The issue with Russia’s claims to real estates in Bulgaria is of concern of the Foreign Ministry, Deputy Prime Minister and Economy Minister Nikolay Vassilev said. In his opinion, these claims had nothing to do with the privatisation of tobacco monopoly B
EU’s SAPARD program will allocate BGN 22,2 M for twenty new agrarian projects. The Executive Director of fund “Zemedelie” Asen Drumev signed the contracts for the projects.
The Bulgarian financial intelligence agency is now checking three signals for financing by terrorists, Vasil Kirov, director of the agency said at a news conference. The suspicions are not proven yet but the signals that are being checked involve some USD
Problems of transport along the Bulgaria-Romanian common section of the Danube river will be discussed by the joint commission on transport between the two banks of the Danube next week. The meeting was prompted by the extremely low ferryboat transport be
"I believe that the period until August 5 will be used rationally to bring the end of the case closer,” Bulgaria’s Foreign Minister Passy said late Monday evening, commenting on expectations of the case of six Bulgarian medics, charged with deliberate HIV
A masked man assaulted with a knife a policeman patrolling the Bulgarian Embassy in Skopje in the early hours of July 15. After a short scuffle the assailant, aged 25, was disarmed and ran away, leaving the policeman slightly injured.
XINHUA NEWS AGENCY Bulgarian Deputy Prime Minister and Economy Minister Nikolai Vassilev held talks here on Monday with visiting Chinese State Councilor, Wu Yi, to further strengthen bilateral ties and promote economic cooperation between the two countr
The US Senate has unanimously approved sweeping reforms in corporate accountability following a string of major accounting scandals that have seriously shaken investor confidence. In a 97 to nil vote, senators agreed to a bill that would establish an inde
Hundreds of schools have been closed and more than 1,000 people evacuated from their homes as the second storm in a week lashed eastern Japan. Typhoon Halong was downgraded to a tropical storm but sustained winds of 108 km/h (67 mph) continued to cause ch
US Deputy Defence Secretary Paul Wolfowitz is in Ankara for talks with Turkish Government and military leaders on American plans for action against Iraq. US officials insist that no decisions have yet been made on strategy.
Women protesters who have besieged an oil terminal in southern Nigeria for more than a week say they have reached a deal with the refinery owners to end their blockade. One of the protest leaders, Anunu Uwawah, told the Associated Press (AP) news agency:
A French magistrate has ruled that Bank of France governor Jean-Claude Trichet must stand trial over a banking scandal, in a decision that throws doubt onto his ambitions to head the European Central Bank (ECB). Philippe Courroye, the magistrate probing a
The Kingdom of Thailand expressed interest in creating a joint venture in Bulgaria for computer spare parts, Deputy Speaker of Thailand’s House of Representatives, Somsak Prisananantakun, told the Bulgarian News Agency after a meeting on Monday with Parl
Bulgaria will use the Austrian experience in the setting up and functioning of hospices for incurables, Health Minister Bozhidar Finkov said after signing on Monday an action plan for cooperation in health care in 2002-2004.A delegation of the Austrian Mi
New York, July 16, 2002 Joint Human Rights Watch and Bulgarian Helsinki Committee Statement
The Arraignment Chamber in Benghazi postponed the case against the Bulgarian medics in Libya again since the prosecutor has asked for more time to interrogate the policemen who have interrogated the Bulgarians during the preliminary inquest. That was anno
The price of Bulgaria’s third GSM licence will not be factored in the final bids for Bulgaria’s telecom monopoly BTC, the Privatization Agency announced. If the future owner wants a GSM licence also, it will be issued after additional negotiations.
The possibility of introducing the euro as currency in Bulgaria before the country’s accession to the EU was among the topics discussed at the international conference “Bulgaria in Europe,” which took place July 15 in Sofia. Bulgaria must be ready to intr
The Bulgarian-Italian joint venture Promoest BG plans to build a business facility near Krumovo village in the Plovdiv district. The facility will comprise of three hotels, a bank and several light industry factories.
The Bulgarian steel plant Promet has won a USD 2,2 M contract to manufacture 9,500 of steel sections for the American company Houston Texas, Dnevnik daily reported. Thus it became the first metallurgical company with access to the North American market.
The Privatization Agency chose Russe-based company Pristisgroup-Vodno Stroitelstvo AD as the exclusive buyer of a seventy percent stake in Vidin-based tyre maker Vidachim. Pistisgroup will pay one lev for the bankrupt Vidachim but will assume its BGN 68,8
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