The Netherlands' Parliament ratified Wednesday the Accession Protocols of Bulgaria, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Romania, Slovenia and Slovakia that were invited to join NATO. Thus the Netherlands became the eight country to back the NATO entry of the sev
Michael Jackson was being sought on an arrest warrant alleging multiple counts of child molestation, it was announced. Jackson was being given an opportunity to surrender and bail would be set at USD 3 M, a US police official announced.
The recommendations of the European Union (EU) concerning the safety of Bulgaria's only nuclear plant in the town of Kozloduy have been met, Antonio Madonna, head of the special EU mission to Bulgaria that is carrying out a check on units 3 and 4 of the
Bulgarian jobless rate in October stood at 12,86%, the Social Ministry announced. The number of unemployed people is 476 326.
The Bulgarian subsidiary of Greek software maker Delta Singular Group won the tender for a main subcontractor for the renovation and supply of technical equipment to a classroom at the Military Academy "G.S.
Notorious Bulgarian rapper Vanko 1 that was jailed to 12 years over pimping might appeal the sentence in the European Court of Human Rights in Strasbourg, Ivan Radichev, lawyer of the rapper announced Wednesday. He explained that decision with the fact th
A specialized group of Bulgaria's unit in Iraq detained a car and arrested six Iraqis, Bulgaria's Defense Ministry announced Wednesday. The Bulgarian military men have also confiscated two sub machine guns and a pistol.
Sofia will host the fourth regional meeting of Interior Ministers and Defense Ministers, organized by the Stability Pact for South Eastern Europe on December 10, the chairwoman of the Stability Pact for South Eastern Europe Task Force of Human Trafficking
Bulgarian Parliament passed a law on film industry aiming to enhance local film production as well as screening of European films.
A special amendment in Bulgaria's state law that was passed Wednesday put tourist agencies under the obligation to hire only guides who hold a special license for their work. Legal procedure for acquiring such licenses should be specified within six month
Bulgarian violin-player virtuoso Vasko Vassilev, together with the "Laureate" group that he heads, is to stage two concerts in Sofia and one in the Black Sea town of Varna December 13, 14.
Bulgarian wine-lovers will for the very first time have the possibility to attend the big welcoming celebration, dedicated to the 2003 New Beaujolais harvest at the Tsentralni Hali shopping mall on December 5, 2003. The official wine testing will delight
Pazardzhik District Court voided the ruling of Velingrad Municipal Electoral Commission, which pronounced Redzheb Kisyov mayor of the town of Surnitsa. A technical mistake has gave the lead to Kisyov in the mayoral race, ranking Shukri Yakubov second.
Students and teachers from the American College of Sofia blocked Alexander Malinov boulevard on Wednesday, a day after a girl from the school was knocked down by a car and died. This is the third protest rally against reckless driving held in Sofia since
Five tourists from Ecuador have been hurt Wednesday in shooting at a border crossing point between Israel and Jordan, Israeli officials have said. Israeli security forces have shot the gunman who opened fire, and said that he approached from the Jordanian
Turkish investigators have identified the bodies of two men suspected of carrying out Saturday's suicide attacks on two synagogues in Istanbul. DNA tests showed that both men are Turks, named Mesut Cabuk, aged 29, and 22-year-old Gokhan Elaltuntas, the ci
Bread prices in Bulgaria's main coastal city of Varna as well as in the towns of Shumen and Dobrich have gone up Wednesday. The increase comes as no surprise as last summer's prolonged heatwave has devastated crops across Europe, leaving some countries fa
Bulgaria's minimum pay that is no subject to taxation will increase from BGN 110 to BGN 120, Finance Minister Milen Velchev has said Wednesday. Also, people with the lowest income will pay 12% in taxes instead of 15% as it was until now, the minister sai
Bulgarian scientific organizations, universities and companies are competing for EUR 5 B from the European Union (EU) Sixth Framework Program. Projects in the information technologies, universe sciences, ecology, biotechnologies and other areas will be f
Four people died and other two are missing after a military Superpuma helicopter crashed off the west coast of Sweden Tuesday night. The tragedy happened during a training.
Spanish speaking journalists set up an association in Sofia on Wednesday in an effort to bring Bulgaria closer to the political experience and spiritual diversity of Spain and Latin America countries. In the opinion of the founders - 44 Bulgarian journali
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