After more than half a year silence, former Prime Minister and former Union of Democratic Forces leader Ivan Kostov broke his silence by addressing the delegates at the thirteenth two-day national conference of the rightist Union of Democratic Forces. He
At the moment Bulgaria’s tobacco monopoly Bulgartabac Holding can be sold at a good price, Georgi Popov Executive Director of the company said. The privatization of Bulgartabac Holding will allow for better realization of Bulgarian tobacco abroad, he reit
“The market was very surprised. No one expected such a move.
Bulgaria’s singer Diyana Dafova sang for more than two hours in the secret American camp Bondsteel in Kossovo on February 27. American soldiers and high-ranking officials enjoyed her music.
The makeover is now complete and the Hubble Space Telescope is flying free again. After five spacewalks to upgrade it, the telescope was redeployed early Saturday.
Aroma increases the share of its production at the domestic market at the expense of export, Aroma’s owner Lukan Lukanov said. At the moment 75 percent of the production is exported, Lukanov added.
Sofia mayor Stefan Sofianski participated in the conference “The Capitals For EU Enlargement”, in Prague. The main theme of the conference was the role of the capitals in the informational process for EU and its enlargement and the mayors’ tasks in that p
Citing a classified Pentagon report, the Los Angeles Times reported on Saturday that The Bush administration has told the Defense Department to prepare, on a contingency basis, plans to use nuclear weapons against at least seven countries.
Unknown attackers have exploded a grenade on an approach road to the Mont Blanc tunnel just hours before the scheduled reopening of the road link from France to Italy. The blast - believed to have been caused by a device used to start avalanches - damaged
Israel has kept up its attacks on Palestinian areas, launching new helicopter raids after the worst day of bloodshed in 17 months of violence. Despite the continuing clashes, Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon has said he will hold talks with the Palesti
Long queues of voters have formed in the Zimbabwean capital, Harare, and in the country's second city, Bulawayo, for the most fiercely contested presidential election since independence in 1980. Tempers flared among voters waiting in long lines at polling
Bulgaria's Foreign Minister Passy left on a visit to the US. Passy will confer with US Secretary of State Colin Powell, Deputy National Security Adviser Steve Hadley and other senior US administration officials in Washington, D.
“The goal of the Union of the Democratic Forces is clear – to be able again to win the elections as soon as possible,” Ekaterina Mihaylova, UDF leader said in her address to the delegates at the thirteenth two-day national conference of the rightist Union
8,500 people will leave the Bulgarian army by the end of the year, 21,755 will be laid off by the end of 2004, General Major Lyuben Pandev from the General Staff of the army said while making public the main parameters of “Plan 2004” for the army reform.
Bulgarian Culture Minister Bozhidar Abrashev and his Hungarian counterpart Zoltan Rockenbauer signed an intergovernmental accord on the status and activity of the Bulgarian Cultural Institute in Budapest and of the Hungarian Cultural Institute in Sofia.Th
Deputy Foreign Minister Ivan Petkov and Petko Dimitrov, chief of the Foreign Ministry's Middle East and Asia directorate, leave for Israel in the beginning of next week for political consultations with representatives of the Israeli Foreign Ministry. The
The thirteenth two-day national conference of the rightist Union of Democratic Forces opened on January 9th. Over 4000 delegates participate.
Prime Minister Saxe-Coburg is on an official visit to Romania at the invitation of his counterpart - Adrian Nastase during the week-end. He will have have lunch with his cousin King Michael I during his visit to Romania.
The President's veto on the Privatization Act was overridden by the economic committee with the Parliament March 8. Eleven ruling majority MPs considered groundless all motives of the President.
Five MPs from the Simeon II National Movement filed requests for leaving the Simeon II National Movement parliamentary group. Besides Elka Anastassova and Stella Bankova who were asked by the prime minister to leave Parliament on March 7, Siika Dimovska,
Bulgaria announces at one and the same time in London and Sofia the beginning of an operation for exchange of brady bonds with new eurobonds, Finance Minister Velchev announced. The new eurobonds will be floated in two issues with date of payment January
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