The case with regard the tragic incident on December 21st last year, which claimed the lives of seven children, is not being slowed down on purpose, according to Justice Minister Anton Stankov. He was asked in Parliament to explain the latest developments
"I believe that January 1, 2007 will be entered in Copenhagen's closing documents as an entry date for Bulgaria and Romania," President of European Parliament Pat Cox was quoted by local Darik radio as saying. He noted that the European Parliament have in
The cardinal accused of mishandling accusations of paedophilia by Roman Catholic priests in the Boston area has resigned. The Pope accepted the resignation of Archbishop Bernard Law of Boston on Friday morning after a short meeting.
Russian President Vladimir Putin has marked Constitution Day with a promise of a referendum for Chechnya. Under a new draft constitution the breakaway republic will be defined as part of Russia.
Deputy Prime Minister and Economy Minister Nikolay Vassilev commented that the idea of the ruling party MP Miroslav Sevlievski to close the Privatization Agency and to replace it by a state-run holding comes late. Vassilev accused Sevlievski of cribbing a
A Bulgarian delegation, headed by Prime Minister Simeon Saxe-Coburg, left for Copenhagen, where European Union leaders are about to sign an historic agreement that will expand the bloc by 10 members in 2004. Upon the departure, Prime Minister Saxe-Coburg
A man has been arrested checkpoint after 4,000 worth of counterfeit euro banknotes were seized at the Kalotina border checkpoint. The forged notes were discovered during a routine check in the personal luggage of the man who was heading to Vienna by bus.
The Netherlands granted EUR 2.5 M to Bulgaria's Financial Ministry.
Companies that invest in regions hit by high unemployment will be exempted from corporate taxes for a five-year period under amendments to the Corporate Income Tax Act, adopted by Parliament December 13. The preference will apply to companies, which reinv
Bulgaria's Parliament prolonged the mission of the Bulgarian multinational peacekeeping forces unit in the international forces in Afghanistan till the end of the operation there. Forty Bulgarians participate in the international peace operation in Afghan
The two "problematic" countries in Europe Bulgaria and Romania hope at least to obtain a firm commitment with regard to their accession at the summit in Copenhagen, the French daily Le Monde comments today. The article underlines that the gravest problem
Bulgarian parliamentary delegation, led by Parliamentaty Speaker Ognyan Gerdzhikov, is on an official visit to China, starting December 13. It includes PMs of all parliamentary represented political powers, businessmen and journalists.
President Georgi Parvanov gave his personal support for the UN Millennium Development Goals and the Global Agreement initiatives during a meeting with UN permanent coordinator and UNDP Resident Representative Marta Ruedas.
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Polls for a new state government have closed in the western Indian state of Gujarat with nearly 63% electors turned out to vote. Voting took place amid tight security following religious riots earlier in the year in which more than 1,000 people, mainly Mu
The idea of turning the Agency for Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises into a new ministry is gaining momentum. According to Chair of the National Association for Small and Medium-Sized Business Eleonora Alexova, this is the trend in most EU countries.
Police found link between the bombers who attacked a McDonald's restaurant in Indonesia last week and the terror network that carried out the Bali bombing attacks in October. National Police spokesman Edward Aritonang told CNN on Thursday that one McDonal
Ljiljana Zelen-Karadzic, wife of Radovan Karadzic, the fugitive Bosnian Serb leader, submitted his resignation as head of the Bosnian Serb Red Cross. In her words she has been forced to go just because she was the wife of Mr Karadzic.
A total of 2,498 officers and 2,375 sergeants from the Bulgarian army have been laid-off in the biggest single down-sizing after 1997. The government will be billed BGN 80 M in severance payments.
A Bulgarian delegation, headed by Prime Minister Simeon Saxe-Coburg, leaves today for Copenhagen, where European Union leaders are about to sign an historic agreement that will expand the bloc by 10 members in 2004. Foreign Minister Solomon Passy, Euro-in
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