Austria's governing coalition has collapsed, triggered by a bitter internal row in the far-right Freedom Party. Chancellor Wolfgang Schuessel announced that his conservative People's Party was pulling out of its coalition with the Freedom Party, paving th
The offers for management group of the projects of Kozloduy Units 1,2 decommissioning were opened September 9. Austrian-French, Belgian and Spanish consortia took part in the tender.
By David Pallister The Guardian
An international honey festival opened doors in Black Sea coastal resort Nessebur. Bulgaria honey producers will seek foreign markets during the one-week event.
The first Bulgarian newspaper in Turkey - "Sedmichen reporter (Weekly Reporter)" in Turkey is already out in the market. The publisher of the newspaper is owner of a newspaper in Kurdzhali where many Bulgarian Turks live.
National association Bulgarian Agrarian Union called on Prime Minister Saxe-Coburg to immediately leave the country since "the governance of Simeon Saxe-Coburg is a political and economic failure and the promoted by him thesis for higher living standard a
Bulgaria's Security Service guards Finance Minister Milen Velchev. The minister has received threats, it emerged.
A scheme for paying part of Russian gas supplies to Bulgaria in goods and construction services will be discussed by Deputy Minister of Regional Development and Public Works Georgiev and Gazprom representatives. The meeting, scheduled for September 12, wi
French President Jacques Chirac has reiterated his strong opposition to any unilateral US attack on Iraq, but says Washington could launch military action with United Nations' backing. Mr Chirac proposed a two-stage process, beginning with a UN Security C
Iraq could produce a nuclear bomb within a matter of months if it were able to obtain supplies of radioactive material, according to an assessment of Saddam Hussein's weapons programme. A wide-ranging report by the International Institute for Strategic St
Some BGN 110 M more for medical treatment will be earmarked of under the 2003 budget drafted by the National Health Insurance Fund (NHIF). The money will cover expenses for inpatient and outpatients treatment as well as medicines.
"We dream together" is the motto of the road show that starts Monday in Bulgaria to prove that good understanding between minorities in Bulgaria can be a reality. A mixed Bulgarian-Roma football team the Danubian town of Lom will play in friendly games ag
A second fundraising football match between the teams of the diplomatic corps in Bulgaria and the Interior Ministry will take place on October 4th in Bulgarian city Plovdiv, Maxim Behar, M3 Communications Group, Inc. CEO said.
Bulgaria's considerable progress in the reform of its judiciary was noted in Brussels, Euro-integration Minister Kuneva said upon her return from Brussels, where consultations with the European Commission (EC) on the preparation of the EC's annual report
The Bulgarian Academy of Sciences (BAS) demanded a moratorium on genetically modified foods in compliance with the practice in EU member states. BAS is to hold negotiations with the Agriculture Ministry for a 5-year ban on the imports and production.
German Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder is thought to have gained the edge over his conservative rival Edmund Stoiber in a live television debate, two weeks before Germany votes in general elections. The US-style duel, the second and final one to be held befo
Austrian far-right Vice-Chancellor Susanne Riess-Passer said on Sunday she was quitting the governing coalition over a party revolt led by rival Joerg Haider, raising the prospect of early elections. Riess-Passer, who is Freedom Party leader, said party c
The Bulgarian Socialist Party organized a rally to honor the 58th anniversary since the antifascist uprising. Socialist leader Sergey Stanishev addressed the participants in the rally.
Readings on the level of air pollution in the Danube town of Russe will be announced midday on September 9. The levels will show the level of air pollution registered September 8 when some three thousand tonnes of briquettes went on fire at port Russe-Eas
Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez has said his government is restarting supplies of subsidised oil to Cuba five months after they were suspended during a failed coup against him. The decision to resume the shipments of 53,000 barrels a day has been particu
A major earthquake measuring 7.6 on the Richter scale has hit the coastal waters north of Papua New Guinea.
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