`The most important task for the 39th National Assembly is making sure Bulgaria joins NATO in 2002 and if that is achieved this Parliament will ensure a place for itself in the history books`, President Peter Stoyanov said in his address at the convocatio
Parliament`s eldest MP Svetoslav Luchnikov (79) opened the first session of the 39th National Assembly at 10 a.m.
Ognyan Gerdzhikov, 55, professor of civil and commercial law, was elected chairman of the 39th National Assembly on Thursday. He will head the fifth parliament since the beginning of democratic changes in 1989.
The Privatisation Agency will open new sale procedures for the hotels, restaurant and auxiliary facilities of the Sunny Beach sea resort. Instead of the negotiations with potential buyers, the agency will sell 14 hotels, 2 tennis courts, five eateries and
The investigative authorities advised that Dimitur Dimitrov, dealer Pavel Trenev and another five employees of the Central Cooperative Bank (CCB) should be tried for the disappearance of $6 M, which businessman Michael Chorny, expelled from Bulgaria in 20
The members of the 39th National Assembly (NA) will have at their disposal only 5 seconds to vote. Their predecessors from the previous parliaments had 3 minutes.
Today Simeon II National Movement nominated professor Gerdzhikov for the National Assembly chairman position, with Kamelia Kasabova as his deputy. The other nominated deputies are Assen Agov of the United Democratic Forces, academician Blagovest Sendov of
`During the four-year mandate of the government we achieved real economic growth of 5.8%, which is one of the highest in Europe`, Finance Minister Muravey Radev said.
Bulgaria`s chief negotiator with the European Union /EU/, Vladimir Kisyov, submitted his resignation at the Cabinet`s last session today. Antoninette Primatarova, Bulgaria`s ambassador to the EU mission in Brussels, also submitted an application for resig
`The joint venture between Eurometal, leaseholder of the core assets of Somana-Pernik, and Greece`s Sidenor, which is part of Viohalco Holding, will raise the company`s capital from $10 M to $25 M in two months`, Lyudmil Stoykov, manager of Eurometal, whi
THE CONFEDERATION of Independent Trade Unions in Bulgaria /CITUB/ will require from the new parliamentary majority an amendment to be made, ruling that the receivables due to employees in cases of insolvency and bankruptcy, are a priority. The total amoun
Bulgaria reported 4.5% GDP growth in the first quarter of 2001, National Statistical Institute announced.
Fifty-two people, of which 16 children, from eight counties were granted refugee status in June. Refugee status applications were submitted by 206 people, including 56 children, from 16 countries.
The Bulgarian Government approved the Black Sea Naval Cooperation Task Group Agreement (BLACKSEAFOR), which was signed in Istanbul on April 2, 2001, and moved it to the National Assembly for ratification. The purpose of the initiative, which includes the
Svetoslav Louchnikov, MP of the United Democratic Forces (UtdDF), will open the inaugural sitting of the 39th National Assembly on July 5. Under the Constitution, the honour to perform this function falls on the oldest national representative.
The Cabinet called on Bulgarian President Stoyanov to invite as soon as possible the biggest political formation in Parliament to form a new cabinet, pledging that it is ready to provide continuity between the outgoing and the new executive, reads a lette
The resignation of Kostov`s cabinet will be submitted to the Parliament tomorrow morning, the UDF leader Ekaterina Mihaylova said yesterday. The majority will decide when to accept it, she added.
Highway Holdings Ltd. (Nasdaq:HIHO) has established a manufacturing facility in Bulgaria for the production of cameras to be sold in Europe.
The import from Greece of live cattle, beef, beef products, sub products, bovine insemination material, embryos and ova, meal, bio concentrates and feed for carnivorous animals containing proteins from ruminants was banned by Bulgarian Farming Minister V.
Financial Times; By STEFAN WAGSTYL
Deutsche Bank is interested in the privatization of the Bulgarian Telecommunications Company and Bulgartabac, as well as in the Bulgaria`s energy sector and in the infrastructure`s development, it transpired yesterday after the meeting of the Bulgarian de
Google Street View is again on its way through Bulgaria
Bulgaria has the Largest Gray Economy in Europe
