The strategy for the privatization of the Bulgarian Telecommunication Company will be discussed February 26, it transpired after the meeting of the Parliamentary Groups of Simeon II National Movement and the Movement for Rights and Freedoms. Despite the p
The Director of “Customs” Agency will resign on February 20,” the office of the “Customs” Agency announced, quoted by Darik Radio. Emil Dimitrov declared that he did not wish to leave the position with a scandal and explained that the reasons for his resi
Justice Minister Anton Stankov left on a two-day official visit to Romania. He has been invited there by his Romanian counterpart Mihaela Rodica Stanoiu.
“The Economy Ministry should appoint a new chairman of the Board of Directors of the Bulgartabac Holding,” Georgi Popov, Executive Director of the tobacco monopoly said, quoted by Darik Radio. On February 18, Prime Minister Saxe-Coburg dismissed Lyubka Ka
The state of the Bulgarian economy is very good according to an analysis of the National Bank of Greece, devoted to a research of the Balkan states. The most positive evaluations were made about Bulgaria’s and Yugoslavia’s economies.
Ana Hadzhieva, a journalist from Radio Plovdiv, has been nominated member of the Council on Electronic Media (CEM) by Simeon II National Movement and the Movement for Rights and Freedoms. The decision was taken at the joint discussion of the leaderships o
President Parvanov signed the decree for the appointment of Ivan Chobanov for National Security Service director. Parvanov announced that after attending a ceremony in honor of Bulgaria’s national hero Vassil Levski.
“I am not worried about my position but still this is only my personal opinion” Transport Minister Plamen Petrov declared after the meeting of the floor leaders of the Simeon II National Movement and the Movement for Rights and Freedoms. He denied to comm
The inflation rate for January was unexpectedly high, Piritta Sorsa, Head of the Bulgarian mission of the International Monetary Fund (IMF), said. According to her it is still early to say to what an extent the increased patent tax accounted for that high
The Patriarch of the Bulgarian Orthodox Church Maxim served a mass in memory of Bulgaria’s national hero Vassil Levski, who was hanged February 19 129 ago. The mass was said at Alexander Nevsky Cathedral despite the restorations that are underway there.
The Foundation for Entrepreneurship Development is to launch a project for encouraging women in business, Antonina Stoyanova, Executive Director of the Foundation said. Initially the project will start in Sofia and Vratsa.
The European Union must preserve the option of nuclear power as part of its energy mix if it is not to become a "fossil monster", Finland’s Prime Minister Paavo Lipponen said, quoted by Financial Times. In an extraordinary defence of nuclear power generat
Russian investors have shown interest in Bulgarian Dobrich-based shoemaker factory, following the increased demand for children’s shoes on the Russian market. For the Russian businessmen the factory’s debt will be of crucial importance before starting neg
US President George W. Bush arrived in Seoul on Tuesday for the latest and most sensitive leg of his tour of north-east Asia.
Financial Times By DAVID BUCHAN and ANDREW JACK
Russia's RSK MiG has won the tender for the upgrade and overhaul of the Bulgarian MiG-29 fighter aircraft, Defence Minister Nikolay Svinarov told journalists. He expects that a contract will be signed with the Russian company by the end of this month.
Russe-based BC Leasing company is to seek EUR 20 M in funding from the Balkan Stability Pact to introduce technologies for environment-friendly production of foods in seven small factories in north-eastern Bulgaria, Dnevnik Daily reported. The company, se
A delegation of the National Assembly, led by Parliament Speaker Ognyan Gerdzhikov, leaves on an official visit to Mexico and Venezuela. This is the first visit of a parliament speaker in these countries since 1989.
Regional politics and infrastructure projects will be discussed at the second economic forum on trans-border cooperation among Sofia, Skopje and Nis. The forum will take place from March 20 to March 23 in the International Exhibition Center “Bulgarreklama
Most Bulgarians' cultural pursuits in their leisure time are limited to reading newspapers and magazines, a survey conducted in January by Alpha Research polling agency among 1,100 people shows. A total of 90% of Bulgarians are readers of the printed pres
Unemployment, corruption and organized crime are considered to be the most serious problems in the country by the young people, a survey made among respondents aged 18-30 years shows. Experts comment that the young people are much more interested in their
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