Five projects of the Ministry of Regional Development and Public Works, worth EUR 20 M were approved by the European Commission for funding under the PHARE – trans border cooperation 2002 program. The projects are for the construction of a water waste pur
President Parvanov announced that he begins consultations with experts on the proposed constitution amendments related to the judicial power. He said that at the conference “The Constitution since 1991 and the European Standards,” organized on the occasio
Under the “Economic and Monetary Union” EU chapter, Bulgaria has negotiated with the European Commission, the central bank to be given bigger independence and larger freedom for movement of capital and financial services. That will be realized through leg
Bulgaria’s Prime Minister Saxe-Coburg denied rumors that the Council of Ministers has discussed the dismissal of Deputy Prime Minister and Economy Minister Nikolay Vassilev. The dismissal was discussed by local press in connection with the key privatisati
Ismail Cem, who resigned as Turkey's foreign minister this week, said on Friday he had agreed with two other prominent figures to form a new movement that would press reforms needed for EU membership talks. Cem, explaining his resignation at a news confer
Bulgaria’s progress in fulfilling the economic and political criteria for EU and NATO accession will top the agenda of the international conference ‘Bulgaria in Europe’, to take place at Sheraton Sofia Hotel Balkan on July 15, 2002. The conference is an o
All three bidders for the Bulgarian Telecommunications Company were allowed to the second stage of the privatization procedure, which opens on Monday. That was decided by the interdepartmental committee on the telecom privatization.
Parliament marked the eleventh anniversary since the adoption of the new Bulgarian constitution. Parliament Speaker Ognyan Gerdzhikov addressed the MPs.
Foreigners wishing to work in Bulgaria on a freelance basis will be charged 1,000 leva (511.29 euros) for the issuance of a new or for extension of an effective permit to practice in Bulgaria.
Groups of suspected al Qaeda operatives are being closely watched by the FBI in some of America's biggest cities, including Seattle, Chicago, Atlanta and Detroit, government sources told CNN Thursday. The sources would say only that the number of suspecte
XINHUA News Agency Visiting Turkish Defense Minister Sabahattin Cakmakoglu said on Wednesday that Turkey will support Romania's bid to join the western military alliance NATO, the Romanian news agency Rompress reported.
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Bulgaria’s and Romania’s interior ministers signed an agreement to jointly combat organized crime, drug trafficking, human trafficking and terrorism. Under the agreement, the border guards of the two countries will cooperate closely in detecting crimes, a
The drugs firm Bristol-Myers Squibb has said that US regulators are investigating its sales practices. The firm said it had been talking to the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) since April regarding the sale of drugs to wholesalers last year wh
The current licence of the State Savings Bank DSK will be valid until September 30 when the central bank will issue a new licence in pursuance of adopted amendments to the Banking Act.
Tens of thousands of Venezuelan demonstrators have brought the capital, Caracas to a halt, demanding the resignation of President Hugo Chavez. Three months after an abortive coup attempt against him, demonstrators yelled "Out! Out!" to the accompaniment o
A recovery in Asian share prices has fuelled hopes that the worst of this week's market turmoil could be over. Japan's Nikkei 225 share index gained more than 1%, fuelling a surge in markets around Asia, after Wall Street rallied late on Thursday.
The Ministry of Regional Development and Public Works will launch a EUR 41 M tender procedure for the construction of waste water treatment plants in the Maritsa river basin and the towns of Stara Zagora and Dimitrovgrad. Funds for the project will be pro
President Parvanov will address the United Nations General Assembly on September 12, 2002, Foreign Minister Passy announced. Parvanov will be the sixth speaker to address the forum.
The Greek aluminum producer Aluminul Milonas is planning to invest EUR 3,8 M for the construction of a new factory in the Bulgarian sea port of Varna. That was reported by Dnevnik Daily, quoting the Greek press and the Bulgarian subsidiary Alumil-Bulgaria
The Privatization Agency called a tender for the sale of a 95 percent stake in the Simitli-based Pirin mining complex. The bidding will start at BGN 1.
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