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Over 1000 Workers in Railway Repair Plants Protested in Sofia

Over 1000 Bulgarians working in railway repair plants in Bulgaria's towns of Karlovo, Rousse and Levki protested July 15 because of unpaid salaries for over three months. The protestors gathered at Sofia's Alexander Nevski Square and headed to Bulgaria's

Politics | July 15, 2003, Tuesday // 00:00

Stabbing Attack in Tel Aviv

A Palestinian man has stabbed three people in Tel Aviv, in what police describe as the first case of political violence in an Israeli city since Palestinian groups declared a truce in June. One of the victims later died in hospital.

World | July 15, 2003, Tuesday // 00:00

Bulgaria's Right-Wing to Hold Extraordinary Conference

The Executive council of right-wing opposition Union of Democratic Forces (UDF) backed the proposal of UDF leader Nadezhda Mihaylova for an extraordinary national conference that will have to confirm the ruling policy of UDF. UDF will announce its new ca

Politics | July 15, 2003, Tuesday // 00:00

Pollsters: Bulgaria's President Enjoys Mounting Public Approval

Bulgaria's President Georgi Parvanov enjoys 65 percent of the public approval, shows a survey of Bulgaria's National Statistics Institute conducted in July. Statistics also shows that Bulgaria's Euro-integration Minister Meglena Kuneva and Sports Ministe

Views on BG | July 15, 2003, Tuesday // 00:00

EU Check on Bulgaria's N-Plant Carried Out by 2004

European Union (EU) partner check on Bulgaria's Kozloduy N-plant will take place by 2004, Bulgaria's Euro-integration Minister Meglena Kuneva and her Italian counterpart Rocco Buttiglione said that following their July 14 meeting. Bulgaria's progress en

Politics | July 15, 2003, Tuesday // 00:00

NATO Started Military Training in Bulgaria

NATO started Monday a military training operation called "Breeze" in the southwest part of Bulgaria's Black Sea. Military forces of Bulgaria, Turkey, Greece, Romania and Ukraine will join NATO-troops in the five-day training that is being held for the nin

Politics | July 15, 2003, Tuesday // 00:00

Tax Evasion Case Against Maleevas' Mother Postponed Again

The tax evasion case against the mother and the first trainer of the Maleeva sisters - Bulgaria's best tennis players of all times, was once again postponed for December 9 . Yulia Berberyan and her husband Georgi Maleev, the parents of Manuela, Katerina

Politics | July 15, 2003, Tuesday // 00:00

Bulgaria Up with 9 Places in Ranglist of World Volleyball Federation

Bulgaria has gone up by nine places in the ranglist of the world volleyball federation. The team of Milorad Kijac was ranked 11 with 51.

Sports | July 15, 2003, Tuesday // 00:00

Bulgaria's Communication Strategy En Route to EU Presented Tuesday

Offers for Bulgaria's Communication strategy en route to its European Union (EU) entry were opened in the country's Foreign Ministry July 15. Some of the offers are dedicated to organizing a media campaign for popularising the European idea within Bulgar

Politics | July 15, 2003, Tuesday // 00:00

Changes in Bulgarian Cabinet Expected July 15

Structural and personal changes in Bulgaria's Cabinet are quite likely to be announced July 15th, Ahmed Dogan, leader of Bulgaria's ruling coalition partner Movement for Rights and Freedom (MRF) said Tuesday. MRF leaders will also discuss July 15th their

Politics | July 15, 2003, Tuesday // 00:00

UK Rejected Israeli Call for Arafat Isolation

UK Government rejected Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon's appeals for the UK to break off relations with Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat. The issue came up when Sharon met UK Foreign Secretary Jack Straw in London Monday.

World | July 15, 2003, Tuesday // 00:00

Relations Between Bulgaria's Ruling Coalition Partners Remain Healthy

"Our dialogue with Prime Minister Simeon-Saxe Coburg and leaders of the ruling Simeon II National Movement is unspoiled," Bulgaria's Kemal eyup, MP from the ruling coalition junior partner Movement for Rights and Freedom (MRF) said Tuesday. MRF leaders w

Politics | July 15, 2003, Tuesday // 00:00

Fire in Nitrogen Depot Near Sofia Put Out

Fire that broke Tuesday morning at a nitrogen depot in the small factory town of Kazichane some 10 kilometers from Bulgarian capital Sofia was put out, police officials reported. The fire broke when a number of bottles with acetylene exploded.

Politics | July 15, 2003, Tuesday // 00:00

US May Send Peacekeeping Forces to Liberia

The US may consider sending a small a small number of American personnel to join the United Nations (UN) peacekeeping force in Liberia, US President George Bush said after meeting UN Secretary General Kofi Annan. That was Bush and Annan's first meeting si

World | July 15, 2003, Tuesday // 00:00

Bulgaria "Should Close Nuke Units 3,4 After Building Second N-Plant"

Bulgaria should wait for its second nuclear power plant in the town of Belene to be built before closing Units 3,4 of the country's only present N-plant in the town of Kozloduy. That was recommended by a workgroup that Bulgaria's Council of Ministers set

Politics | July 15, 2003, Tuesday // 00:00

Cooperation, Coordination Priorities in Bulgaria's 2004 OSCE Presidency

Cooperation and coordination will be Bulgaria's major priorities during its 2004 presidency over the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE), Bulgaria's Foreign Minister Solomon Passy said following his meeting with Yan Kubish, Secretar

Politics | July 14, 2003, Monday // 00:00

Tie-in to Draft Reference Terms of Bulgaria's 2nd N-Plant

A local consortium, including Risk Engineering, Enpro and Atomenergoproekt, will draft the terms of reference for the construction of Bulgaria's second nuclear power plant in the town of Belene, the National Electricity Transmission Company (NETC) announc

Politics | July 14, 2003, Monday // 00:00

Sofia Council Chair Resigned After Leaving Right-Wing

Antoan Nikolov handed his resignation as a chairman of Sofia municipal council July 14 three days after he announced he is leaving right-wing United Democratic Forces (UDF). His resignation followed UDF's decision to withdraw its support to Plamen Oresha

Politics | July 14, 2003, Monday // 00:00

Luxemburg Ratified Bulgaria's NATO Protocol

Luxemburg voted yes to the Accession Protocols of Bulgaria and the other six countries - Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Romania, Slovenia and Slovakia -invited to join NATO. Luxemburg became the eighth country to back the NATO entry of Bulgaria and the othe

Politics | July 14, 2003, Monday // 00:00

France Makes Donation to Bulgaria's Interior on Bastille Day

French Foreign Ministry donated 25 cars to Bulgaria's Interior Ministry. The official ceremony took place July 14, France ‘s national holiday- the Bastille Day.

Politics | July 14, 2003, Monday // 00:00

Croatia, Bulgaria Set to Boost Tourism Cooperation

Bulgaria and Croatia are set to boost tourism cooperation in a bid of promoting the Balkan region as a tourist destination to the rest of the world, Bulgaria's President Georgi Parvanov and his Croatian counterpart Stjepan Mesic said following their July

Politics | July 14, 2003, Monday // 00:00
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