245,000 foreign tourists visited Bulgaria in May, which is a 60 percent increase year on year and is record for the last twenty-five years. The official statement of the government says that this is a result from the stable economic and foreign policy sit
Deputy Prime Minister and Economy Minister Nikolay Vassilev announced that the Bulgartabac interdepartmental working group supported the point system for assessment of the holding’s bidders. Agriculture Minister Mehmed Dikme said that the national interes
President Parvanov awarded retiring General Miho Mihov the highest national award the Order of the Stara Planina for his flawless service as Head of the General Staff of the Bulgarian Armed Forces and active participation in the implementation of the mili
No changes in the scheme of pre-accession funds control are being planned, it transpired before Prime Minister Simeon Saxe-Coburg left on a working visit to Italy. A day earlier the leader of the Movement for Rights and Freedoms insisted that the Movement
Deflation of 2,1 percent was registered in May and inflation of 2,9 percent was registered since the beginning of the year, the National Statistical Institute announced. Food prices went down by 4,6 percent, non-food prices by 0,3 percent.
The New York Times By BOB TEDESCHI
Pakistan's President Pervez Musharraf said on Tuesday steps taken by India to ease a military standoff between the nuclear-armed neighbors were "a very small beginning" and more action was needed. Musharraf also welcomed a planned visit by Defense Secreta
The decisions of the Defense Council regarding the tragic accident with the conscript at Slivnitsa training ground will be made public later in the day. The names of those to be held responsible are expected to be announced.
Agriculture Minister Dikme heads the Bulgarian delegation at the World Food Summit: five years later, taking place at FAO headquarters in Rome, June 10-13.
US companies have offered assistance in establishing a real estates market index in Bulgaria, Deputy Prime Minister and Economy Minister Nikolay Vassilev announced. Vassilev was guest to an economic round table of the members of the American Chamber of Co
Bulgarian President Georgi Parvanov said that he had big expectations of his upcoming visit to Russia. He said he hoped to finally close the ideological chapter in bilateral relations and give an impetus to purely pragmatic cooperation between the two cou
US- registered Counter Pressure Casting (C.P.
Ian Black in Luxembourg The Guardian
Bulgaria and Albania will sign an intergovernmental agreement on readmission during the visit of Albanian Minister of Public Order Stefan Cipa who arrives in Sofia on June 11. Cipa and his Bulgarian counterpart Georgi Petkanov will discuss issues of bilat
New York police have warned Jewish activists in the city that they will face arrest if they go ahead with a plan to set armed patrols for Jewish neighbourhoods. The Jewish Defence Group (JDG) said armed residents would patrol two Jewish neighbourhoods in
Afghan leaders are preparing to open their traditional assembly loya jirga to choose an interim government, after differences over the role of the king appeared to delay proceedings. Former King Zahir Shah is scheduled to deliver the opening address at 15
US President George W Bush has issued another warning about the growing danger of terror groups gaining access to weapons of mass destruction. He said terrorists could wield "catastrophic power" with the spread of nuclear and biological weapons technology
The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development and Dexia Bank are interested in acquiring a 5% -15% stake in the Municipal Bank in which Sofia municipality controls 67% participating interest, Dnevnik Daily reported. So that EBRD and Dexia, the tent
A measure signed into law Monday by President George W. Bush endorses an expansion of NATO and authorizes military aid to seven nations that hope to join the alliance, Bulgaria among them.
Bulgaria’s Foreign Minister Passy and Euro-Integration Minister Meglena Kuneva are in Luxembourg where they attended the sixth session of the conference for Bulgaria’s accession to the EU on the level of ministers. Three EU chapters were closed: Free Move
The Associated Press The European Union nations on Monday delayed until late October a decision on aid for farmers and poor regions in 10 countries due to join the EU in 2004 with Britain, the Netherlands, Sweden and Germany urging austerity.
UN Happiness Report: Bulgaria's Astonishing Leap in Rankings
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