Current bilateral relations and prospects for development will be discussed by Goran Svilanovic, Yugoslavia’s Minister of Foreign Affairs, who will come on an official visit to Bulgaria July 25,26 at the invitation of his Bulgarian counterpart Minister Pa
Talks are underway on a possible revision of the loan security agreement, ratified by the previous parliament, related to the early closure of the four older reactors of the Kozloduy Nuclear Power Plant, Energy Minister Kovachev said at the opening of Inf
The American University in Bulgaria (AUBG) announced the launch of its Executive MBA program at a special news conference on Tuesday. The President of AUBG Julia Watkins stressed the regional nature of the program and pointed out that it was an alternativ
KATHIMERINI A Bulgarian newspaper has charged that Greeks have been offering pregnant Bulgarian women $2,000 in exchange for their babies.
The forensic medicine expertise presented at Sofia City Court showed that the two Ukrainians, charged with killing former Prime Minister Andrey Lukanov, can attend the court sitting. A day earlier the hearing of the case was postponed for Tuesday after th
A total of EUR 1, 8 M will be released for Bulgarian projects under PHARE programme ACCESS 2000 in the period July 2002 – November 2003. The program aims to strengthen the Civil Society and prepare for accession the candidate countries in Central and East
The eighth edition of the national naval exercise Breeze 2002 was officially opened by Vice Chief of the Naval Staff for Forces Preparation and Operational Employment Brigadier Admiral Peter Petrov July 22. Turkey, the United States, Italy, France, Ukrain
Simeon Saxe-Coburg contributed to the improvement of the image of his country abroad, France Presse comments in an article on the work of the Bulgarian government one year after it stepped in office. The agency focuses primarily on the foreign policy of
A 70% stake in Vidin-based chemical plant Vidachim will be transferred to Russe-based company Pristisgroup-Vodno Stopanstvo AD today, after the Supersory Board of the Privatization Agency approved the deal July 18. The company paid one lev for the bankrup
A national network of protected areas will cover between 10 and 13 percent of Bulgaria's territory as part of the European Natura 2000 Network, Environmental Protection Service Director Mihail Mihailov announced.
The amount allotted for farming subsidies in 2003 could treble and reach 0,5 percent of the state budget, Plamen Mollov, chair of the parliamentary farming committee announced. This idea is part of legislative amendments to be moved to Parliament in Septe
Rory Carroll The Guardian
Five offers for the supervision of works involved in stabilizing the banks of the Danube in Zone V at the village of Brushlen were submitted to the Ministry of Regional Development and Public Works before July 22 deadline. The cost of the project for rein
The Associated Press By Victor L.
An audit conducted by the Agency for State Internal Financial Control at the Gabrovo-based insolvent defense company TREMA AD for April 2000 – December 2001 has revealed a financial damage of BGN 5,071,586.
Greece's support for Bulgaria's membership in the EU in the shortest possible time was confirmed at the meeting of Euro integration Minister Kuneva and Greek Alternate Foreign Minister in Charge of European Affairs Yianitsis in Brussels. Minister Kuneva u
The foreign ministers of Morocco and Spain have finalised a US-brokered resolution to their dispute over the Mediterranean island of Perejil. After a meeting in the Moroccan capital Rabat, they endorsed the deal agreed on Saturday to leave the island unoc
The R600 is a powerful phone that supports highly developed features such as enhanced messaging, fast Mobile Internet access and several personalized options. This makes the R600 ideal for people who are about to buy their first phone, or replace an older
Afghanistan is to step up its war on drugs with a key meeting between Afghan and foreign anti-narcotics agencies on Tuesday. Afghan President Hamid Karzai will open the event, aimed at eradicating the drugs trade and exploring alternatives means of produc
The militant Palestinian group Hamas has confirmed that the leader of its military wing has been killed in an Israeli air strike on a residential building in Gaza City. Sheikh Salah Shahada was among at least 11 people killed in the missile attack on the
A new state regulatory body will approve water price hikes only after domestic water utilities certify their operating and investment costs, as well as the parameters of their financial state. This is envisaged by a new strategy for rehabilitation of the
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