`The Prosecutor`s Office will resume the check-up against Spas Garnevski, former mayor of Plovdiv, on a scandalous deal during his mandate`, `Standart` Daily published. The investigated deal is about the purchase of 45 new and 48 recycled `Volvo` buses fo
A total of $3.5 M will be spend on the renovation of the grounds surrounding the Central Railway Station in Sofia.
The US Embassy in Sofia donated equipment worth $22,000 to the Bulgarian Customs Agency to help its fight against drugs` smuggling. The donation is on behalf of the US Government and includes 30 Motorolla PO40 walkie-talkies and a fiberscope.
`The King`s coalition (SNM) plans to create 100,000 jobs annually`, Nikolai Vassilev, in charge of the economic team of the SNM and possible Minister of Economy, told the national radio on Sunday. In his view it is fully feasible.
A team of US military specialists arrives in Bulgaria Monday to check up whether our army is fulfilling the NATO standards. `The next few months will be crucial for Bulgaria`s membership in NATO`, outgoing Minister of Defence B.
AremisSoft, US based company, listed at Nasdaq (AREM) having the contract for developing phase one and two of the project (worth USD 3.7 million) will participate in the National Health Insurance Fund (NHIF) biddings for completing the third and fourth ph
Simeon II is ready to install 800 days countdown clock somewhere in Sofia to count every day of his ruling, prime minister designate promised on Sunday. Couple of months ago announcing his decision to enter the politics Simeon II promised that he will cha
The first issue of the new Republika daily, with a print run of 20,000, came out on Saturday [14 July]. Its publisher, Europress, is the same that published the Socialist Duma daily which stopped coming out recently.
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The denationalization proceedings of `Bulgartabac Holding` are to start in a month after forming of the new government, said NMS II experts. Under the Privatization Act, the parliament is to approve a plan on selling the holding.
The new cabinet will be formed before Thursday, said yesterday the chief of the economic team of King`s party, Nikolai Vassilev for Standart daily. Final meeting will take place between the ruling majority, UtdDF and MRF on Wednesday, From the very first
by Violetta Simeonova In spite of numerous disappointing attempts over the years to enter the market of Bulgarian telecommunications and the Sports Lotto, Socrates Kokkalis has not given Bulgaria up completely.
US company Bechtel representatives met with MPs of the National Movement for Simeon II Milen Velchev, Nikolai Vassilev and Antonia Parvanova to present their intention to take part in the construction of the Upper Arda cascade. The company is ready to lau
THE WORLD Bank has extended the term of the loan agreement with the Bulgarian State Railways by another year, until June 30, 2002, BDZ`s Gergana Ivanova told Agency Balkan. The credit provided by the WB amounts to USD 95 million.
King`s party will introduce competition as a fundamental principle in employing high ranking officials Mr Gerdzhikov, how will you proceed in developing parliamentarism within your mandate?
President Peter Stoyanov offcially delivered to Simeon II, leader of the Simeon II National Movement, a mandate to form a government on Sunday. `Mr.
The consultant on the second Danube bridge constriction will be selected by the way of an international tender and will be known till end-2001, Standart daily said. The Management Committee of European Union ISPA program will decide early next week whethe
Queen Margarita arrived in Sofia yesterday to stand by his husband King Simeon, who announced last week that he accepts to be the prime minister of the country after his movement won the general election June 17. She landed at 2 p.
The Supreme Cassation Prosecutor`s Office will initiate the investigation against Kamen Mihailov, husband of the outgoing foreign minister Nadezhda Mihajlova, Standart Daily announced. Privatization of the former garage of the Central Committee of the Bu
The Supreme Administrative Court deprived Nova Television of its national air licence. The case was initiated following a complaint of the consortium `Media Broadcasting Services` lead by the former famous TV moderator and columnists Kevork Kevorkyan and
Korea`s DAEWOO Corporation, owner of 70% of Interpred-World Trade Centre of Sofia, and of 67% of Sheraton Sofia Hotel Balkan, has asked the Privatisation Agency /PA/ for permission to transfer the shares to one of its subsidiaries. A month ago the Korean
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