Foreign Minister Passy said he expected Bulgaria to conclude the NATO membership talks by the end of March and to go on with the ratification. Asked whether the secret information leaks would have an impact on the negotiations process, Passy said that sev
Radio Free Europe By Eugen Tomiuc
No reasons exist Bulgaria to re-open the Energy chapter of the acquis after the decision of the Supreme Court to annul the governmental decision about the early closure of units 3 and 4. Gilles Gantelet, spokesman for EU Energy and Transport Commissioner
The flow of tourists from Russia has declined significantly in 2002 due to the introduced visa restrictions. Andrey Grozov, Russia's minister plenipotentiary in Bulgaria said that the number of the Russian tourists went down by 30,000 in 2002 compared to
Police in Nepal have rescued 14 children, forced to work as bonded labourers at a weaving factory in the capital, Kathmandu. Police said the children were working as wool spinners within the dark, cold rooms of the secretly run factory.
Turkish Cypriot leader Rauf Denktash is refusing to sign a United Nations peace plan to reunite Cyprus, despite pressure from Turkey, ahead of next week's talks on the island's future. Mr Denktash expressed concern the current UN plan will not allow Turki
North Korea has warned it could end its moratorium on ballistic missile tests. The North Korean ambassador to China blamed the US for the move, saying Washington had invalidated all agreements between the two countries.
74 percent of the Bulgarians think their country will join the European Union. Only twelve percent think the opposite.
No injured or victims were reported from a chain accident that took place on Saturday at Sofia-Botevgrad highway. Only material damages were registered.
Snow fell in Sofia and other parts of the country on Saturday. The authorities announced that the roads across Bulgaria were passable in winter conditions.
The number of the unemployed in the Smolyan region has gone up by 1,000 over the last nine months, the national radio reported. 57 percent of the unemployed are women.
Sofia policemen conducted an anti-drugs operation in Sofia, during which they checked 178 places where drug dealers and addicts gather. 115 people were detained for 24 hours, eight people were arrested for 72 hours.
A program for changes in the Constitution will be prepared during the first working weeks of the Parliament. That was announced by Parliament Speaker Ognyan Gerdzhikov.
A light quake was registered at 5.19 am on Saturday morning on the territory of Bulgaria.
The Post-privatization Control Agency is currently reviewing some two thousand deals, submitted to it by the Economy Ministry. It had so far found violations in three hundred of these privatization deals.
Bulgaria strives for peaceful solution to the Iraqi crisis, Foreign Minister Passy said during a visit to Silistra. He added that he didn't expect a reaction on behalf of the Bulgarian society in case that Bulgaria has to grant air corridor for an eventua
The government will introduce measures to protect the Bulgarian investors abroad, in the neighboring countries in particupar. That was announced by Deputy Prime Minister and Economy Minister Nikolay Vassilev on Friday.
The first round of Bulgaria's NATO accession talks took place on Friday. The Bulgarian officials highlighted the political parties consensus on NATO membership.
By creating a destination brand, Bulgaria has the unique opportunity to market itself to hundreds of thousands of potential visitors during the Olympic Games 2004 in neighbouring Greece. Tim Williams, president of top US advertising & PR agency R&R said t
Deputy Foreign Minister Lyubomir Ivanov assured that Bulgaria was going well en route to NATO accession in an interview for the state radio. He is in Brussels as head of Bulgaria's mission that conducts NATO accession negotiations.
Israel's Central Election Committee (CEC) will meet on Saturday to discuss its decision to cut short a broadcast by Prime Minister Ariel Sharon, Israel Radio has reported. The embattled Mr Sharon was defending himself and his family against allegations of
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