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THE GREEK POLICE ARRESTED TWO BULGARIANS ON CHARGES OF POSSESSION AND ...

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.

Politics | June 4, 2002, Tuesday // 00:00

PAKISTANI PRESIDENT PERVEZ MUSHARRAF SAID TUESDAY THAT HE HAD ACCEPTED...

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

World | June 4, 2002, Tuesday // 00:00

THE UNITED NATIONS FOOD BODY URGED COUNTRIES ON TUESDAY TO SPEND $24 B...

The United Nations food body urged countries on Tuesday to spend $24 billion a year to halve world hunger by 2015 and said a new anti-hunger program would bring major economic benefit to many millions of people. Without this investment, the Rome-based U.

World | June 4, 2002, Tuesday // 00:00

MORE THAN 400 SERVICEMEN OF THE SOUTH-EASTERN EUROPE BRIGADE (SEEBRIG)...

More than 400 servicemen of the South-Eastern Europe Brigade (SEEBRIG) and US military are taking part in Exercise Cornerstone 2002, which was formally launched near the village of Miryantsi, Pazardjik Region, on Monday. It will continue until July 31.

Politics | June 4, 2002, Tuesday // 00:00

SOME BGN 3,7 M WERE ALLOCATED ON JUNE 4 FOR NATURAL DISASTERS BY THE C...

Some BGN 3,7 M were allocated on June 4 for natural disasters by the committee on population’s protection against disasters. BGN 51,386 will be granted to the municipality of Veliko Turnovo.

Politics | June 4, 2002, Tuesday // 00:00

GERMANY RESTORES QUOTAS OF BULGARIAN CONSTRUCTION WORKERS

Germany restores frozen contracts of construction companies, which send quotas of Bulgarian workers, BBC reported after the meeting between Social Minister and Deputy Prime Minister Shuleva and Germany’s Minister for Labor and Social Affairs Walter Rieste

Business | June 4, 2002, Tuesday // 00:00

PATRIARCH ALEXY II CONCERNED ABOUT SCHISM IN BULGARIAN ORTHODOX CHURCH

The head of the Russian Orthodox Church, Patriarch of Moscow and All Russia Alexy II expressed his concern about the schism in the Bulgarian Orthodox Church during his meeting with Bulgaria’s Prime Minister Saxe-Coburg. Patriarch Alexy II expressed the ho

Politics | June 4, 2002, Tuesday // 00:00

BULGARIA SEEKS BOOST IN MILITARY TECHNICAL COOPERATION WITH RUSSIA

Bulgaria is ready to develop its military technical cooperation with Russia, Prime Minister Simeon Saxe-Coburg, on an official visit to Russia, said, quoted by Russian News Agency RIA Novosti. Speaking to journalists he pointed out that given its budget l

Politics | June 4, 2002, Tuesday // 00:00

PM MET WITH RESPECT AT TRINITY-ST. SERGIUS LAVRA MONASTERY

Bulgaria's Prime Minister Saxe-Coburg was solemnly welcomed at the old Orthodox monastery Trinity-St. Sergius Lavra 70 kilometers away from Moscow.

Politics | June 4, 2002, Tuesday // 00:00

LATINO ROCK STAR MANU CHAO TO PERFORM IN SOFIA

The world-famous Latino rock star Manu Chao arrived in Sofia for his concert June 5 at the Winter Sports Palace. According to the organizers the concert can continue from 0ne hour and a half to four hours, depending on the mood of the audience.

Society | June 4, 2002, Tuesday // 00:00

SOCIAL MINISTRY PROMISES TO OPEN OVER 50,000 JOBS BY END-2002

Over 50,000 jobs will be created in 2002, Valeri Apostolov, deputy social minister announced in his address to the participants in Investment Forum 2002 on June 4. 6,000 people will be employed under the Guarantee Fund for Micro-credits.

Business | June 4, 2002, Tuesday // 00:00

BULGARIA’S IT COMPANY LIREX BG OOD WAS AWARDED THE BEST YEAR-OVER-YEAR...

Bulgaria’s IT company Lirex BG OOD was awarded the Best Year-over-Year Performance at the Cisco Systems – Partner Summit 2002 in Orlando. Turnover, customer service standards, working solutions and expedient trouble-shooting are the criteria on which Lire

Politics | June 4, 2002, Tuesday // 00:00

REGIONAL DEMOCRACY TOPS THE AGENDA OF STRASBOURG CONGRESS

Ninth session of the Congress of local and regional authorities started in Strasbourg June 4 and will be closed June 6. Representatives of all 44 member states of the Council of Europe take part in the Congress.

Politics | June 4, 2002, Tuesday // 00:00

ARRAIGNMENT CHAMBER TO DECIDE TODAY WHERE MEDICS IN LIBYA WILL BE SUED

Osman Bizanti, the Libyan lawyer of the six Bulgarian medics, charged with intentionally infecting Libyan children with HIV said that the judge in Benghazi will rule today whether the session of the Arraignment Chamber will be adjourned by 3-4 weeks. In c

Politics | June 4, 2002, Tuesday // 00:00

PM MEETS WITH PATRIARCH ALEXY II TODAY

Bulgaria's Prime Minister Saxe-Coburg will meet today with representatives of the Russian media before embarking on a trip to Sergiyev Posad outside Moscow to visit the Trinity-St. Sergius Lavra.

Politics | June 4, 2002, Tuesday // 00:00

ACCORDING TO DEFENCE MINISTER NIKOLAY SVINAROV, ACCIDENTS LIKE THE ONE...

According to Defence Minister Nikolay Svinarov, accidents like the one with the conscript who got seriously injured at the Slivnitsa training ground on Sunday discredit everybody’s efforts. Private Danail Ivanov got injured in an accident on Sunday mornin

Politics | June 4, 2002, Tuesday // 00:00

NO LIMITATIONS TO NATO ENLARGEMENT EXIST, ROBERTSON SAYS

Southeastern Europe has a great potential as long as people start to work together, NATO Secretary General George Robertson told in Brussels the Bulgarian News Agency. He said however that it is frustrating how criminals managed to come together and a sig

Views on BG | June 4, 2002, Tuesday // 00:00

POLAND’S PRESIDENT: BULGARIA HAS BIG CHANCES TO GET NATO INVITATION

Poland’s President Aleksander Kwasniewski said that Bulgaria had “very good chances" to receive an invitation to join NATO in Prague in November. In a Radio Free Europe interview, Kwasniewski said that this matter figured on the agenda of the NATO-Russia

Politics | June 4, 2002, Tuesday // 00:00

KABEL COMMERCE ACQUIRED HYDROPOWER PLANT

Sofia-based Kabel Commerce won a public auction for the Cherni Osam hydropower plant , outbidding the other six candidates for the 2.05 MW facility with an offer of BGN 4.

Business | June 4, 2002, Tuesday // 00:00

HOLLYWOOD ACTRESS WINONA RYDER HAS SUCCESSFULLY PLEADED FOR HER COURT ...

Hollywood actress Winona Ryder has successfully pleaded for her court hearing on shoplifting charges to be delayed for a fifth time. A judge in Beverly Hills postponed the case - in which Ryder is alleged to have stolen almost $5,000 worth of clothing - u

World | June 4, 2002, Tuesday // 00:00

THE WHITE HOUSE HAS GIVEN LAWMAKERS INVESTIGATING THE COLLAPSE OF BANK...

The White House has given lawmakers investigating the collapse of bankrupt energy giant Enron access to thousands of pages of secret documents. The documents detail the contact between Enron officials and the Bush administration as the scandal unfolded.

World | June 4, 2002, Tuesday // 00:00
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