Pope John Paul II, who recently canceled several public appearances because of knee pain, scaled back his participation in a Palm Sunday ceremony, for the first time in his papacy letting a cardinal celebrate Mass while the pontiff sat back in a chair.
The privatization procedures of Bulgaria’s tobacco monopoly Bulgartabac is expected to open this week. The key sell-off could start only after the promulgation of the act on privatisation and post-privatization control in the State Gazette.
Finance Minister Milen Velchev came back from Zagreb where he attended a working meeting of the countries of the Dutch Group of the International Monetary Fund and the World Bank. The participants in the meeting discussed the common economic problems of t
Children from different ethnic groups were special guests of Prime Minister Saxe-Coburg in the building of the Council of Ministers on Saturday. The children and the prime minister took part in a “special meeting,” during which the children sat in the sea
German tour operator “Thomas Cook” expects 20% increase of German tourists who will spend their vacation in Bulgaria year on year, the vice president of the company announced. The company has invested over DEM 60 M in the reconstruction of Bulgarian resor
Prime Minister Saxe-Coburg and the leader of the Movement for Rights and Freedoms Ahmed Dogan had a working meeting in the prime minister’s home in Vrana on Saturday. Both ruling coalition leaders have reportedly discussed the policies of the government a
Palestinian President Yasser Arafat has forged an alliance that involves Iranian shipments of heavy weapons and money to Palestinian groups involved in action against Israel, The New York Times reported in its Sunday editions, citing unidentified U.S.
Palestinian gunmen shot dead a Jewish woman settler on Sunday as U.S.
“It is hard to sell the Bulgarian Telecommunications Company now, given the current global telecom sector slump” the director of the company Boyko Dimitrachkov said. According to him, the international situation in the sector is complicated since during t
Crowds of thousands have rallied against the Australian government's policy of detaining asylum seekers. Up to 30,000 protesters lined the streets of Melbourne, Sydney and Adelaide, where speakers called for an end to mandatory detention, the Associated P
United States President George W Bush has announced his commitment to work with Peru in the fight against drug trafficking and terrorism. Speaking at a joint press conference with Peruvian President Alejandro Toledo in the capital Lima, Mr Bush said that
Austria supports Bulgaria’s EU bid, Deputy Prime Minister and Economy Minister Nikolay Vassilev said. He was on the Bulgarian delegation, led by Prime Minister Saxe-Coburg, that paid official visit to Austria last week.
The establishment of a Canadian diplomatic mission in Sofia was discussed by Foreign Minister Passy and Ron Halpin, head of the Central, Eastern and Southern Europe Office at Canada's Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade. Ambassador Halpi
67% of the Bulgarians think that preliminary elections are not currently necessary, 19% want such elections, a national survey of the MBMD sociological agency shows. 70% of the respondents said that the government should stay in office at least till the m
Al-Qaida terrorists planned a devastating attack on Americans in Sarajevo after meeting in Bulgaria to identify European targets, a high-ranking Bosnian official has reportedly told the Associated Press. The official, who insisted on anonymity told the As
The Bulgarian Socialist Party won’t demand non-confidence vote against the government of Prime Minister Saxe-Coburg since currently there are no prospects that this vote would succeed. This is stated in a declaration of 25 MPs from leftist “Coalition for
The European Union's executive body has drawn up plans to retaliate against US President George W Bush's decision to impose tariffs of up to 30% on imported steel. It has sent the 15 member states a list of counter-tariffs on US exports to the EU worth $2
A multi-storey building has collapsed in the Lebanese capital Beirut, killing at least two people and injuring scores. The building reportedly collapsed forwards, sending debris flying down the street, crushing several passers-by and vehicles.
Thousands of primary and secondary schools are re-opening in Afghanistan for the start of the school year - the first since the fall of the Taleban. Almost two million children are expected to return to school - significantly, many of them girls who were
The Stamboliiski paper mill bought the assets of CELHART, the kraft paper and sack manufacturer after the assets were sold by the company’s creditors for USD 24,12 M, VAT not included. The paper mill is fully owned by “Elana”.
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