FORMER YUGOSLAV PRESIDENT SLOBODAN MILOSEVIC HAS REFUSED TO ENTER A PL...
Former Yugoslav President Slobodan Milosevic has refused to enter a plea on genocide charges at the U.N.
Former Yugoslav President Slobodan Milosevic has refused to enter a plea on genocide charges at the U.N.
Louis Michel, Belgium’s Foreign Minister announced that the European Commission will prepare a report on the progress made by Bulgaria and Romania. Michel will chair the meeting at the level of ministers which is held in Brussels within the framework of t
Three months from the September 11 terrorist assaults in New York were marked on December 11 in the Bulgarian capital Sofia with a brief public ceremony. The ceremony was held as a response to the call of the American President Bush to honor the memmory o
South Korea has unveiled its newest and arguably most spectacular football stadium, the last of 20 venues to be built or redeveloped for next year's World Cup. Seogwipo Stadium on the resort island of Jeju is the last of South Korea's World Cup facilities
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Israeli attack helicopters struck targets in Beit Hanun in northern Gaza early in the morning on December 11, CNN reported, citing Palestinian sources. Witnesses identified the targets as a building housing Palestinian President Yasser Arafat's personal g
Diplomats expect Britain to announce on December 11 it will lead an international peacekeeping force in Afghanistan. Although the force won't be composed of United Nations peacekeepers, diplomats say the Afghan leadership and contributing countries want t
The Dutch Ambassador to Bulgaria, Baroness Henriette van Lynden, hosted the presentation of a "Dutch" issue of the esteemed Bulgarian literary magazine 'Plamak' on December 11. This edition of Plamak is dedicated to 15 contemporary Dutch novelists, like H
The fifth International Gentlemen's Dinner takes place in the Preslav Restaurant of the Sheraton on December 11. This slightly seclusive company gathers about every two months.
Bulgaria’s debt-ridden lubricants producer Bimas is seeking urgently fresh funding to cover its BGN 5 M outstanding debt to suppliers and resume production. According to officials the company’s problems were caused by the outdated equipment and inefficien
The famous Italian singer Al Bano sang in the National Palace of Culture together with the Bulgarian composer Stephan Diomov, the stars of "Tonica" family, Toni Dimitrova, Bogdana Karadocheva and Boris Godzhunov. The Italian arrived in Sofia on December 9
A Russian sip discharged fresh fuel for Bulgaria’s nuclear power plant Kozloduy at the Black Sea port of Varna on December 10. Thus the route for fresh fuel supply to the plant by sea was completed.
Flag Carrier’s Creditors are to discuss a new, higher valuation of the company’s assets. According to Olga Milenkova, Balkan’s receiver, the previous estimate of BGN 128 M prepared earlier this year by international consultants KPMG was lower than the one
Bulgaria and Estonia will sign a free trade agreement on December 11. “Having such agreements with the Baltic countries complies with the Bulgarian foreign policy priorities, experts from the Economy Ministry commented.
At least USD 18 M should be invested in a project for a skiing zone in Bansko - one of the best Bulgarian winter resorts. The project includes a cable car, new ski runs and equipment, canteens, recreation facilities, doctor's offices, a police department,
Cargo transit through the territories of neighbouring countries is the biggest problem of domestic forwarding companies, a research by the World Bank shows.
Natural gas for local industries at about 37% lower prices than the current levels is envisaged by the amendments to the Energy Law, passed by Parliament last week. Under the amendments glass factories and chemical fertilizer plants, which are the biggest
The Energy Agency considers a tender for an international consultant to the government on the planned liberalization of the market as of 2002, Dnevnik Daily reported. The consultant will be required to complete the study of Bulgaria’s market in six months
The officials from the International Monetary Fund (IMF) mission to Bulgaria will meet the economy experts in the Government today. They will specify the term for the new agreement with IMF.
The Agency for State Revenues in its capacity of state representative, the Flight Control and the Sofia Airport will be the majority shareholders in the flag carrier 'Balkan Airlines', according to the recovery plan of the flag carrier’s receivers. The pl
No agreement was reached during the negotiations between the Railmen syndictae with the Confederation of the Independent Trade Unions in Bulgaria and the management of the State Railways Company on December 10. A total of BGN 27 M is the needed sum for t
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