Chinese companies may invest in the municipality of Haskovo. The trade attach? of China’s Embassy in Bulgaria is expected to visit the region to study the possibilities to set up joint ventures to produce silk and foods and grow silkworms.
Bulgaria’s and US governments will sign today a memorandum of understanding on technical assistance for fiscal decentralization. Bulgaria’s Economy Minister Nikolay Vassilev and Finance Minister Milen Velchev and US Ambassador to Bulgaria James Pardew and
Between 5% and 6% of the real teachers will be made redundant as of July 1, Education Minister Vladimir Atanassov said at a meeting with representatives of the Union of Bulgarian Teachers. The layoffs will start from the so called "conditional teaching po
Prime Minister Simeon Saxe-Coburg described as "perfect" and "very interesting" his meetings with Russian President Vladimir Putin and Patriarch Alexy II in the first two days of his four-day official visit to Russia. Commenting Russian President Putin’s
At least 30 people were killed and 25 injured when a train crashed into a bus at a level crossing in the northern Indian state of Uttar Pradesh, officials say. A spokesman for Indian railways said the accident happened when the bus driver tried to force a
The lower house of the Spanish parliament has voted to outlaw the political arm of the Basque separatist organisation ETA. Deputies voted by 304 to 16 in favour of the bill to ban the Batasuna party, which the Justice Minister, Angel Acebes, described as
Up to 12 people are reported to have died in fighting in Madagascar's north-eastern, vanilla-producing region of Diego Suarez. Seven soldiers and three civilians were killed on Monday, reports the French news agency, AFP, quoting hospital and military sou
The United States is embarking on a new stage of its diplomatic initiative to ease continuing tensions between India and Pakistan over Kashmir.Defence Secretary Donald Rumsfeld is beginning an extended trip to the region which will also include visits to
A car packed with explosives pulled up beside a bus in northern Israel and blew up on Wednesday, killing 16 people and leaving at least 36 wounded in what police described as a "very large explosion." Hours later, Israeli military sources said Israeli tan
Bulgaria’s tobacco monopoly Bulgartabac Holding reported a rise in pre-tax profit for the first quarter mainly due to reduced administrative costs. The company’s January-March profit stood at BGN 746 M, up from BGN 548 M from the same period year ago.
OMV, Austria’s oil and gas group, seeks partners to manage the filling stations in Bulgaria, Dnevnik Daily reported, citing OMV’s Marketing Manager for Bulgaria. The move is part of an ambitious global investment program, aiming to expand OMV’s share on t
Relatives of the detained in Libya medics will meet today with Foreign Minister Passy to discuss the latest developments, concerning the case of the six medics, charged with intentionally infecting Libyan children with HIV. The six medics will be brought
Greek Vivodi Telecom holds talks to buy 70% equity in Bitex.com, Bulgarian-registered Internet provider, Dnevnik Daily reported.
The first of Bulgaria’s seven electricity distribution utilities earmarked for privatization will go private by next February, Deputy Energy Minister Angel Minev told the participants in the international investment forum that takes place in Sofia. The En
The second stage of the sell-off procedure of Bulgaria's tobacco monopoly Bulgartabac Holding begins on June 5, the Executive Director of the Privatization Agency Apostol Apostolov announced. The Privatization Agency announced on March 25 the start of the
It is not in the interests of the state to break privatization deals, Deputy Prime Minister and Economy Minister Vassilev said at the Investment forum 2002 in Sofia. According to the data presented by Minister Vassilev more than 52% from the total state-o
Rossitsa Zhelyazkova, who was brutally killed in Syria by her husband, will most probably be buried in Damask. Her children have been told that their mother was killed by their father Ezedin al Kihiya.
By Judy Dempsey The Financial Times
The lower house of the Italian parliament has passed a series of radical measures designed to curtail the rights and freedoms of immigrants and to facilitate expulsions from the country. The bill was approved by the conservative dominated house by 279 vot
The Greek police arrested two Bulgarians on charges of possession and traffic of fake euro bank notes. Police say the man and the woman – aged 42 and 24 – tried to exchange fake bank notes of 50 euros.
Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf said Tuesday that he had accepted an invitation from Russian leader Vladimir Putin to visit Moscow. "President Putin has invited me to Moscow," Musharraf told a news conference after talks with Putin on the sidelines o
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