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COST OF BURGAS PORT UPGRADE INCREASED

Environment requirements raised the cost of the project on Burgas Port upgrade from USD 30 M to USD 161 M, Transport and Communications Minister Plamen Petrov announced. Bulgaria may need another 20 years to pay off a USD 120 M loan, extended by Japan Ban

Business | February 8, 2002, Friday // 00:00

CUSTOMS CONTRACT WITH BRITISH CROWN AGENTS POSES NO THREAT TO EU TALKS

The European Commission will not express any opinion on the contacts the Finance Ministry, supervisor of the Bulgarian Customs, has established with the British consulting company Crown Agents, European Commission spokesman Jean-Kristof Filori said. Accor

Business | February 8, 2002, Friday // 00:00

BULGARIA'S RUBELLA AMONG BIGGEST INVESTORS IN THE COUNTRY

Bulgaria's cosmetic company Rubella seems to be one of the largest local investors, Krassimir Mitev, Executive director. The company has already invested some BGN 7.

Business | February 8, 2002, Friday // 00:00

CHIEF EU NEGOTIATOR – BG SPECIAL REPRESENTATIVE TO EUROPEAN CONVENTION

Meglena Kuneva, Chief Bulgaria’s EU negotiator and deputy foreign minister will be the main representative of the country to the European Convention, the government decided. Nelly Kutskova, chairperson of the Sofia Regional Court was appointed her deputy.

Politics | February 8, 2002, Friday // 00:00

MEDICS IN LIBYA WON'T RETURN TO PRISON IF NEXT HEARING IS POSTPONED

Even if the next hearing of the Bulgarian medics in Libya case is postponed, they will not be returned to prison, Petko Dimitrov, director of department “Near East and Africa” with the Foreign Ministry told the Bulgarian National Radio. On Monday, the me

Politics | February 8, 2002, Friday // 00:00

CHINA SAID ON THURSDAY THAT ABOUT 132 MILLION OF ITS PEOPLE ARE UNEMPL...

China said on Thursday that about 132 million of its people are unemployed - tens of millions more than previously stated.Officials also admitted that the situation in the world's most populous nation will get a lot worse before it gets better.

World | February 7, 2002, Thursday // 00:00

US POLITICIANS INVESTIGATING THE COLLAPSE OF ENRON HAVE BEGUN QUESTION...

US politicians investigating the collapse of Enron have begun questioning the company's former boss, Jeffrey Skilling. In an opening statement to a Congressional committee, Mr Skilling said that when he left the firm last year, he "fervently believed" in

World | February 7, 2002, Thursday // 00:00

FORMER SOUTH AFRICA PRESIDENT NELSON MANDELA HAS SAID HIS COUNTRY NEED...

Former South Africa President Nelson Mandela has said his country needs to fight a war against HIV and Aids, in remarks that seem to be tacit criticism of his successor.

World | February 7, 2002, Thursday // 00:00

BROADCAST MEDIA DID NOT CARRY NEWS BULLETINS ON FEBRUARY 7TH AND THERE...

Broadcast media did not carry news bulletins on February 7th and there will be no newspapers on February 8th in Greece because journalists are holding a 24-hour strike. The national federation of journalists’ unions (POESY) and the Athens union (ESIEA) ca

World | February 7, 2002, Thursday // 00:00

AGREEMENT ON KREMIKOVTSI STEEL MAKER LIABILITIES REACHED

A successful attempt to solve the problem of Kremikovtzi steel maker customs and tax liabilities was made at a meeting of Finance Minister Milen Velchev and Deputy Prime Minister Nikolay Vassilev with Valentin Zahariev, Executive Manager of the plant. Min

Business | February 7, 2002, Thursday // 00:00

SPECIAL COMMITTEE FOR COMBAT WITH CORRUPTION WAS SET UP AFTER THE GOVE...

