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Bulgaria's Gross Foreign Debt Up by 12.4%

Bulgaria's gross foreign debt in November 2003 amounted to USD 12.617 B in that way marking an increase of USD 1.

Politics | January 16, 2004, Friday // 00:00

Bulgaria Tries to Play Down Greek Visas Threat

Greece is not likely to impose temporary visa restrictions for Bulgarian citizens during the Olympic Games in Athens, Deputy Foreign Minister Katya Todorova told the Bulgarian National Radio on Friday after much talk over the week of an imminent introduct

Politics | January 16, 2004, Friday // 00:00

Prosecutors Approach Bulgarian Army Chief over Karbala

Gen Nikola Kolev, Bulgarian Army Chief of the General Staff, has been questioned by a military prosecutor on Friday. He was summoned to the Military Prosecutors' Office to witness about the Dec 27, 2003 incident, when a suicide bomber in the Iraqi city of

Politics | January 16, 2004, Friday // 00:00

The Economist: 4 M to Migrate to Western Europe 25 Y after Enlargement

Recent academic simulations have predicted that as many as 3m-4m people will migrate from central to western Europe in the 25 years after enlargement, about 1% of the present EU population, The Economist wrote in its latest printed issue in an article ent

Politics | January 16, 2004, Friday // 00:00

Prodi: Turkey Closer To EU Membership

EU Commission President Romano Prodi said on Thursday that impressive progress was achieved by Turkey regarding reforms, adding that "'the country is now closer to the European Union", Turkish media reported. Prodi, who is the first EU Commission Presiden

World | January 16, 2004, Friday // 00:00

The Coming Hordes

From The Economist print edition On one side stand economists armed with formulae and tables of data, arguing that migration from the poor countries of central Europe to the rich countries of western Europe will be modest and manageable after ten new mem

Views on BG | January 16, 2004, Friday // 00:00

Bulgarian Militaries Honored with General-Rank Epaulets

Bulgarian military men were honored with general-rank epaulets by President Georgi Parvanov at an official ceremony on Friday. The top army rank of brigadier general has been awarded for outstanding professional performance to National Investigation Serv

Politics | January 16, 2004, Friday // 00:00

Finland Restricts Labour Market for New EU Members

Workers from eight Eastern European countries due to join the EU in May will not have a free access to the Finnish labour market for the first two years after joining the Union. This is envisaged by a bill Finland's government tabled on Thursday with the

Politics | January 16, 2004, Friday // 00:00

Atomic Energy of Canada: Weight up Pros, Cons from Bulgaria's 2nd N-plant

Atomic Energy of Canada, one of the foreign companies that eye the construction of a second nuclear power plant in Bulgaria, recommended to the Bulgarian government to either back with arguments the project or decide on using alternative technologies whic

Business | January 16, 2004, Friday // 00:00

Macedonia in Bid for EU Membership

The Former Yugoslav republic of Macedonia is set to hand in its application for membership of the European Union by the end of February. A spokesperson for President Boris Trajkovski, told the EUobserver online edition, that the application would come bef

World | January 16, 2004, Friday // 00:00

Bulgaria Closes EU Agriculture Chapter End-June

Bulgaria will have the common EU position on the Agriculture Chapter by March 12 and negotiations on it will be over by the end of June, Agriculture Minister Mehmed Dikme announced on the opening day of Green Week Expo in Berlin. The exact dates have bee

Politics | January 16, 2004, Friday // 00:00

Bulgarian, Dutch Police Diverge on Motives for Underworld Boss Murder

Bulgaria's police is working on a hypothesis about the murder of Bulgarian contraband lord Samokovetsa, which differ from that of their Dutch colleagues, it emerged on Friday.

Politics | January 16, 2004, Friday // 00:00

Bulgarian Takes Ecumenical Patriarch to Court

The spiritual leader of Orthodox Christians, Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew, is about to enter the courtroom in Istanbul as a defendant, after some months ago Bulgarian Bozhidar Chipov filed a lawsuit against him, BBC reported.

Politics | January 16, 2004, Friday // 00:00

Bomb Goes off In front of Sofia Apartment

A bomb went off late on Thursday night in front of an apartment at Sofia Street Kosta Lulchev, which connects two major thoroughfare in the capital - Tsarigradsko Shosse and Shipchenski Prohod. Police say the flat's owner is a 34-year-old woman, who has b

Politics | January 16, 2004, Friday // 00:00

Mild Tremor Hit Earthquake-Prone Bulgarian Area

An earthquake measuring 2.2 on the Richter scale was felt on the territory of the village of Assenovo in the municipality of Strazhitsa minutes after 9 a.

Politics | January 16, 2004, Friday // 00:00

"Personal Motives" behind Murder of Bulgarian Contraband Boss

There was animosity between Bulgarian contraband lord Konstantin Dimitrov a.k.

Politics | January 16, 2004, Friday // 00:00

Ill-Fated Ship Elena on Bulgaria's Border Police Black List

Bulgaria-flagged Elena ship, aboard which a murder tragedy unfolded at the end of last year on its way from Ukraine to the Bulgarian city of Burgas, is on the blacklist of Bulgaria's Border Police, 24 Hours Daily reported.

Politics | January 16, 2004, Friday // 00:00

Georgian Minister's Plane Attacked in Iraq

Airplane carrying Georgia's Defence Minister David Tevzadze came under fire after taking off from Baghdad last night, security official disclosed. He explained that the pilot had to maneuver in a way for flying the machine into a safe zone.

World | January 16, 2004, Friday // 00:00

Bulgaria Joins Major Agriculture Expo in Berlin

A Bulgarian stall was opened Friday by Agriculture Minister Mehmed Dikme at the international Green Week exhibition in Berlin. At the major event, held every year since 1926, food producers and agriculture and horticulture entrepreneurs from around the wo

Business | January 16, 2004, Friday // 00:00

Landmine Kills Three Students in Iraq

A landmine went off as a university bus packed with students run over it near the Iraqi city of Tikrit on Thursday. Three of the passengers were killed as the blast tore the vehicle apart.

World | January 16, 2004, Friday // 00:00

Top Cleric Attacks Iraq Election Plan

Top Shia cleric Hojat Al-Islam Ali Abdulhakim Alsafi has sent a letter to US President George Bush to question sincerity over the transfer of power in Iraq to locals. The letter also expressed doubts that the transition plan was rather linked to US intere

World | January 16, 2004, Friday // 00:00