Prime Minister Saxe-Coburg said that one of his government's main concerns were the regions with high unemployment and depopulation. In his opinion, strategic projects should be based in such regions.
Bulgaria's Prime Minister Saxe-Coburg will attend the Ninth Summit of the Francophonie in Beirut October 18-20. Former President Zhelev will also be on the delegation.
An explosive device detonated in downtown Sofia. This happened at 1.
Sofia will host next April a Crans Montana regional forum. Jean-Paul Carteron, chairman and founder of the Crans Montana forum and Economy Minister Nikolay Vassilev announced that after their meeting on Friday.
Jean-Paul Carteron invited Bulgaria's President Georgi Parvanov to attend the fourteenth edition of the Monaco World Summit under the patronage of HSH Prince Rainier III. Jean-Paul Carteron, chairman and founder of the prestigious Crans Montana Forum and
President Parvanov said that Bulgaria should insist more intensely on a specific commitment on behalf of the European Commission. He explained that Bulgaria should work as to January 1st, 2002 to be listed as Bulgaria's EU accession date.
National football team captain and Stuttgart star Krasimir Balakov was appointed special advisor on bilateral cooperation with Germany. Foreign Minister Passy handed the official document that turns Balakov into "advisor without mandate".
The parents of Nikolay Dzhonev, Bulgarian student arrested in the U.S.
A hand-made bomb was discovered on the ground near where Bulgarian ship Balkan Princess harboured. Police searched the vessel and the area around it after a phone call threatened the crew that an explosive had been planted aboard.
Seventy-two immigrants were arrested while attempting to illegally cross the Bulgarian-Turkish frontier near Elhovo. The group consists of thirty Afghans, twenty-two Iraqis, thirty Sierra Leone nationals and three Turks.
A peer review in the Kozloduy Nuclear Power Plant ordered by the EC will probably take place in the middle of 2003, Bulgaria's Energy Minister Kovachev said. He noted that the government does not expect to be denied the requested review.
British Ambassador to Bulgaria Ian Soutar will inaugurate a day center for children with special needs while he pays a visit to Smolyan on October 14 and 15. The Ambassador will meet there local authorities' representatives and NGO activists who took part
The European Commission outlined nine issues that cause concerns in Bulgaria's judicial system. Justice Minister Stankov said that commenting on the EC annual report on Bulgaria's progress en route of the EU published Wednesday.
Bulgaria's President Parvanov decreed the highest national award the Order of the Stara Planina to be bestowed to Boutros Boutros-Gali for his extraordinary merits in the cooperation of Bulgaria and the Francophone community. The Secretary General of the
Anguel Manchev is the new Bulgaria's Ambassador to Kuwait, to the Sultanate of Oman and Qatar. President Parvanov signed the degree for the appointment Friday.
Iceland's President Olafur Grimsson confirmed his support for Bulgaria's NATO bid. He made high assessment of Bulgaria's progress en route to EU.
A phone call threatened the crew of Bulgarian ship Balkan Princess that a bomb had been planted onboard. This caused the evacuation of the vessel.
Psycologists Boyko Ganchevski drew up a profile of the person who murdered 39-year old Hristomira Atanasova on Wednesday. Atanasova was killed when her Renault 5 exploded at 29 Tsar Ivan Shishman Street in Sofia.
Bulgaria marks today the tenth anniversary since it joined the European Convention on Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms. President Parvanov will open the official celebrations at Sheraton Sofia Hotel Balkan.
The Bulgarian student Nikolay Dzhonev who was detained in the United States last month pleaded guilty to violating airport rules. Under the plea agreement he struck October 10 he was sentenced to five years probation and ordered to leave the country.
Vassil Ivanov was elected to head the Ministry of Youth and Sports October 11. The Parliament took the decision without any debates.
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