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VRUSHKA CHOUKA CHECKPOINT REOPENED

The Serbian authorities reopened the Vrushka Chouka border crossing to two-way traffic at midnight Friday to Saturday. The unilateral ban on the passage of trucks, buses and vans via Vrushka Chouka as well as Oltomantsi and Strezimirovtsi lasted two days

Politics | August 20, 2001, Monday // 00:00

DOBRUDJA WITH LOWER YIELD IN 2001

`Some 60% of the fields under maize in Dobrudja (North-eastern Bulgaria), known as Bulgaria`s breadbasket, will produce no harvest, while 25% will yield between 500 and 1,000 kg/ha`, Dimiter Katrandjiev, Chairman of the Union of Grain Farmers in Bulgaria,

Business | August 20, 2001, Monday // 00:00

SOCIALISTS WITH NO PRESIDENTIAL NOMINATION

`Socialists are not likely to have their own candidate at the upcoming presidential elections`, Socialist Party leader Georgi Purvanov stated before the regular meeting of the Executive Board of the Party`s Supreme Council. He also specified that the part

Politics | August 20, 2001, Monday // 00:00

PRISONERS PROTEST ON THE ROOF IN SOFIA CENTRAL

24 prisoners from the Sofia Central Prison climbed on the roof of its building. They hang signs saying `This is not mutiny, this is a protest` and `We want the media`.

Politics | August 19, 2001, Sunday // 00:00

NEW CHECKPOINTS AT MACEDONIAN BORDER SOON

Iinvestments in the infrastructure can bring lasting peace in the Balkans, Bulgarian Foreign Minister Solomon Passy said ater meeting here with Macedonian Foreign Minister Ilinka Mitreva in Sofia. Passy added he hopes that `the political will expressed b

Politics | August 19, 2001, Sunday // 00:00

ONE SENTENCE WEEKLY HOROSCOPE

August 20 - 26, 2001 ARIES

Views on BG | August 18, 2001, Saturday // 00:00

THE RUSSIAN DEBT NEGOTIATED AS EARLY AS SEPTEMBER

Russia starts negotiations on paying off her debt to Bulgaria, the Russian newspaper `Vedomosti` wrote. Russia is to negotiate with creditors outside the London and Paris clubs whom she owes liabilities inherited by the USSR.

Business | August 18, 2001, Saturday // 00:00

BGN 1.9 FOR USD 1 BY THE END OF YEAR PREDICTED

The exchange rates BGN/US dollar will be down to some 1.9 levs by the New Year, said for Standart daily Bisser Manolov, the Bulbank`s chief dealer on the grounds of the fact that from January 1, 2002, the euro pegged Bulgarian lev will become equal to the

Business | August 18, 2001, Saturday // 00:00

SUPERMAN ARRIVES IN BULGARIA TO SHOOT ONCE AGAIN

Dean Cain arrives for a second time in Bulgaria today. The actor who gained popularity with his part in `Lois and Clark: The New Adventures of Superman` arrives for the shooting of `The Dragon`.

Society | August 18, 2001, Saturday // 00:00

CELTIC`S PETROV BACK TO BULGARIAN NATIONAL TEAM

Bulgarian coach Stoicho Mladenov included Celtic`s Stilian Petrov, who has recovered from a broken leg, when he named 13 foreign-based players on Friday for World Cup qualifiers against Malta and Denmark next month. `His condition is very good, he has pla

Sports | August 18, 2001, Saturday // 00:00

GALATASARAY FANS DENIED BULGARIAN VISAS

At least 400 fans of Galatasaray will not have a chance to cheer up their favorite team during the return game with Levski in Sofia, that will be played on Wednesday at the `Georgi Asparouhov` stadium. The reason is that the fans want to arrange their tri

Sports | August 18, 2001, Saturday // 00:00

BULGARIA TO BE CAREFUL PROVIDING AID TO MACEDONIA

Defence Minister Nikolay Svinarov told reporters that Bulgaria had not been asked to provide military aid to the Republic of Macedonia. He added that the Bulgarian government was prepared to discuss this issue during the 18 August visit of Macedonian Fore

Politics | August 18, 2001, Saturday // 00:00

BULGARIA: NUMBER OF HEROIN, CANNABIS USERS INCREASES

BBC Monitoring Service - United Kingdom Forty to fifty thousand 000 Bulgarians, most of them young people, are regular heroin abusers; 50 per cent of them take the narcotic every day.

Views on BG | August 18, 2001, Saturday // 00:00

LJUBISA SAMARZIC GUEST OF VARNA FILM FESTIVAL

Famous Serbian actor Ljubisa Samarzic will be the special guest to the `Love is Madness` film festival this year. `He is to promote his new picture `Natasha` on September 4 and will probably stay till the end of the festival`, Alexander Grozev, president

Society | August 18, 2001, Saturday // 00:00

DARIO FO TO STAGE AN OPERA IN PLOVDIV

Nobel laureate for literature Dario Fo is to arrive in Plovdiv on October 12. The famous playwright is arriving to promote before the Bulgarian public the co-production of `The Barber of Seville` directed by him.

Society | August 18, 2001, Saturday // 00:00

CUSTOMS DIRECTOR: WE'LL MAKE A REVOLUTION IN THE CUSTOMS SYSTEM

Interviewed for BTA, the new director of the National Customs Agency, Emil Dimitrov, said that the reform he is planning is tantamount to a revolution in the customs system. Dimitrov's appointment as director of the National Customs Agency, which is subor

Views on BG | August 18, 2001, Saturday // 00:00

24KG OF MARIJUANA SEIZED AT SOUTNERN CHECKPOINT

The customs officers at the Kapitan Andreevo border crossing intercepted a shipment of 24 kg of marijuana. A sniffer dog discovered the drug in an incoming Mercedes car with Albanian registration bound for Turkey.

Politics | August 18, 2001, Saturday // 00:00

NUCLEAR PLANT UNIT SWITCHED OFF FOR REPAIR

Unit 4 of the Kozloduy Nuclear plant will be switched off for a planned repair and refueling at 00:00hrs on August 19, the press office of the company said. The 440MW unit will be modernized and its operational safety will be upgraded.

Politics | August 18, 2001, Saturday // 00:00

FINANCIAL AID FOR MUNICIPALITIES IN SEPTEMBER

Minister of Finance Milen Velchev approved a mechanism for extending financial aid to municipalities in 2001. The mechanism is based on the active legislation and the current capacity of the budget.

Politics | August 18, 2001, Saturday // 00:00

TENDERS CALLED ON THREE NEW SITES AT SUNNY BEACH

The Privatisation Agency announced three new sites in Sunny Beach resort for sale-the `Trakiya` administrative building, the `Oasis` canteen, and the `Aquarama` water amusement facility. The sale will be realized through an open bidding tender.

Business | August 18, 2001, Saturday // 00:00

GOROUBSO~MADAN GRANTED TWO CONCESSIONS

`Goroubso-Madan was granted two concessions for 30-year exploitation of the Petrovitza and Krushev Dol deposits`, Subi Kichukov, Deputy Director of the company, announced. The annual fees for the concessions will depend on the quantity of ore extracted.

Business | August 18, 2001, Saturday // 00:00
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