Special committee for combat with corruption was set up after the government approved the governmental strategy on fighting corruption. Justice Minister Anton Stankov will head the committee, Dimitur Kalchev, Minister of State Administration will be his d

Politics | February 7, 2002, Thursday // 00:00

STABILITY PACT OFFICIALS IMPRESSED WITH FAST CHANGES IN BULGARIA

We are impressed with the fast changes in Bulgaria, the leaders of the Stability Pact's Business Advisory Council (BAC) said after the two-day working meeting of the council ended. According to them, the economic program of the government heads in the rig

Business | February 7, 2002, Thursday // 00:00

NATIONAL ACCOUNTING STANDARDS HARMONIZED WITH THE INTERNATIONAL

The Bulgarian enterprises will work with new accounting standards, harmonized with the international ones until the Accounting Law is enforced, the Cabinet decided. The new Accounting Act, adopted in the end of the last year by Parliament, all banks, insu

Business | February 7, 2002, Thursday // 00:00

YASSER ARAFAT SAYS HE IS GIVING "100% EFFORT" TO CURBING VIOLENCE, AS ...

Yasser Arafat says he is giving "100% effort" to curbing violence, as Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon visits the US to secure further approval of his policy to isolate the Palestinian leader. But violence has flared again in the West Bank, with four p

World | February 7, 2002, Thursday // 00:00

PEOPLE WANTING TO BECOME BRITISH CITIZENS WILL HAVE TO UNDERGO STRINGE...

People wanting to become British citizens will have to undergo stringent tests in future to help them integrate into the wider community. The new requirements are at the centre of a package of sweeping reforms to the immigration and asylum system unveiled

World | February 7, 2002, Thursday // 00:00

COMMITTEE TO EXAMINE ALLEGATIONS AGAINST EX-AGRICULTURE MINISTER

Borislav Ralchev, MP of Simeon II National Movement, was appointed chairman of the committee, which is to find out whether there is sufficient proof of grave crimes committed by Former Agriculture Minister Ventsislav Vurbanov.. Half of the 12-member commi

Politics | February 7, 2002, Thursday // 00:00

CABINET APPROVED ORGAN, TISSUES AND CELLS TRANSPLANTATION LAW

The Cabinet approved a law on the transplantation of tissues, organs and cells to be enfoced in 2003. An agency for transplantation will be set up, it will create a register for people who do not wish to donate organs.

Politics | February 7, 2002, Thursday // 00:00

LA LIBRE BELGIQUE: PRESIDENT DETERMINED TO SPEED UP EU, NATO ACCESSION

”We were not chosen because of the past,” President Georgi Parvanov was quoted as saying in an interview for the Belgium Daily newspaper “La Libre Belgique”, published in its February 7 edition. Asked how his being member of the Socialist Party may influe

Views on BG | February 7, 2002, Thursday // 00:00

MORE THAN HALF OF BULGARIANS WERE ECONOMICALLY NON-ACTIVE IN DECEMBER

The economically active Bulgarians numbered 3,264,700 Bulgarians (48,1% from the Bulgarian population older than fifteen years old), a survey conducted by the national Statistical Institute shows. In December, 2001 636,500 people have been unemployed.

Views on BG | February 7, 2002, Thursday // 00:00

EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT PRESIDENT: DATE FOR EU ENTRY CONSEQUENCE, NOT GOAL

“Concrete dates of EU entry are consequence of the enlargement and not its goal”, Patrick Cox, President of the European Parliament, said during his meeting in Strasbourg with President Parvanov. The two officials discussed Bulgaria’s preparation for EU e

Politics | February 7, 2002, Thursday // 00:00

CONSTRUCTION OF A MODERN TOURISM COMPLEX WILL BEGIN NEAR POMORIE, THE ...

Construction of a modern tourism complex will begin near Pomorie, the chairman of the municipality council of the seaside town announced. Dutch investments amounting to BGN 50 M will fund the venture.

Politics | February 7, 2002, Thursday // 00:00
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