The Constituent Assembly of the Simeon II National Movement will take place on January 26 in the National Palace of Culture, parliamentary speaker Ognyan Gerdzhikov said. "The documents of the new party are ready.
Italy restored the visa regime for the Bulgarian transport companies, drivers, who had been turned back by the Italian authorities for lack of the document in their passports told Standart Daily. After the visa removal, starting from April 1, 2001, Greece
President Bush on Thursday warned Iran against harboring members of the al Qaeda network who fled Afghanistan and cautioned Tehran against challenging the new Afghan interim government
Bulgaria will do everything to close two of the old rectors of the Bulgarian nuclear plant Kozloduy after 2006 – the deadline, set up by the European Union for their closure, Energy Minister Milko Kovachev told Reuters. “Our position is that we should clo
Inflation in December 2001 reached 0.6% and the year-end inflation for 2001 is 7.
New registration of medicines envisages Cabinet’s decree N130 of 2000, approved by the Cabinet on January 10, 2002. Under the decree all Bulgarian medicines are to be registered at their new prices, VAT included, in seven working days.
There are three prerequisites for making Bulgaria the “main entrance” to tourism in the region - investment, experience and education, Former Nevada governor Bob Miller said on the first day of the first international conference on Tourism in Bulgaria “Bu
The wartime staff of the Bulgarian Army will be reduced from 250,000 to 100,000 people according to the amendments to the Military Doctrine and the Act on the Defense and the Armed Forces, approved by the Government on January 10. In peacetime, the army’s
Bulgaria is doing well in its preparations for NATO entry and army reforms under Plan 2004, British General Jeremy MacKenzie, former Deputy Allied Commander for Europe, and consultant on Plan 2004, said after his meeting with President Petur Stoyanov. Pre
An investigation against the former French ambassador Dominique Chassard in connection with illegal issuance of illegal visas to prostitutes has started, France Presse reported. So far, Chassard has only been a witness on the case.
Sofia City Court ruled that Rosseximbank is to buy Balkanbank. The court’s ruling cannot be appealed.
The new bill on tourism is tabled in Parliament and is expected to be discussed by the MPs on January 11, Bulgarian Deputy Economy Minister Dimitar Hadjinikolov, responsible for tourism said in his address to the participants in the tourism conference “Bu
Upon resuming work on January 11 a new mode of electronic voting is introduced in Parliament. The new system, worth BGN 10,000, aims to prevent multiple voting and includes four keys and pin-code.
Finance Minister Milen Velchev denied media reports that MPs of the National Movement Simeon II have demanded the resignation of Deputy Finance Minister Atanas Katsarchev, following the chaos in medicines market after the introduction of VAT on medicines.
Every second Bulgarian thinks that the government is not doing well in improving the living standard of the people, data from a national representative survey of poll agency Noema show. The survey has been conducted from December 20, 2001 till January 2,
“We all realize the importance of the tourism business for the economy of Bulgaria, as well as its useful role, being a mechanism for creation of new employment opportunities, “ Prime Minister Saxe-Coburg said in his address to the participants in the fir
TEXT of Former US President Clinton's address to the participants in Bulgaria - Dream Area: It is great to be back in Bulgaria again, even if only by video.
"I love Bulgaria. It is a rich, beautiful, vibrant country, home to some of humanity's oldest and most important history, " former US President Bill Clinton said in his video address to the participants in the first international conference " Bulgaria - D
State-owned companies run by the Ministry of Transport and Communications expect to post a 72% rise in 2001 net profit. The forecast is based on the higher revenues from core operations and spending cuts, Deputy Minister Zlatolina Mukova said at a press c
Black Sea resort Nesebur will be listed on the Berlin, Moscow, London and Sofia tourist stock exchanges and present tourist services at competitive prices. The town expects to make some USD 100,000 from Austrian tourists even before the start of the summe
The Belfast girls' school at the centre of a fierce dispute between Catholics and Protestants was closed on Thursday after rioting outside injured 17 police officers.
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