Bulgarian prime minister Simeon Saxe-Coburg met last night with the Turkish deputy premier Mesut Yilmaz who arrived on a short private visit. Saxe-Coburg and Yilmaz discussed the future of the joint Turkish-Bulgarian project for the construction of a powe
Abdullah II, King of Jordan will visit Bulgaria on 25th and 26th August. Bilateral agreements on cooperation in education, science and culture, air communications and cooperation in health care and the medical sciences.
Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew arrives in Bulgaria, accompanied by three hierarchs on September 5 to attend two scientific conferences. The first conference on Byzantium and the Balkans will take place in Plovdiv until September 7.
Plama oil refinery workers approached the European Court of Justice in Strasbourg with a complaint in which they stated that all legal ways to protect their rights in Bulgaria were exhausted, disclosed Dnevnik Daily. The employees of the refinery warned o
The Devnya-based plant Agropolychim, Bulgargas was granted permit to build a 2540 meters long natural gas pipeline that will connect the Strashimirovo gas station and Beloslav. The project is badly needed since there is a necessity of an ongoing natural
The Committee for peaceful Implementation of Atomic Energy will conduct an independent expertise to clarify the incident. Nothing extraordinary has happened when a plant’s temporary retaining wall fell between August 19 and August 20 and that is why the d
International Monetary Fund is very concerned about the proposed tax changes by the government, Jerald Schiff, Chief of IMF mission in Bulgaria was quoted to say by Dnevnik Daily. "The present situation undoubtedly makes the negotiations in September more
Gregory Johnson, US Vice Admiral arrives in Bulgaria on Wednesday, August 22. The three-day official visit is part of the military agreement between Bulgaria and the US.
Balkan Airline will resume the negotiations for the sale of the carrier with the representatives of Tokuda on Wednesday, wrote Dnevnik Daily. A letter with Dr.
Kyustendil municipality and Chinese businessmen have agreed to establish two joint ventures for the production of detergents and for timber processing. The capital and the technologies will be provided by the Chinese partners.
Bulgarian President Peter Stoyanov will not be able to attend, due to a very busy schedule, the meeting in Slovakia of ten heads of states in Central and East Europe, convened by the Slovak President Rudolf Schuster in September. 10 presidents were invite
A council made of foreign experts will assist in the reforms of the Bulgarian customs, Emil Dimitrov, Head of the Customs Agency with the Ministry of Finance said. The prerogatives of the council are still to be specified.
Bulgarian authorities have extradited to Moldovan police one of the most dangerous suspected criminals, Iurie Radulov. Radulov is believed to be the leader of the largest criminal group in Moldova specialized in contract killings.
Romania Libera, Bucharest No Bulgarian politician has mentioned the existence of a tandem between Bulgaria and Romania [for EU accession], said the Bulgarian Deputy Foreign Minister Meglena Kuneva, chief negotiator with the European Union.
The tax cut package, unveiled by Prime Minister Simeon Saxe-Coburg on Sunday, has been greeted with mixed reactions by politicians and experts. Nikola Nikolov, who chaired the Economic Policy Committee of the previous parliament, finds the package `exceed
For the celebration of the Union of Eastern Rumelia with the Principality of Bulgaria on September 6, 1885, there will be four days off. The ministers decided that Friday after the official feast will be a day off, too.
The ministers appointed 28 regional governors yesterday, en bloc and without any arguing. It took place at a close-door sitting of the cabinet.
Stoyan Ganev was appointed August 21st Chief of the Cabinet of Prime Minister Simeon Saxe-Coburg. He is a former Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs, former President of the 47th UN General Assembly and Adjunct Professor of Social Scien
Stoyan Ganev, former Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs till 1992, was appointed Tuesday Chief of the Cabinet of Prime Minister Simeon Saxe-Coburg.
A second tender will be called on the privatization of Hydrostroy Invest JSC because the Supreme Administrative Court revoked the order of Evgeni Chachev, former Minister of Regional Development, ruling that the management-and-employee team is the buyer o
The Council of Ministers appointed Tuesday the 28 regional governors, who will take office on August 22, 2001. The new regional governors are:
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