Richard Lugar, US senator arrives on September 1 in Bulgaria at the invitation of President Peter Stoyanov. The Bulgarian President and the senator will discuss Bulgaria`s bid for NATO membership, bilateral relations and the international situation.
Borislav Yotov, prosecutor from the Supreme Cassation Prosecution will run for president at the elections scheduled later this year, he announced. A group of intellectuals nominated him.
There is some reserve in the public sector that may be used for increase of salaries, Minister of Finance Milen Velchev said. However, this increase most probably will not take place due to deficit in other budget items.
The Guardian - United Kingdom Record numbers of teachers who trained in Australia, New Zealand, Canada and even Bulgaria and Russia, will be arriving to start new jobs in schools in England in the next few days, as local education authorities opt for sho
President Stoyanov and Interior Minister Georgi Petkanov exchanged explanation letters on Boyko Borissov`s appointment for Chief Secretary #2 position in the Interior Ministry, Dnevnik Daily wrote. The statement of Petkanov that he received Stoyanov`s wri
President Peter Stoyanov presented the Madara Horseman Order, Class Two with swords to leaving Multinational Peace Force Southeastern Europe /MPFSEE/ Commander Brigadier General Hilmi Akin Zorlou. Outgoing MPFSEE Political Military Steering Committee Chai
Modernized according to NATO standards aircraft runaway with additional facilities was opened at the Graf Ignatievo Air Base in Southern Bulgaria by Defence Minister Nikolay Svinarov. The renovation, including the construction of taxiways, parking areas a
The Bulgarian national women`s volleyball team qualified for the 2002 world championships in Germany, defeating Croatia 3-0 in the third and last match of the qualification tournament in Dubrovnik. `The important thing is that we are the only federation p
The American Embassy to Bulgaria will be temporarily closed in connection with a campaign, launched by the US government for information of American citizens what security measures to take when they are abroad. The Government campaign is taking place from
The government unanimously decided to propose to President Petar Stoyanov to decree the appointment of Boyko Borissov for Chief secretary of the Interior Ministry. During the debate that preceded the vote, the Agriculture Minister Mehmed Dikme raised the
The new Bulgarian representative to the EU Stanislav Daskalov, was born in 1952. Daskalov is a graduate of the Moscow Institute of International Economic Relations.
The protesting former workers of the mining company Gorubso blocked again the Smolyan - Madan road, Dnevnik Daily wrote. The blockade will last till the salaries of the protestors are paid.
Bulgaria`s new representative to the EU in Brussels is Stanislav Daskalov, President Peter Stoyanov decreed. Daskalov is a former minister of foreign affairs from the government of professor Berov and deputy minister of trade from in the governments of Di
Finance Minister Milen Velchev met the Lehman Bros and Eurasia Group to familiarize the group with the government intentions for foreign investments attraction and planned changes in the fiscal policy. A joint project on establishing a stability index Leh
The traffic control will be tightened, higher fines for violations will be introduced and road accident regulations will be amended Vassil Vassilev, Director of the National Police Service Directorate (NPSD) said after a meeting at the Ministry of Interio
A team of experts from the Justice Ministry will prepare and propose new laws, concerning the activities of lawyers and notaries. A new Penal Code, a new Code of Criminal Procedure and an Execution of Punishments Bill are expected to be prepared as a harm
The Greek Kiriaku Holding Group, owner of the Bulgarian New Television may purchase the Varna shipyard. Minos Kiriaku, the holding`s boss visited the plant yesterday and said that the Greek offer will be submitted soon to the government.
The Bulgarian Industrial Association suggested that reinvestment should include instalments on loan borrowed for investment, Dikran Tebeyan, Vice President of the Bulgarian Industrial Association said. The zero profit tax should also apply to self-employe
Local and international business will meet next Monday Bulgarian government and officials from the presidency and the parliament to demand more transparency, ethics and clear rules, Maxim Behar, Bulgarian Business Leaders Forum chairman said. It will be t
Yordan Yordanov, head of Bulgaria`s Nuclear Power Plant, has prolonged a contract with the offshore `Energy Invest` company on the transportation of the waste nuclear fuel, Standart Daily announced. It took place on July 11, 2001, at Kozloduy behind the b
All the employees from the Economy Ministry, taking part in boards of directors will be replaced, and the new state representatives in the boards of the ventures are to be selected by competitions, Milen Keremedchiev, chief secretary of the ministry said.
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