Some 123 'Buddy Bears' were created by 123 artists from 123 countries to promote tolerance and international understanding. The Buddy Bears were financed by different sponsors and will be auctioned with the proceeds going to UNICEF after a world tour.
Italy's Ambassador to Bulgaria Gian Battista Campagnola was born in Rome. He graduated Political Sciences at the University of Rome.
There is no need of veto on Bulgaria's law for municipal elections, Sergey Stanishev leader of the Bulgarian Socialist Party said following his meeting with President Georgi Parvanov. He also explained that all problems concerning the election law could
A five-member panel of Bulgaria's Supreme Administrative Court (SAC) overruled the decision of the of the supervisory board of the Privatisation Agency to scrap the EUR 210 M sale of a 65-percent stake in Bulgarian Telecommunications Company BTC to U.S.
Construction of the Danube Bridge II between the Bulgarian port of Vidin, 210 kilometers (130 miles) north of Sofia, and the Romanian port of Calafat on the opposite bank will cost some EUR 190 M, preliminary calculation showed Tuesday. Some EUR 5 M are
Surgeons at Bulgaria's St Ekaterina hospital completed successfully the second transplantation of the so-called Berlin heart Tuesday. The prosthesis was transplanted to 22-year-old Plamen Mihaylov from the Bulgarian town of Sliven.
Members of Bulgaria's Cabinet will hold monthly meetings with leaders of the parliamentary commissions, Deputy Chair of Bulgaria's ruling Simeon II National movement Miroslav Sevlievski said Tuesday. The move aims to improve communication between ministe
Archeologist in the Bulgarian town of Stara Zagora found Tuesday a rare statue of Heros, the most honored god for the Thracians. The marble statue is believed to be part of the decoration of a pagan temple during the first millennium B.
The Bulgarian Women's Party will enter the upcoming local elections independently, party leader Vesela Draganova said Tuesday. The party turned down the proposal of their coalition partner ruling Simeon II National Movement (SIINM) to form a coalition an
The first project of Bulgaria's new system for sterilizing dangerous hospital waste started at Sofia's Emergency Institute Pirogov Tuesday. The new technology uses high-frequency microwaves and is cheaper and much more environment-friendly.
More than half of Bulgaria's lawyers believe that magistrates should be provided functional immunity only, survey showed Tuesday.
Bulgaria's protesting asthma patients installed Tuesday a breathing-test apparatus in front of the parliamentary building. The move aims to remind politicians that asthma patients need financial aid for buying medicines, organizers of the protests said.
Four alpinists from Bulgaria's second largest city of Plovdiv will set off for Europe's highest summit, the Mont Blanc peak (4,807 m) in the Swiss part of the Alps. The trip marks 100 years since the expedition of the first Bulgarian -- Ivan Maleev from t
The Libyan court is very likely to take into consideration testimony of Italian Professor Vittorio Collizi in favour of the six Bulgarian medics in Libya, Liubomir Todorov, spokesman of Bulgaria's Foreign Ministry said Tuesday. Earlier in July Collizi of
One in every six drivers in Bulgaria exceeds speed limits, an operation of Bulgaria's road police ascertained. The operation took place on Sunday and included checks on some 6,700 vehicles.
The pre-election committee of Bulgaria's ruling Simeon II National Movement (SIINM) is open for new candidatures for the Sofia mayor post, SIINM MP and member of the committee Atanas Shterev said Tuesday. The move practically prolonged the already expire
New 43 cases of HIV-infection were registered in Bulgaria over 2003, data show. These newly infected make for a total of 445 Bulgarians who are registered to be HIV-positive.
Upcoming meeting of Bulgaria's Socialist Party has clear and pragmatic goal -- to consolidate the party and activate its potential before the local elections, Deputy Chair Rumen Ovcharov said Tuesday. The meeting will also seek resolutions for the countr
Bulgaria's Supreme Football League leader CSKA will meet its main rival Levski on November 2nd. The match will be part of the 11th round of Bulgaria's First Division Championship.
Three people died in forest fires that swept through countryside near the French Riviera. Two of them were a British couple who were found dead in woods outside the village of La Garde Freinet.
US military said Tuesday it has detained a suspected member of former Iraqi leader Saddam Hussein's security team in dawn raids north of Baghdad. "Several men were captured but one of them is believed to be a very close member of the Saddam Hussein securi
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