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The proposed BGN 180 per ton excise duty on propane butane is to reduced, the Cabinet decided late in the day on November 22, 2001 after a meeting of the Finance Minister Milen Velchev with gas dealers and representatives of the Union of the Hauliers to t
Business | November 24, 2001, Saturday // 00:00
Swedish Ambassador Sten Ask will make his first visit to Shumen on November 26 at the invitation of Juliana Doncheva, Shumen MP of the Simeon II National Movement. The visit aims at intensifying Swedish-Bulgarian relations in business and culture.
Politics | November 24, 2001, Saturday // 00:00
A total of EUR 50 M are to be granted to Bulgaria under a project for Balkans development of the Stability Pact, Michalis Christidis, Greek Ambassador to Bulgaria, announced in Varna on November 23. He was in Varna together with a delegation of Greek busi
Business | November 24, 2001, Saturday // 00:00
Bulgaria will receive a total of USD 20 M from oil transit after completing the construction of the pipeline Burgas-Alexandrupolis, representatives of Bulgaria, Russia and Greece decided on November 23 at a working meeting. Bulgaria and Greece will receiv
Business | November 24, 2001, Saturday // 00:00
Abstracted from Lloyds List
BY Keith Walllis
A single offer, from the Bulgarian Foreign Trade company Chimimport, was received for the purchase of the Bulgarian Bank Consolidation Company’s (BCC) share of 32.77% from the equity of the Central Cooperative Bank (CCB).
Business | November 24, 2001, Saturday // 00:00
Employers and trade unions began negotiations for national partnership agreement. That will be the first agreement of that kind, the Confederation of Independent Trade Unions in Bulgaria’s (CITUB) chairman Zhelyazko Hristov announced.
Politics | November 23, 2001, Friday // 00:00
Published in Sofia since late May 2001 Breaking News turned into first daily online newspaper - The News.
Politics | November 23, 2001, Friday // 00:00
The e-signature system was introduced in Bulgaria on November 23, 2001, the State Telecommunications Commission announced.
Politics | November 23, 2001, Friday // 00:00
Zahari Zhelyazkov, former Executive Director of the Privatization Agency, will be brought to court. Sofia District Prosecution Office brought legal proceedings against him for the sale of a 75% stake in the National Carrier Balkan airlines.
Business | November 23, 2001, Friday // 00:00
The Minister of State Administration Dimitur Kalchev opened on November 22 the World Freestyle Wrestling Championships in Sofia. The wrestling tournament scheduled for Sept.
Sports | November 23, 2001, Friday // 00:00
Following are the results November 22 at the Freestyle World Wrestling Championships:
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France supports Bulgaria and Romania in their efforts to become members of the European Union, the Bulgarian Economy Ministry and deputy Prime Minister Nikolay Vassilev said after his meeting with Pierre Moscovici, delegated French minister responsible f
Politics | November 23, 2001, Friday // 00:00
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EU commissioner for enlargement Guenther Verheugen said Romania and Bulgaria will "definitely not" be among the countries joining the EU in the first wave of new members.
“Bulgaria hurried with the restructuring of the State Railways Company when dividing it into two companies – for transportation and for infrastructure maintenance,” Minister of Transport and Telecommunications Plamen Petrov announced upon his return from
Politics | November 23, 2001, Friday // 00:00
The Bulgarian President Stoyanov announced the members to be appointed from his quota in the Electronic Media Council. Georgi Lozanov, Stefan Dimitrov, Yuliana Toncheva and Toma Ivanov will be appointed from the President.
Politics | November 23, 2001, Friday // 00:00
The Simeon II National Movement (SIINM) will be registered as a party on December 1, 2001. According to Stanimir Ilchev, MP of the SIINM this is to be a party of the electoral type.
Politics | November 23, 2001, Friday // 00:00
The Bulgarian Prime Minister Saxe-Coburg said that the European Commission should allow to Romania and Bulgaria to be integrated “ politically” before their economic integration. He said that in his address to the prime ministers of the member states of t
Politics | November 23, 2001, Friday // 00:00
Lyuben Dylov, Junior announced he would resign from his chief position in the civil movement “Gergyovden”, following the defeat of the candidate presidential couple Stoyanov-Kutskova. His resignation will be discussed at the National Conference of the mov
Politics | November 23, 2001, Friday // 00:00
Six US aircraft are to be hosted by Burgas airport where the first American temporary base was set up in connection with the “Endurable Freedom” operation in Afghanistan. The six KC-135 Stratotanker aerial refueling aircraft will be based in the Bulgaria
Politics | November 23, 2001, Friday // 00:00
Justice Minister Stankov signed the Convention on Crime in cyberspace at a ceremony in the Hungarian Parliament on November 23. The ceremony was part of the international conference on crime in cyberspace.
Politics | November 23, 2001, Friday // 00:00
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