The competitors of slated for privatization Bulgarian Telecommunications Company will have free access to the consumers starting from January 1, 2005. That is envisaged under a bill approved by the Cabinet on Thursday.
The Cabinet decreed lifting the visa requirements between Latvia and Bulgaria. The two foreign ministers have already signed the agreement on July 5.
Thousands of relief workers, including some sent by foreign governments, are taking part in the sandbagging effort in central and northern Germany. Officials said it was too early to tell how long the sodden dams would resist the pressure.
Turkey's economy guru Dervis opted on Wednesday to join the leftist Republican People's Party (CHP) in a move that raised the chances he could yet be restored to government at November polls. The possibility Dervis to be at the economic helm in a coalitio
A simplified procedure for detaining suspects and defendants on felony charges should be adopted. Chief Prosecutor Nikola Filchev proposed that during his two-hour meeting with leaders of the Bulgarian Socialist Party.
A new Agency on Nuclear Regulation was established with a decree of the Council of Ministers. The Committee for the Use of Atomic Energy for Peaceful Purposes (CUAEPP) was transformed into the new agency.
Torrential rains destroyed a bridge that provides the only transport junction of the town of Sevlievo to several neighbouring villages and leisure homes. The Sevlievo municipality applied for a state loan to rebuild the bridge.
A homicide suspect wanted since 1991 was arrested in the Black Sea city of Varna. The alleged murderer has been hiding abroad but returned to Bulgaria on August 17, using a sham French passport.
Chief Prosecutor Nikola Filchev conferred with leaders of the Bulgarian Socialist Party. The leftists conduct series of meetings with law-enforcement officials following last week's criminal shootouts.
A proposal for exchange bureaux ban will be tabled in parliament in September. Ivan Iskrov, chairman of the parliamentary budgetary committee announced that for Darik radio.
The first football match between Bosnia and Yugoslavia since the end of their brutal three-year war in the mid-1990s proved far from friendly. Four policemen and four civilians were hurt in clashes after the "friendly" game on Wednesday, which the Yugosla
A tourist plane has crashed in western Nepal, killing all 18 people on board. Among those on board the Shangrila Air plane were 13 Germans, one British and one U.
Two air pollution monitoring stations have been assembled in the Danube town of Silistra. The funding has been provided by the EU under a joint Bulgarian-Romanian project for environmental monitoring in Low Danube towns.
Sofia City Court ruled to leave two homicide attempt defendants in the arrest for unrestricted period. Dimitar Vutchev and Redzhan Redzheb Nizan are accused for attacking Iliyan Versanov on July 16 with a deadly weapon.
Dog owners must pay additional taxes for the apartment buildings' maintenance. Dog tax will be equivalent of the monthly installment due for every family member but no less than BGN 1 worth, the Cabinet decreed.
An imperative condition for successful reform is the withdrawal of the state from the enterprises. Leszek Balcerowicz, on a visit to Sofia, said that after meeting with the economic team with the president.
A videotape obtained by CNN shows that al Qaeda recruits have the training to arrive unarmed at a target and put together powerful explosives from easy-to-obtain materials. The combination of training with the easy availability of bomb-making ingredients
In 2001 Bulgaria was still the poorest EU aspirant, Italian News Agency ANSA reported quoting a statistical survey of the European union. Bulgarians spent on food 43 percent of their income while Slovenians spent 20 percent, Czechs - 21.
The Danube will stay before its danger level on the Bulgarian territory in spite of the wave coming from Hungary. The wave is expected to reach Bulgaria over the weekend.
The incineration method of the SS-23 missiles will be known by next Monday the latest. The experts of the Defense and Environment Ministries will be ready with their report on the demolition of Bulgaria's missiles by the beginning of next week also.
Extended credit pay back period might be introduced for grain producers who experienced bad crops or low purchase prices. The executive council of the Agriculture State Fund will discuss that today.
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