The destruction of each of the elements of the SS-23, SCUD and FROG missiles will be tested before the real destruction takes place, Defense Minister Nikolay Svinarov explained after his meeting with UDF leader Nadezhda Mihaylova. He pointed out that an e
The leader of rightist Union of Democratic Forces Nadezhda Mihaylova expressed her concern about the recent statements of the president on the military reform. She did that at a meeting with defense minister Svinarov.
Bulgaria’s President Parvanov leaves on official visits to Slovakia and Poland on Monday. Parvanov will be accompanied by a business delegation of representatives of sixteen Bulgarian companies.
France's anti-immigrant National Front, whose leader Jean-Marie Le Pen shocked Europe by reaching the runoff round of last month's presidential election, failed to win any parliamentary seats on Sunday, an exit poll showed.
Firing along the tense India-Pakistan border eased but violence was unabated in the rebellion-hit Kashmir region Sunday, the crux of the dispute between the nuclear-armed rivals.
Audio cassettes are being distributed around southeastern Afghanistan with a recorded message from fugitive Taliban leader Mullah Mohammad Omar saying he was safe, witnesses said on Sunday.
EUR 170,000 euros were released for a joint project of Internet provider BITEX and the Spanish companies Tragsatetec and Telefonica. The funding is to be provided by the EU program "Leonardo da Vinci.
Fifteen are the members of the new Executive Bureau with the Higher Council of the Bulgarian Socialist Party, it emerged after the first closed session of the council. So far, the members of the bureau were nineteen.
The Bulgarian designer Lachezar Tsvetanov, a junior at the University of Bridgeport in Connecticut, won the competition for creating a digital player for the needs of the library of the US Congress, the Washington Post reported. The library is planning a
The investors assess the Bulgarian Telecommunications Company at no more than USD 350 M, Grozdan Karadzhov, member of the Board of Directors of the Center for Economic Development told Info Radio. According to him, the price in the previous privatization
The political council of the ruling Simeon II National Movement approved the economic program of the government presented on Friday by Deputy Prime Minister and Economy Minister Nikolay Vassilev. In the presence of Prime Minister Saxe-Coburg, Vassilev pre
Hundreds of thousands of people have gathered in Rome to witness a ceremony which makes a saint of one of Catholicism's most popular and controversial figures, Padre Pio. Pilgrims from around the world packed St Peter's Square in soaring temperatures as t
Israel has begun building a controversial new security fence to try to stop Palestinian militants crossing into its territory. It is the latest effort by Prime Minister Ariel Sharon to halt the wave of suicide attacks in Israeli cities and towns.
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The assets of the voluntary pension funds have reached EUR 104,5 M (BGN 204.4 M) in Q1, going up by 9.
Lyubomir Ivanov is the new deputy foreign minister appointed to replace Meglena Kuneva, Darik Radio reported. So far, Lyubomir Ivanov has been Director of the NATO and Security directorate with the foreign ministry.
The leader of rightist Union of Democratic Forces Nadezhda Mihaylova will attend the fifteenth congress of the German Christian Democratic Union (CDU). The forum will take place from June 16 till June 18 in Frankfurt-na-Maine.
“The assessment for the work of the government a year after elections is more than unsatisfactory. The assessment of the Bulgarians is that the ruling party brought absolute poverty,“ Emilia Maslarova, deputy floor leader of the leftist Bulgarian Socialis
Over two thousand believers signed in favor of the adoption of a new law on ecclesiastical matters till Saturday in the Troyan Monastery. The act is tabled in Parliament by PM Borislav Tsekov.
Over five million tonnes of wheat will be gathered from this year’s crops, which is one million tonne more in comparison with last year, Ventsislav Atanassov, chairman of the federation of the bread producers and confectioners forecast.
Google Street View Cars Return to Bulgaria for Major Mapping Update
Housing Prices Soar in Bulgaria’s Major Cities as Demand and Supply Strain Increase
