Bulgaria's National Electricity Transmission Company plans to launch a USD 150 M bond issue on international financial markets, Deputy Energy Minister Ilko Yotsev announced. Following Navigation Maritime Bulgare‘s EUR 75 M issue, this is to be the second
Hong Kong has been declared free of SARS, 20 days after the last confirmed case of the disease in the territory. The World Health Organization called the development a "very significant achievement in the history of SARS control", following 296 deaths fro
Bulgaria's Sports Academy organized an Olympic race dedicated to the International Olympic Day. The participants in the race lit the Olympic fire at the Sports Academy.
The United States warned Bulgaria of freezing nearly USD 20 M of additional military aid to the Balkan country, days after it joined the common stand of the European Union member states against signing war crimes immunity pacts with Washington. No decisi
We are expecting to get the money back as soon as Iraq starts to pay its debts, Foreign Minister Passy, who is currently on a visit to London, said in an interview for CNN.
Students from Bulgaria's Sports Academy "Vassil Levski" organized a protest football game and a torch march at the square in front of Sofia's St Alexander Nevski cathedral June 23. The students protested against the inactiveness of Bulgaria's government f
Kaufland is one of three German retail groups that plan to step on the Bulgarian market, rivalling Billa and Metro hypermarkets, which have already gained good positions in the country.
Bulgaria's army needs over USD 5 B to be equipped according to NATO's requirements. This became clear at the international two-day conference "Bulgaria Joining NATO: Trade and Investment Opportunities" that started in Sofia Monday.
Four security guards transporting the cash of a Sofia exchange bureaux were wounded in a shoot-out as robbers attacked them. The incident took place in front of the Moskva hotel at about 08:30 am local time on Monday.
US Secretary of State Colin Powell expressed concern about the Middle East peace process after Israeli troops killed a Hamas leader in the West Bank. Palestinian militant group Hamas itself vowed revenge but said it would continue to consider a truce.
Bulgaria's best tennis player climbed to 11th position in the World Tennis Association (WTA) Ranking after she entered the quarter finals of women's pre-Wimbledon tournament. Leader in the WTA ranking is the American Serena Williams followed by the Belgi
Company leaders from Bulgaria and Macedonia gather Monday at a business forum in Bulgarian capital Sofia. Macedonia's Prime Minister Branko Crvenkovski and Economy Minister Iliya Filipovski will lead a delegation of thirty Macedonian company leaders.
A concert promoting human organ donorship took place in the garden in front of the National Theatre in Sofia on Sunday in parallel with similar concerts staged in France, Germany and the United Kingdom. This is one way to show empathy with all those in ne
The US-led coalition ruling Iraq should draw up a "roadmap" to outline the country's political future, UN Secretary General Kofi Annan told the pan-Arab Asharq Al-Awsat newspaper on Sunday. "The United Nations must cooperate with coalition forces and Iraq
Bids for participation in the First Centralized Open Tender are starting to be submitted from Monday.
The American company TTL Clinical has conducted laboratory trials of experimental medicines with Bulgarian volunteers, the Bulgarian National Radio reported, citing Boston-based Mass High Tech.
Bulgaria's exports of fruits have decline by 13% in 2002 over the previous year, totalling 6 465 tonnes, data of the Agriculture Ministry shows.
The majority of Novinite.com readers, who cast their votes in the latest poll -75 percent-think that Bulgaria should facilitate the adoption of local children by foreigners.
Bulgaria's infantry unit, which is to leave for Iraq at the beginning of August, will be deployed near the ancient town of Babylon, local radio Darik reported, citing an official from Bulgaria's Defense Ministry. The main purpose of the Bulgarian battali
A total of 300,000 of the Bulgarian immigrants to Turkey, who fled the country in the 80s, have resumed their Bulgarian citizenship, the Anadolu Agency reported. They will be allowed to work in Europe or send their children to study there upon Bulgaria's
Thessaloniki confirmation of Bulgaria's 2007 entry came as no surprise as the Copenhagen decisions are stable enough, Bulgaria's Euro-integration Minister Meglena Kuneva said June 22. Kuneva added that the fact that Bulgaria would not have to wait for th
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