The Bulgarian Deputy Prime Minister Nikolay Vassilev represents Bulgaria at the regular annual meeting of the prime ministers of the countries within the Central European Free Trade Agreement (CEFTA). Prime Minister Saxe-Coburg could not attend the meetin
The Cabinet approved the Convention on Crime in Cyberspace on November 15, 2001. The Minister of Justice was authorized to sign the Convention at the International Conference on November 21-23 in Budapest.
A contract between Bulgaria and UK international consultancy Crown Agents is to be concluded by the end of 2001, Milen Velchev, Bulgarian Finance Minister, announced. Under the contract the British Crown Agents are to provide consultancy to the Bulgarian
“The Turkish foundation Turkiye Diyanet Vakfi donated USD 310,000 for the purchase of the Sofia building of the Chief Mufti’s Office,” Lyubomir Mladenov, Director of the Directorate for Religious Faiths with the Council of Ministers, announced.
Several projects, part of a program for the Roma integration in society are to be introduced, Nezhdet Mollov, Minister without Portfolio announced. The PHARE program will release EUR 200,000 for projects in the sphere of Roma education.
The Cabinet expects the revenue from the privatization of the Bulgarian Telecommunications Company (BTC) to total EUR 103 M. BTC privatization is to be completed by the summer of 2002.
“The Finance Ministry will conduct a check-up of filling stations in Bulgaria, “ Atanas Katsarchev, Deputy Finance Minister, announced on November 15, 2001. Among the first companies to be checked are oil-refinery LUKoil –Neftochim, petrol retailer Petrol
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The French company Hydromax and Burgas shipyard concluded a contract for the construction of forty five pontoons. Under the contract they are to be distributed in nine groups over a three-month period.
The Russe Regional Electoral Commission issued a punitive Act for Zvezdelin Kostov, Russe electoral section Chairman. Kostov brought the ballots and protocols from the election day home, which constitutes a serious violation, which is subject to fine, ran
The Bulgarian Prime Minister Saxe-Coburg addressed the Israeli-American Friendship League during his visit to New York. In his speech to the representatives of the league, Saxe-Coburg said: “Bulgaria is the only country in Europe where in the end of the S
Bulgarian producers in the engineering, metallurgy and tobacco processing sectors expressed their intentions to export produce to the French market. Representatives of 24 companies will visit Paris on November 19-24 together with a Bulgarian business dele
“The Ministry of Environment will demand that intentional fires and illegal cutting of trees are recognized as crimes by the Criminal Code,” Dolores Arsenova, Bulgarian Minister of Environment said. She explained that the proposals will be discussed by a
Two milk-processing companies - German Meggle and French Danone - are competing in supplying milk to their plants in Sofia, Dnevnik Daily wrote, quoting experts. Meggle plant was opened in October 2001 and attracted some of Danone milk suppliers.
Bulgaria’s gross foreign debt plunged to a two-year low of USD 9,889 BLN at the end of the first three quarters of 2001, preliminary estimates of the Bulgarian National Bank show. Cumulative gross foreign debt fell by a net USD 475,5 M or 4,6% in comparis
The American premiere of Neshka Robeva's author's performance 'Twin Kingdoms' will be on Broadway on November 23. The show will be presented on three consecutive days in New York.
Five new ventures to be earmarked in the list of firms, sold only against cash payment, ministers decided yesterday. 'Vinimpex' 'Bulgarplodexport', 'Oasis','Promstok' and 'Budinturist' are among them.
"Not a word was uttered about such an ad at our meeting with Stoyanov on Tuesday," Miroslav Sevlievski said for Standart Daily The NMS deputies were shocked yesterday by the advertisement in the newspapers, in which the image of their patron was used for
Finance Ministry made the proposition and most probably it will be adopted by the government, said Finance Minister Milen Velchev. In return, two Saturdays will be worked off.
A Soros Fund made the first $10 million investment in Bulgaria. 'Southeast Europe Equity Fund will invest the money to rise the capital of 'Eurocom Cable' company, Philip Rombaut, senior regional director in the Fund, said.
???Let me say his way, it is at least incorrect???, Prime Minister Simeon Saxe-Coburg commented in New York printing his picture in an ad appealing Petur Stoyanov reelection in Sunday???s presidential elections in Bulgaria. ???We supported president Stoya
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