The Journalistic Union and the parliamentary leadership agreed on Monday to work out general regulations on the activities of reporters in the parliament. They will be effective from mid-September.
Sofia Med received a EUR 32.5 M loan from the World Bank`s International Finance Corporation and the National Bank of Greece, to finance part of the company`s investment program, amounting to some EUR 88 M.
Admiral Sir Michael Boyce, Britain`s Chief of the Defence Staff, arrives Tuesday on a three-day official visit at the invitation of General Miho Mihov, Chief of the Bulgarian General Staff. Admiral Boyce will revise the progress of the reform in the arme
Kevork Kevorkyan, former TV anchor, the most famous in Bulgaria and currently Swedish Modern Times Group representative will sue private Nova TV, he stated officially. Nova TV was deprived this weekend national-wide telecommunications license after Kevork
Smoking in the building of parliament was banned today with order signed by newly elected chief of staff Ognjan Avramov. Members of parliament can smoke only in the caf? bar of the parliament and in the press center.
At least two of our socialists experts were invited to join the new cabinet, Georgi Parvanov. BSP leader said.
BBC Monitoring Service The Bulgarian king who was never crowned made history on the international political scene when he became the first person with royal blood to participate in parliamentary elections, to win the elections (convincingly), and after
Financial Times; Jul 17, 2001 Romano Prodi, boss of the European Commission, is sometimes a bit too quick off the mark.
Diring its six-month presidency of the European Union Belgium intends to open another seven chapters of Bulgaria`s accession negotiations with the EU. This is included in the programme of the presidency on enlargement, which was presented in Brussels yest
The capital of Blagoevgrad-BT was not increased, as the announced agenda the shareholders` general meeting envisaged. Ivan Batsarov, representative of Bulgartabac Holding and chairman of the Directors` Board of the Blagoevgrad-based venture, put forward a
Plovdiv Mayor Dr Ivan Chomakov demanded the town to be granted a special statute while forming the budget and the territorial structuring by analogy of Sofia. It took place yesterday during a meeting between the mayor and Plovdiv MPs from all political fo
The 5th Summer Academy of Performing Arts, which opens Monday in Sofia, has attracted over 80 participants from 33 countries of Europe, Asia and Australia. Among others, the Academy has welcomed independent artists from the Balkans and other parts of East
The outgoing ruling partyu United Democratic Forces believes at this point that there are grounds to discuss possible political support for some of the main points of the policy of the Simeon II National Movement without its participation in a coalition g
$3 M will be invested in heat insulation of some 500 municipal buildings in Sofia, including schools and kindergartens, under an energy efficiency project, which will considerably cut heating expenses, BTA announced. The project will be financed by the Bl
The ticket of `Balkan Airlines` to New York costs $550. It is valid for half a year and is open, announced officials from the national carrier.
`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
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