Border police detained a vessel without identification signs and a hoisted national flag on the night of December 29 to 30. The vessel was anchored without a permit in Bulgarian waters at about 10 miles to the east of Ahtopol.
The death of Vladimir Dimov, Economic and Investment Bank (EIBank) Deputy Security Chief, was described as "typical suicide" by National Police Service Chief Gen Vassilev, who summed up the results of the first inspection on the scene of the crime. The 44
French police are reported to be holding a baggage handler at Paris's main international airport after they allegedly found guns, explosives and detonators in his car. The employee of Roissy Charles de Gaulle airport, identified by French media as an Alg
Bulgaria's trade with France in 2002 was robust and amounted to USD 823 M, Bulgarian Ambassador to Paris Marin Raykov announced. In an interview for Deutsche Welle he commented bilateral relations between Bulgaria and France and projections for 2003.
Nearly BGN 29 M will be spent in 2003 on switching off and final decommissioning of two oldest 440 MW units at Kozloduy nuclear power station, 200 kilometres north of Sofia. The funding has been fixed on the basis of a technical project for decommissionin
Moscow hostage crisis caused by Chechen rebels was named the international event of the year according to a survey of polling agency Alpha Research. Asked to name the international event of the year, 57 % of respondents selected the Moscow crisis.
North Korea has hinted it could pull out of the nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty if the confrontation over its nuclear programme continues. The north has already expelled inspectors from its nuclear complex at Yongbyon and is threatening to restart the fa
Three American doctors have been shot dead in Yemen by a lone gunman - described as a suspected Islamist , BBC reported. A fourth was wounded in the attack in the southern town of Jibla, hospital sources told the AFP news agency.
An action plan on Prosecutor Kolev's murder case with the tasks assigned has been agreed at a meeting of Interior Ministry Chief Secretary Gen Boyko Borissov and Deputy Chief Prosecutor Hristo Manchev. Representatives of the National Intelligence Service,
Russia hasn't responded yet to a note asking the new flag carrier Balkan Air Tour to replace bankrupt Balkan Airlines as Bulgaria's carrier to Russia, the Bulgarian news agency announced. The Russian authorities explained the delay with the debts of Balka
The Bulgarian government condemned the murder of Supreme Prosecutor Nikolay Kolev that took place on Saturday evening according to a statement of the Cabinet's spokesman. "Yesterday's (Saturday) murder provokes deep concern among the Bulgarian society and
" I believe that going forward the Foreign Investment Agency should function like a marketing department of a large corporation, which has a broad client base," Pavel Ezekiev, newly appointed head of the Foreign Investments Agency said in an exclusive int
According to the rightist opposition party Union of Democratic Forces (UDF), 2002 was a year of harmful consequences for Bulgaria. UDF spokesman Nikolay Mladenov said that stressing that the Cabinet "breaks the law.
North Korea has declared it will not give in to threats from the Bush administration that it faces economic isolation unless it abandons its nuclear programme. In a process it defined as "tailored containment", the United States said it would call on Nort
Police in Ukraine have impounded a number of radioactive Christmas trees, reports say. The trees were said to have been cut down in an area contaminated by the Chernobyl nuclear disaster in 1986.
Amid the stir following the murder of a senior Bulgarian magistrate, President Parvanov voiced his alarm about escalating tensions in the country. Parvanov said he is following closely the events related to the assassination of Supreme Prosecutor Nikolay
Mr. Pavel Ezekiev is the new chairman of the Bulgarian Foreign Investment Agency.
Ruling party Simeon II National Movement (SIINM) pledged legal amendments that will help the government finalise Bulgaria's strategic privatisation deals. According to Plamen Panayotov, chair of SIINM parliamentary group, his party will push on with judic
Starting January 1, excise duties and VAT of imports to Bulgaria are payable directly to the bank accounts of the customs office that has processed the shipment. The old regulations assigned the collection to the tax administration though customs officers
The Cabinet fixed the days of the 2003 religious holidays in Bulgaria for non-orthodox believers. The ministers set the dates of the basic religious celebration of Roman Catholics, Muslims, Judaists, White Brotherhood and Bahai devotees, Adventists, Refor
BGN 29 M will be invested in 26 new SAPARD projects, the Agriculture Ministry announced.
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