US Secretary of State Colin Powell held talks in Lebanon and Syria aimed at calming tensions along Israel's troubled northern border. After meeting Lebanon's President Emile Lahoud, Mr Powell warned: "There is a very real danger of the situation along the
UK-based Melrose Resources plc, oil and gas exploration, development and production company, plans to deliver gas in Galate, Bulgaria in the second half of 2003, France Press Agency subsidiary AFX reported. Turnover for the year to Dec 31, 2001 was GBP 14
All documents on the British company “Crown Agents,” contracted by the government to consult the Bulgarian customs will be tabled in the Constitutional Court. In order to do that the MPS from “Coalition for Bulgaria” ar to open a sign-up in Parliament in
The United States supports a "robust" expansion of NATO to bring in new members from Eastern Europe, but thinks it is too early to say who will be invited to join, US Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs Marc Grossman said Monday, quoted by the
Guenter Verheugen, EU Enlargement Commissioner, stated in Luxembourg that he saw no danger from slowing down the process, which will lead to accession of no more than ten new EU members in 2004. “I think that the political will of the European Union is s
Interior Ministry Chief Secretary General Boyko Borissov is to participate in the international conference on drug traffic combat, which will take place in Bucharest on April 17,18. Bulgaria heads the working group, which is to draw up concrete measures
A young man, 27, tried to rob the office of Eurobank in the Danubian town of Lom on April 15. He was armed with a knife and a spray.
Antalya - Turkish Daily News With his background, a Jew of Moroccan origin, Bulgarian Foreign Minister Solomon Passy has an interesting identity, which enables him to understand the suffering of the two sides fighting in the Middle East.
The accelerated legislative work on Bulgaria’s NATO accession before the Prague summit should be top priority, the participants in the meeting of the Council on European and Euro Atlantic integration with the Presidency unanimously agreed. President Parva
The Council on European and Euro Atlantic integration with the Presidency will observe the development of the integration processes and will review what had been achieved by the institutions, President Parvanov announced before the first meeting of the co
Low turnout in the local elections for mayor was predicted by sociologists from the Alpha Research polling agency. In the town of Russe the candidate of the Bulgarian Socialist Party enjoys very high support.
By Patricia Ward Biederman, Los Angeles Times staff writer
Members of an Encino synagogue in the state of California honored Bulgaria for helping protect 50,000 Jews from Nazi persecution during World War II, Los Angeles Times reported. The sister of Bulgaria’s Prime Minister Saxe-Coburg princess Maria Louisa als
Danube Bridge 2 project is lagging behind schedule by about six months, the project Manager Simeon Evtimov said. In his opinion the delay will not reflect negatively on the investors.
The amendments to the Public Procurement Act, which Parliament adopted April 12, will abolish one barrier that hampers the trade on the Stock Exchange market, Hristo Milenkov, Executive Director of Sofia Stock Exchange, said. So far the stock markets were
Preliminary offers for the privatisation of Bulgaria’s State Insurance Institute DZI have to be submitted today by 5:30 pm. Afterwards a decision will be taken which of the candidates will be allowed to the second stage of the DZI privatisation procedure.
The Sofia City Council approved a reduction of the municipality budget of about BGN 10,5 M due to the lower garbage tax. The budget for 2001 was thus reduced to BGN 368 M.
Over 500 long-term unemployed will be hired to work for three-four months on the “Beautiful Bulgaria” project in the town of Stara Zagora.
President Parvanov awarded Professors Boris Spassov and Zhivko Stalev the Order of the Stara Planina, First Class, for their contribution to the juridical science in Bulgaria.
The promise and peril of NATO's "southern dimension" strategy are on display as Romania's elite alpine military unit goes through its paces on the sheer face of a snowy mountain an hour's drive north of Bucharest. The unit's commanders explain in fluent
Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon has suggested the United States lead a regional conference to find peace for the Middle East. Mr Sharon said US Secretary of State Colin Powell - who is continuing diplomatic efforts in Lebanon and Syria - had supported
Bulgaria's Strategic Role in the EU's Drone Wall Defense Initiative
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