Svetlozar Eldurov's book "Catholics in Bulgaria: 1878-1989" is the first ever comprehensive study of that period in the history of the Catholic community in Bulgaria. The work is based on extensive archival research and is comparable in scope to Prof.
The Dutch city of Rotterdam is expected to come to a standstill on Friday morning for the funeral of the politician Pim Fortuyn, who was shot dead on Monday. The cortege will set off from the one of the city's major landmarks, the Erasmus Bridge, towards
The Papal visit will wipe out the stain Bulgaria undeservedly bore for 21 years, Foreign Minister Passy said, before leaving for Rome for the celebrations of the Day of Sts Cyril and Methodius. The Bulgarian delegation, headed by Minister Passy, will be g
Billboards with the Pope will line the road from Sofia to Plovdiv, while flags of Bulgaria and the Vatikan will be placed along Trakiya highway for the Papal visit in Bulgaria (www.popeinbulgaria.
Col. Carla Bass will take over as US defense Attache in Sofia from Barry Shade.
The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) plans to acquire a share in Bulgaria?s Unionbank to help the bank strengthen its leading position in the sector of servicing small and medium enterprises. EBRD intends to acquire up to 36,75% of
Foreign Minister Passy will attend a meeting of the Euro-Atlantic Partnership Council (EAPC) in Reykjavik May 15. The EAPC convenes twice a year at foreign ministers level.
The International Finance Corporation (IFC) is ready to provide expert assistance to Bulgaria and to help along the development of a student lending system and risk investment funds. That emerged during a meeting of Deputy Prime Minister and Economy Minis
The economic development and prosperity of any country is impossible without the expansive introduction of information and communication technologies and the use of Internet opportunities, President Parvanov said in his opening speech at the fourth intern
Bulgaria?s government decided to abolish the visa requirements for the citizens of Latvia, Lithuania and Estonia between May 1 and September 30, 2002 when is the peak of the tourist season in Bulgaria. The decision will apply to permanent residents of the
The government could not realize its initial plans to sell between 10% - 15% in state ?owned DSK Bank to EBRD as part of its privatization strategy for the bank. That emerged after a statement of Deputy Finance Minister Kiril Ananiaev.
An explosion during a Victory Day military parade has killed at least 32 people and injured at least 130 others in the southern Russian republic of Dagestan. Among those killed were 12 children and 15 servicemen.
More than 300 people are reported to have been killed in western Nepal as Maoist rebels and government forces battle for control of a guerilla stronghold. In a statement Thursday Nepal's defense ministry estimated that some 250 rebels had been killed, alo
E-services as a newly emerging market is the main topic of the fourth international conference Business in Internet (www.bconf.
The International Monetary Fund is optimistic about the growth indices of the Bulgarian economy, which will be higher than the average for the region, IMF deputy managing director Ann Krueger, said at her meeting with Deputy Prime Minister and Economy Min
Europe and especially Western Europe went through ages of conflicts and bloody wars, but the peace project for European Integration proved to be the model of the continent and probably for other regions in the world, Mr Dimitris Kourkoulas, Head of the De
Drinking water price will be higher if more than the planned norm is consumed, amendments to the Act on Waters envisage. The preliminary figures put the daily norm at 90-130 litres per person.
Prime Minister Simeon Saxe-Coburg is to meet Greek Minister of Macedonia and Thrace Yeoryios Paskhalidhis after his arrival in Thessaloniki. Bulgarian delegation leaves for Holy Mount Athos on May 10 where they will meet with governor Stavros Psycharis an
Serena Williams bruised to German Open Quarterfinals beating Bulgarian Magdalena Maleeva to reach the quarter-finals of the German Open with a 7-6 6-4 win. Fourth seed Williams, warming up in Berlin for the French Open starting on May 27 moved past the un
A contract, providing guarantees for Bulgarian workers’ rights in Portugal will be signed by the Portugal’s President during his visit to Bulgaria. The construction, agriculture, and health care sectors will be a priority in the international contract.
The documentary Afghanistan 1381, a film of the Bulgarian National Television, was nominated for the grand award at the most prestigious Monte Carlo television festival in the category news productions. The film was shot at the end of February in Kabul an
Bulgaria's Strategic Role in the EU's Drone Wall Defense Initiative
When Politics Means Violence
