The Executive Council of the World Tourism Organization will organize its 75th session in Bulgaria in May 2005. Bulgaria's Economy Minister Lidia Shuleva broke the news on Saturday at her annual meeting with journalists.
France's Foreign Minister Michel Barnier will come to Bulgaria on December 6 to take part in the meeting of the Organisation for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) Ministerial Council. France has once again confirmed its pledge to fight against tr
Young Bulgarian tennis prodigy Sesil Karatantcheva qualified for the semi finals of the International Tennis Federation (ITF) tournament in Palm Beach Gardens, US. Karatantcheva, seeded third, had some problems in the match against American Shikha Uberoi
The leader of the Bulgarian Democrats for Strong Bulgaria (DSB) party and former Prime Minister Ivan Kostov said that the latest attacks against him were triggered by BSP- the Bulgarian Socialist Party. Nikola Filchev, Bulgaria's Chief Prosecutor, is the
Belgium's Defence Minister Andre Flahaut arrived in Bulgaria at a two-day official visit on the special invitation of his Bulgarian counterpart Nikolay Svinarov. The two defence ministers discussed bilateral military cooperation as well as issues concern
The construction of the Bulgaria's second nuclear power plant Belene will start in 2006 due to the long licensing process. The country's Agency for Nuclear Regulation said, however, that the construction might be postponed for 2008, which means that the
Germany and France want the European Union to appoint a date for Bulgaria and Romania's entry on the December 17 summit, French Figaro reports. At a meeting on Friday in Germany the Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder and French President Jacques Chirac agreed
Bulgarian Hristo Shopov, already known around the world as Pontius Pilate from Mel Gibson's "The Passion of the Christ", has joined yet another Hollywood hit. Shopov will star along with his colleague passionist James Caviezel (Jesus Christ) in the "I Am
US Defence Secretary Donald Rumsfeld has accepted a request from President George W Bush to remain in the job, a senior administration official said. The defence secretary directed US forces in Iraq and Afghanistan, and has been an outspoken advocate of t
Ukraine's Moscow-backed Prime Minister Viktor Yanukovych confirmed he will contest the re-run of the disputed presidential poll on 26 December.
A round table on students' crediting took place in Sofia on Saturday. The event was organized as over the last years education crediting was subjected to heated discussions in Bulgaria.
A police station on the outskirts of Baghdad's Green Zone has been attacked by a suspected suicide bomber driving a vehicle-load of explosives. The powerful blast rocked the city and sent a plume of black smoke into the air at around 09.
Bulgaria has shortlisted five companies as bidders in the tender to run and modernize its airports in the coastal cities of Varna and Burgas, on-line edition Airwise reported. The 35-year concession for the two airports is key to Bulgaria's efforts to bo
Cat lovers in Bulgaria saw a major show organized in Sofia, as Bulgaria's capital city hosted two international cat exhibitions. For the first time in Bulgaria two major international events of that kind will be organized in two successive days- December
The European Union (EU) is to decide on Bulgaria's future entry at its December 17 summit, according to Bulgarian President Georgi Parvanov. Parvanov, who was at an official visit to Portugal, met representatives of the Bulgarian community in the country
The member countries of the Organisation of the Black Sea Economic Co-operation signed Friday a written statement against the organised crime and terrorism, the Greek Deputy Interior Minister Evripidis Stilianidis announced. The statement envisages a boo
Five small explosive devices detonated Friday at Madrid petrol stations after a telephone warning from the armed Basque separatist group ETA, reports said. There were no injuries and only minor damage, Interior Ministry officials said.
Three Bulgarian rightist formations theoretically have the chance to enter the next Bulgarian Parliament, a recent survey of the AFIS poling agency showed.
Romanian PRO TV reporter George Buhnici was sentenced by the Russe Court to a fine of BGN 1,000 over charges of illegal usage of special surveillance devices, including a camera and a microphone hidden in his eyeglasses. The court has taken into consider
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Ukraine's Supreme Court has ruled to revoke the results of the November 21 runoff elections that have triggered off mass opposition demonstrations and critiques from abroad. With tens of thousands of opposition protesters still camped out in the streets
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