Theodossii Spassov is this year`s winner of the Toxophoros annual award for contribution to the Bulgarian culture at the Appolonia fest.He plays the kaval/wooden flute/ like no one else because he transformed this originally a soft and mild instrument, in
Appolonia festival started with the premiere `Latino-Appolonia` of the group `Infinity` in Sozopol at the Black Sea. The fest will run for 10 days from September 1.
One officer was killed and another one injured while doing a technical checkup of a MiG-23, the Defence Ministry announced officially, quoted by BTA agency. The accident occurred in unit No 32010 in Dobroslavtsi, near Sofia, around 11.
Bulgarian Parliament Speaker Ognyan Gerdzhikov left for Tripoli on the invitation of the Libya leader Mohmmar Qaddafi to participate in the celebrations for the National Holiday of the country. A meeting between Gerdzikov and colonel Qaddafi will take pla
Romanian News Agency Rompres `We have been working together and have decided to go on,` Romania`s Defence Minister Ioan Mircea Pascu said after meeting his Bulgarian counterpart Nikolai Svinarov in Plovdiv on 31 August.
Macedonian State News Agency MIA Macedonian Defence Minister Vlado Buckovski on 31 August met Nikolay Svinarov, defence minister of Bulgaria.
Turkish Defence Minister Sabahattin Cakmakoglu and his Macedonian counterpart visited Bulgaria on 31 August. They were special guests at the change of the commander of Multinational Peace Brigade for Southeastern Europe and the chairman of the Political-M
Minister of Finance Milen Velchev presented at a press conference two of the new deputy ministers in the Financial Ministry. They are Atanas Kacarchev and Nahit Ziya.
Turkish News Agency Anatolia National Defence Minister Sabahattin Cakmakoglu left for Bulgaria on 31 August.
Georg Domizlaff, Europe`s regional director of British American Tobacco confirmed that BAT is interested in the coming privatization of Bulgartabac Holding, Bulgaria`s state-owned tobacco cigarette maker. He talked about that with Prime Minister Simeon Sa
The US Embassy in Sofia opened after it was temporarily closed for citizens to check its security on August 30. The US Embassy to Bulgaria was temporarily closed in connection with a campaign, launched by the US government for information of American citi
Nanyo Genchev, director of the customs office at the Plovdiv duty-free zone was fired. Emil Dimitrov, Head of the Customs Agency ordered a thorough investigation of the Plovdiv regional customs because of criminal procedures of five of its officials.
Balkanpharma Holding will challenge the State Committee on Securities and Stock Exchanges /SCSE/ in court for the banned buy-out offer, made by the Balkanpharma holding for the residual shares from the stock of its three facilities in Doupnitsa and Troyan
Microsoft Bulgaria announced it plans to raise revenues by 32% in 2002. According to Theodor Milev, managing director of Microsoft Bulgaria, the company`s new product WindowsXP will be formally launched on the Bulgarian market on October 25.
`Balkan Identity and Youth Information Policy` is the name a new one-year project that will spread youth-oriented information between the EU member and non-member countries. The establishing of a Balkan youth information network is one of the priorities o
500 to 1,000 DEM cost the illegal French visas, issued by the Sofia French Consulate, Ivan Rachev Spokesman of the Special Investigations Service (SIS) said. About 400 illegal visas were issued daily.
Romanian Minister Ioan Pascu met his Bulgarian counterpart Minister Nikolai Svinarov in Plovdiv. The two ministers discussed possibilities for increase in the bilateral military cooperation.
Richard Lugar, US senator arrives on September 1 in Bulgaria at the invitation of President Peter Stoyanov. The Bulgarian President and the senator will discuss Bulgaria`s bid for NATO membership, bilateral relations and the international situation.
Borislav Yotov, prosecutor from the Supreme Cassation Prosecution will run for president at the elections scheduled later this year, he announced. A group of intellectuals nominated him.
There is some reserve in the public sector that may be used for increase of salaries, Minister of Finance Milen Velchev said. However, this increase most probably will not take place due to deficit in other budget items.
The Guardian - United Kingdom Record numbers of teachers who trained in Australia, New Zealand, Canada and even Bulgaria and Russia, will be arriving to start new jobs in schools in England in the next few days, as local education authorities opt for sho
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