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Companies are to pay their debts to the State Liabilities Agency (SLA) in compensatory vouchers according to the Agency experts’ proposal, sent in a letter to the Cabinet and the Finance Ministry, Standart Daily reported. The Agency acquired the assets of
Prime Minister Simeon Saxe-Coburg is expected to summon the Cabinet urgently today or tomorrow because of the scandals that flared in Bulgartabac Holding, a government source said, quoted by Standart Daily. The future of the Holding’s future will be discu
Most of the pharmacies in Plovdiv admit that they are running out of their last resources. They continue to sell medicines at old prices.
Almost 90% of the readers who cast their votes in the latest poll of novinite.com answered positively the question “Does Tourism in Bulgaria Have Future?” Out of all 142, 125 voters were positive only 17 expressed the opinion that the tourism sector in Bu
Argentina's financial crisis has raised fear in Bulgaria, where the financial system is similar to the Argentinian model, that it could be the next victim of such a crisis, Sofia economists warn. "The Argentine crisis has rung alarm bells in Bulgaria.
The inadequate policy of the governments in the Balkans poses the biggest problems before the companies in these countries, a survey of four organizations, including Bulgaria’s Institute for Market Economy, shows. The survey, an excerpt of which was publi
The expected growth in tourism revenues for 2001 is about 17% - 18%, Deputy Economy Minister Dimitur Hadzhinokolov announced on the Bulgarian National Radio. According to him the expected revenues are between USD 1,250 M and USD 1,350 M compared to USD 1,
The Nebettepe hill in Plovdiv is to be transformed into outdoor archeological museum. The project will be the largest in scope ever done in connection with the culture and history of the ancient town.
Israeli missiles fired from the sea hit Palestinian naval targets near Palestinian Authority President Yasser Arafat's office in Gaza City on Saturday, Palestinian security sources said. They said one boat capsized and another was badly damaged, and a fue
Military sources in Kandahar said Sunday they are holding detainees who had "plans to one day travel to the United States and kill Americans." Bagram air base north of Kabul -- now holding roughly 50 detainees -- appears to be an increasingly important ar
Germany will finance a buffalo farm project in Bulgaria, an agreement signed between Agriculture Minister Mehmed Dikme and Uwe Bartels, Minister of Nutrition, Agriculture and Forestry of the German State of Lower Saxony envisages. The meeting was held Sat
Police campaign for stolen cars, initiated by Interior Ministry Chief Secretary Boyko Borissov, continued over the weekend in the districts of the towns of Petrich and Sandanski. The operation aims to track down persons involved in highway robberies and s
The political movement Social Democrats declared its support for the Bulgarian Socialist Party’s joining the Socialist International. The party’s membership is expected to be approved at this year’s Socialist International congress.
No less than 14% of the Bulgarian population aged between 14 and 21 years old will be illiterate before 2007, data from a survey shows. Some of the children will never have gone to school, while others will have dropped out before the fourth grade.
The border police at check-point Kapitan Andreevo stopped the smuggling of weapons, found in a truck coming from Turkey. The price of the seized weapons is still to be assessed.
The new party Simeon II National Movement can not be a parliamentary representative party since two of the coalition partners - the Movement for National Revival "Oborishte" and the Bulgarian Women's Party - will not recognize it as their successor and wi
Changes in the statute and priorities of the Union of Democratic Forces were discussed in the town of Dobrich by UDF leader Ekaterina Mihailova and the Union Chief Secretary Plamen Ivanov. According to Mihailova such meetings are held in the whole country
Cyrus R. Vance, who resigned as President Jimmy Carter's Secretary of State over an ill-fated attempt to save American hostages from Iran, has died.
China has launched a massive 700 billion yuan ($84 billion) 5-year environmental protection plan to combat a worsening pollution problem. By 2005 China hopes to have reduced the total amount of pollutants in the air, water and soil by 10 percent of 2000 l
Welcoming Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf's pledge to crack down on religious extremists, India says it will judge its neighbor's actions before it begins a military de-escalation or resumes dialogue. The statement marks the first Indian reaction to M
Aniventure Comic Con Returns to Bulgaria with Star Guest Christopher Judge!
Global Fuel Shock: Oil Jumps Over 40% Since Iran War Began
