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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

HIDROPOL INVESTS IN BG WPE STATION

The Check company Hidripol will invest DEM 12 M in building of 4 MW water power-electric station (WPE) at Iskar river, near Roman town. The power station will be ready by the end of 2002 and will produce about 25 million KW/h electricity a year.

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

LEGISLATION COUNCIL TO ASSIST PARLIAMENT

The Simeon II National Movement plans to restore the Legislation Council institution, parliamentary chairman Prof. Ognyan Gerdzhikov announced.

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

BG CUSTOMS OFFICERS SEIZED 2.03 KG OF COCAINE

2.03 kg of cocaine has been seized in a joint operation conducted by customs officers of the Drug Control Sector of the Sofia Airport Customs and of the National Service for Organized

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

ARAB COMPANY TO BUILD FIVE STAR HOTEL IN SMOLYAN

The Arab company Najar 2000 is to build a five-start hotel in the Rhodope town of Smolyan, Southern Bulgaria. The company, which is a Jordan-Syrian JV, bought the incomplete part of the Evridika trade centre for BGN 220,000.

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

GERMAN COMPANY TO INVEST IN BG FACTORIES

A framework agreement on the construction of two factories for separation of waste and production of waste-based biological fertilizers was signed by Rousse Mayor Dimiter Kalchev and Gerhard Schehle, who owns REB-Schehle of Germany. The project will absor

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

PLAMA OIL REFINERY DEMANDS THE HELP OF THE SNM

Former and current workers of the Plama oil refinery at Pleven will hand over on Wednesday an open letter to the leader of the Simeon II National Movement coalition (SNM) that won the general elections, demanding to help Bulgaria`s second refinery. A camp

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

SNM TO ADOPT 40 ACTS ON EU INTEGRATION

The Simeon National Movement is to pass 40 acts in line with the process of EU integration, experts from the ruling majority assessed. Amendments to the tax legislation will be the SNM priorities.

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

BG PRESIDENT: BULGARIAN ELECTORATE SHOWED WISDOM

`I hope that before the end of July the Bulgarian Parliament will have an opportunity to vote the new cabinet. As a President of the Republic I in no way am going to stand in the way of its good actions because the success of this government is a success

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