Bulgaria's fiscal, budgetary and social policies will be discussed on Tuesday in a joint meeting of the MPs from ruling Simeon II National Movement and partner Movement for Rights and Freedoms. The MPs will also mull a social strategy for the 2003-2005 pe
Bulgarian and Romanian environment ministers inaugurated joint system for air-pollution monitoring in Bulgarian Danube town of Russe. The facility spans border cities of Lower Danube.
Hungary's President Ferenc Madl will leave for Varna today during the second day of his visit to Bulgaria. There, he will participate in the inauguration ceremony of the new honorary consul in the city.
Bulgaria seeks additional financial assistance for the decommissioning of the 440 MW units 1 and 2 of the Kzloduy Nuclear Power Plant. Energy Minister Milko Kovachev announced that.
Bulgaria condemns the monstrous act of terrorism on the Indonesian Island of Bali on the night of October 12, the Foreign Ministry declared in a statement. It describes the attack on innocent civilians of different countries as a brutal reminder of the th
Bulgaria should close Energy chapter of the acquis communautaire during Denmark's presidency this year. This opinion was expressed by Greek Foreign Minister Yeoryios Papandreou October 14 when asked about the possibility of closing Kozloduy nuke units 3,4
Additional BGN 101 M will be poured into the health care sector next year after the subsidy initially set in 2003 draft budget was re-considered. This was announced by Finance Minister Milen Velchev during his meeting with syndicates leaders.
New equipment under the Modernising Border Police Equipment at the Bulgarian-Turkish Border was presented by representatives of the Border Police National Service (BPNS) October 14. The projects is under the PHARE programme and is worth EUR 12 M, EUR 3 M
Five hundred light industry workers will bring the traffic at three Bulgarian border checkpoints to a standstill for an hour on Tuesday. Dimitur Tabakov , national secretary of the Confederation of the Independent Trade Unions in Bulgaria (CITUB) announce
A program for cooperation between the Education Ministries of Bulgaria and Hungary was signed within the framework of Hungarian President Ferenc Madl's visit to Sofia. The agreement regulates cooperation in secondary and higher education, as well as scien
A high-profile francophone summit that will be attended by Bulgaria's Prime Minister Simeon Saxe-Coburg started in Lebanon's capital Beirut. The summit opened Sunday with the meeting of the francophone organization's Permanent Council chaired by Boutros B
Foreign Minister Passy welcomes in Burgas his Greek counterpart Yeoryios Papandreou in the line of the intensified political dialog between Bulgaria and Greece. A wide rage of political and economic cooperation topics will be discussed by the ministers.
60 percent of goods produced in Bulgaria are European quality, Ivelin Burov, head of the Standardisation and Metrology Agency, said. Burov explained that Bulgaria has not yet achieved fitting of domestic goods into European standards.
Bulgaria's efforts in meeting the Schengen requirements will be among the points presented by Interior Minister Petkanov at the Justice/Home Affairs Council Meeting in Luxembourg October 14. The speech Minister Petkanov will deliver before his colleagues
A unique experiment took place under the initiative National Debate "Public Opinion about Crime". Two hundred and fifty participants who represented a scaled model of the nation were asked same questions about combat with crime two times - once before mee
Some BGN 6 M has been invested by Vratsa-based textile factory for a new production line that is expected to double bedding sets to 70,000, Dnevnik Daily reported. The investment, co-financed by HypoVereinsbank Bulgaria, boosted the company's payroll from
New equipment for border control will be presented by representatives of the Border Police National Service and the European Commission delegation in Sofia October 14. The equipment is provided under the PHARE program and the project for upgrade in the po
Caviar producer Beluga based in the Danube town of Vidin spent BGN 72,000 to release 36,000 sturgeons in the river. The company was obliged to do so after winning a quota to export 327 kg of caviar over the coming fall-winter season.
Some BGN 2,3 M of YTD operating loss and BGN 24, 8 M of red ink since October has been inherited by the new management of metallurgical company Promet. The new management was appointed at a shareholders meeting.
Hoteliers at the ski resort Borovets strongly oppose the offering of ski lifts and tows service packaged with the hire of ski instructors and equipment as a single service. The idea has been advertised by Borosport, the company that owns the ski facilitie
Hungary's President Ferenc Madl will pay a two-day visit to Sofia, starting Monday. He will be accompanied by high-ranking Hungarian politicians, businessmen and experts.
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