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PM TO VISIT ROMANIA, WILL DISCUSS BILATERAL RELATIONS

Prime Minister Saxe-Coburg will pay 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.

Politics | March 7, 2002, Thursday // 00:00

BULGARIA'S FLAG CARRIER DEMANDS HEMUS AIR TO BE DECLARED BANKRUPT

Hemus Air to be declared bankrupt for a debt to Balkan Airlines amounting to USD 300,000, Bulgaria's flag carrier's receivers Olga Milenkova and Hristo Mollov insisted. On Tuesday they filed a claim to the Sofia City Court seeking the airline's insolvency

Business | March 7, 2002, Thursday // 00:00

VETO ON PRIVATIZATION ACT TO DELAY KEY PRIVATIZATION DEALS

The veto on the Act on privatisation and post-privatization control on behalf of the President will delay the sale of the Bulgarian Telecommunications Company (BTC) and will lead to a reduction in the Telecom price, Transport Minister Plamen Petrov comme

Business | March 7, 2002, Thursday // 00:00

THREE DANISH AND TWO GERMAN SOLDIERS HAVE DIED IN AN EXPLOSION IN THE ...

Three Danish and two German soldiers have died in an explosion in the Afghan capital, Kabul. The German Defence Ministry said the five men, who were serving with the international peacekeeping force, were killed while destroying two Russian-made SA-3 grou

World | March 6, 2002, Wednesday // 00:00

THE ECONOMIST GROUP: MOST FOREIGN INVESTORS OPTIMISTIC ABOUT BULGARIA

Seventy-five percent of the foreign investors who participated in the roundtable with the Bulgarian Government are optimistic about Bulgaria’s future, Nenad Pasek, Director of The Economist Group in Vienna, said at a news conference on behalf of the organ

Politics | March 6, 2002, Wednesday // 00:00

IMF OFFICIAL: PRIVATISATION DELAY WILL AFFECT FOREIGN INVESTMENTS

If the veto on the Privatisation Act delays the process of privatisation, this will reflect negatively on the interests of foreign and revenues on the budget, Piritta Sorsa, Resident Representative of International Monetary Fund to Bulgaria, said at third

Views on BG | March 6, 2002, Wednesday // 00:00

THE PRIME SUSPECT IN THE KIDNAP OF MURDERED U.S. REPORTER DANIEL PEARL...

The prime suspect in the kidnap of murdered U.S.

World | March 6, 2002, Wednesday // 00:00

SLOBODAN MILOSEVIC SUFFERED A SETBACK ON WEDNESDAY WHEN WAR CRIMES TRI...

Slobodan Milosevic suffered a setback on Wednesday when war crimes tribunal judges at the Hague rejected his request for temporary release from custody to help him mount a more effective defense.

World | March 6, 2002, Wednesday // 00:00

ISRAEL SHELLED PALESTINIAN TARGETS BY LAND, AIR AND SEA WEDNESDAY IN R...

Israel shelled Palestinian targets by land, air and sea Wednesday in retaliation for a Palestinian rocket attack on an Israeli town. Seven Palestinians, including three civilians, and two Israeli soldiers were killed in one of the most intense Israeli ass

World | March 6, 2002, Wednesday // 00:00

SPECIAL ENVOY TO AFGHANISTAN CAME BACK FROM RESEARCH MISSION

Bulgaria’s foreign minister’s special envoy to Afghanistan Anguel Orbetsov came back from Afghanistan on March 4. He left for there on January 18 for a research mission.

Politics | March 6, 2002, Wednesday // 00:00

DISCUSSIONS ON THE FUTURE OF NUCLEAR POWER PLANT KOZLODUY ARE BEING HE...

Discussions on the future of Nuclear Power Plant Kozloduy are being held on two different levels – purely technical and political, Energy Minister Milko Kovachev, said. According to him the important question is whether the European Union is willing to ho

Politics | March 6, 2002, Wednesday // 00:00

“BULGARIAN CONSTRUCTION WEEK - 2002”, AN INTERNATIONAL SPECIALIZED EXH...

