We are innocent and this keeps our faith alive, the Bulgarian medics in Libya said in an address to the Bulgarian journalists in Tripoli, quoted by the Foreign Ministry. “First of all we would like to thank all of you, who stood by us from the very beginn
Georgi Popov, Executive Director of Bulgartabac Holding, considers to approach the Prosecutor’s Office on the working draft contract, made public by former Deputy Economy Minister Lyubka Kachakova. This transpired at a press conference on the controversia
Bulgaria may count on the support of Germany and Bavaria, Meglena Kuneva, Chief Negotiator with the European Union said upon her return from a five-day visit in the countries. EU enlargement has been discussed during her visit there.
The National Service for Combating Organized Crime (NSCOC) detained four persons suspected of being accomplices or members of rings smuggling meat, electronics and illegally transferring money from Bulgaria, Interior Ministry Chief Secretary Boiko Borisso
Results from the Interior Ministry checks into privatisation deals are to be presented to the Bulgarian Socialist Party (BSP) in less than two months, Interior Minsitry Chief Secretary Boyko Borissov and the party’s leadership decided during their meeting
An agreement on cooperation in the production of trolleys and roadbeds in the region was reached in the third day of the second economic forum on trans-border cooperation among Sofia, Skopje and Nis. At the next meeting of the three mayors in Skopje in th
Preliminary data puts thermo-power plant Maritsa Iztok 2 profit for 2001 at BGN 14 M. The same amount of money is to be earmarked for its investment program for 2002.
Russia will pay its debt to Bulgaria in currency and with goods, it emerged after the meeting of Prime Minister Saxe-Coburg and Russia’s Deputy Prime Minister Alexei Kudrin. Bulgaria’s Deputy Economy Minister and Economy Minister Nikolay Vassilev said tha
Bulgaria’s Deputy Prime Ministers Nikolay Vassilev and Russia’s Deputy Prime Minister Alexei Kudrin declared that Russia and Bulgaria will invigorate bilateral economic cooperation at the meeting of the Russian-Bulgarian intergovernmental commission on tr
Mexico will play Bulgaria instead of Macedonia in a World Cup warm-up in San Diego on March 13, the Mexican Football Federation (FMF) announced. The game against Macedonia was cancelled due to "internal problems currently faced by the Macedonian national
Hilton Sofia Hotel with Richmond Productions will present the London and Broadway smash-hit romantic comedy Shirley Valentine by Willy Russell on March 4 and 5 as of 19:30 at Moussala Ballroom. Tickets are BGN 150.
Foreign investments in Bulgaria can be given a positive assessment, Nikolay Marinov, Executive Director of Foreign Investments Agency said, citing Solvey and American Standard as examples of this. In his opinion the large-scale foreign projects create new
Abstracted from the Associated Press An unprecedented gathering in Prague this Spring will address new financing tools for the intensifying urban and infrastructure development needs of the nations of Central and Eastern Europe.
Ukraine opened consulate in Bulgaria’s seaside city Varna. Oleg Nikolaevich was appointed consul general.
The Cabinet will write off the debt of the Bulgarian State Railway Company (SRC), which totals BGN 128 M by transferring them to the statute capital of the company, amendments to the Railway Transport Act, adopted by Parliament, envisage. Transforming the
An agreement was reached on equal participation of Bulgaria, Greece and Russia in the Burgas- Alexandroupolis oil pipline, Dimitris Kopelouzos, Director General of Greece’s Prometheus Gas, told BBC. According to him, each country will have 33% stake in t
The State Agriculture Fund opens five new target credit lines, for loans and subsidies, on March 1, 2002, the Agriculture and Forests Ministry said. Natural and juristic persons are eligible for money under the credit lines.
Euromangan, holder of a concession for the Obrochishte deposit, the biggest manganese deposit in Europe, has a new owner - Swiss Olberg Holding, the Dobrich District Court announced. A new executive director of the joint stock company, David Wellings, was
The British Department for International Development provides Bulgaria with technical assistance under a program, aiming to assist the country’s EU entry, British Ambassador Ian Soutar said in Burgas after meeting regional governor Stefan Koradov. The pro
REI Holding AD will bid for a license for private railway carrier of goods and passengers, Ivan Pavlov, Executive Director of the holding said. If licensed, the company will perform carriage operations on all railways in the country.
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