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FT: BULGARIA'S NEW PREMIER VOWS TO BOOST INVESTMENT

The Financial Times By PHELIM MACALEER and THEODORE TROEV

Views on BG | July 25, 2001, Wednesday // 00:00

AP: BULGARIA'S FORMER KING BACK IN POWER

By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS SOFIA, Bulgaria (AP) -- Bulgaria's former King Simeon II, who was forced into exile five decades ago, formally returned to power Tuesday when he was approved as prime minister of this Balkan republic.

Views on BG | July 25, 2001, Wednesday // 00:00

REUTERS: NEW BULGARIAN OFFICIALS PLAN ECONOMIC RECOVERY

By REUTERS Two market reformers put in charge of the economy in Bulgaria's new government on Tuesday outlined a bold plan of speeding up reforms in one of the poorest European Union aspirants.

Views on BG | July 25, 2001, Wednesday // 00:00

BBC: BULGARIA’S EX-KING SWEARS OATH TO REPUBLIC

By BBC Central Europe correspondent Nick Thorpe The former King of Bulgaria, Simeon II, has been sworn in as the country's prime minister after his newly formed cabinet won an overwhelming vote of confidence in parliament.

Views on BG | July 25, 2001, Wednesday // 00:00

SIMEON II: NEW GOVERNMENT SETS PRIORITY ON EU AND NATO MEMBERSHIP

`Integration with the EU and NATO, a resolute fight against corruption, fast and steady economic growth are the main priorities of the new Bulgarian government`, Simeon Saxe-Coburg said in Parliament before the cabinet was voted into office on Tuesday. `O

Views on BG | July 24, 2001, Tuesday // 00:00

PARLIAMENTARY SPEAKER MET WITH FOUR AMBASSADORS

Parliamentary speaker Gerdzhikov met on Monday the ambassadors of Belgium, Ukraine, the USA and Turkey. Gerdzhikov assured Belgium`s ambassador Edmond de Wilde of the continuity in Bulgaria`s foreign policy after the new legislature was constituted.

Politics | July 24, 2001, Tuesday // 00:00

BTC REPORTED BGN 95 M PROFIT

The Bulgarian Telecommunications Company reported a 15.1% revenues` growth for the first half of 2001, compared to the year-ago period.

Business | July 24, 2001, Tuesday // 00:00

PRESIDENT STOYANOV LEAVES FOR THE UK

President Stoyanov leaves on a three-day official visit to the United Kingdom Wednesday on the invitation of British premier Tony Blair. This is the first official visit of a Bulgarian head of state to the U.

Politics | July 24, 2001, Tuesday // 00:00

SOFIA BT WITH RECORD OUTPUT FOR YEAR 2000

Sofia BT reported a record high output of cigarettes for year 2000. A total of 5,979 tons of cigarettes were sold, worth BGN 74.

Business | July 24, 2001, Tuesday // 00:00

CHAPTER 19 OF THE EU NEGOTIATIONS CLOSED END JULY

`IT and Telecommunications` Chapter of the negotiations on Bulgaria`s EU accession will be closed on July 27, outgoing Transport Minister Slavinski announced on Monday. `The issue on the UMTS frequencies will not be an obstacle`, chief secretary of the mi

Politics | July 24, 2001, Tuesday // 00:00

BUSINESS IN BRIEF

The SAPARD selection panel approved on Monday 18 INVESTMENT PROJECTS out of 34 applications. Most of them concern investments in farming machinery.

Business | July 24, 2001, Tuesday // 00:00

INDEPENDENT: CITY BANKERS DITCH THE HIGH LIFE TO REBUILD BULGARIA'S ECONOMY

By Andrew Jivkov Two young former City investment bankers are giving up pay packets worth ?500,000 a year to join the government of Bulgaria, a country where the average salary is only about ?100 a month.

Views on BG | July 24, 2001, Tuesday // 00:00

SIMEON`S GOVERNMENT COMES INTO OFFICE

Parliament voted into office the government of Prime Minister Simeon Saxe-Coburg on Tuesday by a vote of 147 `for` to 50 `against`, with 41 abstentions. The United Democratic Forces coalition said it could not support a government including representative

Politics | July 24, 2001, Tuesday // 00:00

STOYANOV PRAISED OUTGOING PM KOSTOV

`Due to your success the new government will face less difficulties than you did four years ago`, President Stoyanov told outgoing Prime Minister Kostov during their parting meeting. `After the ruling of the UDF Bulgaria is a prudent, engaged and friendly

Politics | July 23, 2001, Monday // 00:00

US SUPPORTS BULGARIA`S AMBITION TO JOIN NATO

`The US understands and supports Bulgaria`s ambition to integrate with NATO`, said the American ambassador Richard Miles said after meeting parliamentary speaker Gerdzhikov. According to Gerdzhikov Miles have said that if it were up to him he would do hi

Politics | July 23, 2001, Monday // 00:00

UDF TO VOTE `AGAINST` THE CABINET OF SIMEON

The United Democratic Forces decided to vote `against` the cabinet of Simeon Saxe-Coburg on its session on Monday. `Simeon restored the presence of the Bulgarian Socialists Party in the government without having any political reason, and in that way chang

Politics | July 23, 2001, Monday // 00:00

CHAIRMAN OF NATO ENLARGEMENT COMMITTEE COMES TO BG

The chairman of the US Committee on NATO Enlargement, Bruce Jackson, is coming to Bulgaria on July 25. During the two days of his visit he will familiarize himself with the preparations for the summit of applicant countries due to be held in Sofia on Octo

Politics | July 23, 2001, Monday // 00:00