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ITALY INCREASES TRADE WITH BULGARIA IN 1STQ

In the first quarter of 2001, Italy increased its trade with Bulgaria by 17.3% in comparison with the year-ago period, bringing its value to $340.

Business | July 11, 2001, Wednesday // 00:00

SECOND TRANSPORT OF RELIEF SUPPLIES FOR MACEDONIA

Second transport, carrying emergency relief supplies, left for Macedonia on Tuesday, the Bulgarian Red Cross (BRC) announced. The assistance is provided under a joint project of the BRC and the American Red Cross (ARC) for disaster preparedness and relief

Politics | July 11, 2001, Wednesday // 00:00

NOKIA COMMUNICATOR 9210 FIRST STEPS IN BULGARIA

The newest mobile generation from Nokia: Communicator 9210 will be promoted Wednesday at Sofia Hilton officially and the first sales will go on until the end of the week in the country. Nokia Communicator 9210 comes to implement the news stage of the conc

Business | July 11, 2001, Wednesday // 00:00

ISRAELI TOURIST BEATED POOL LIFEGUARD

Yesterday Israeli ambassador Emmanuel Ziesmann visited the beaten lifeguard from the swimming pool at the `Hrankov` hotel, Standart daily reported. Last Sunday Israeli national Hai A.

Politics | July 11, 2001, Wednesday // 00:00

UDF ACCUSED TRYING TO DISTANCE MRF FROM THE KING

We fear that UtdDF has been trying to impede and spread a spirit of mistrust at the negotiations between NMS II and MRF, Yunal Lutfi, chief of MRF PG said yesterday after the second round of the official consultations with President Peter Stoyanov. MRF le

Politics | July 11, 2001, Wednesday // 00:00

PROSECUTOR AND GERDJIKOV CONFIDENTIAL MEETING

Prosecutor General, Nikola Filchev, and chairman of parliament, Ognjan Gerdzhikov, had a private conversation that lasted an hour and a half. Confidential state issues have been discussed.

Politics | July 11, 2001, Wednesday // 00:00

NATIONAL POST: BULGARIA`S FORMER ENVOY TO CANADA ACCUSED OF SPYING

Stewart Bell National Post

Views on BG | July 11, 2001, Wednesday // 00:00

DIMITAR ABADJIEV: `WE`LL NOT TAKE PART IN THE CABINET BECAUSE OF MRF`

United Democratic Forces vice-chairman, for Radio `Free Europe` Q: Mr.

Views on BG | July 10, 2001, Tuesday // 00:00

1600 KG. OF NARCOTICS BURNT IN FURNACES

1600 kg. of narcotics were burnt on Tuesday in the Kremicovtzi furnaces.

Business | July 10, 2001, Tuesday // 00:00

SOCIALISTS: NO SUPPORT IN ADVANCE FOR THE KING

`Coalition for Bulgaria cannot support the new government in advance, before knowing what and who will be there to support`, Socialist leader Georgi Purvanov said after meeting President Stoyanov. This was one of a series of consultations the head of stat

Politics | July 10, 2001, Tuesday // 00:00

FUNDS EXTENDED TO REDUNDANT MILITARY OFFICERS

The USAID will extend funding for civil qualification courses of 120 military officers made redundant as a result of the liquidation of Pirin Division of the Bulgarian Armed Forces. Some 120 officers out of 900 will study English.

Business | July 10, 2001, Tuesday // 00:00

117 KILLED IN INDUSTRIAL ACCIDENTS IN 2000

117 people were killed in industrial accidents in 2000, Krassimir Totkov, Executive Director of the Chief Labour Inspectorate, announced on Monday. By comparison, 123 were killed in 1997, 104 in 1998, and 89 in 1999.

Business | July 10, 2001, Tuesday // 00:00

RECORD LEVEL OF BG/GERMAN TRADE IN 1STQ

Bulgarian-German trade totalled DEM 757.3 M in the first quarter, according to preliminary data of the German Federal Statistical Service.

Business | July 10, 2001, Tuesday // 00:00

INTRACOM TO EXPAND ITS BUSINESS IN BULGARIA

Intracom, the largest telecommunications company in Greece, is considering a new strategy for its activities in Bulgaria, president Kokkalis announced on Monday. `The marketing survey study on telecommunications services in Bulgaria is almost complete and

Business | July 10, 2001, Tuesday // 00:00

BUSINESS IN BRIEF

BULGARIA is prepared to destroy the weaponry of the Albanian terrorists active in FYROM, in case a disarmament plan is adopted, Defence Ministry official announced on Monday.

Business | July 10, 2001, Tuesday // 00:00

TRADE UNIONS CHECKS UP MRAZ FACTORY

Representatives of CITUB /Confederation of Independent Trade Unions in Bulgaria/ and Podkrepa Labour Confederation burst into Mraz refrigerator works on Monday to check up signals for regular and grave breaches quoting their right to check-ups pursuant to

Business | July 10, 2001, Tuesday // 00:00

UDF NOT TO TAKE PART IN THE SNM GOVERNMENT

`The United Democratic Forces are ready to support the forming of the government of the Simeon II National Movement in order the next government to realise the trust vote of the electorate without the UtDF taking part in a coalition even if no coalition b

Views on BG | July 9, 2001, Monday // 00:00

PROSTITUTION RING FROM UKRAINE BROKEN

Criminal gang smuggling women from Ukraine into Bulgaria was seized by the National Service for Organized Crime Control. A Ukrainian identified as Vladimir V.

Business | July 9, 2001, Monday // 00:00

PM TO BE NOMINATED THIS WEEK

`The Prime Minister will be nominated by the end of the week`, Speaker of Parliament Ognyan Gerdzhikov told journalists on Monday. `At the very end of the week President Stoyanov is expected to give a mandate for a government to be formed`, he said.

Politics | July 9, 2001, Monday // 00:00

BG TO REQUIRE NEW AGREEMENT WITH IMF

`Our explicit stand is that there must be a fresh agreement with the International Monetary Fund (IMF)`, Milen Velchev, PM of the Simeon II National Movement told the Bulgarian National Radio. New agreement with the IMF is necessary, no matter if Bulgaria

Politics | July 9, 2001, Monday // 00:00

BULGARIAN INVASION IN NORWAY

The number of Bulgarians, who asked for emigrant`s status in Norway in the last 5 weeks, become 400, after 169 people did it on Saturday. Most of the refugees are from the region of Rousse town and have gipsy or Turkish origin.

Politics | July 9, 2001, Monday // 00:00
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