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The Subcommittee on Europe with the US Congress postponed a vote on the legal amendment that would greenlight military aid to Bulgaria, Sofia's envoy to Washington said. Elena Poptodorova, Bulgarian Ambassador to the United States, revealed that some cong
Politics | June 27, 2003, Friday // 00:00
Harry Potter author JK Rowling said Thursday she would love to become invisible.
"I would love the power of invisibility.
Society | June 27, 2003, Friday // 00:00
Pork producers from across Bulgaria staged a rally near the Parliament in Sofia to protest over low purchase prices. In a letter to the parliament speaker they demand a three-month ban on pork imports to avert local pig farm crashes.
Politics | June 27, 2003, Friday // 00:00
A tourism project, which includes publishing a cooking book dedicated to the traditional cuisine of each country from the Balkan region, will be implemented by Bulgaria and all other countries of the Balkans to the end of 2003.
The project, along with ot
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Assoc. Prof.
Politics | June 27, 2003, Friday // 00:00
Luchezar Nikolov, chief of the Financial Control Department in the municipality of Vidin, 250 kilometers southwest of Sofia has been assaulted unidentified attackers Friday morning. Nikolov has been beaten up while shopping in the store housed by his bloc
Politics | June 27, 2003, Friday // 00:00
The International Women's Club (IWC) of Sofia, a volunteer organization, in coordination with the Czech Cultural Center, hosted a forum entitled "Directors' Forum: Bulgarian Homes for Children" on Thursday, the 26th of June at the Czech Center. The organ
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Israel Business Arena
Under the deal with Bulgaria's Transat, Gilat will set up a satellite-based network with sites throughout Bulgaria.
Meetings on reaching an arrangement to facilitate the adoption of Bulgarian children are under way, Malta's Minister for Social Policy Lawrence Gonzi said, quoted by timesofmalta.com.
Politics | June 27, 2003, Friday // 00:00
French police found 15 illegal Bulgarian immigrants, who had been sheltered at an abandoned industrial building in the town of Chambery.
The Bulgarians have been hired as construction workers.
Politics | June 27, 2003, Friday // 00:00
The first business delegation from German state Saarland is expected in Bulgaria June 28 trough July 3 to hunt for deals and investment opportunities. Saarland's Economy Minister Hanspeter Georgi will lead the group of entrepreneurs.
Business | June 27, 2003, Friday // 00:00
The president vetoed recent Family Act amendments constituting adoption of Bulgarian children. His main motive announced on Friday was that the revision did not properly prioritize domestic adoptions.
Politics | June 27, 2003, Friday // 00:00
Wages in Bulgaria will equal those in the euro zone shortly after accession according to the country's Euro-integration Minister Meglena Kuneva. She insisted that the European Commission has the obligation to work for the equity of pay across the Union.
Politics | June 27, 2003, Friday // 00:00
Officers from Bulgaria's special services reign over the country's heavily armed mafia, an influential member of the Parliament's security committee said. According to Nikolay Chukanov from Bulgaria's ruling party, these people still work as "berets.
Politics | June 27, 2003, Friday // 00:00
A ship run by Dutch abortion-rights campaigners has left a Polish port for international waters with about a dozen Polish women aboard. The campaigners, Women on Waves, were expected to give the women family planning advice away from Poland's restrictive
World | June 27, 2003, Friday // 00:00
Cameroon midfielder Marc-Vivien Foe has died after collapsing during an international match in France. The 28-year-old fell to the ground unchallenged in the 72nd minute of a Confederations Cup semi-final against Colombia in Lyon.
World | June 27, 2003, Friday // 00:00
The man suspected of masterminding a co-ordinated group of deadly suicide bombings in Riyadh in May has surrendered to the authorities in Saudi Arabia, Saudi officials have said. Ali Abdul Rachman al-Gamdi, also known as Abu Bakr al-Azdi, was number two o
World | June 27, 2003, Friday // 00:00
Friday was the deadline for purchase of document packages by prospective bidders in the privatization of Bulgaria's largest printing complex.
Business | June 27, 2003, Friday // 00:00
One of the most remarkable figures of the Iraq war has resurfaced for the first time since the collapse of Saddam Hussein's regime in April. Former Iraqi Information Minister Mohammed Saeed al-Sahhaf - dubbed "Comical Ali" for his deadpan insistence that
World | June 27, 2003, Friday // 00:00
A second round of consultations between the parliamentary groups of the left-wing Coalition for Bulgaria, ruling Simeon II National Movement and its junior coalition partner the Movement for Rights and Freedoms is scheduled for this morning. A meeting in
Business | June 27, 2003, Friday // 00:00
A young, healthy and handsome man dated a beautiful girl for some two months. He took her to cafes, bought her flowers, so it was all very romantic.
Society | June 27, 2003, Friday // 00:00
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