Communists, reformers and pro-presidential forces are jostling for the lead in Ukraine's parliamentary elections, which a top European observer has already branded "incompetent". With about half of the votes counted, the bloc led by former Ukrainian Prime
A fire destroyed a synagogue in the southern French city of Marseilles later on Sunday, in what appears to be the latest in a wave of attacks against Jewish targets across the country. Police have yet to comment on the cause of the blaze which destroyed t
Yugoslavia is facing a freeze in US aid, as the deadline for handing over war crimes suspects expires without any decisive action. Under US law, about $120m in aid is suspended from midnight on Sunday (0500GMT Monday).
Hours after Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon declared war on what he called Yasser Arafat's "terrorist infrastructure" tanks were on the move into two Palestinian towns in the West Bank. Mr Sharon had been speaking in a televised address to the nation
No bids have been submitted for Bulgaria’s Varna shipyard, a check of Bulgaria’s Pari daily showed, the daily reported on April 1. The deadline for submitting the bids expires at 12pm on April 2.
“China assesses highly the fact that the new Bulgarian government's first contacts with it are at the level of foreign ministers,” Bulgaria’s Foreign Minister Passy told journalists after meeting Chinese Deputy Foreign Minister Liu Guchang. The Bulgarian
US Bell Helicopters, a division of Textron Inc., plans to licence Sofia-based Letets plant for repair works that would enable the plant to draw orders from neighbouring countries in SE Europe.
Sanctions, imposed by the Privatization Agency (PA) on 49 foreign buyers, who didn't execute the signed contracts, amount to USD 42.8 M and BGN 20.
Bulgaria may send more troops to Afghanistan, Dnevnik Daily reported. The daily quoted a source from the Defense Ministry.
State Commission for Energy Regulation demanded more information on the financial condition of US company AES, before it gives it a license for generating electricity at the Maritza East 1 thermal power station. A month ago the company submitted documents
The customs is the place where national security could be threatened in one way or another, Interior Ministry Chief Secretary Boyko Borissov said. Among the potential dangers he singled out drugs, illegal arms trade, traffic in people, stolen cars rings.
During ongoing police checks of software licenses, unlicensed software worth USD 50,000 has been seized at a Sofia private company. Representatives of the company failed to present licenses for using the numerous copies of Windows 98 SE, Windows ME, MS Of
It is my personal position that Bulgaria won't refuse to grant air corridors and military airports for attacks against Iraq if NATO demands these, Parliamentary Speaker Ognyan Gerdzhikov said upon his return from Bucharest where he paid a three-day visit
The Queen Mother's funeral will take place in Westminster Abbey on Tuesday 9 April, Buckingham Palace has announced. For four days before the funeral, her body will be laid in state at Westminster Hall for the public to pay their respects.
“We are not in a hurry for early parliamentary elections, “ Georgi Pirinski, deputy chairman of the Bulgarian Socialist Party, said. He confirmed the party’s position that there are symptoms of political destabilization in the country.
Amendments to the legislation on additional pension insurance are being prepared, the State Agency for Insurance Surveillance, announced. A working group has been set up, which will discuss improvements of the legal base.
For the first time in the Balkan history there are no authoritarian regimes and the governments of all countries have been elected in a democratic way, a declaration of the participants in the conference of the non-governmental Balkan Political Club in Sk
Abridged from BBC By Ania Lichtarowicz
The management of Bulgarian customs by a foreign company is right, novinite.com latest poll shows.
Sofix index went down from 119,91 points at the end of last week to 118,86 points when the market closed. The rise in Sopharma and Sunny Beach shares was not enough to compensate the fall with LUKoil Neftochim refinery and Blagoevgrad BT cigarette factory
A total of 379 annexes to privatization contracts have been signed by the Privatization Agency (PA), Petko Nikolov, chairman of the surveillance council of the Agency announced. PA has concluded 954 contracts in the period from 1993 till March 22 this yea
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Google Street View is again on its way through Bulgaria
Bulgaria has the Largest Gray Economy in Europe
