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Moskovska street around the building of the British embassy in Sofia is closed, the Bulgarian News Agency reported, quoting Georgi Vassilev, head of the transport committee with the Sofia Municipal Council. The transport committee allowed the closure in c
Politics | March 10, 2003, Monday // 00:00
Interior Minister Georgi Petkanov announced that all police units are on alert and this will be in force for a couple of days more.
The murder of billionaire Iliya Pavlov and Moldovian Stepan Rubakov triggered the need for bigger police presence all over
Politics | March 10, 2003, Monday // 00:00
German tour operator Thomas Cook AG is creating a special fund, amounting to EUR 100 M. The funds will be used for reconstruction and building of nearly 15 hotels in Bulgaria.
Politics | March 10, 2003, Monday // 00:00
The United States hasn't requested from Bulgaria to increase its military troops in the country, Defense Minister Nikolay Svinarov announced before the urgent meeting of the Cabinet on Monday.
He denied information for requests Bulgaria's territory to be
Politics | March 10, 2003, Monday // 00:00
Russia announced it would vote against the new draft resolution on Iraq, submitted by the United States and Britain.
The move means that Russia would veto the U.
Politics | March 10, 2003, Monday // 00:00
Customs officers at Kapitan Andreevo border checkpoint (on the Bulgarian-Turkish border) seized 19 kg of marijuana late on Sunday. The drug was hidden under the dashboard of a Renault car with Bosnian licence plates bound from Kosovo to Turkey.
Politics | March 10, 2003, Monday // 00:00
The Constitutional Court instituted separate cases on all filed claims against the amendments to the Privatisation Act.
Business | March 10, 2003, Monday // 00:00
Economic motives are at the root of Iliya Pavlov's murder, said former Chief of National Security Service General Atanass Atanassov.
Politics | March 10, 2003, Monday // 00:00
The Bulgarian government will have an extraordinary meeting today. The murder of Bulgaria's wealthiest businessman Iliya Pavlov will be top on the agenda.
Politics | March 10, 2003, Monday // 00:00
North Korea has test-fired a missile into the sea off its coast, the South Korean defence ministry has said. It was Pyongyang's second missile test in the past two weeks, following a launch on 24 February as South Korea was inaugurating its new president,
World | March 10, 2003, Monday // 00:00
Five members of the Caliphate, an Islamic organization banned in Germany and
Turkey, have been interrogated in the Bulgarian town of Pazadzhik March 10.
Politics | March 10, 2003, Monday // 00:00
Interior Minister Georgi Petkanov said that the authorities were working on seven or eight versions for the murder of Bulgaria's wealthiest businessman Iliya Pavlov.
He declined to specify any.
Politics | March 10, 2003, Monday // 00:00
Metatabak, one of the four also-rans in the privatisation of Bulgartabac monopoly, did not confirm the validity of its bid, the Privatisation Agency announced March 10.
Business | March 10, 2003, Monday // 00:00
Bulgaria seeks consensus with the European Union on Iraq above all and after that consensus with the UN Security Council, Foreign Minister Passy said in Brussels. He and Euro-integration Minister Kuneva had an hour and thirty minutes working meeting with
Politics | March 10, 2003, Monday // 00:00
Everything that has been built by Iliya Pavlov is owned by the family Pavlov's Trust and no changes in the management and leadership of MG Corporation will ensue, Darina Pavlova, wife of the murdered Bulgarian businessman Iliya Pavlov, writes in a letter
Politics | March 10, 2003, Monday // 00:00
Late Iliya Pavlov did not expect an attempt on his life and did not feel threatened, according to Boyko Borissov, chief secretary with the Interior Ministry told the Bulgarian national radio.
In his opinion, the fact that the number of the guards of Pavl
Politics | March 10, 2003, Monday // 00:00
Problems in the agriculture sector in the context of the European Union expansion and the principles of common agriculture policy are to be discussed at the international conference "EU Expansion - Sustainable Agriculture and Policy for Development of Agr
Politics | March 10, 2003, Monday // 00:00
Foreign Minister Solomon Passy and Euro Integration Minister Meglena Kuneva will meet at a working breakfast EU Enlargement Commissioner Verheugen in Brussels today.
They left urgently for Brussels on March 9.
Politics | March 10, 2003, Monday // 00:00
The Supreme Prosecutor's Office has formed a case on the murder of MG President Iliya Pavlov against an unknown killer. That was announced by Supreme Prosecutor Anguel Iliev.
Politics | March 10, 2003, Monday // 00:00
The success of Iliya Pavlov is a result of a lot of work, Darina Pavlova, wife of late Iliya Pavlov said in an interview for 24 Hours less than two weeks before the murder of the billionaire in front of his office in Sofia.
"His priority is to make somet
Politics | March 10, 2003, Monday // 00:00
Members of a deeply divided UN Security Council are bracing themselves for a crucial week in the United Nations, with both sides making a final diplomatic push to win support for their point of view.
Politics | March 10, 2003, Monday // 00:00
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