`Bulgaria will be apportioned financing for its infrastructure projects in proportion to its population at the donors` conference of the countries participating in the Stability Pact for Southeastern Europe. The conference is going to be held in Bucharest
A considerable number of the supporters of Simeon II National Movement will vote for Petur Stoyanov according to Vesselin Bliznakov, a National Movement deputy floor leader and member of Petur Stoyanov’s pre-election staff. Petur Stoyanov who is tun for s
Text of report by Palestinian radio Nabil Sha`th, minister of planning and international cooperation, has said that the European countries which he had visited - including Bulgaria, Hungary and Ukraine - support the establishment of a Palestinian state
Experts from the EU accession programme at the Open Society Institute have investigated the implementation of minority rights in 10 Central and Eastern European countries including Hungary, Bulgaria, the Czech Republic, Estonia, Poland, Latvia, Lithuania,
No anthrax bacteria were found in the suspicious packages, found near the Sofia Hilton hotel.
`International experts will not observe the presidential elections that will take place on November 11, `the Foreign Ministry Speaker Elena Poptodorova announced. The experts from the World Bank and the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe
`The contract with Deutsche Bank, the consultant on the privatization of the Bulgarian Telecommunications Company may be signed on October 18 in case that an agreement on all clauses is reached,` Transport Minister Petrov said.The monthly fee of the inter
A survey, conducted in the period 1992-1999 shows that most foreign investments in Bulgaria, totaling USD 1.5 BLN, were made in the industry.
The Bulgarian Scientist Harry Zhabilov was elected a Board member of 5 Starliving Online, Inc., the Associated Press reported.
President Stoyanov awarded with the honorary medal `Stara Planina` the Japanese Ambassador to Bulgaria for his work in Bulgaria. The ambassador`s term ended and he leaves Bulgaria.
The MP from the Movement for Rights and Freedoms Osman Oktay became independent Member of Parliament. The Bulgarian Parliament Speaker Ognyan Gerdzhikov announced the decision of the Central Council of the Movement for Rights and Freedoms to exclude Oktay
`Bulgaria withdraws the reservations with which it signed the international convention against terrorism,` Justice Minister Anton Stankov announced on October 16 at press conference. The formal withdrawal of the reservations will be discussed by the Gover
`A total of DEM 200 M will be invested in a hi-tech business park in Sofia,` Rossen Plevneliev, Sofia Business Park manager, announced on October 16. The project is financed by the German company Lindnerr.
`The Russian oil company LUKoil showed interest in the privatization of the Bulgarian banking sector and the gas distributor monopoly Bulgargas,` Valentin Zlatev, the Executive Director of LUKoil, Bulgaria said. According to him, a company of the LUKoil s
The Bulgarian Defense Minister Nikolai Svinarov met Dr Gunter Pleuger, State Secretary at the German Foreign Ministry, and Brigitte Schulze, Parliamentary State Secretary at the German Defense Ministry. The officials discussed the possibility Bulgaria to
The Privatization Agency lowered the initial price of cosmetics producer Alen Mak by $1.55 M.
`The fall of the international interest rates to 3.25%, the ease of the dollar by 6%, the fall of the oil prices to USD 23 per barrel are factors that Bulgaria may benefit from,` Bozhidar Danev, Chairman of the Bulgarian Industrial Association stated on O
A report of Transparency International, comprising 91 countries, ranks Bulgaria 47th in the world as far as corruption is concerned. `Despite the political and economic stability in Bulgaria, it was corruption that used to rock the boat of the previous go
?he cooperation in the fight against organized crime was discussed by Bulgarian and Macedonian Interior Ministers, Georgi Petkanov and Ljube Boskovski in Macedonia. On the first day of Petkanov`s visit to Macedonia , the two officials focused on ways to e
The ship insurance costs of the Navigation Maritime Bulgare are expected to rise to tens of millions of dollars in case that the war in Afghanistan continues for months. 16 vessels of the fleet go to trade destinations in South and North America.
The maximum pension income in Bulgaria will stay at BGN 850 (USD 396/EUR 436) annually. `The minimum monthly salary will not be tied to the maximum and minimum pension income,` Lidia Shuleva, Deputy Prime Minister and Social Minister announced.
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