After the meeting of the Executive National Council of the United Democratic Forces, Former Finance Minister Muravey Radev criticized the economic policy of the current government. According to him, the leaders of UDF are concerned with the remarks of the
`The Bulgarian Foreign Ministry will most probably give to the US Embassy in Bulgaria a note that Bulgaria grants to the United States an air corridor for non military flights on September 26, ` the Bulgarian Foreign Minister Passy announced after the mee
`The interests of the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development in Bulgaria are primarily in the areas of the privatization in the energy and banking sectors and in municipal services,` EBRD director for Southeast Europe Olivier Descamps said. He m
MobilTel will considerably reduce the prices of the services in the M/Tel Prima package, starting October 1. This package will become one of the cheapest phone packages in Bulgaria, MobilTel`s CEO Rumyana Kyuchukova said in Plovdiv.
`The German Services for Academic Exchange` granted 115 scholarships for Bulgarian students and scientists. The qualified will be able to study in different fields and to improve their qualification in the 2002-2003 academic year.
Chimco restored the production cycle and started to gradually load the plant`s facilities. During the months when the plant remained idle a capital repair of the installations was made.
The financial macro-framework for the healthcare sector for 2002 is still not clear. That emerged after the start of the negotiations on the national framework agreement for 2002 on September 24.
The Bulgarian Agriculture Minister Mehmed Dikme leaves for Brussels on October 1. Dikme will meet European Union agriculture commissioner Franz Fischler to discuss the upcoming negotiations on the Agriculture chapter from the acquis communautaire.
The Bulgarian government launched its web site. `The aim of the web site is to give quick, short and useful information,` Tsvetelina Uzunova, Director of `Information and Public Relations` department said, quoted by Info Radio.
The Bulgarian Finance Minister Milen Velchev met representatives of the Standard&Poor`s rating agency for an overall review of the economic situation in Bulgaria. Velchev presented the tax code and budget policy of the government and talked about the exte
The strike of the Russe teachers ended on September 25, Info Radio reported. The protesting teachers and the government reached a compromise for the payment of the teachers` unpaid salaries for June, July and August.
The US Ambassador to Bulgaria Richard Miles met Selim Mehmed, Chief Mufti of the Muslims in Bulgaria. The two officials discussed the tragic events in the US and the results from them.
`First Investment Bank will receive a EUR 6 M long-term loan from Deutsche Investitions und Entwicklung Geselschaft /DIEG/,` Maya Georgieva, CEO of the Bulgarian private financial and credit institution, said. This is the third loan granted to First Inves
Members of the European Round Table of Industrialists met members of the Bulgarian Cabinet on September 25 in Sofia. Deputy Prime Minister and Economy Minister Nikolay Vassilev led the Bulgarian delegation.
BBC Monitoring Service - United Kingdom The leader of an organization of people of Turkish origin in Bulgaria has said that 60 foundations associated with Islamic fundamentalism are currently active in Bulgaria and that they are backed by associates of U
Representatives of the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development /EBRD/ granted a loan of EUR 6 M to Hebros bank. The financial institution will finance the small and medium sized enterprises in the country.
Socialist Municipality Organizations nominated Academic Blagovest Sendov for President candidate at the elections on November 11. General Lyuben Petrov will run for Vice President together with Sendov.
`The Bulgarian GDP for 2002 will be almost half lower compared to the envisaged 6.5%,` the Bulgarian Deputy Prime Minister Nikolay Vassilev confessed at the Plovdiv Fair.
The Bulgarian top model Stanimira Koleva is the `new face` of the world known trademark for hair products `Pantene.` Koleva is 17 and comes from Stara Zagora.
A delegation of British judges arrives at a working visit to Bulgaria. The aim of the visit is to establish a program for International law cooperation between judges and jurists from Great Britain and Bulgaria.
The 57th International Technical Fair started on September 24 with an official ceremony. President Petur Stoyanov, Parliament Speaker Ognyan Gerdzhikov and Deputy Prime Minister and Economy Minister Nikolay Vassilev participated in the opening of the fair
Google Street View Cars Return to Bulgaria for Major Mapping Update
Housing Prices Soar in Bulgaria’s Major Cities as Demand and Supply Strain Increase
