NASDAQ-listed software maker AremisSoft might cancel its contract with the National Health Insurance Fund (NHIF) on the development of its software in case the Fund fails to pay BGN 2 M for the software products. The possibility of erasing the modules del
The Cabinet postponed its decision on the establishment of an Economic Growth Council. Representatives of the business club Vuzrazhdane met Prime Minister Saxe-Coburg, his deputies and Finance Minister Milen Velchev to discuss future cooperation in Novemb
The United States Government donated USD 14,000 to agency “Customs.” The funds will be used for fight against drugs trafficking.
Bilateral trade and ways of stepping up contacts in different sectors will be discussed by the Bulgarian-Turkish joint intergovernmental committee on economic and technical cooperation, which will take place on January 22-23 in Sofia. It will be chaired b
The Bulgarian Government approved with consensus a scheme for the privatization of Bulgartabac Holding Group at its regular meeting on January 17, Nikolay Vassilev, Deputy Prime Minister and Economy Minister said. 80% of Bulgartabac's capital are expected
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Visa regulations for businessmen, organized tourist groups, mixed marriages and treatment are to be relaxed for Bulgarians and Ukrainians, according to an agreement between Ukraine and Bulgaria, approved by the Bulgarian Government on January 17. The Cabi
A senior Palestinian militant has died in a shootout with Israeli troops, Palestinian and Israeli sources said. The man, identified by Palestinian medical sources as Khamis Ahmed Ali Abdullah, was said to be a senior member of the Al Aqsa Martyrs Brigades
A suspended student who opened fire Wednesday at a law school in southwestern Virginia, leaving three people dead and three others wounded, was described as "a time bomb" by a local doctor who recently treated him for stress. One of those killed was the d
At an extraordinary meeting of the shareholders of Lukoil Heftochim – Burgas, it was decided deputy economy minister Nikola Yankov to replace Petko Tanev from his position representative of the state with the Supervisory Board of the company. The meeting,
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Roma continued to suffer shocking levels of harassment, violent attacks, and malicious discrimination in Bulgaria, marring much of the region's record of progress on other human rights issues, a 2001 annual report of the American organization “Human Right
The German economy turned in its worst performance in almost a decade in 2001, as the global slowdown hurt exports and hampered investment. The Federal Statistics Office said on Thursday that Germany's gross domestic product grew by just 0.
The Foreign Ministry has prepared a Bill on Diplomatic Offices, Elena Poptodorova, Foreign Ministry Spokeswoman, announced. The Bill regulates the appointments, terms of employment and criteria for Bulgarian Ambassadors, Directorate Directors and Departme
“Forty Bulgarian servicemen, who will maintain a military chemical complex, will join the British contingent of peacekeeping forces in Afghanistan till mid-February, Defense Minister Nikolay Svinarov announced after the Cabinet meeting where the issue ha
President’s Stoyanov dismissed two members of the President’s quota in the Foreign Assistance Agency. It was Kin Stoyanov and Radka Markova’s wish to leave the agency, following the President’s defeat at the presidential elections.
Media Broadcasting Services (MBS), majority owned by Sweden's Modern Times Group, submitted again an application for a Bulgarian nationwide television licence to the Council on Electronic Media. MBS, which is represented by Kevork Kevorkyan, applied for t
The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development plans to invest in Bulgaria with projects worth EUR 500 M, the bank’s 2002-2004 strategy for Bulgaria envisages. Investing in Bulgaria's banking sector is among the EBRD priorities, John Chomel-Doe, the
Classes in the Russe-Giurgiu trans-border university are opening in mid-October 2002. The university will offer courses in European Studies and Business Informatics to 60 students of Southeastern Europe.
Deputy commander of the Dutch Land Forces, Gen. Remco Seijn, awarded with Dutch medals 28 Bulgarian servicemen of 9th engineer-construction platoon of the SFOR contingent in Bosnia and Herzegovina.
Rumyana Kyuchukova, CEO of the first GSM operator in Bulgaria MobilTel was elected “Economist of the Year,” in a poll, conducted by the Bulgarian magazine “Economics.” 34 out of 96 favored Kyuchukova’s nomination.
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