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TEN NATIONS ON TRACK TO JOIN EU

Financial Times; Nov 13, 2001 By LEYLA BOULTON and JUDY DEMPSEY

Views on BG | November 13, 2001, Tuesday // 00:00

VELCHEV:PLANE CRASH NOT TO INFLUENCE BONDS ISSUE

“The NYC plane crash will not affect the Bulgarian issue of Eurobonds since trading was already completed,” Finance Minister Milen Velchev said after the Airbus A-300 crash. The co-managers of the issue from Morgan Stanley have informed Velchev that s

Business | November 12, 2001, Monday // 00:00

ON NOVEMBER 12 SOFIA MAYOR STEFAN SOFIANSKI WITHDREW HIS MEMBERSHIP FR...

On November 12 Sofia Mayor Stefan Sofianski withdrew his membership from the Union of the Democratic Forces (UDF) at the local UDF club in Oborishte district. Later he commented that the forthcoming second round of the presidential elections, and not his

Politics | November 12, 2001, Monday // 00:00

US TROOPS TO STAY AND FLY OVER BULGARIA

The Bulgarian Foreign Minister Solomon Passy and the US Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for European and Euro-Asian Affairs Janet Boug exchanged notes on overflight, transit passage and stay on Bulgarian territory of US troops.

Politics | November 12, 2001, Monday // 00:00

OFFSHORE COMPANY MEDIATED “KOZLODUY” AND RUSSIA

Novaya Gazeta In its latest issue the Russian newspaper “Novaya Gazeta” published an article on the echelon of Bulgarian spent fuel and radioactive elements "smuggled" into Russia.

Views on BG | November 12, 2001, Monday // 00:00

PRESIDENTIAL DEBATE IN `SLAVI’S` TALK SHOW NOV. 16

The private nationwide televion bTV announced that in connection with the coming run offs, there a debate between the presidential candidates Parvanov and Stoyanov is to be broadcasted in the air of the television. The debate will take place in “Slavi’s s

Politics | November 12, 2001, Monday // 00:00

BULGARIA RANKS FIRST IN EUROPE AND SECOND IN THE WORLD IN SMOKERS PER ...

Bulgaria ranks first in Europe and second in the world in smokers per capita, data of the World Health Organization show. Bulgaria is preceded only by Cuba in the black statistics.

Politics | November 12, 2001, Monday // 00:00

PM'S VISIT TO NEW YORK NOT CANCELLED SO FAR

The Bulgarian Prime Minister Saxe-Coburg has not cancelled his visit to New York in spite of the extraordinary circumstances due to the crash of the airbus with 255 passengers aboard in Queens, New York. The Bulgarian President Stoyanov does not plan to s

Politics | November 12, 2001, Monday // 00:00

CNN:COMPUTER CRASH DELAYS BULGARIA POLL

CNN A computer crash has thrown Bulgarian elections into chaos with officials saying they will not be able to announce a result until Tuesday.

Politics | November 12, 2001, Monday // 00:00

WORLD BANK PROMOTES TURKEY

Turkish Daily News BY MOVING INTO THE UPPER-MIDDLE INCOME BRACKET, TURKEY MOVES AHEAD OF ALL ITS

Views on BG | November 12, 2001, Monday // 00:00

THE INDEPENDENT:ELECTION RUN-OFF IN BULGARIA

The Independent - United Kingdom The Bulgarian President, Petar Stoyanov, will face the Socialist Party leader, Georgi Parvanov, in an election run-off next Sunday, exit polls indicate.

Politics | November 12, 2001, Monday // 00:00

DEPUTY PM:BG WANTS TO ENCOURAGE ISRAELI INVESTMENT

"Bulgaria is looking to attract Israeli investors," Bulgarian Deputy Prime Minister and Economy Minister Nikolay Vassilev said in Qatar, Doha, quoted by the Internet edition of "The Jerusalem Post." Vassilev, who heads the Bulgarian delegation to the Four

Business | November 12, 2001, Monday // 00:00

AP:BULGARIANS FAIL TO ELECT PRESIDENT

Associated Press Voter apathy marred Bulgaria's presidential elections with a record low turnout of less then 50 percent, forcing election officials to hold a run-off next Sunday between incumbent President Petar Stoyanov and Socialist Party leader Georg

Politics | November 12, 2001, Monday // 00:00

SCRUTINEER UNION "IZBORI" ALLEGED TO BE PHANTOM

Union “Izbori”, the scrutineer consortium, selected by the Central Electoral Commission (CEC), does not exist, Info Radio announced. Under the contract with the Council of Ministers, the state was supposed to pay BGN 377,000 to Union "Izbori.

Politics | November 12, 2001, Monday // 00:00

ELECTORAL COMMISSION STARTED TO RECEIVE PROTOCOLS

The Central Electoral Commission began receiving protocols from the Regional Electoral Commissions at around 2.30pm local time.

Politics | November 12, 2001, Monday // 00:00

RESULTS FROM THE REGIONAL ELECTORAL COMMISSIONS

*** In Veliko Turnovo, 30,66 % supported Stoyanov, 37,72% voted for Parvanov.

Politics | November 12, 2001, Monday // 00:00

STOYANOV INVITED PARVANOV ON DEBATES

The presidential candidate, running for second mandate, Petur Stoyanov invited Parvanov who is to be his opponent in the coming run offs on TV debates. The debates are to take place on Wednesday and Friday on bTV and the Bulgarian National Television resp

Politics | November 12, 2001, Monday // 00:00

BULGARIA ELECTED MEMBER OF UN AGRICULTURE COUNCIL

Bulgaria was unanimously elected member of the Council of the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) at the 31st Session of the FAO Conference on November 12, 2001 The organization’s headquarters are in Rome. The FAO Council is the supreme

Politics | November 12, 2001, Monday // 00:00

PARVANOV LEADS WITH 38,32% IN DOBRICH

The presidential candidate Georgi Parvanov, supported by “Coalition for Bulgaria” got highest results in the Dobrich region with 38,32% from the voters. 28,12% of the voters supported Stoyanov.

Politics | November 12, 2001, Monday // 00:00

UNITED DEMOCRATIC FORCES ALSO COUNT THE VOTES

The United Democratic Forces (UDF) conducts parallel counting of the votes from the first round of the presidential elections. This is being done in connection with the technical problems of the Central Electoral Commission.

Politics | November 12, 2001, Monday // 00:00

UNPLEASANT COMPUTING INCIDENTS PREVENTED

The United Democratic Forces representative in the Central Electoral Commission Mihail Konstantinov commented that with the decision the commission to count the votes, "unpleasant incidents in the computing centers have been prevented." "The members of th

Politics | November 12, 2001, Monday // 00:00
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