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NO NATO REQUEST FOR AIR SPACE SO FAR

It is my personal position that Bulgaria won't refuse to grant air corridors and military airports for attacks against Iraq if NATO demands these, Parliamentary Speaker Ognyan Gerdzhikov said upon his return from Bucharest where he paid a three-day visit

Politics | April 1, 2002, Monday // 00:00

THE QUEEN MOTHER'S FUNERAL WILL TAKE PLACE IN WESTMINSTER ABBEY ON TUE...

The Queen Mother's funeral will take place in Westminster Abbey on Tuesday 9 April, Buckingham Palace has announced. For four days before the funeral, her body will be laid in state at Westminster Hall for the public to pay their respects.

World | March 31, 2002, Sunday // 00:00

SOCIALISTS NOT IN A HURRY FOR EARLY ELECTIONS

“We are not in a hurry for early parliamentary elections, “ Georgi Pirinski, deputy chairman of the Bulgarian Socialist Party, said. He confirmed the party’s position that there are symptoms of political destabilization in the country.

Politics | March 31, 2002, Sunday // 00:00

AMENDMENTS TO THE LEGISLATION ON ADDITIONAL PENSION INSURANCE ARE BEIN...

Amendments to the legislation on additional pension insurance are being prepared, the State Agency for Insurance Surveillance, announced. A working group has been set up, which will discuss improvements of the legal base.

Politics | March 31, 2002, Sunday // 00:00

BALKAN CLUB BELIEVES NATO EXPANSION GOOD FOR STABILITY

For the first time in the Balkan history there are no authoritarian regimes and the governments of all countries have been elected in a democratic way, a declaration of the participants in the conference of the non-governmental Balkan Political Club in Sk

Politics | March 31, 2002, Sunday // 00:00

BBC: VIRTUAL KINGDOM RICHER THAN BULGARIA

Abridged from BBC By Ania Lichtarowicz

Views on BG | March 31, 2002, Sunday // 00:00

CUSTOMS SHOULD BE RUN BY FOREIGN COMPANY, NOVINITE.COM POLL SHOWS

The management of Bulgarian customs by a foreign company is right, novinite.com latest poll shows.

Views on BG | March 31, 2002, Sunday // 00:00

SOFIX INDEX DOWN DESPITE SOPHARMA AND SUNNY BEACH RISE

Sofix index went down from 119,91 points at the end of last week to 118,86 points when the market closed. The rise in Sopharma and Sunny Beach shares was not enough to compensate the fall with LUKoil Neftochim refinery and Blagoevgrad BT cigarette factory

Business | March 31, 2002, Sunday // 00:00

ABOUT 40% OF PRIVATIZATION CONTRACTS WITH ANNEXES

A total of 379 annexes to privatization contracts have been signed by the Privatization Agency (PA), Petko Nikolov, chairman of the surveillance council of the Agency announced. PA has concluded 954 contracts in the period from 1993 till March 22 this yea

Business | March 31, 2002, Sunday // 00:00

A SUICIDE BOMBER SET OFF A MASSIVE EXPLOSION SUNDAY AT A RESTAURANT IN...

A suicide bomber set off a massive explosion Sunday at a restaurant in the northern Israeli city of Haifa, killing at least 14 people, police and ambulance sources said. At least 35 people were injured, seven of them seriously.

World | March 31, 2002, Sunday // 00:00

A POWERFUL EARTHQUAKE HAS SHAKEN TAIWAN, KILLING AT LEAST FOUR PEOPLE ...

A powerful earthquake has shaken Taiwan, killing at least four people and injuring more than 200. The tremors were felt across the island.

World | March 31, 2002, Sunday // 00:00

POPE JOHN PAUL II HAS ISSUED AN URGENT APPEAL FOR PEACE IN THE MIDDLE ...

Pope John Paul II has issued an urgent appeal for peace in the Middle East, saying in his Easter Sunday address that "nothing is resolved by war". Addressing a crowd of 50,000 pilgrims in St Peter's Square in Rome, he said it seemed that "war has been dec

World | March 31, 2002, Sunday // 00:00

BG STYLISH FASHION PRESENTED ON THE CATWALK

The biggest review of Bulgarian fashion Forum Bulgarian Fashion proved yet one more time that Bulgarian designers will not be lagging behind world fashion tendencies, at least during the spring season coming. The four-day forum was opened March 27 and pre

Society | March 31, 2002, Sunday // 00:00

BULGARIA'S LEV ENDED AT 1.9504/1.9508 PER EURO END-WEEK, SLIGHTLY FIRM...

Bulgaria's lev ended at 1.9504/1.

Politics | March 31, 2002, Sunday // 00:00

ROMANIA AWARE OF NATO ENTRY EUPHORIA DANGERS

It is too early to rejoice over its chances of joining NATO this year along with Bulgaria, Romanian Foreign Minister Mircea Geoana said in Athens during the meeting with his Bulgarian, Greek and Turkish counterparts. "We should not fall pray to euphoria,

Politics | March 31, 2002, Sunday // 00:00

NO AGREEMENT HAS BEEN REACHED BY INTERIOR MINISTER PETKANOV AND THE CH...

No agreement has been reached by Interior Minister Petkanov and The Chief Secretary of the Interior Ministry Boyko Borissov on personnel issues, Borissov said. He underlined, however, that such disagreements should not be exaggerated, since they are somet

Politics | March 31, 2002, Sunday // 00:00

PRESIDENT DELIVERED CONDOLENCES ON QUEEN MOTHER DEATH

President Parvanov delivered his deepest condolences on the death of Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother in a telegram to her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II. The telegram says that this day is full of grief for the Bulgarian and for the British people.

Politics | March 31, 2002, Sunday // 00:00

WAYS OF BOOSTING REGIONAL STABILITY AND SECURITY ARE BEING DISCUSSED A...

Ways of boosting regional stability and security are being discussed at the conference of the Balkan Political Club in Skopje, which was opened March 30 by its chairman and former Bulgarian President Zhelyu Zhelev. According to Zhelyu Zhelev the first day

Politics | March 31, 2002, Sunday // 00:00

MINISTER WANTS REGULATORY BODY IN CHARGE OF N-PLANT SAFETY

The issues concerning the safety of the Nuclear Power plant Kozloduy may be solved only by a regulatory body, Energy Minister Milko Kovachev said. He explained the lack of confidence in the nuclear sector in Bulgaria with the lack of competent, efficient

Business | March 31, 2002, Sunday // 00:00

TWO THIRDS OF THE BULGARIANS ARE NOT ABLE TO BUY MEDICINES BECAUSE OF ...

Two thirds of the Bulgarians are not able to buy medicines because of the high prices, an opinion-poll made by the Noema polling agency shows. Every second Bulgarian complains of the poor conditions at the hospitals.

Politics | March 31, 2002, Sunday // 00:00

HEAVY SNOWFALL SURPRISED THE VISITORS IN THE RESORTS OF PAMPOROVO AND ...

Heavy snowfall surprised the visitors in the resorts of Pamporovo and Borovets, reaching at places one-meter height. Snow fell also in Bansko.

Politics | March 31, 2002, Sunday // 00:00
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