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Spanish police officers have detained seven Bulgarian nationals that were said to possess fake Greek passports and tried to acquire permanent residence, the on-line edition of the Spanish newspaper Panorama-Actual reported. It was disclosed that the addre
Politics | November 13, 2003, Thursday // 00:00
The Bulyard consortium, which won the tender for acquiring 75% of Bulgaria's Varna shipyard equity, will transfer USD 1 M in advance to Navigation Marine Bulgare, NMB chair of the Board of Directors Kamen Kirov announced.
Business | November 13, 2003, Thursday // 00:00
Bulgarian Kremikovtzi steel maker is to sign a EUR 1 B contract with the Italian Marcegaglia company on Friday, Valentin Zahariev, Kremikovtzi's director announced Thursday.
Business | November 13, 2003, Thursday // 00:00
Nineteen Bulgarian nationals took the stand in a court in the French town of Marseille on charges of pimping. The detainees have allegedly been part of a pimping network busted at the beginning of 2001.
Politics | November 13, 2003, Thursday // 00:00
Germany's Foreign Ministry urged Bulgaria on Thursday to spell out its position on the spying scandal, which is said to have driven the government in Berlin to a fury.
Politics | November 13, 2003, Thursday // 00:00
Tickets for the show of the dance idols Kosheen are already out for sale at the booking office of the National Palace of Culture in Sofia. Kosheen will throw a one and a half hour concert on November 30 in Sofia.
Society | November 13, 2003, Thursday // 00:00
Another fourteen suspects for the shootout that took place at a nightclub in Sofia last week have been detained Wednesday evening and questioned. Four of them have been released a few hours later, local private TV channel bTV channel reported.
Politics | November 13, 2003, Thursday // 00:00
It would be insolence if we fail to admit that people do not like us anymore, influential MP Emil Koshlukov said Thursday. Koshlukov also said that the governing policy of the cabinet is incompetent and urged for reforms.
Politics | November 13, 2003, Thursday // 00:00
The European Commission will release to Bulgaria EUR 522,446 under a PHARE program for fight against frauds. The project will be co-financed by Bulgaria with EUR 26, 122.
Business | November 13, 2003, Thursday // 00:00
The Council of Ministers discusses Thursday a draft agreement between the governments of Bulgaria and the United States to set a bilateral Bulgarian-American committee on educational exchange. The Cabinet is expected to assign to Education Minister Igor D
Politics | November 13, 2003, Thursday // 00:00
Bulgaria's government will hopefully set a date for launching the construction of Bulgaria's second nuclear plant by the end of summer 2004, Vesselin Bliznakov, chairman of the parliamentary energy commission told national private TV channel bTV.
Bliznak
Politics | November 13, 2003, Thursday // 00:00
Poland's football team won a 3-1 victory over Italy's at a special match in Warsaw organized to mark the Pope's 25th anniversary in office. At a meeting with the Polish-born pontiff John Paul II, the teams presented him with a crystal football and a numb
World | November 13, 2003, Thursday // 00:00
The winner of the Best Young Entrepreneur 2003 contest, organized by the Bulgarian-American Investment Fund, will became known on Thursday. The competition kick-started in July, and presentations of the participants - aged 18 to 29 - have been evaluated b
Business | November 13, 2003, Thursday // 00:00
Bulgaria's Foreign Minister Solomon Passy, who left November 12 for Ireland, met Thursday with some of the country's top diplomats and discussed Ireland's future policies in the framework of its European Union (EU) presidency. The country will stand ahead
Politics | November 13, 2003, Thursday // 00:00
The US has struck at Iraqi insurgents hours after Wednesday's suicide bomb attack at an Italian base in Nasiriyah, and destroyed a warehouse in Baghdad. The US soldiers also chased Iraqis who were seen firing mortars.
World | November 13, 2003, Thursday // 00:00
The Confederation of Independent Trade Unions in Bulgaria (CITUB) staged Thursday a protest against state policies. Over 5 000 protestors rallied in front of the Council of Ministers building in the country's capital, bringing chaos in the traffic.
Politics | November 13, 2003, Thursday // 00:00
The US has challenged the United Nations (UN) nuclear energy watchdog's report that says Iran has not been trying to develop nuclear weapons. US Under-secretary of State for Arms Control John Bolton said the assessment was "impossible to believe".
World | November 13, 2003, Thursday // 00:00
Italy's Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi has said his country would not be deterred by the deadly bomb attack on the Italian headquarters in Iraq, which claimed the lives of 18 Italians and about a dozen of other people. Italy remains committed to helpin
World | November 13, 2003, Thursday // 00:00
Bulgaria's Cabinet is set to greenlight Thursday the allotting of some extra BGN 11.4 M to the country's municipalities, and the money would be used for the needs of education, the Bulgarian News Agency reported.
Politics | November 13, 2003, Thursday // 00:00
Evdokiya Maneva, chair of Sofia branch of right-wing party Union of Democratic Forces, announced her resignation of the post on Wednesday. The loss at the municipal elections in Sofia that took place in October was pointed out by Maneva as the main reason
Politics | November 12, 2003, Wednesday // 00:00
The Palestinian legislature approved Prime Minister Ahmed Qureia's Cabinet Wednesday after he and Yasser Arafat made pleas for an end to violence and a renewal of peace talks with Israel. Qureia won approval for his new government, despite complaints abou
World | November 12, 2003, Wednesday // 00:00
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