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ECOLOGICAL LOAN GRANTED TO RAFINENRY

Lukoil-Neftochim will receive the first tranche of the ecological loan from the World Bank till end-August, CEO of Burgas-based refinery, Vladimir Rakitsky, said. The loan of EUR 40 M is granted for elimination of 450,000 tons of wastes that have been acc

Business | June 10, 2001, Sunday // 00:00

500 000 PAY LOWEST SOCIAL SECURITY

From 400,000 to 700,000 people work in the shady economy, experts of Confederation of Independent Trade Unions in Bulgaria said. From 528,000 to 540,000 Bulgarian citizens pay insurances on the bases of one monthly minimum wage (BGN 85), more than 950,000

Business | June 10, 2001, Sunday // 00:00

BULGARIA SENDS FRESH WATER TO KUMANOVO

Bulgaria will send fresh drinking water to the residents of Macedonian city of Kumanovo, Bulgarian PM Ivan Kostov said yesterday in Plovdiv (South Bulgaria). He has a meeting with NATO`s supreme commander in Europe, US Air Force General Joseph Ralston, wh

Business | June 10, 2001, Sunday // 00:00

EUROPE SUPPORT MACEDONIAN INTERGRITY

Europe should adopt a common constitution, said Bulgarian President Stoyanov who took part in the summit of the Central European countries in Italy. The situation in Macedonia proves the fact that the debate on working out a common European Constitution s

Business | June 10, 2001, Sunday // 00:00

MOBIKOM NEGOTIATIONS STOPPED

Cable & Wireless stopped the negations of selling its 49 per cent shares in Mobikom, the Bulgarian mobile NMT provider to Bulgarian Telecommunications Company. Mobikom was the first ever Bulgarian mobile provider launched in 1993.

Business | June 9, 2001, Saturday // 00:00

FOUR CONSULTANTS UNITED IN BULGARIA

The incorporation of top expert companies for consulting services was announced officially today at Sheraton Sofia. WADSACK TREUHANDGESELLSCHAFT, WADSACK TRUST COMPANY, ESCHE SCH?MANN COMMICHAU and DR.

Business | June 9, 2001, Saturday // 00:00

KING STILL LEADS ELECTION POLLS

39 to 41% of the electorate will vote for the King`s collation on the General Elections June17, the latest results of the agency `Alpha Research` show. United Democratic Forces is expected to take 26-28%, Coalition for Bulgaria 17-19% and 5-6% for Moveme

Politics | June 9, 2001, Saturday // 00:00

CZECH ENERGY FIRM TO SUE BULGARIAN PA

Energo-Pro, the largest private water energy corporation in Czech Republic will sue the Bulgarian Privatization Agency for not keeping the bidding procedure and already approved for signing agreement. The first meeting of Supreme Administrative Court is S

Business | June 9, 2001, Saturday // 00:00

FREE TRADE BETWEEN BULGARIA AND ISRAEL

A free trade agreement between Bulgaria and Israel is signed on Friday. Most of the customs duties will be abolished right after the document is enforced.

Business | June 9, 2001, Saturday // 00:00

SKF TOP BIDDDER FOR BEARINGS PLANT

Swedish roller bearings manufacturer SKF is selected as a top bidder for a bearings plant, part of state-owned Vazov Machine building Plant (VMZ), Bulgaria`s Privatisation Agency (PA) reported. `SKF has been selected as exclusive buyer because they have o

Business | June 9, 2001, Saturday // 00:00

KING WITHDRAW 10 OF ITS CANDIATES

King`s coalition withdraw ten nominees from its tickets yesterday. June 9 was the deadline for political parties and coalitions to replace MP candidates disclosed as collaborators with former State Security.

Politics | June 9, 2001, Saturday // 00:00

LIBYA PROMISED FAIR AIDS TRIAL

Foreign Minister Nadezhda Mihailova expressed Bulgaria`s serious concern over the course of the AIDS trial in Tripoli at a meeting with three EU ambassadors. Minister Mihailova appealed EU to give a very clear signal about the need for an objective approa

Business | June 9, 2001, Saturday // 00:00

SECOND GSM READY SOON

80% of the base stations of the second GSM operator, about 50% of the network of Cosmo Bulgaria Mobile (CBM) is now ready, GloBul`s CEO Nikos Avgerinos said. At the end-week the installation works will begin.

Business | June 8, 2001, Friday // 00:00

POLITICAL PARTIES WOO BUSINESS

The political powers in Bulgaria and the business circles are wooing each other these days. The first one to win votes, the latter relieves in future.

Business | June 8, 2001, Friday // 00:00

KEY CANDIDATE FROM KING`S PARTY OUT

Today King Simeon`s coalition withdrew ticket leader Ventzislav Dimitrov from NMS II list in Razgrad, North East Bulgaria. No details were announced.

Politics | June 8, 2001, Friday // 00:00

SOCIALIST PARTY MAY SUE PM KOSTOV

The Bulgarian Socialist Party (BSP) will sue PM Ivan Kostov and six other ministers for taking bribes and acting against the national interest, Roumen Ovcharov, Deputy Chairman of BSP, announced. On Monday the BSP leaders will present to the prosecutor th

Politics | June 8, 2001, Friday // 00:00

PRESIDENT STOYANOV STATEMENT COMMENTED

The ruling United of Democratic Forces (UDF) will support the intention of President Petar Stoyanov to run for second mandate in the autumn presidential elections as an independent candidate. The Movement for Rights and Freedoms (MRF) is going to see the

Politics | June 8, 2001, Friday // 00:00

EU NEGOTIATIONS SLIGHTLY AHEAD

aheadCouncil on European Integration adopted positions on 3 chapters of the EU accession negotiations – Agriculture, Free Movement of People and Social Policy and Employment, Vladimir Kissyov, Bulgaria`s Chief Negotiator with the EU and Deputy Foreign Min

Business | June 8, 2001, Friday // 00:00

BALKAN AIR TO RESTORE MORE FLIGHTS

Bulgarian airline carrier `Balkan` is again listed in the computer reservation system Amadeus, after it was taken out in February, when it stopped flying. Re-opening of the flights to Frankfurt and Berlin is expected to take place at the end of June, wher

Business | June 8, 2001, Friday // 00:00

NO THREAT FOR ELECTION BY SKOPIE CRISIS

There is no immediate threat to Bulgaria`s national security arising from the complicated situation in Macedonia and suspected Bulgaria`s involvement in the attack against Macedonian President Boris Traykovsky`s office on Wednesday, was an attempt to prov

Business | June 8, 2001, Friday // 00:00

BULGARIA AGAINST MARTIAL LAW IN SKOPIE

PM Ivan Kostov convened an emergency sitting of the Security Council because of the complication of the crisis in Macedonia. Bulgarian Minister of Defense, Boiko Noev, commented that the introduction of martial law in Macedonia was not a solution of the p

Business | June 8, 2001, Friday // 00:00
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