“Bulgarian construction week - 2002”, an international specialized exhibition, opened March 6 in the International Exhibition Center – Sofia. More than 200 companies take part in the exhibition, whose aim is boosting contacts.

Politics | March 6, 2002, Wednesday // 00:00

PRIME MINISTER SAXE-COBURG APPOINTED GATI AL-JIBURI TO THE POSITION DE...

Prime Minister Saxe-Coburg appointed Gati Al-Jiburi to the position deputy finance minister, the Finance Ministry announced. He will replace the dismissed from the position Atanas Katsarchev.

Politics | March 6, 2002, Wednesday // 00:00

FURTHER COOPERATION AMONG NATO APPLICANTS TO BE DISCUSSED IN SKOPJE

Prospects for further development of cooperation and solidarity among NATO applicant countries, joint activities in the fight against terrorism and the situation in Southeast Europe are to be discussed at the Skopje meeting of the Foreign Ministers of the

Politics | March 6, 2002, Wednesday // 00:00

TRADE UNIONS SUPPORTED PRESIDENTIAL VETO ON PRIVATIZATION ACT

“The state of the country is graver than a year ago. The social tension grows both because of the patent taxes and the grey economy, “ the leader of the Confederation of Independent Trade Unions in Bulgaria (CITUB) Zhelyazko Hristov said after a meeting o

Politics | March 6, 2002, Wednesday // 00:00

HUNGARY MAY INVEST IN TELECOM AND INFRASTRUCTURE PROJECTS

Hungary is interested in investing in Bulgaria, primarily in infrastructure and telecommunication projects, Hungarian Foreign Minister Janos Martonyi said at his meeting with Foreign Minister Passy. Bilateral political and economic relations, Euroatlantic

Business | March 6, 2002, Wednesday // 00:00

INTERIOR MINISTER ASKED SOCIALISTS FOR PARLIAMENTARY SUPPORT

At a meeting with the leadership of the Bulgarian Socialist Party, Interior Minister Georgi Petkanov asked for the parliamentary support of “Coalition for Bulgaria” for legislative measures that are to be approved by Parliament. Bulgarian Socialist Party

Politics | March 6, 2002, Wednesday // 00:00

PM SAYS CONSENSUS WITH OPPOSITION ON CRUCIAL ISSUES REACHED

The leaders of the United Democratic Forces (UDF) met on March 6 with Prime Minister Saxe-Coburg in Parliament. “The consensus that we reached with UDF will lead to a successful way in NATO preparations till the summit in Prague, “ Saxe-Coburg commented a

Politics | March 6, 2002, Wednesday // 00:00

NIKOLAY APOSTOLOV, BULGARIA’S AMBASSADOR TO GERMANY WILL BE APPOINTED ...

Nikolay Apostolov, Bulgaria’s Ambassador to Germany will be appointed to the position deputy defense minister to replace Radi Naydenov who has been appointed Prime Minister’s Chief of Staff.

Politics | March 6, 2002, Wednesday // 00:00

PRESIDENT VETOED NEW PRIVATIZATION AND POST-PRIVATIZATION CONTROL ACT

President Parvanov sent back to Parliament for further consideration the new act on privatization and post privatisation control, adopted on February 21, 2002. This is the first veto imposed by the President since taking office in January 2002.

Business | March 6, 2002, Wednesday // 00:00

PATRIARCH MAXIM TO CONFIRM MEETING WITH THE POPE END-MARCH

Maxim, the Patriarch of the Bulgarian Orthodox Church, and the Holy Synod will send a letter to Pope John Paul II end-March, which will confirm the Patricrch’s meeting with the Pope during his visit in Bulgaria in May. This transpired after the meeting of

Politics | March 6, 2002, Wednesday // 00:00
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