Parliament Speaker Ognyan Gerdzhikov and Chairman of the European Integration Committee Daniel Vulchev will take part in the Conference on the EU enlargement “EU Enlargement: from Europe in the past to Europe in the future. ”
The 18th general assembly of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Black Sea Economic Cooperation (PABSEC) countries opened in the National palace of Culture on December 5. In his address to the assembly, Prime Minister Saxe-Coburg said that the organizatio
Governmental EU accession policy will be debated in Parliament on December 12, at the request of the United Democratic Forces parliamentary group. UDF expressed concern for the slowing down of the EU negotiations and demanded clarification for the concret
“I am the only minister who has a real chance to solve Varna shipyard’s problems. I will do everything posiible and no politician or ill-wisher will stop me,” Deputy Prime Minister and Economy Minister Nikolay Vassilev said at the opening of the General C
Parliament voted at second reading 20% VAT introduction on medicines, starting from 2002.
Prestige Business, the first Bulgarian company for catalogue trade, celebrated its 10th anniversary. On the occasion, the company presented its Code of Business Ethics on December 4.
BGN 559 M budget deficit is the inheritance of the incumbent Government. Slow processes and corruption mark the process of privatization.
The Finance Ministry will coordinate, plan and monitor EU funding use, according to the new concept presented by Michel Barnier, EU Commissioner on regional policy, at his meeting with Kostadin Paskalev, Minister of Regional Development, on December 4 in
Changing the currency denomination structure of Bulgaria’s foreign debt is one of Bulgaria’s major priorities, Deputy Finance Minister Krasimir Katev said on December 4, talking about the management of the foreign debt at the annual meeting of the Associa
If the Bulgarian Parliament passes on second reading the Audit Office Act, Bulgaria may close the Financial Control chapter of the acquis communautaire during the December 11 round of talks, it emerged during a meeting between Finance Minister Velchev and
Bulgarian banks should increase their loans to the economy in order to weather the fall in their yields caused by the global economic slowdown, Svetoslav Gavriiski, Bulgarian National Bank director, said at an Annual Meeting of the Association of Commerci
The three banks that will grant micro-credits in the elected 18 municipalities are United Bulgarian Bank, EuroBank and Post Bank. The choice was based on developed branch network, experience in microcrediting.
Please note that Dirkan TEBEYAN is the Vice President of the Bulgarian Industrial Association, not of the Bulgarian Chamber of Commerce as was published in novinite.com and The News online newspaper.
Coffee will be sold without excise labels. As from next year the excise duty on 1 kg of raw coffee will be BGN 1, up from the current BGN 0.
Bulgaria and Croatia will set a free trade-zone in 2002, the bilateral agreement signed by Economy Minister Nikolay Vassilev and his Croatian counterpart Gorazko Fizulic envisages. The free trade zone is expected to boost trade between the two countries.
Bulgarian –registered Efekten&Finanz Bulgaria has offered USD 5,5 M for a 57% stake in Bulgarian cosmetics maker Alen Mak, Dnevnik Daily wrote citing insiders. The company outbid the other three candidates that had submitted valid bids with the Privatizat
Italy shows interest in the Bulgarian tobacco and cigarettes production, Antonio Delocchio Italian tobacco monopoly 'ATI' head and honorary deputy in the Italian Parliament implied. Delocchio had a meeting with Georgi Popov, CEO of 'Bulgartabac', and Lyub
The Cabinet of Prime Minister Saxe-Coburg will make public the so-called “White book”, which will list the violations conducted by the previous Government, led by PM Ivan Kostov. Social Minister Lidia Shuleva was responsible for the compilation of the doc
Israeli warplanes and helicopters launched a fresh round of attacks on Palestinian targets in the West Bank and Gaza on December 4. The strikes come after weekend suicide bombings in which 25 Israelis died, and hours after the Israeli Cabinet said the Pa
Sri Lankans went to the polls on December 4 to elect a new parliament. Following the blood soaked campaign the security was tight.
Bulgaria is a leading, of primary importance candidate for NATO membership, acting US Secretary of State Richard L. Armitage told Foreign Minister Passy during a meeting in Washington.
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