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.
Parliament adopted at first reading amendments to the State Public Insurance Budget Act. Among the major changes envisaged is the consolidated budget for public insurance.
Barriers to the creation of new firms are a critical obstacle to sustained growth in the transition countries of Eastern Europe and the former Soviet Union, according to a new report by the World Bank entitled "Transition: The First Ten Years."
Associated Press NATO chief Lord Robertson warned eastern European nations hoping to secure membership in the alliance this year that they will have to pull their weight in the mutual defense pact.
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The world's best short-track speed skaters gather for the Winter Olympics and in the women's events Bulgaria's Evgenia Radanova is said to be the Chinese champions' main threat. Radanova was the first women to go under 44 seconds in the 500 meters when sh
“If we have to issue new Bulgarian euro bonds, that will take place in the second half of the year. It is very probable though that such issue won’t be necessary since now the basic macroeconomic indicators are better than it was expected,“ deputy finance
Spain will continue to back Bulgaria's efforts to join the Union, said Spanish Ambassador here Jose Angel Lopez Jorrin in a public lecture, "Priorities and Challenges before the Spanish Presidency of the European Union". Bulgarian Foreign Minister Passy
Richard Reid, whom Attorney General John Ashcroft referred to as "an al Qaeda-trained terrorist," was indicted Wednesday on charges related to his alleged attempt to set off a bomb in his shoe aboard an airliner. Reid was initially charged with interferin
By the end of 2004 all diplomatic missions in Bulgaria will be guarded by professional sergeants, Colonel Zhivko Zhivkov, National Gendarmerie Service Director announced. Currently, there are 68 embassies in Sofia, 18 of which are being guarded by profess
The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development will annonce on December 17 its new strategy for Bulgaria for 2002 and 2003. The strategy will be presented by John Chomel-Doe, the bank’s director for Bulgaria.
The Bulgarian telecommunications Company announced that it plans to raise intracity phone tariffs while lowering tariffs for long-distance calls, starting from February. That measure is part of the strategy for boosting the company’s competitiveness befor
Chubu Electric Power Co., one of Japan’s top ten power companies, announced that it would give up its plans to build a liqueified natural gas-fired plant in Dobrich, a town situated in northeastern Bulgaria.
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