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Canada supports NATO enlargement with seven new states, it emerged after meetings of Bulgaria’s Defense Minister Nikolay Svinarov with high-ranking officials in the capital of Canada Ottawa. Svinarov met with his Canadian counterpart Arthur Eggleton.
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International Herald Tribune
Lord Robertson, secretary-general of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization, said Wednesday the alliance would demand high standards of prospective members to ensure they shared the costs as well as the benefits.
Bulgaria could play a very active role in the Middle East conflict, because of its traditionally good relations with the two warring countries, Dr. Mohamed Salaymeh, Palestinian Ambassador to Bulgaria said.
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The interior ministers of France and Bulgaria signed an intergovernmental agreement on cooperation in the field of internal security. The agreement covers fifteen sectors of mutual assistance in combating organized crime, drugs and people trafficking, ill
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The Higher Cassation Court sentenced the former Interior Minister Atanas Semerdzhiev to four years and six months in prison. In the same trial, the court sentenced Nanka Serkedzhieva to two years in prison.
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Parliament is to make clear its position on the conflict in the Middle East in a declaration, Stanimir Ilchev, Chairman of the Foreign Policy, Defence and Security Committee, said at the meeting of Parliamentary Speaker Ognyan Gerdzhikov and the ambassado
Politics | April 11, 2002, Thursday // 00:00
Israeli troops have occupied three more areas in the West Bank and withdrawn from several others, hours before US Secretary of State Colin Powell is due to arrive on a peace mission. Tanks and troops entered the town of Bir Zeit, the refugee camp of Ein B
World | April 11, 2002, Thursday // 00:00
Canada's support for Bulgaria's NATO bid and expanding bilateral relations will be on top of the agenda during the official visit of Foreign Minister Passy to Canada, starting April 25. An intergovernmental agreement on audio-visual co-productions is expe
Politics | April 11, 2002, Thursday // 00:00
A list of ten information items to be classified as state secret was approved at second reading by the parliamentary Internal Security and Public Order Committee. The list is an integral part of the government’s law on classified information, which is one
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Raiffeisenbank Bulgaria reported nearly BGN 2 M of net profit for 2001, after investing heavily in its activities in Bulgaria. Its total assets rose by 93% to BGN 474 M, which makes it Bulgaria’s eighth largest financial institution.
Business | April 11, 2002, Thursday // 00:00
Small earthquake was registered during the night on April 11 at four o’clock a.m.
US President George W. Bush on Tuesday expressed support for expansion of NATO into Central and Eastern Europe at a meeting with NATO Secretary-General Lord George Robertson.
Politics | April 11, 2002, Thursday // 00:00
During his visit to Jerusalem from March 10 to March 14, Bulgaria’s Deputy Foreign Minister Ivan Petkov proposed Bulgaria to host the possible negotiations between the Israeli and Palestinian authorities. At a briefing, Petkov said that no answer to this
Politics | April 11, 2002, Thursday // 00:00
The rightist opposition United Democratic Forces is to move to Parliament a proposal for the setting up of a temporary commission, which is to enquire into Bulgartabac case, UDF leader Nadezhda Mihaylova said. The UDF demand was prompted by information pu
Business | April 11, 2002, Thursday // 00:00
Transport Minister Plamen Petrov demanded from the receivers of Bulgaria’s flag carrier Balkan Airlines to submit additional information about the financial situation of the airlines. According to him, the report that was presented by the Balkan receivers
Business | April 11, 2002, Thursday // 00:00
Bulgaria's Transport Ministry announced it would try to attract a foreign buyer or partner to set up a joint venture for the Varna shipyard, bought last week by the state Navigation Maritime Bulgare. According to Transport Minister Plamen Petrov since the
Business | April 10, 2002, Wednesday // 00:00
High-ranking British officials support the actions of the government, Prime Minister Saxe-Coburg said upon his arrival from Great Britain where he attended the funeral of Britain’s Queen Mother on April 9. He said that the statement of President Bush in f
Politics | April 10, 2002, Wednesday // 00:00
Bulgaria’s President Parvanov and Foreign Minister Passy discussed the guidelines for appointing ambassadors at a special meeting. Passy said after the meeting that changes of ambassadors had not been discussed.
Politics | April 10, 2002, Wednesday // 00:00
A NATO priorities calendar is being prepared, it transpired at the second meeting of Foreign Minister Passy with representatives of ten non-governmental organizations (NGO), working on projects for Bulgaria’s NATO entry. Among the points of high importanc
Politics | April 10, 2002, Wednesday // 00:00
Foreign Minister Passy discussed bilateral relations with Macedonian MPs who pay a visit to Bulgaria. Passy congratulated the Macedonian officials for their country’s contribution to the stability in the region.
Politics | April 10, 2002, Wednesday // 00:00
Experts with long experience in conducting international missions are lecturing at a seminar, organized by Vienna-based International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) at Nuclear Power Plant Kozloduy. The lecturers are to train the plant’s managing staff how to
Business | April 10, 2002, Wednesday // 00:00
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