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Agriculture Viewed in Expanded EU at Sofia Conference

Problems in the agriculture sector in the context of the European Union expansion and the principles of common agriculture policy are to be discussed at the international conference "EU Expansion - Sustainable Agriculture and Policy for Development of Agr

Politics | March 10, 2003, Monday // 00:00

Ministers Meet Verheugen on Bulgaria's EU Chances

Foreign Minister Solomon Passy and Euro Integration Minister Meglena Kuneva will meet at a working breakfast EU Enlargement Commissioner Verheugen in Brussels today. They left urgently for Brussels on March 9.

Politics | March 10, 2003, Monday // 00:00

Case on Bulgaria's Billionaire Murder Initiated

The Supreme Prosecutor's Office has formed a case on the murder of MG President Iliya Pavlov against an unknown killer. That was announced by Supreme Prosecutor Anguel Iliev.

Politics | March 10, 2003, Monday // 00:00

Iliya Pavlov Always Wanted to Do Good for Bulgaria, Wife Says

The success of Iliya Pavlov is a result of a lot of work, Darina Pavlova, wife of late Iliya Pavlov said in an interview for 24 Hours less than two weeks before the murder of the billionaire in front of his office in Sofia. "His priority is to make somet

Politics | March 10, 2003, Monday // 00:00

Crucial Meeting on Iraq in UN Tonight

Members of a deeply divided UN Security Council are bracing themselves for a crucial week in the United Nations, with both sides making a final diplomatic push to win support for their point of view.

Politics | March 10, 2003, Monday // 00:00

Urgent Meeting Gathers Prosecutors and Interior Ministry Chiefs Today

The heads of the Interior Ministry and the Prosecutor's Office gather at an urgent meeting today to discuss crime situation in Bulgaria on Monday afternoon. The occasions for the meeting are the recent two murders that shocked the country.

Politics | March 10, 2003, Monday // 00:00

World Rifle Champion: Iliya Pavlov's Killer was Amateur

Nonka Mateva, world rifle champion, said that the gunman who killed Iliya Pavlov was not a professional but an amateur. The killer shot dead Iliya Pavlov in the heart on Friday night.

Politics | March 10, 2003, Monday // 00:00

Funeral of Iliya Pavlov Thursday

The funeral of late MG Corporation President Iliya Pavlov will take place on Thursday. He was shot dead in the heart by an unknown gunman on Friday night.

Politics | March 10, 2003, Monday // 00:00

Two Bulgartabac Bidders Expected to Confirm Bids Today

The Privatisation Agency has asked Consortium Tobacco Capital Partners, 100 percent owned by Deutsche Bank, and Metatabak to confirm the validity of their offers by April 20, 2003. Metabak, one of the three also-rans for Bulgartabac, disqualified by the P

Business | March 10, 2003, Monday // 00:00

Dismissal of Police Head over Billionaire's Murder Denied

The head of the police General Vassil Vassilev will not be dismissed over the murder of MG Corporation President Iliya Pavlov, Interior Minister Petkanov told the Bulgarian National Radio on Monday. Monitor daily reported on Monday that Stoyan Velev will

Politics | March 10, 2003, Monday // 00:00

Billionaire Pavlov Had Meeting with Banker Mironov on Friday Night

Late Iliya Pavlov was supposed to meet with Ivan Mironov on Friday night, 24 Hours daily reported. An unidentified gunman shot Pavlov to death on his way to the village of Eleshnitsa where Mironov is under house arrest for several days already.

Politics | March 10, 2003, Monday // 00:00

MG Corporation Board Meets on Iliya Pavlov's Successor

The management of MG Corporation is expected to meet today to elect successor of late Iliya Pavlov who was shot dead on Friday night in front of his office building. An unknown gunman shot him in the heart.

Politics | March 10, 2003, Monday // 00:00

Bulgaria Marks Holocaust Day Today

The Bulgarian Cabinet set March 10th as the Day of the Holocaust Victims. On that day in 1943, the country's leaders halted the implementation of a governmental decision dispatching the first groups of Bulgarian Jews to fascist death camps.

Politics | March 10, 2003, Monday // 00:00

Members of Islamic Group Caliphate Arrested in Bulgaria

Two members of the Caliphate, an Islamic organization banned in Germany and Turkey, were detained in the Roma neighbourhood of the Bulgarian town of Pazardzhik.

Politics | March 10, 2003, Monday // 00:00

Economic Interests Suspected over Pavlov's Death

Interior Minister Georgi Petkanov stated that the motives for the murder of Bulgarian billionaire Iliya Pavlov seemed to be economic more than political.

Business | March 10, 2003, Monday // 00:00

WB PAL Sets Private Sector in Bulgaria at 75% to GDP by 2005

The PAL Program would foresee the completion of the privatization program in the coming years and we hope to see the share of the private sector to GDP total about 70%-75% by 2005, Oscar de Bruyn Kops, Country Manager at World Bank Sofia Office, said in a

Business | March 10, 2003, Monday // 00:00

FM Resignation Sought over Bulgaria's Position on Iraq

The left - wing Bulgarian Socialist Party (BSP) called for the resignation of Foreign Minister Solomon Passy referring to his position on the crisis in Iraq. In his words there is a fundamental contradiction between the official view about seeking a peac

Politics | March 10, 2003, Monday // 00:00

Orthodox Bulgarians Marked "Sirni Zagovezni" Sunday

"Sirni Zagovezni" is a popular Christian Orthodox holiday in Bulgaria. It took place this year on March 9 and marked the beginning of the Great Lent - the longest period of fasting throughout the year.

Society | March 9, 2003, Sunday // 00:00

Miss Bulgaria Protested Naked against War in Sofia

A "naked protest" was staged in the park near the US Embassy in Sofia. Holding a "Peace" sign, Miss World Bulgaria 2001 Tanya Karabelova protested against possible strikes on Iraq, with a Bulgarian national flag wrapped around her naked body.

Society | March 9, 2003, Sunday // 00:00

String of Events Commemorate Rescue of Bulgarian Jews

The 60th anniversary since the rescue of 48,000 Bulgarian Jews was commemorated with a number of events in many Bulgarian towns Sunday. Rallies were organized in Bulgaria's second-biggest town of Plovdiv and Kyustendil.

Politics | March 9, 2003, Sunday // 00:00

Current Account Deficit Hits 3-y Low

The current account deficit, which includes foreign trade with goods and services, totalled USD 678,7 Mat the end of 2002, preliminary estimates of the Bulgarian National Bank show. This accounts for 4,4% of the country's GDP.

Politics | March 9, 2003, Sunday // 00:00
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