An international conference on fire and industrial failure safety kicks of on Thursday in Sofia. The participants will focus on fire brigade action plans in case of terrorist attacks.
Dunapak, the biggest paper and packaging producer in Central Europe, acquired a 98,08 percent stake in Plovdiv-based paper mill Rodina AD. The Austrian company will spend EUR 16 M to retool the plant and introduce a new know how.
From October 15th, 2002 until January 15th, 2003, Radisson SAS hotels and resorts are participating in an initial launch of the group's first dynamic in-house campaign, aimed at educating staff and guests about the group's commitment to Responsible Busine
The German Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder says he believes there is little chance of an early improvement in the world economy and signalled that Germany would be relying rely on tax and labour market reforms to stimulate growth. He told the German parliame
Israel's ruling coalition government looks set to collapse today. The Labour party has threatened to pull out in a row with prime minister Ariel Sharon's Likud party, over the budget.
The United Nations' chief weapons inspector Hans Blix has flown to Washington, where he is expected to meet US Vice-President Dick Cheney and other senior administration officials. They will discuss a draft UN resolution sponsored by the US and Britain, w
More than 100 people died in the fire that ravaged an office complex in Vietnam's Ho Chi Minh City, according to official media. Tuesday's fire engulfed the six-storey Saigon International Business Centre, which houses offices, shops and a disco.
Poland's Foreign Minister Wlodzimierz Cimoszewicz will pay a two-day visit to Bulgaria , starting today. He was invited by his Bulgarian counterpart Solomon Passy and will also meet with Prime Minister Saxe-Coburg and President Parvanov.
The idea of Bulgarian samurai bonds (yen denominated issues by non-Japanese institutions in the Japan's market) was discussed during the visit of Bulgaria's Economy Minister Vassilev to Tokyo. "This is likely to become a viable option next year after a fu
The Parliament discusses ways to ease conditions on zero tax rate on reinvested profit in 2003. The MPs lifted the requirement for 10 percent new jobs creation, passing the bill on first reading.
Bulgaria has achieved macroeconomic stability and has sufficiently developed its market, which allows better distribution of human resources. This favourable assessment features in the joint review paper on employment policies signed by Deputy Prime Minis
Former President Petar Stoyanov is in the Czech Repulic. He will deliver a lecture on Bulgaria's civilization choice, NATO expansion and Balkans future at the Institute of International Relations.
The deadline for the demolition of Bulgaria's SS-23 missiles expires today. The decision on SS-23, Scud and Frog missiles destruction was taken by the Cabinet November 29, 2001.
The creditors of indebted Balkan Airlines rejected the recovery plan, proposed by the receivers of the company. This practically will result in the carrier's liquidation and the launch of a bankrupcy procedure.
Forty to sixty in hundred thousand Bulgarian women suffer from breast cancer. The figures show that the disease is rampant in Sofia and Varna where ninety to ninety-eight in hundred thousand women develop a carcinoma.
Three complaints were filed in the Privatisation Agency by participants in the privatisation procedure for 80% stake in Bulgaria's tobacco monopoly Bulgartabac Holding. Metatabak and Tobacco Holding filed their complaints on September 5.
The complaints filed by the three failed also-rans in Bulgartabac Holding privatisation - Metatabak, Tobacco Holding and Rosbulgartabac, are unfounded. This opinion was expressed by Ivo Ignatov, who is Prosecutor in the case, contesting the Privatisation
Negotiations between the Privatisation Agency and Tobacco Capital Partners (TCP) will be suspended till finalizing the lawsuit, initiated by the three failed also-rans in Bulgartabac Holding privatisation. The news came a day after the Supreme Administrat
The consortium of Tobacco Capital Partners and Clar Innis B.V.
The Supreme Administrative Court overruled the decision of the Privatization Agency, with which the consortium of Tobacco Capital Partners and Clar Inns was named winning bidder for an eighty percent stake in Bulgartabac Holding. The Privatization Agency
Children of police officers who died while on duty were donated BGN 540 per person. The money for the donation was raised at the charity football match in Plovdiv that confronted teams led by Sweden's Ambassador to Bulgaria, Sten Ask and General Boyko Bor
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