Ten teams of scientists were awarded the annual certificates for significant achievements in research developments. The certificates, handed by the chairman of the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences Ivan Yuhnovski, raise the overall assessment of applicants at
A total of about 61 kilograms of heroin worth BGN 5,5 M were seized early in the morning on December 28 by customs officers at Kapitan Andreevo check-point. The drug was found in a Turkish truck, heading for Germany.
20,000 forms for governmental micro credits are being printed, Social Minister Lidia Shouleva announced. The documents that are ready are being sent to the employment agencies and the branches of the banks that will allot the credits.
We are ready to receive invitation for participation in the peace mission in Afghanistan, Nikolay Svinarov, Defense Minister, announced. He said that currently the question is still under debate.
The Macedonian parliamentary speaker Stoyan Andov expressed his condolences on the death of the seven Bulgarian children in the tragic incident in the Sofia nightclub Indigo in a telegram sent to the Bulgarian parliamentary speaker Ognyan Gerdzhikov.
OPEC plans to cut its output of oil by 1.5 million barrels per day, Saudi Arabia's oil minister said Thursday, in an effort to prop up sagging prices.
The Agrarian Unions of Anastasia Mozer, Georgi Pinchev and Yane Yanev may unite in 2002, leader of the National Association - Bulgarian Agrarian People’s Union Yane Yanev said. He pointed out that working groups of the National Association and the People’
Negotiations between the State Railways Company management and the Trade Unions for increasing the salaries of the employees will continue today, the Bulgarian National Radio reported. The Railways Company director Vladimir Dounchev said that this will ha
The Privatization Agency /PA/ sold the Summer theatre in the seaside resort of Sunny Beach AD – Nessebar at an open bidding tender. The price of the deal is BGN 1,139,000.
The European Union has agreed on a common list of organizations it considers terrorists, singling out radical Basque separatist, Northern Irish and Middle Eastern groups, the Spanish government said Thursday.
Japan's jobless rate hit a record high for the third straight month in November as the nation's lurch into recession forced companies to shed more workers.
Bush fires burned out of control around Australia's main city Sydney and along its east coast on Friday as cooler, calmer conditions offered some respite but the weather forecast pointed to a problem weekend. More than 5,000 weary firefighters raced again
The International Monetary Fund, in a letter to Argentina's interim president, said it is open to cooperation with the government to find a solution to the nation's economic crisis, the presidential palace said Thursday.
Chimko Vratsa Fertilizer plant is expected to post a loss of BGN 8 M at the end of 2001, BGN 4,747,000 less than last year, it emerged after the general shareholders meeting last week. The loss will be distributed in five equal portions over a five-year-p
The plastic explosive that a passenger allegedly tried to detonate aboard a trans-Atlantic American Airlines flight last week was "very, very sophisticated," a U.S.
Cabinet’s budget for 2001 showed a BGN 408 M- deficit at end-November, Finance Ministry figures show. The deficit marks a reduction over the figure of BGN 433 M posted the previous month.
US-based Entergy plans to launch a USD 650 M rehabilitation project of the 840 MgW Maritsa Iztok 3 coal-fired power plant most probably in the middle of next year, Dnevnik Daily reported, citing insiders. The National Electricity Company contracted Enterg
A total of 2,400 foreign nationals sought asylum in Bulgaria so far this year, the Agency for Refugees with the Cabinet announced. The Agency has received 8,200 applications for awarding refugee status since 1992.
The capital of state-owned Railways will be raised, the Cabinet decided on December 27. The move is part of the plan for restructuring the company into two separate entities next year.
The Prosecutor’s Office charged Eli Gerganova, Johnny Walker representative for Bulgaria, with illegally importing whisky into Bulgaria and not paying customs duties. The investigation into the case has been initiated by the Economic Police.
Bulgarian made cigarettes to go up with 42% on average and the foreign made brands to go up with 31%, the Cabinet decreed on December 26. The cigarettes with the old duty excise stamps will be sold at the old prices till the end of February, 2002.
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
