UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, is to release USD 550,000 for refugee institutions and refugees in Bulgaria, an agreement signed by Bulgaria’s Agency for Refugees and Luise Druke on behalf of Ruud Lubbers, United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, envi
Bulgaria's National Audit Office (NAO) is to start implementing a joint project on partnership with UK National Audit Office, which aims to improve NAO’s performance as an independent, modern and professional institution. The project costs an estimated EU
North Korea has hit back at U.S.
Government decided to allow stay of foreign unarmed military, military vehicles and aircraft on the territory of Bulgaria for participation in a command and staff military exercise code-named Seven Stars 2002 of the Multinational Peace Force Southeastern
In an interview with the Jerusalem daily newspaper Ma'ariv, Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon said he regretted that Palestinian Authority President Yasser Arafat was not killed when Israel invaded Lebanon in 1982, but said Arafat can still be a partner
Accused terrorist mastermind Osama bin Laden said "the battle has moved to inside America" in the only television interview he's granted since the September 11 attacks . The interview was conducted by the Arabic-language Al-Jazeera network in late October
Officers and sergeants in prison staff will be allowed to use weapons to prevent escapes, protect themselves, amendments to the Punishment Execution Act passed at first reading Jan.31 envisage.
Luxembourg's Central Investment Group plans to invest USD 8 M in Bulgaria’s Evropa television in the next three years, the Group's President Kristian Groke announced. Central Investment Group acquired 50 percent in the TV station.
Implementation of the recommendations of the European Commission report, approximation of Bulgarian legislation with European law, administrative capacity building and monitoring by the European structures, are among the goals included in the strategy for
The Bulgarian and Spanish standardization authorities launched a joint project to improve the infrastructure for supervising the Bulgarian market. The project covers a variety of sectors and will be implemented in two years.
State Administration Minister Dimitur Kalchev met with Austria's Vice Chancellor and Federal Minister for Public Services and Sports, Dr Susanne Riess-Passer, and with the Second President of the National Council (Parliament) of the Republic of Austria, D
The EUR 12 M official Bulgarian debt to Belgium will be restructured under a "debt-for-investment swap" scheme, an agreement approved by the Cabinet reads. The agreement was concluded on January 18, 2002 between the Bulgarian Government and the Ducroire/D
The national security concept and military doctrine should determine more clearly Bulgaria’s interests, aims, priorities and threats, including terrorism and drug trafficking, President and Commander in Chief Georgi Parvanov said in his lecture on Bulgari
H.E Jose Angel Lopez Jorrin has been Spain's Ambassador to Bulgaria since 2001.
A protest rally against the high patent taxes takes place in front of the building of the Parliament. The rally is organized by the Bulgarian crafts chamber, supported by other professional organization as well as the biggest trade unions “Podkrepa” and t
Electric battery producer Monbat was awarded AQAP-110 NATO certificate, which guarantees the compatibility of its quality management control system with NATO standards. Under the certificate Monbat is to design, produce, sell and recycle starter and stati
Seven Bulgarian companies have expressed willingness to participate in Floriade 2002 world garden show, the Agriculture Ministry announced. Floriade is the Netherlands’ most famous horticultural exhibition, which takes place every ten years from April 6 t
Top corporate, political and religious leaders opened the World Economic Forum's annual meeting on Thursday in New York, guarded by barricades and thousands of police while discussing global business and security. The five-day meeting, moved to Manhattan
NASDAQ-listed software maker AremisSoft will terminate its business relations with the management of the National Health Insurance Fund as of January 31, Vasko Kolev, general manager of AremisSoft, announced. The company will impose moratorium on the furt
The monthly losses of flag carrier Balkan amount to BGN 4 M, Transport Minister Plamen Petrov told journalists. He explained that the government has demanded from the receivers of Balkan additional information for the financial results of the company.
Bulgaria will sell up to 80 percent of its tobacco monopoly Bulgartabac Holding by mid-year and will not set a minimum price under a privatisation strategy approved by the government on January 31. The state currently controls 92.
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