HOT: » Bulgaria in Air and Sea Schengen: Questions and Answers

All articles - Page 8075

Denyl's New Collection Offers Bulgaria's Youths a Different Style

Bulgarian Denyl company presented some of the models of its brand new youths' fashion collection today.

Society | March 29, 2004, Monday // 00:00

Timeline: Bulgaria's Way to NATO

Bulgaria's current Foreign Minister Solomon Passy was the first to raise the issue of NATO entry in his capacity of president of the Atlantic club. On June 23 1990 he tabled in Parliament a proposal for the country's accession to the Alliance.

Views on BG | March 29, 2004, Monday // 00:00

Ethnic Party Leader Awarded Stara Planina Order

Ahmed Dogan, leader of the predominantly ethnic Turkish party Bulgaria's Movement for Rights and Freedom (MRF), was honored by President Georgi Parvanov with the top state order "Stara Planina" for his contribution to Bulgaria's democracy development. His

Politics | March 29, 2004, Monday // 00:00

Bulgaria Matures to Embrace NATO

The Bulgarian society went a long way from bluntly rejecting the country's NATO accession till drumming broad support for the idea. The transformation was no easier for the political forces.

Views on BG | March 29, 2004, Monday // 00:00

The Origins of the Alliance

1945 to 1949- Western European countries and their North American allies, faced with the pressing need for economic reconstruction, viewed with concern the expansionist policies and methods of the USSR. Having fulfilled their own wartime undertakings to r

Views on BG | March 29, 2004, Monday // 00:00

Pakistan Lifts Siege over Al Qaeda Fighters

Pakistan's army has lifted a troop cordon from around two tribal villages near the Afghan border after a deadly 12-day siege of Al-Qaeda fighters and their tribal supporters. However thousands of army and paramilitary troops remain in the wild semi-autono

World | March 29, 2004, Monday // 00:00

Chirac's Party Dealt a Blow in Elections

French President Jacques Chirac and his ruling conservative party suffered a crushing defeat in regional midterm elections yesterday, with the opposition Socialists and their Green and Communist allies seizing control of the vast majority of regional coun

World | March 29, 2004, Monday // 00:00

Turkey's Ruling Party Sweeps Elections

Turkey's governing Justice and Development Party won a sweeping victory in local elections on Sunday, with more than 40 percent support nationwide, results showed. Many political analysts said the stabilizing financial policies of the governing party had

World | March 29, 2004, Monday // 00:00

Bulgaria's Skating Pair: We Are Taking It Step By Step

Bulgaria's best figure skating couple Albena Denkova and Maxim Staviski won the silver medal in the World Figure Skating Championship. "Unfortunately, we didn't win tonight, but we were third last year and we're second this year, so we're taking it step b

Sports | March 29, 2004, Monday // 00:00

Report: Madrid Bombers Got Driving Fine

Traffic police stopped and fined some of the Madrid bombers travelling in a car packed with explosives days before the attacks, says a newspaper. Spain's El Pais reported that a number of those behind the attacks were thought to have been in the car when

Politics | March 29, 2004, Monday // 00:00

Explosion Rips Through Uzbek Market

An explosion ripped through the Uzbek capital Tashkent on Monday, killing at least two people, the ITAR-Tass news agency reported. The Uzbek Foreign Ministry blamed terrorists.

Politics | March 29, 2004, Monday // 00:00

Bulgarians Head to the Top of the World

The Bulgarian expedition, which is set to complete a successful ascent of Everest without without oxygen sets, left late on Sunday. The ten Bulgarian alpinists will try to climb up the peak from its northern, and most dangerous side.

Society | March 29, 2004, Monday // 00:00

Bulgaria Sees Mobile Phones Boom

A total of 38% of the adults in Bulgaria use mobile phones, a survey carried out by Alpha Research polling agency shows. No students and minors were included in the survey but they would highly increase the percentage of the Bulgarians using mobiles, exp

Business | March 29, 2004, Monday // 00:00

Storm Kills 2 in Brazil, Injures 39

A whirling storm battered the coast of southern Brazil, killing two people, injuring at least 39 others and destroying hundreds of homes. Meteorologists said winds exceeded 74 mph, making the storm the first hurricane on record in the South Atlantic.

World | March 29, 2004, Monday // 00:00

Iraqi Minister Escapes Assassination

Gunmen opened fire Sunday on a convoy carrying Iraq's minister of public works, killing a driver and a bodyguard and injuring two others. The minister, Nisreen Berwari, was unharmed.

World | March 29, 2004, Monday // 00:00

Milestone from the Baltic to the Black Sea

By International Herald Tribune This article was contributed by Simeon Saxe-Coburg Gotha, prime minister of Bulgaria; Juhan Parts, prime minister of Estonia; Indulis Emsis, prime minister of Latvia; Algirdas Brazauskas, prime minister of Lithuania; Adria

Views on BG | March 29, 2004, Monday // 00:00

Romania, Bulgaria, Five More East European Nations to Join NATO

By Bloomberg.com

Views on BG | March 29, 2004, Monday // 00:00

NATO Enters New Era with Eastward Expansion

By Daryl Lindsey Deutsche Welle

Views on BG | March 29, 2004, Monday // 00:00

Different Ceremony Marks Bulgaria's NATO Entry

US has changed the entry ritual for the seven NATO aspirants, including Bulgaria. Now instead of handing over the accession protocols to US President George Bush the seven prime ministers will give them to Secretary of State Colin Powell.

Politics | March 29, 2004, Monday // 00:00

Millions Siphoned from Unpaid Taxes

More than BGN 5 M of unpaid or siphoned taxes has been lost for Bulgaria's budget over the last five years. The establishment of a state service for fiscal investigation will help for faster penal proceedings against the "big whales", the Chief Taxation

Business | March 28, 2004, Sunday // 00:00

American Standard Top Up Investments in Bulgaria

Bulgaria's pottery factory Vidima Ideal has increased its production facilities with nearly 15 percent. The US investor American Standard eyes to continue extending its local investments, as the Sevlievo-located factory is a big supplier of sanitary pott

Business | March 28, 2004, Sunday // 00:00