Amendments empower the Fair Competition Committee to raid under court-ordered authority the offices and premises of corporations suspected of involvement in pricing cartels or of abuse of market monopoly if the latter is not willing to cooperate. The Coun
The Council of Ministers approved a new concept for broad decentralization of work on projects financed by the Phare and ISPA programs. It will result in the creation of four executive agencies with the ministries of regional development, environment and
Raising the quality of life and shrinking the gap between Bulgarians' average income and that of EU citizens are said to be the number one priorities of the Cabinet till 2005. Finance Minister Milen Velchev announced this agenda after the Council of Minis
Delay in the September deadline for the final bids for Bulgaria's telecom monopoly is not envisaged. Deputy Prime Minister and Economy Minister Nikolay Vassilev said that after the regular weekly meeting of the Council of Ministers on Thursday.
Japanese investments will increase once Bulgaria joins EU, making use of Bulgaria's comparative advantages such as cheap and qualified working force, Japan's Ambassador to Bulgaria H.E.
"Meaningful improvements" in both technical and operational terms is what the experts of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) found in the Kozloduy Nuclear Power Plant (KNNP). Eight nuclear connoisseurs conducted a one-week inspection end-June in
"The American Jewish Committee supports Bulgaria's NATO bid," Executive Director David Harris said after his meeting with Foreign Minister Passy. Thus the country will take a place in the Euro-Atlantic structures that has already been deserved, he pointed
Germany's biggest insurance companies said losses associated with the flooding in Germany and central Europe could total about 1 billion euros ($990 million). Allianz, Europe's biggest insurer, said on Thursday its net losses would total 550 million euros
Israel issued a statement Thursday admitting its forces killed innocent civilians in Gaza, and a top Palestinian official demanded Israeli Defense Minister Benjamin Ben-Eliezer "bring justice to those officers who did this." Four Palestinians -- including
Bulgaria's stand-by program stays on track, economic activity rebounds, inflation trends are lower and Bulgartabac deal is the crucial privatization deal, are the conclusions about Bulgaria of the Emerging Markets Research of JP Morgan. Persistent fiscal
The Cabinet separated the activities that have so far been funded by the municipal budgets with the state taking up the financing in some of them. The government introduced clear standards for the 2003 personnel numbers and allowances of the newly state-f
Greece will lobby for Bulgaria's EU bid at an informal meeting of the foreign ministers of the member states in Denmark on Friday. The Athens media inform that Greek Foreign Minister Georgios Papandreou has talked on the phone with his Bulgarian counterpa
The birth and death rates in Bulgaria keep almost equal values. The balance between dawning and departing life has occurred in all surveys for the past five years.
Bulgaria will abolish the death penalty in all circumstances. The Council of Ministers approved on Thursday Protocol No 13 of the European Convention for Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms.
The Council of Europe Development Bank (CEB) to lend EUR 15 M to Encouragement Bank will be proposed by the Cabinet to Parliament. The loan will be used to finance production and investments projects of Bulgarian small and medium enterprises.
Boutros Boutros-Gali said that he did not agree with the scepticism of certain media concerning the World Summit on Sustainable Development in Johannesburg. The progress of francophone movement was discussed by the Secretary General of the International F
Macedonia's President Boris Trajkovski will fly together with Bulgaria's President Parvanov to Johannesburg. There both heads of state will participate in the World Summit on Sustainable Development.
Bulgaria and Iran will discuss the possibility Bulgarian construction companies to participate in the construction of eighteen towns in Iran. The payment will eventually be with oil and gas.
Ten more schools are still to be closed or transformed, Education Minister Vladimir Atanassov said. He said that he didn't expect teachers' strike at September 15 when the school year opens.
With flying numbers of Bulgarians working abroad, the government is seeking to sign more contracts with host countries that settle social insurance issues. Such intergovernmental accords have already been negotiated with Greece, Cyprus and Russia and the
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