Albena Denkova and Maxim Staviyski, Bulgaria, ranked five in the combined results of the two compulsory ice dancing programs at the world figure skating championships in Nagano, Japan, March 19. The Bulgarian couple have two factored points so far.
Federation “Telecommunications” with Bulgaria’s trade union “Podkrepa” threatened to file a claim against the state in Strasbourg in case that new collective labour contract between the Bulgarian Telecommunications Company and its employees is not signed.
The Associated Press Support among Europeans living in candidate countries on joining the European Union (news - web sites) was high as two thirds approved of membership, a survey released Monday said.
Following are the key results from the Eurobarameter survey conducted in October 2001 in the 13 candidate countries: Bulgaria, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Estonia, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Malta, Poland, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia and Turkey. The survey i
Swedish company SKF plans to invest nearly EUR 7 M in reconstructing bearings plant, part of the state-owned Vazov Group of arms plants (VMZ), Ivan Stoimenov, SKF Regional Director for the Black Sea and Yugoslavia, announced. SKF signed the BGN 14,3 M con
International prices of rolled iron were by 20-30% lower last year than in 1997, Valentin Zahariev, Executive Director of steel maker Kremikovtzi said at the forum on Metallurgical prospects in Bulgaria. In his opinion the changes are so big that create s
The Bush administration has decided to end around-the-clock combat air patrols over New York and instead will rely on intermittent patrols and a plan to keep fighter jets on "strip alert," ready to fly within 15 minutes, officials said, quoted by CNN.
A half brother of Osama bin Laden says the terrorist's family has its own information that bin Laden is alive and that he does not have kidney disease requiring dialysis. In an interview with CNN correspondent Rula Amin, Sheikh Ahmad -- who did not want h
Turkish Daily News Bulgaria deputy state head, retired Gen.
Bulgaria hopes to open the remaining two chapters ”Agriculture” and “Monetary Union” during Spain’s Presidency of the European Union, Foreign Minister Passy said in his speech to the delegates of the three-day international Wilton Park Conference dedicate
Day of the Bulgarian IT Industry was held for the first time at the information and communication technology exhibition CeBIT in Hannover March 18. The Bulgarian presence at the exhibition is a joint initiative of the Deutsche Gesellschaft fur Technische
Confidence in the Cabinet of Simeon Saxe-Coburg continues to go down, data from the nationally representative survey of polling agency Alpha Research, conducted in the first week of March show. No more than 33% of the respondents said they are content wit
There are serious human rights violations in Bulgaria, the report of the Bulgarian Helsinki Committee for 2001 reads. The violations, connected with the over use of force and weapons on behalf of the authorities are among the serious ones noted in the rep
Preparation for the donors' round table, where the Cabinet will present projects for external funding, was discussed by the Council on Structural Policy March 18. At the round table the donors will analyze the application of funds from credits, grant aid
Bulgaria’s sports facilities for the 2004 Olympic Games in Greece and its participation in the construction and reconstruction works of Greek sports facilities will be negotiated by Regional Development Minister Kostadin Paskalev, and his Greek counterpar
Following is an excerpt from the report "Nato’s Enlargement and European Security" of the Wilton Park, agency with Britain's Foreign Office for discussion of international issues: For those advocating entry of the Balkan candidates, Bulgaria and Romania,
Yugoslavia could lose $40m in vital financial aid if it does not start to co-operate with the international war crimes tribunal, US Secretary of State Colin Powell has warned.
A vast ice shelf in Antarctica has collapsed and is now floating freely in the Amundsen Sea south of the Pacific Ocean, scientists say. The huge iceberg, bigger than Cyprus and nine times the size of Singapore, broke away from the main land mass on the ea
Israel withdrew tanks and troops from Palestinian-ruled areas in the West Bank early Tuesday in a move that could pave the way to a U.S.
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The three-day international Wilton Park Conference dedicated to EU enlargement will be opened today in Sofia. A total of 75 representatives from EU member and aspirant countries, will take part in it.
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