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PRIME MINISTER MEETS NEW GOVERNORS

Prime Minister Simeon Saxe-Coburg met the 28 newly appointed regional governors and asked them to plan a clear strategy for the development of their regions. Fight against corruption should become the governors` top priority.

Politics | August 24, 2001, Friday // 00:00

BOUTROS GHALI VISITS BULGARIA

Boutros Boutsos-Ghali, ex-Secretary General of the United Nations and present Secretary General of the International Organization of Francophone States will arrive in Bulgaria on an official visit on Monday. President Stoyanov invited him.

Politics | August 24, 2001, Friday // 00:00

A WEEKEND IN BULGARIA FOR KING JORDAN

The Times of India Jordan`s King Abdullah II will spend the weekend in Bulgaria on an official visit during which he will sign three cooperation accords and meet with the country`s former monarch and now prime minister Simeon Saxe-Coburg, the presidency

Views on BG | August 24, 2001, Friday // 00:00

STOLEN BUS OF TURKISH JOURNALISTS FOUND

The bus stolen from Hrankov with which fans and journalists arrived before the Galatasaray – Levski Champions League preliminary round match was found near the village of Baikal which is in the Radomir region, not very far from Sofia. The thieves are stil

Politics | August 24, 2001, Friday // 00:00

BALKAN LIQUIDATION NOT A PENDING OPTION

The Tokuda Financial Group knows what Balkan Airline liabilities are and is not currently considering possible liquidation of the company. Only in the case that creditors refuse to vote for rehabilitation, liquidation will be considered as an option.

Business | August 24, 2001, Friday // 00:00

3 CANDIDATES FOR BURGAS PORT SUPPLIERS

Austrian Veurf Alpin, Krupp Sumatomo and Mitsubishi Corporation are the three companies that are eligible after the screening procedure for the Terminal 2A and the Eastern wharf equipment of the Burgas port. The Ministry of Transport and Communications wi

Business | August 24, 2001, Friday // 00:00

INVESTOR IN 3 MAJOR BULGARIAN ENTERPRISES FAKE

The Dutch investor, Helian Commodities that acquired majority stakes in Large Bulgarian Mills, the Kambana vegetable oil plant and the Polski Trambezh-based plant can’t be found in the international registers, the Confederation of Independent Trade Unions

Business | August 24, 2001, Friday // 00:00

KOREAN DEPUTY FOREIGN MINISTER VISITS BULGARIA

The Korean Deputy Foreign Minister Choi Sung-Hong had political consultations on the bilateral relations with the Bulgarian Deputy Foreign Minister Ivan Petkov. Choi Sung-Hong also met Foreign Minister Passy.

Politics | August 24, 2001, Friday // 00:00

BUSINESS IN BRIEF

The initial data from the audit, made by Deloitte & Touche show that the state does not owe any money to GORUBSO-Madan. The urgent measures to resolve the situation at GORUBSO were initiated after 10 miners went on a hunger strike, claiming the immediate

Business | August 24, 2001, Friday // 00:00

BSP LEADER MEETS MACEDONIAN PARTNER

The leader of the Bulgarian Socialist Party /BSP/ Georgi Purvanov met the Chairman of the Macedonian Social Democratic Union /SDU/ Branko Crvenkovski in Macedonia to discuss the situation in the country. Purvanov shared with his colleague BSP’s position t

Politics | August 24, 2001, Friday // 00:00

FOREIGNERS TO PAY MEDICAL INSURANCE FROM DECEMBER

Foreign nationals holding short-term residence permit will be required to pay medical insurance from December, the Government decided. The cabinet amended the rules from the Public Health Act that said that the short-term foreign residents should pay medi

Politics | August 24, 2001, Friday // 00:00

REST FOR KFOR US SERVICEMEN IN BULGARIA

Up to 160 non-armed servicemen from the US contingent of NATO’s troops in Kossovo will have short periods of rest in Bulgaria on the principle of rotation until April 2002, the government decided. The government took a similar decision in October 2000, wh

Politics | August 24, 2001, Friday // 00:00

BUSINESS REPS SUPPORT THE NEW ECONOMIC APPROACH

Representatives of the Bulgarian Industrial Association /BIA/, the Bulgarian Chamber of Commerce and Industry, the Employer’s Union and the Bulgarian International Business Association supported the economic package of the Government. The new economic mea

Business | August 24, 2001, Friday // 00:00

LITEX AND CSKA ADVANCED IN UEFA CUP

Results: see today in SPORTS section

Politics | August 24, 2001, Friday // 00:00

CSKA AND LITEX ADVANCED IN UEFA CUP

Two Bulgarian soccer teams advanced on Thursday night in UEFA cup after successful games, both out of the country.

Sports | August 24, 2001, Friday // 00:00

BULGARIA AND US COORDINATE JOINT MILITARY EXERCISE

The commander-in-chief of the 6th US fleet vice-admiral Gregory Johnson arrived onboard the USS La Salle in Varna to pay an official visit. Vice-admiral Johnson and the Chief of Staff of the Bulgarian Navy Vice Admiral Peter Petrov are expected to coordin

Politics | August 24, 2001, Friday // 00:00

12 NEW DEPUTY MINISTERS AND 2 CHAIRMEN APPOINTED

12 deputy ministers were appointed on August 23 and will start work immediately, wrote Dnevnik Daily. The Government appointed two Deputy Ministers in the Ministry of Defence, one Deputy Minister in the Ministry of External Affairs, one in the Justice Min

Politics | August 24, 2001, Friday // 00:00

NEW DEPUTY MINISTERS: WHO ARE THEY?

12 deputy ministers were appointed on August 23 and will start work immediately. They are:

Views on BG | August 24, 2001, Friday // 00:00

ECONOMY MINISTER VISITS TURKEY

The Economy Minister Nikolai Vasilev and Deputy Economy Ministers Lyubka Kachakova and Dimitur Hadjinikolov leave for a four-day official visit in Turkey at the invitation of the Turkish Industry and Trade Minister Ahmet Kenan Tanrikulu on August 24. They

Politics | August 24, 2001, Friday // 00:00

FOREIGN MINISTRY SUPPORTS ESSENTIAL HARVEST

The Bulgarian Foreign Ministry acclaimed the North Atlantic Council decision to launch Operation Essential Harvest. NATO gave authority to General Joseph Ralston to deploy 3,500 troops to disarm the ethnic Albanian extremists in Macedonia on August 13.

Politics | August 24, 2001, Friday // 00:00

CUSTOMS OFFICIALS SEIZE 11 KG HEROIN

Customs officials seized 11kg 900,000 worth heroin at the Kalotina checkpoint on the Bulgarian border with Yugoslavia.The smuggler, Y.

Business | August 24, 2001, Friday // 00:00
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