The night-time curfew brought in by Ivory Coast's authorities when the civil war began in September has been extended. The curfew - which was due to end on 15 February - will remain in force for two more weeks.
Opposition candidate Tassos Papadopoulos has won the presidential election in Cyprus, defeating veteran incumbent Glafcos Clerides. The vote comes at a crucial time for the future of the island, which has been divided into Greek Cypriot and Turkish sector
European Union leaders are holding an emergency meeting in Brussels on Monday, to discuss their disagreements over a possible war against Iraq. Bulgaria was invited to the meeting but later on, the Greek Presidency announced that the country, along with
February 17 is the deadline for offer submission in the tender for construction of a waste nuclear fuel storage at Bulgaria's only N-plant - Kozloduy. Eighteen companies have shown interest to participate in the procedure.
After an extraordinary marathon session in Brussels, NATO agreed late last night to begin military planning for the defense of Turkey in the event of a US-led war with Iraq, ending a month-long deadlock that threatened the credibility and relevance of the
Bulgaria's Foreign Ministry denied news that NATO Secretary General George Robertson postponed his visit to Bulgaria for the second time. On Sunday, the ministry announced that Lord Robertson would remain in Brussels because of NATO consultations on the I
Foreign tourists who visited Bulgaria in January 2003 totalled 126,000, which marks an increase of over 17% over the same period last year, the Economy Ministry announced.
France may be in danger of losing its prominence on the US wine market to Bulgarian competitors after seventeen US lawmakers urged boycott on all French goods and wines.
Bulgaria's talks with the United States and the European Union do not differ from that of other EU aspirants, Euro-integration Minister Meglena Kuneva said for the Bulgarian National Radio.
Southeast Europe is the term that describes best where Bulgaria belongs to, the latest poll at novinite.com shows.
A weekend of global anti-war protest has concluded in Sydney, with more than 200,000 Australians objecting to any U.S.
NATO ambassadors, at an unusual Sunday meeting in Brussels, are trying to reach a compromise to mend their alliance's rift over U.S.
Finance Minister Milen Velchev is to visit the town of Gabrovo in Central Bulgaria , where he will hold a series of meetings with representatives of local authority and business. The taxation policy till 2005, Bulgaria's development till its accession to
Promotion of the sustained development of all Bulgarian regions and stronger local government are among the priorities outlined in the Programme Declaration of the Movement for Rights and Freedoms (MRF), junior partner in the ruling coalition, led by Sime
At least 17 people died and several others were wounded a Syrian military truck carrying diesel fuel overturned and caught fire Sunday at a Lebanon-Syria border crossing, AP reported. It is supposed that the truck lost its brakes and hit a Lebanese custom
Xinhuanet The United States on Friday sent the first shipment of its military equipment and food supplies to Bulgaria from its military base in Germany, in preparations of a possible US-led war on Iraq, local newspaper reported on Saturday.
Coalition negotiations between the Austrian conservative People's Party and the Greens failed over a deadlock on pension reform, university fees and the purchase of new fighter jets. The collapse of the talks leaves Austria without a government - almost t
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The looming war in Iraq, conflicts and tension in Bulgaria's parliament reflect negatively upon the approval rate of Bulgaria's political elite, which seems to have been dealt another tough blow, shows a national representative study of MBMD polling agenc
Belgium is prepared to end its veto, Belgian Prime Minister Guy Verhofstadt said. Mr Verhofstadt said Brussels wanted Nato to make it clear that aid to Turkey was of a defensive nature and not a first step to involve the alliance in a possible Iraq war.
The initiative to set up a new union of right-centrist parties for the local elections in Bulgaria failed after two of the so-called founding formations - Internal Macedonian Revolutionary Organization VMRO and the Civic Party denied information about the
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