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France Donated 25 Cars to Bulgaria's Interior Ministry

French Foreign Ministry donated 25 cars to Bulgaria's Interior Ministry to be used in different departments of the ministry. French Ambassador to Sofia Jean Loup Kuhn-Delforge and Bulgaria's Interior Minister Georgi Petkanov attended the ceremony.

Politics | June 13, 2003, Friday // 00:00

Bulgarian Reacts Furiously to Border Check

Bulgarian national, identified as P.V.

Politics | June 13, 2003, Friday // 00:00

FM Pledged Hard Work to Solve Macedonian Sentence Case

Bulgaria will make every effort to solve the case of the Bulgarian woman who got a controversial sentence in Macedonia. This is what the Bulgarian Foreign Minister Solomon Passy said while he gave an explanation in the Parliament on the case.

Politics | June 13, 2003, Friday // 00:00

MPA: Bulgarians Arrested in Greece over Credit Cards Fraud

Three Bulgarians, alleged members of an international criminal ring, were arrested in Thessalonica according to Greek news agency MPA. The men were nabbed in a hotel with 400 sham credit cards on them.

Politics | June 13, 2003, Friday // 00:00

Hanke: Election of Bulgaria's Central Bank Governor Storm in Teacup

The delay in electing new governor of the Bulgarian National Bank may turn out to be a storm in a teacup because of the political unrest, said Steve H. Hanke, Professor of Applied Economics at the Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore and advisor to forme

Business | June 13, 2003, Friday // 00:00

Disabled Bulgarians VIP Guests at Politicians Vs. Diplomats Charity Match

Some 1,000 disabled people will be VIP guests to Bulgaria's politicians-diplomats fundraising football match Sunday. The match will be held under the patronage of President Georgy Parvanov in support of Bulgaria's EU-accession in 2007.

Politics | June 13, 2003, Friday // 00:00

Assistance for Children Fund to be Set Up

Assistance for Children is the name of the new fund to be set up with the Justice Ministry, to receive 95% of the fees, collected by law courts in applying for adoption, donations and wills. This is envisaged by amendments to the Family Act, which Parliam

Politics | June 13, 2003, Friday // 00:00

Left Wing Blessed Sofia Mayor Run of Eminent Financier

The political union New Left led by the Bulgarian Socialist Party (BSP) approved former Finance Minister Soyan Alexandrov as its candidate for Sofia mayor in this year's local elections.

Politics | June 13, 2003, Friday // 00:00

WANO Ends Check of Bulgaria's Nuke Units 3,4

The World Association of Nuclear Operators (WANO) ends Friday an inspection of Bulgaria's only Nuclear Power Plant Kozloduy units 3 and 4, carried out at the request of the plant management to check the units' safety.

Politics | June 13, 2003, Friday // 00:00

Japanese, US Company to Build New Thermal Plant in Bulgaria

Japanese Mitsubishi Heavy Inc. and US company Access International Inc have been given the greenlight to construct a new thermal power plant in Pleven, Northern Bulgaria, some 200 kilometers from Sofia.

Business | June 13, 2003, Friday // 00:00

Attackers of Wounded "Drug Lord" Might Be Serbs

The attackers of the suspected Bulgarian drug lord Kiril Kirov Iaponetsa (The Japanese) are Serbs, Bulgarian Info radio reported quoting anonymous sources from the investigation. According to another version quoted by the radio, the man behind the shooti

Politics | June 13, 2003, Friday // 00:00

Turkey, Greece Dismiss US Report on Human Trafficking

Turkey and Greece dismissed a U.S.

Politics | June 13, 2003, Friday // 00:00

Bulgarians Become Mothers-to-Be at 30-35 Years of Age

Following the European model, Bulgarian women prefer to prove themselves as experts in a certain professional field before having children, sexologist Rumen Bostandzhiev told private national TV channel bTV.

Society | June 13, 2003, Friday // 00:00

Bulgaria with New Passport Rules for Abroad-Bound Adoptees

Bulgarian authorities are to issue the passport of a child who will be adopted abroad within three days after such request is filed. This is envisaged by the amendments that Bulgaria's Parliament passed to the Family Act.

Politics | June 13, 2003, Friday // 00:00

FM Reports on Controversial Skopje Sentence against Bulgarian

Bulgaria's Foreign Minister Passy is called in the Parliament on Friday to answer questions about the controversial sentence of the Bulgarian Anna Paskova who stood trial in Macedonia.

Politics | June 13, 2003, Friday // 00:00

US Professor Praised Bulgaria's Education

Bulgaria has an advanced education system, US Columbia University's Professor Jack Greenberg said Friday. During his current stay in Bulgaria Greenberg visited the country's towns of Montana and Vidin.

Politics | June 13, 2003, Friday // 00:00

Bulgaria's Pupils Rated Fourth in Literacy Survey

Bulgaria's fourth-graders rated fourth in international survey of pupils' literacy. The survey was led by the International Association for Education Results Analysis.

Politics | June 13, 2003, Friday // 00:00

Drug Hope for SARS Patients

Researchers in Germany have identified an existing anti-viral drug which might be used to treat SARS - the respiratory disease that has killed nearly 800 people worldwide. Writing in the medical journal The Lancet, scientists from the Frankfurt Medical Sc

World | June 13, 2003, Friday // 00:00

Explosives Found on Italian Plane

Police have detonated an explosive device found on board an Italian airliner about to make an internal flight to Rome. The device was discovered on Thursday under a seat on an Alitalia plane that had arrived in the eastern city of Ancona from Florence.

World | June 13, 2003, Friday // 00:00

Chinese World Champion to Represent Bulgaria in Athens Olympics

Feng Zhe, former Chinese national table tennis player and a winner of the mixed doubles title in the 45th world championships, will represent Bulgaria to compete in the 2004 Athens Olympic Games. The Chinese, 28, will get Bulgarian nationality as soon as

Sports | June 13, 2003, Friday // 00:00

War Crimes Suspect Held in Serbia

Special forces in Serbia have arrested one of the country's most wanted war crimes suspects. Veselin Sljivancanin, a former colonel in the Yugoslav national army, was picked up by police after a 10-hour standoff outside his house in Belgrade.

World | June 13, 2003, Friday // 00:00
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