The MP from Coalition for Bulgaria Boyko Rashkov said that Petur Stoyanov should withdraw his candidature from the presidential elections, Info Radio reported. The candidature should be withdrawn because of concealing secret documents for crimes of the fo
Deputy Minister of Economy Sofia Kassidova will participate in the presentation of the Bulgarian Eurobond issue in Athens, Frankfurt and London the road show began on November 7 and will continue till November 10.
Retired people from Yambol sent a letter to President Stoyanov, in which they stated that they do not want the too small 6% increase of the pensions. They deman free medical treatment and funeral services.
Mincho Minchev, Executive Director of the Milk Producers National Association, warned that its members could start protests in front of the Ministry of Agriculture and Forests on November 10. Representatives of the Association demand for a meeting with Ag
ABSTRACTED from Financial Times By ARKADY OSTROVSKY
Children from the orphanage in Trun, Western Bulgaria freeze because there is no money to provide for heating, the Hygiene Institute announced. Fouth week the cildren haven't taken a bath because it is not possible to warm up the water.
“Fifty is a mature age, and such decisions at that age are not easy,” President Petur Stoyanov commented on the intention of Sofia Mayor Sofianski to leave the Union of Democratic Forces Stoyanov does not expect a split in the United Democratic Forces aft
Czech news agency CTK Prague
The Bulgarian Prime Minister leaves on November 9 to Hungary. There he will attend the 25th European Meeting of the Trilateral Commission.
All necessary measures for peaceful presidential elections have been taken, the Ministry of Interior announced. 1,600 policemen will guard the Information Center of the National Palace of Culture in Sofia and the sections of the Central Electoral Commissi
Sofianski’s move to form another political organization will “disperse” the votes for the coming presidential elections, according to the United Democratic Forces (UDF) leaders. “ The presidential elections are not the exact time to create noise within th
President Petur Stoyanov signed a decree on the promulgation of the amendments to the Law on Radio and Television in the State Gazette, the President press secretary announced on November 6. According to the amendments, the Bulgarian Parliament and the Pr
The army budgets, the structure of the armed forces and the military reforms in Bulgaria and Poland were discussed at a meting between Gen Mikho Mikhov, chief of the General Staff of the Bulgarian Army, and Lt Gen Czeslaw Piatas, chief of General Staff of
Parliament adopted the amendment to the State Administration Act, according to which Directors of State Agencies, Deputy Ministers and regional governors will not be required to have higher education in order to be qualified for the positions. Also, the M
Stefan Sofianski became honorary citizen of Sofia. The decision on that was taken by the Sofia Municipality Council on November 7.
A proposal for tax reliefs for non-governmental organizations (NGO) has been tabled in the Parliamentary Committee on Civil Society Issues and is to be presented in Parliament. NGO experts propose amendments to the Corporate Income Taxation Act and the Lo
At 1 am Bulgarian time, an earthquake on Bulgarian territory was registered, data of the Seismology Center of the Bulgarian Academy of Science and the Civil Protection Services showed. The epicenter of the earthquake was situated at 190 km to the SouthEas
All gas stations in big towns will be closed for at least 24 hours starting on November 7. At 8.
ABSTRACTED from the Bulgarian Press Agency Paris
The Sofia Mayor Stefan Sofianski officially announced that he is to form a new political organization. A couple of weeks ago, he said that he will confirm the rumors for this decision on his 50th birthday.
Karl-Heinz Boeckstiegel, was appointed arbiter of the lawsuit of Gad Zeevi, owner of 75% stake in the Bulgarian flag carrier Balkan Airlines, against the Bulgarian Privatization Agency (PA). He was selected by the Paris Arbitration Court of the Internatio
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