Foreign Minister Passy has been invited to become an honorary member of the International Raoul Wallenberg Foundation (IRWF). In a letter to Minister Passy the founder of the foundation says that his joining would boost the aims of the organization, which
The Parliament adopted a number of normative acts, laws and decisions during its latest session and made a step towards building democracy and realizing national priorities, Parliamentary Speaker Ognyan Gerdzhikov said on the occasion of the session’s end
The leadership of the ruling Simeon II National Movement parliamentary group asked on Friday the MPs as well as the district and municipality coordinators to start preparations for the local elections. That was announced by the floor leader of the party P
At least 20 people have been killed in violence across the disputed region of Kashmir. Indian police say four Islamic militants and an Indian officer were killed in a gun battle overnight Wednesday in the town of Rajouri.
BY Milena Dinkova The program of Apolonia Autumn Festival of Arts, which takes place annually in the Black Sea town of Sozopol was officially announced at a news conference on Thursday.
Bulgarians are divided in two equal groups of those satisfied (41,8%) and dissatisfied (42,4%) with police work according to the latest survey of the Central European Opinion Research Group. The survey, which was conducted in June 2002 in Bulgaria, the Cz
The report of Bulgartabac sale consultant Creditanstalt Investment Bank on the four offers for 80 percent stake in Bulgaria's tobacco giant Bulgartabac was submitted to the working group for the privatisation of Bulgartabac Holding, Deputy Prime Minister
Bulgaria’s second GSM operator has almost finished with the construction of its Black Sea coast network, the company announced. Now, the network covers the country’s Black sea coast from northeastern town of Byala to southeastern town of Tsarevo.
A light tremor was felt in the city of Vidin in Northwestern Bulgaria at 12.37 pm.
The progress that has been made so far in the defense sector and the prospects for further development of the reforms are reasons for optimism in anticipation of the Prague summit, reads the Report on the State of the Defense and Armed Forces for 2001, wh
It is still not certain whether during the incineration of the engines of Bulgaria’s SS-23, Scud and FROG missiles, there wouldn’t be harmful emissions. That was announced by General Nikola Kolev, Head of the General Staff of the Bulgarian armed forces.
Bulgarian Socialist Party leader Sergey Stanishev headed for Buzludzha mountain peak for the celebrations on the occasion of the party's anniversary together with some 20 motorists, himself riding a Honda. Before leaving Stanishev said it is important tha
A new protest against the demolition of the SS-23, Scud and FROG missiles was organized on Friday by locals from the Stara Zagora district where the missiles are planned to be destroyed. The protestors plan to block for one hour the Stara Zagora – Kazanlu
Parliament ratified on Friday an agreement between the Bulgarian government and Afghanistan’s interim government. Under the agreement, Bulgaria will grant to Afghanistan armament, munitions and communication facilities.
Famous Bulgarian singer Maria Neykova died unexpectedly on Thursday afternoon. Neykova is author and singer of the song in the film “Koziya rog,” shown in over one hundred countries.
The EUR 54,290 M aid package, that will be provided by the Greek government under the Greek Plan for Economic Reconstruction of the Balkans, will be used for infrastructure upgrading, particularly in the energy and transport sectors, for industrial invest
Parliament passed without amendments the Biodiversity Act August 2. This is the second voting of the act as the legislators failed to override the President's veto on Wednesday.
Finance Minister Milen Velchev will be the national coordinator of EU pre-accession ISPA fund, the Cabinet decided in line with the strategy for Bulgaria’s participation in the Structural funds and the EU Cohesion Fund. Deputy Prime Minister and Regional
International Fair Co. of Plovdiv, South Central Bulgaria, has been added to a list of commercial corporations with a 50% stake held by the state, which are excluded from privatisation, under amendments to the Privatisation and Post-privatisation Control
Ukrainian President Leonid Kuchma has promised to close down all unsafe mines following an explosion at a coal-pit which killed 20 people. "I have instructed the Prosecutor-General's office and security services to check if mines respect security norms.
Bulgaria will continue to seek further ways for a reappraisal of Kozloduy Power Plant safety by the Western European Nuclear Regulators' Association, Emil Vapirev, head of the Committee for the Use of Atomic Energy for Peaceful Purposes announced. He poin
Bulgaria Ranks Second in the Balkans at Paris 2024 Olympics, 26th Overall
Bulgaria Leads Europe in Heat-Related Deaths in Record-Breaking 2023
