Twenty-one containers with fresh nuclear from Russia arrived and were unloaded at the Kozloduy Nuclear Power Plant. The Russian Tvel company supplied the fuel, which will be used for the four older reactors of the plant (440 MW each) in 2002.
Bulgaria and Romania are most likely be acceded to the EU in 2007 since these two countries will not be able to meet all membership requirements and sign an agreement by late 2002, Lord Hannigfield, member of the EU Committee for the Regions (CR) said. He
Polish News Bulletin European Union ministers have agreed that the decision on which candidate countries will be cleared for entry in 2004 will be made at next year's October summit of EU leaders to be held in Brussels.
“Bulgaria wishes to be acceded to the European Union by 2004,” is the title of an interview with Bulgarian Prime Minister Saxe-Coburg published by the German daily Frankfurter Allgemeine Stellenmarkt on December 12. The interview was published on the occ
Nikolay Vassilev, Deputy Prime Minister and Economy Minister, and Finance Minister Milen Velchev are among the five nominees in the competition of the “Economist” magazine “Mr. Economics” 2001.
The Executive Bureau of the Bulgarian Socialist Party will propose to the Higher Council Sergey Stanishev to be the successor of Georgi Parvanov, President-elect and Socialist leader, Dnevnik Daily wrote. The 44th Congress of the Party is expected to elec
“The Foreign Ministry is in contact will all important channels that can work for the favorable outcome of the Bulgarian medics case in Libya, “ Elena Poptodorova, Foreign Ministry spokeswoman told journalists. She added that the Foreign Ministry works fo
MPs from the United Democratic Forces tabled in Parliament a draft resolution against the idea for partial, political accession of Bulgaria to EU. The Bulgarian Prime Minister Saxe-Coburg said that the European Commission should allow to Romania and Bulga
There is a possibility that the Bulgarian Telecommunications Agency is sold by June 2002 and the privatisation of the state enterprises concludes in two years, Deputy Prime Minister and Economy Minister told journalists.“ I find the negotiations with the
The Finance Minister Milen Velchev is still considering the remission of the Bulgarian Railways Company’s (BDZ) debts, Transport Minister Plamen Petrov, announced. According to him the negotiations between the two ministries have been accelerated.
Parliament adopted the amendments to the Excise Duty Act at second reading on December 12. Under the amendments exported goods are to be with excise duty stamp.
I expect the Bulgarian medics in Libya will be acquitted, Vladimir Sheytanov, lawyer of the arrested Bulgarian medics, said for Info Radio on December 12. He expressed the hope that the case won’t be suspended one more time since the medics’ health is fai
The Bulgarian Agriculture People’s Union – People’s Union said they have a candidate for the elections for mayor in Russe, who will run on a separate ticket from that of the United Democratic Forces (UDF). The decision was prompted by dissatisfaction with
An order for the award of a public procurement contract for the modernization of Bulgaria’s MiG-29 fleet was signed on December 11 by Defense Minister Svinarov. The procedure of the award of the contract was initiated in pursuance of the Public Procuremen
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“Yasser Arafat pledged to fight terrorism and crack down on organizations that support it,” European Union foreign policy chief Javier Solana said after meeting with the Palestinian Authority president on December 11. Solana also met with leaders of Pales
Zacarias Moussaoui, a French citizen of Moroccan descent, is the first indicted for the September 11 terror attacks. He has been charged with conspiring with Osama bin Laden and al Qaeda to "murder thousands of people" in New York, Pennsylvania and at the
National Carrier “Balkan” rehabilitation plan will be carried out without foreign investors, Todor Simeonov, president of the Pilots Union said on December 12. After the company’s stabilization it will be sold to a foreign buyer.
Fifteen Bulgarian companies producing software set up an association – the Bulgarian association of software companies (BASC). The association will aim to boost productivity and promote innovation.
Imports of apples marked an increase in 2001, the Agriculture Ministry announced. The imported apples on the Bulgarian market are expected to reach 30,000 tons till the end of the year.
A fine of BGN 10,000 for using banned advertisement practices was imposed on Nestle Sofia by Bulgaria’s Fair Competition Commission. Nestle Sofia is the Bulgarian subsidiary of Swiss foods group Nestle SA.
The Bulgarian Yogurt is now a Protected Designation of Origin in the EU
Bulgaria is in the Top 25 Countries with the Biggest Debt Slaves
