National Bank of Greece (NBG) Governor and Chairman of the United Bulgarian Bank Board of Directors Theodore Karatzas presented Wednesday NBG's activity and prospects for cooperation in Bulgaria. The Bulgarian market is proving to be one of crucial impor
Some seventeen injuries have been reported after an apparent gas explosion rocked a building in a residential area of central Paris. Fire and police officials said the explosion was likely caused by gas and was not deliberate.
A Croatian national has been gunned down in Sofia district of Pavlovo minutes before midnight on Tuesday night. Police identified him as Robert S.
By GEORGE JAHN Associated Press
Spanish King Juan Carlos I and Queen Sofia will open an exhibition of works by Spanish sculptor Francisco Leiro at the National Gallery of Foreign Art on June 9. The works will illustrate the artist's development from the 1980s to the present day.
Insurance Company GRAWE marked the 175th anniversary since its foundation at Sheraton Sofia Hotel Balkan. Othmar Ederer, General Director of GRAWE, Nikolaj Logofetov, Executive Director of GRAWE Bulgaria and Franz Harnoncourt - Unverzagt, President of GR
Libyan Court is expected to start the hearing of the case against Bulgarian medics end-June, the Libyan lawyer of the Bulgarians Osman Bizanti told Bulgaria's Darrik Radio Wednesday. The medics are accused of intentionally infecting four hundred Libyan ch
Sofia will soon boast a luxurious Fashion Street, gathering together top foreign fashion brands, founders of the Vitosha Fashion Street Association announced at a press conference Wednesday.
US Presiden George Bush arrived in Jordan Wednesday for peace talks with Israeli and Palestinian Prime Ministers Ariel Sharon and Mahmoud Abbas. Bush will hold separate discussions with the two top statesmen before the three of them meet together.
Simeon Saxe-Coburg doesn't have Spanish citizenship, Spain's Justice Minister Jose Maria Michavila said in an official note to Bulgaria's ambassador to Madrid Vasilii Takev Wednesday.
The second international conference on energy efficiency and recyclable energy resources will be opened today by Energy Minister Milko Kovachev. Opportunities for investing in energy efficiency projects will be discussed at the forum.
The 10th edition of Turkish producers Balkan Expo 2003 opens June 4 to display products of the textile, paper, packaging and construction industry. Over 70 Turkish companies take part in the exhibition to close June 10.
At least five people have been killed and around 40 injured in a train collision in Spain.
By Glenn Kessler Washington Post
A total of 57% of the Bulgarians do not support the idea of holding early elections, a survey of the polling agency MBMD, conducted at the beginning of May shows.
Hungary's parliament voted late Monday to send 300 soldiers to Iraq to assist in its reconstruction, Voice of America reported. The decision came after weeks of debate between the government and the political opposition in parliament.
The World Health Organization (WHO) has expressed concern about the reported sharp drop in new SARS cases in China in recent days. Just three new cases of the respiratory disease were reported on Tuesday, compared with daily tallies well into double figur
A Bulgarian delegation, headed by Energy Minister Milko Kovachev and Regional Development Minister Valentin Tserovski, will leave for Ankara next Monday to resume talks over the 1998 intergovernmental agreement power-for-infrastructure. Negotiations, ini
French President Jacques Chirac has made clear he still believes the US-led military action against Iraq was illegitimate, despite backing reconstruction efforts in the wake of a bitter diplomatic spat.
"The world needs to have a Palestinian state that is free and at peace, and therefore my government will work with all parties concerned to achieve that vision", said US President Bush in a statement following a meeting with Arab leaders in Egypt. The mee
The results of Bulgaria's local elections will be indicative of the people's evaluation of Bulgaria's ruling coalition party National Movement Simeon II and its junior partner Movement for Rights and Freedom (MRF), Ahmed Dogan, MRF leader said Tuesday. D
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