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Alerting Bulgaria

By Polia Alexandrova Transitions Online

Views on BG | December 2, 2003, Tuesday // 00:00

UN Urges More Action on Al-Qaeda

Only a lack of technical expertise is stopping al-Qaeda from carrying out a chemical or biological attack, a United Nations report has warned. The report said al-Qaeda ideology had continued to spread, raising the spectre of further attacks.

World | December 2, 2003, Tuesday // 00:00

German Chancellor Heads to South, West China

German Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder headed to China's southern and western regions, after talks in Beijing in which both countries reaffirmed their commitment to building closer economic and strategic ties. Boosting trade between one of the world's bigges

World | December 2, 2003, Tuesday // 00:00

UK Armed Forces Minister Reviews Bulgaria's NATO Entry

UK Armed Forces Minister Adam Ingram started on Monday a two-day official visit to Bulgaria at the invitation of his Bulgarian colleague Ilko Dimitrov. Bulgaria's preparations for NATO accession, its contribution to the fight against terror and participat

Politics | December 1, 2003, Monday // 00:00

Sofia Encouraged about NATO Entry before Istanbul Summit

NATO will consider the option of Bulgaria becoming full NATO member prior to the Alliance summit in Istanbul in June 2004. This assurance was given on Monday by the Netherlands' Foreign Minister and future NATO Secretary General Jaap de Hoop Scheffer afte

Politics | December 1, 2003, Monday // 00:00

Turkey: Bombings Linked to Al-Qaida

Turkey's government linked directly last month's deadly bombings with al-Qaida. "According to the information we have right now, both those who were involved in these terrorist attacks as suicide bombers, and those who had relations with them, seem close

World | December 1, 2003, Monday // 00:00

French Embassy in Bulgaria Unaffected by Diplomats Strike

The services at France's Embassy and Consulate in Sofia were not affected by the unprecedented strike that French diplomats staged over budget cuts on Monday. People can get visas and other services, the Bulgarian News Agency reported, citing Georgi Zhel

Politics | December 1, 2003, Monday // 00:00

Investigation to be Launched into Shady Sofia Assets Transfer

The chairman of Sofia municipal council Vladimir Kisyov is to launch an investigation into the controversial transfer of municipal real estate property assets with a combined area of 54,000 sq m, which was disclosed by local media over the weekend.

Business | December 1, 2003, Monday // 00:00

President Backs Tight Legal Control on Administration in Bulgaria

Legal control on the work of the administration should not be limited groundlessly for it is a guarantee that the law is observed by state bodies and for defense of citizens' rights and interests, Bulgaria's President Georgi Parvanov said in his speech on

Politics | December 1, 2003, Monday // 00:00

Bulgaria to Pay 1.1 % of GDP to EU

Bulgaria will participate in the European Union (EU) financing with three payments, amounting to from 0.9 % to 1.

Business | December 1, 2003, Monday // 00:00

Concession Contract for Bulgarian Airports "Signed" in 2004

We hope concession contract for the airports in Varna and Burgas to be signed until the end of 2004, Bulgaria's Deputy Transport Minister, Nikola Yankov, said. Yankov pointed that the draft bill for the civil aviation was expected to be tabled in Parliam

Business | December 1, 2003, Monday // 00:00

Report to Trigger Lithuanian President's Impeachment

A parliamentary committee of inquiry in Lithuania was set to publish a damning report that is expected to open the way to President Rolandas Paksas' impeachment in a corruption scandal. The committee was set up a month ago after allegations in a security

World | December 1, 2003, Monday // 00:00

Plague on The Poor: How Aids Divides the World

By Charles Arthur The Independent

Views on BG | December 1, 2003, Monday // 00:00

Bulgaria Ponders Break-up with Russia's RSK over MiG-29

By the end of this month Bulgaria will greenlight or reject a proposed termination of the contract with Russia's RSK MiG for repair works of Bulgaria's MiG-29 fighter aircraft, said in Bulgaria's second biggest town of Plovdiv Tsonko Kirov, MP of the ruli

Business | December 1, 2003, Monday // 00:00

Bulgarian Pop Star Launches New Hit with Unique Promotion

The new hit of the Bulgarian pop star Irina Florin "Different" was broadcasted for the first time on Monday at 8.30 a.

Society | December 1, 2003, Monday // 00:00

Maastricht Warns Bulgaria of Difficulties in OSCE Chairmanship

Bulgaria's Chairmanship of the Organisation for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE), which it will assume from the Netherlands as of January 1, will not be easy and routine, Yan Kubish, OSCE Secretary General, told Bulgarian journalists as the 11th

Politics | December 1, 2003, Monday // 00:00

902 Contracts Signed with SAPARD in Bulgaria

A total of 902 contracts with candidates and potential candidates for European Union funding have been signed over the three years of existence of the SAPARD agency in Bulgaria. The total value of the contracted investments has amounted at BGN 677 M.

Politics | December 1, 2003, Monday // 00:00

Japan to Probe Diplomats' Ambush

A team of senior Japanese officials is on its way to Iraq to investigate an ambush that killed two Japanese diplomats near Tikrit. There are differing accounts of Saturday's attack with initial reports indicated the diplomats and their driver were killed

World | December 1, 2003, Monday // 00:00

Millions Head to the Polls in India

Millions of Indians will vote on Monday to elect four new state assemblies in balloting seen as a litmus test of popularity for India's ruling Hindu nationalists ahead of general elections in 2004. Some 94 million adults are eligible to vote in the states

World | December 1, 2003, Monday // 00:00

"Geneva Accord" Proposes Solution to Israeli-Palestinian Conflict

"For the first time in more than a hundred years of conflict a detailed and comprehensive solution was agreed upon which settles the most critical issues of this conflict," the Palestinian and Israeli negotiators said in a statement, meaning the unofficia

World | December 1, 2003, Monday // 00:00

Int'n'l Conference on Hospital Reforms Kicks Off in Sofia

An international conference dedicated to the hospital reforms started December 1 in Sofia to end December 2. On the first day of the conference Josep Figueras, Head of the Secretariat and a Research Director of the European Observatory on Health Care Syst

Politics | December 1, 2003, Monday // 00:00
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