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MYSTIC EXPRESSIONISM FLOWS FROM WORKS OF FAMOUS BG ARTIST

Anastas Konstantinov features an exhibition in the Sofia art gallery “Vitosha.” Mysticism, bold colors and lack of total statics impress the viewers of his works.

Society | December 16, 2001, Sunday // 00:00

BULGARIA SCORES LARGEST DRUG HAUL IN EUROPE IN 2001

The Bulgarian police scored the biggest drug haul in Europe this year with two tons of drugs seized so far, Chief of the National Customs Agency Emil Dimitrov said. Of the seizures, 1,460 kilograms were "pure heroin.

Politics | December 16, 2001, Sunday // 00:00

EU COMMISSIONER ARRIVED TO SEE HOW HUMAN RIGHTS ARE OBSERVED

“My goal during my visit will be to get in touch with the civil society in Bulgaria as a candidate member state of the EU,” Council of Europe’s High Commissioner on Human Rights Alvaro Hill-Robles said upon his arrival at the Sofia Airport. "Another aim o

Politics | December 16, 2001, Sunday // 00:00

BGN 50,000 AWARDED FOR INFO ON THE BOMB PUT UNDER FOOTBALL BOSS CAR

The football boss Hristo Portochanov, under whose car a bomb was found in Burgas, announced a prize of BGN 50 000 for the person who discloses the truth on the case. According to Portochanov, the bomb was set in order to hamper the General Assembly of foo

Business | December 16, 2001, Sunday // 00:00

EUR 25 000 GATHERED FROM MONOPOLY GAME FOR CHARITY

The biggest state enterprises, several privatized companies, five streets and a hotel were traded at a Christmas charity game “Ballantine’s Monopoly,” organized in the Boyana residence. The funds gathered from the game will be used for the Sofia church “S

Business | December 16, 2001, Sunday // 00:00

DEPUTY PM: BULGARIA STILL HAS CHANCES TO ENTER EU IN 2004

Bulgaria has not lost its chances to enter the European Union in 2004 according to Nikolay Vassilev, Economy Minister and Deputy Prime Minister who commented on the Laeken declaration according to which Bulgaria and Romania are not among the ten countries

Politics | December 16, 2001, Sunday // 00:00

DEFENSE SECRETARY DONALD RUMSFELD ARRIVED IN KABUL ON SUNDAY. RUMSFELD...

Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld arrived in Kabul on Sunday. Rumsfeld was greeted at the airport by designated Afghan defense minister Mohammad Fahim and sat down to talks with Hamid Karzai, who will head an interim government that takes power next week

World | December 16, 2001, Sunday // 00:00

INDIAN POLICE SAID SUNDAY PAKISTAN'S MAIN INTELLIGENCE SERVICE WAS CON...

Indian police said Sunday Pakistan's main intelligence service was connected to last week's suicide attack on the Indian parliament, in a move likely to worsen already tense relations between the nuclear rivals.

World | December 16, 2001, Sunday // 00:00

MAXIM BEHAR, KEVORK KEVORKYAN AND MARKO SEMOV LECTURED AT A SEMINAR OF...

Maxim Behar, Kevork Kevorkyan and Marko Semov lectured at a seminar of the press centers of the Interior Ministry in the country. “We should show our positive and negative traits to the media,” Interior Minister Georgi Petkanov said.

Politics | December 16, 2001, Sunday // 00:00

PARLIAMENT SPEAKER OGNYAN GERDZHIKOV INVITED 153 KIDS FROM ORPHANAGES ...

Parliament speaker Ognyan Gerdzhikov invited 153 kids from orphanages to celebrate Christmas in the Parliament building on December 17. Special program with artists and singers is organized for the children.

Politics | December 16, 2001, Sunday // 00:00

THE NATIONAL SERVICE FOR COMBATING ORGANIZED CRIME STOPPED THE ILLEGAL...

The National Service for Combating Organized Crime stopped the illegal commercial production of fake Marlboro cigarettes in the village of Ruzhdak near Petrich (Southwestern Bulgaria), the Interior Ministry announced.

Politics | December 16, 2001, Sunday // 00:00

PM: THE MEETING IN LAEKEN WAS POSITIVE FOR BULGARIA

"I assess the meeting of the EU countries and the EU candidate countries as much more positive than I expected," Prime Minister Saxe-Coburg said upon his return from Brussels where he attended the meeting of the EU countries heads. At their meeting, the E

Politics | December 16, 2001, Sunday // 00:00

FIRST “GREEN” PROJECT FUNDED BY DENMARK TO BE IMPLEMENTED IN BULGARIA

Bulgaria will be implementing the first "green" project under a special programme of the Danish Environment Agency for assistance to Central and Eastern Europe. Bulgaria will receive aid to develop a network of protected areas, such as wetlands and habit

Business | December 16, 2001, Sunday // 00:00

EUR 2,5 M GRANTED GRATIS TO SOFIA MUNICIPALITY

Eleven projects with the Sofia municipality were approved for funding without compensation under the program for employment in the regions with mining industry. The projects were approved by the European Commission delegation.

Business | December 16, 2001, Sunday // 00:00

CABINET OFFICIAL: BG ACCESSION WITH EU WITH FIRST WAVE NOT REALISTIC

“Everybody knows that Bulgaria is not a functioning market economy, “ Stoyan Ganev, Chief of the Prime Minister’s Cabinet told the Bulgarian National Radio. “ How could we expect that Bulgaria would be “honored” in Laeken with the first wave of the countr

Politics | December 16, 2001, Sunday // 00:00

CHAIRMAN OF MACEDONIAN REVOLUTIANARY ORGANIZATION RE-ELECTED

Krassimir Karakachanov was re-elected for Chairman of the Internal Macedonian Revolutionary Organization at the XV Congress of the political organization that took place on December 15. Only two out of the 420 delegates voted against Karakachanov’s candid

Politics | December 16, 2001, Sunday // 00:00

“SPORTSMAN/WOMAN OF THE YEAR” TO BE KNOWN ON DECEMBER 21

The organizers of the the competition “Sportsman/woman of the year” announced the nominated ten sportsmen and sportswomen. Journalists made the nominations.

Sports | December 16, 2001, Sunday // 00:00

SOFIA EXCHANGE INDEX REACHED RECORD-HIGH VALUE

ABSTRACTED from the Bulgarian Press Agency The Sofia Stock Exchange index Sofix reached year record-high values of 112.

Views on BG | December 16, 2001, Sunday // 00:00

SECTIONS OF TWO ROADS NEAR VRATSA RECONSTRUCTED

The Italian company Todini Costruzioni Generali SPA, which is the chief contractor finished the rehabilitation of the Vratsa-Oryahovo and Vratsa-Montana roads. Deputy Minister of Regional Development and Public Works Ivan Saev, Roads State Agency Executiv

Business | December 16, 2001, Sunday // 00:00

EASTERN ALLIANCE FIGHTERS BATTLED THE COLD AND AL QAEDA AND U.S. WARPL...

Eastern Alliance fighters battled the cold and al Qaeda and U.S.

World | December 16, 2001, Sunday // 00:00

THE UNITED STATES IS "REASONABLY CERTAIN" THAT ONE OF THE VOICES IT HA...

The United States is "reasonably certain" that one of the voices it has been monitoring on battlefield radios in eastern Afghanistan is that of Osama bin Laden, a U.S.

World | December 16, 2001, Sunday // 00:00
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