Interior Minister Georgi Petkanov presented in Parliament the National Report on Bulgaria’s activities in the anti-terrorism combat. The report was drawn up, following Resolution 1373 adopted by the United Nations Security Council.
With slogans ”We want working Bulgarian shipyard”, “We want clear explanation for the future of the shipyard” and “We want to work to earn money for our families,” former workers of the Varna shipyard protested in Varna, for the first time outside the shi
Defense Minister Svinarov will negotiate with US for the financing of the SS-23 missiles destruction, the minister announced in Parliament. He reiterated that the destruction of the missiles does not solve the defense problems of the country.
FBI agents in Kandahar plan to interview 15 captured al Qaeda fighters whom U.S.
Indian Prime Minister Atal Behari Vajpayee has said his government is discussing war as an option in response to last week's raid on parliament but is using diplomacy with Pakistan as its first weapon.
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Bulgarian President Petur Stoyanov left to Monaco on Deember 19. He is the special guest of the 12th summit within the Crans-Montana World Economic Forum.
Bulgarian Prime Minister Saxe-Coburg inaugurated an electrified and reconstructed part of the railway section between Dupnitsa and Kulata. This is the last stage of the Bulgarian section from the transport corridor N4.
Bulgarian Defense Minister Nikolay Svinarov left on a two-day visit to the Turkish resort of Antalia, where he will take part in the Sixth annual summit of defense ministers of the Southeast European countries. It opens on December 20.
The fifth Congress of the Confederation of Independent Trade Unions in Bulgaria (CITUB), which will elect the Confederation’s new leadership, began on December 19. A total of 600 delegates and 300 more guests were present at the opening of the three-day c
Bulgaria must destroy its SS-23 missiles by October 30, 2002, according to a special declaration, approved by Parliament on December 19. Out of 183 MPs who cast their votes, only three from “Coalition for Bulgaria” voted against the declaration.
Bulgaria’s biggest steel mill, Kremikovtzi, is interested in the cargo terminal at Lom port on the Danube river, Svetoslav Trendafilov, Executive Director of the port, said. According to him the plant, along with other Ukrainian and German companies, plan
Bulgaria’s meat production for this year is set at 400,000 tons, up by 1,3% over last year, data from Agriculture Ministry show. Output of meat products is expected to be up by 4,4 %, reaching 41,000 tons.
BBC Bulgarian Foreign Minister Solomon Passy is due in Libya on Wednesday to discuss the trial of six Bulgarians who have been accused of deliberately infecting nearly 400 children with the HIV virus.
United States Defence Secretary Donald Rumsfeld has warned that European cities could be targets of terrorist attacks similar to those which struck America on 11 September. Speaking at a meeting of Nato defence ministers in Brussels, Mr Rumsfeld said Euro
The new interim leader of Afghanistan, Hamid Karzai, has welcomed proposals for an international security force. But he stressed that such a force was a purely temporary measure, only needed until the new Afghan Government was able to put in place its own
The Bulgarian Deposit Guarantee Fund, an interbank institution that protects depositors’ savings in local banks, will extend 100% cover in case of bank insolvency to deposits of up to BGN 10,000. The amendments are envisaged by the Bank Deposit Guarantee
The Bulgarian pension funds have accumulated BGN 160 M from insurance contributions for the first eleven months of 2001, the State Agency for Insurance Supervision announced. Voluntary pension contributions stood at BGN 115.
The Bulgarian analogue cell phone operator announced that it will install coin-operated public payphones across the country. The payphones will have the Mobika trademark.
Big Austrian consortium may buy biggest GSM operator Mobiltel, it emerged after a meeting of Transport Minister Petrov with representatives of the potential buyer of the first Bulgarian GSM operator. Minister Petrov did not make an official statement afte
The Parliamentary groups leaders of the National Movement Simeon II and the Movement for Rights and Freedoms and Prime Minister Simeon Saxe-Coburg discussed the decisions of the summit in Laeken on December 18. After the end of the three-hour meeting Prim
Google Street View Cars Return to Bulgaria for Major Mapping Update
Housing Prices Soar in Bulgaria’s Major Cities as Demand and Supply Strain Increase
