The Cabinet will draw a national strategy for the young people in Bulgaria till the end of the year, Prime Minister Simeon Saxe-Coburg announced in Parliament. The establishment of an expert interdepartmental group on the problems of the young people has
Hundreds honoured the memory of Svetlana Gebreva at her funeral on May 17. Svetlana Gebreva, Deputy Director of State construction control, diseased early in the morning of May 14 at the age of 36.
Roman Catholic Cardinal William Keeler, archbishop of Baltimore, apologized for the first time to victims of church sex abuse on Friday, less than a week after the Rev. Maurice Blackwell was shot and wounded by a man who says the priest molested him as a
A separate body to exert control over the employment of Bulgarian nationals abroad is to be set up, Prime Minister Simeon Saxe-Coburg announced in Parliament. He underlined an official agreement between Bulgaria and Portugal on the employment of Bulgarian
The Council of Europe supports Bulgaria’s efforts to become EU member, Council of Europe (CoE) Secretary General Walter Schwimmer, on a two-day visit to Bulgaria, said. Asked by a reporter, Schwimmer commented that it was obvious that there was corruption
A total of BGN 600,000 has been borrowed from Sofia municipality privatization fund to be invested in repairing the fountains, changing tiles and planting flowers around the National Palace of Culture as part of the preparations for the upcoming visit of
“I assess highly the support of the Bulgarian people in the combat against terrorism. Besides that your government has done a lot to achieve piece and stability in Southeastern Europe, “ a letter of the US President George Bush, addressed to Bulgaria’s Pr
Consultations on the memorandum between Bulgaria and the United States for the destruction of Bulgaria’s SS-23 missiles will begin on Monday, Defense Minister Svinarov announced. He said that Bulgaria is to choose how the missiles will be destroyed.
“We enter the most dangerous moment en route to NATO membership. The majority of the Bulgarians and the political elite believe that we have already received an invitation.
The design of St Joseph Church, to be built in central Sofia near the western axis of the Serdica stronghold, was donated by Dr Todor Boulev to the Catholic community on the occasion of Pope John Paul II's visit to Sofia (www.popeinbulgaria.
Bulgaria is a suitable place for the Chinese investments, Li Ruihuan, chairman of the National Committee of the Chinese People’s Political Conservative Conference told Parliament Speaker Ognyan Gerdzhikov. The politicians agreed that the trade and economi
Parliament unanimously passed at first reading the two bank insolvency acts.
The Austrian carton board maker Mayr-Melnhof announced on Friday it had acquired the Nikopol board mill in Bulgaria. The Bulgarian company is with a current annual capacity of some 70,000 tons of recycled fibre-based board.
By BBC News Online's Peter Gould The increasing frailty of Pope John Paul II has heightened speculation that he may be forced to stand down.
Abbot Naum from the Bachkovski Monastery will consecrate the icon, to be presented as a gift to Pope John Paul II in Plovdiv, during his visit to Bulgaria (www.popeinbuolgaria.
The US Senate is expected to pass a bill on Friday that endorses NATO expansion and gives USD 55,5 M in security assistance to seven countries, including Bulgaria. Bulgaria, which hopes to be invited to join NATO at Prague this autumn, is about to receive
Sofia's Metropolitan Innokentii, head of the alternative Synod of the Bulgarian Orthodox Church, is not scheduled to have a meeting with the Head of the Roman-Catholic Church during the upcoming Papal visit May 23 – May 26 (www.popeinbulgaria.
By David Binder MSNBC
The state, the people and as well as the church will benefit from the upcoming visit to Bulgaria of Pope John Paul II (www.popeinbulgaria.
The situation is normal at the camp of the Bulgarian contingent in Afghanistan, the Defense Ministry announced. Because of the hot weather conditions, precautions have been taken against sun burns and food poisoning.
A Bulgarian delegation, led by Finance Minister Milen Velchev, who is EBRD Governor for Bulgaria, will take part in the annual meeting of the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) in Bucharest on May 19 and 20. More than 100 economy and
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