nearly 400 HIV Positive Bulgarians

The number of HIV positive Bulgarians reached 399, the Bulgarian National Radio reported. These are predominantly young people, 70% of them are aged between 20 and 30 years old.

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First Private Ambulance Service Launched

The first private ambulance service in Bulgaria, Life Guard, was launched in Northern town Veliko Turnovo . The enterprise makes a team of doctors, dentists and guards available round-the-clock.

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Cabinet Funds Participation in Int'l Conference

The cabinet approved a decree releasing BGN 40,000 to finance the Bulgarian participation in the international conference on "European Prospects of the Balkan Countries" to be held November 29 to December 1 in Athens. The event is co-organized by the Balk

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Bulgarian Parliament Votes Non-confidence Motion Today

The Parliament is to vote the two separate non-confidence motions lodged by the right and left opposition before 2 p.m.

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Parliament Debates on Non-Confidence Motion "Too Passionate"

The debates in the Parliament on the two non-confidence motions lodged by both the left and right opposition displayed preoccupation with past events and very "passionate", President Parvanov said. "I, however, believe that when passion cools off, both si

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General Ralston Comes to Sofia

General Joseph Ralston, NATO Supreme Allied Commander Europe, arrived on a two-day official visit in Bulgaria. He is to acquaint himself with the reforms in the Bulgarian army and the progress made in meeting requirements for NATO entry.

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Finance Minister Optimistic about Court Decision on Draft Budget

The appeal of the Supreme Judicial Council against the governmental draft budget 2003 in its judicial power section will not reflect on the procedure of passing the main financial law. Finance Minister Velchev said that commenting that the decision of the

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