International Center for small and middle-sized business training was organized by the Civic Union for Business Initiative together with Israel Foreign Ministry Center for International Cooperation Mashav and the International Institute of Histadrut, Isra
Richard Monroe Miles, current American Ambassador to Bulgaria was nominated by US President Bush, as U.S.
Capriati fought off four match points in the second set and beat Martina Hingis 4-6, 7-6 (7), 6-2 Saturday to win her second consecutive Australian Open title. No woman had ever saved more match points and won a Grand Slam final.
Police fired tear gas and rubber bullets as a demonstration in the Argentine capital descended into violence Saturday. Public outrage against a deep economic crisis triggered renewed protests Friday as unemployed Argentines blocked highways.
A day after India test-launched a nuclear-capable ballistic missile, the nation paraded the weapon during the country's Republic Day celebration in New Delhi. India's 53rd annual Republic Day came amid unprecedented security as its troops and Pakistani fo
Competitive markets in Bulgaria emerged thanks to the importers rather than the local producers, the majority of Bulgarian and foreign companies representatives claim in a poll conducted by the Economic Development Centre. According to them the major obst
Almost 80% of the Bulgarians believe that the laws in Bulgaria are more often broken than observed, a national representative survey of the National Center for Public Opinion Studies shows. Respondents from the older generation, socially disadvantaged gro
Customs Agency units for illegal drugs combat, intelligence and investigation will be doubled, Customs Agency Chief Emil Dimitrov announced. Currently the officers working there are 140 and 80 respectively.
Economic cooperation between Bulgaria and Norway, NATO and EU enlargement were the main topics discussed by Foreign Minister Passy and the first Sofia-based Norwegian Ambassador to Bulgaria Rolf Baltzersen. Following his two-week stay in Bulgaria, Ambassa
A total of 37 Bulgarians, repatriated from Belgium, were flown to Bulgaria on a regular flight of Balkan Airlines January 25. The plane touched down at Sofia airport at about 9 p.
Spain, which holds the EU presidency in the first half of 2002, will stick to the principle of an individual approach to each EU aspirant, Spanish Ambassador to Bulgaria Jose Angel Lopez Jorin said. According to him Madrid would seek to close as many chap
Stability on the Balkans is a priority of strategic significance for Italy, Italian Foreign Ministry State Undersecretary Roberto Antonione said, cited by Italy’s news agency ANSA. Roberto Antonione is to visit Bulgaria and Romania on March 21,22 together
The Romanian Minister coordinating the work of the Government Chief Secretariat Petre Cherban Mihailescu is to arrive on an official two-day visit to Bulgaria January 28. The programme of the guest includes meetings with Prime Minister Simeon Saxe-Coburg,
Two Bulgarians – a girl and a boy – will be selected to take part in the experiment “Internauts”, spending 100 days alone with Internet access 24 hours a day as their only connection to the outside world. The experiment aims to prove if a man can live and
The former vice chairman of Enron Corp. -- who made millions on the sale of Enron stock but was unhappy with Enron's business practices and quit last May -- was found dead Friday, the victim of an apparent suicide, police in Sugar Land, Texas, said.
Pakistan has criticized India's test launching of a nuclear-capable ballistic missile, saying the action threatens regional stability and warning that it has "the means to defend itself". Though it was informed in advance of the test, a Pakistani foreign
Israeli fighter planes struck Palestinian security installations in Gaza and the West Bank late Friday, Palestinian sources and Israel Radio reported. The airstrikes came hours after a suicide bomber in Tel Aviv set off an explosive device near the city's
Bulgarian author Tsvetan Todorov was awarded the Nonino prize for literature for his book 'Memory of the Evil, Temptations of the Good'. The Italian prizes have been conferred ever since 1975.
The price of electricity generated by the Maritza East 1 thermal power station will go up by 10%, and Maritza East 3 electricity - by 3.6 % if US investors AES and Entergy projects are realized, Energy Minister Milko Kovachev said at the parliamentary con
Bulgarian-born artist Christo and his wife Jeanne-Claude initiated legal proceedings against a German company, which produced postcards, featuring the Reichstag, wrapped by the famous artist. According to them the production and sale of these cards violat
Current account deficit for January-November 2001 marked an increase of USD 206 M over 2000 and reached USD 771.5 M, or 5.
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