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“The Israeli Group Leviev decided to give up the deal for the sale of the Bulgarian GSM operator MobilTel, “ the spokesman of the group told the Bulgarian Press Agency on the telephone. The spokesman reiterated that the deal is complicated and its finaliz
Young Bulgarians living abroad will consult the Government on its economic program. Deputy Prime Minister and Economy Minister Nikolay Vassilev called on them not to leave the ministers alone in “this ocean of unsolved state problems,” Vassilev and his de
Being non-permanent member of the Security Council with UN, Bulgaria will chair the United Nations Sanctions against Libya Committee in 2002, the spokeswoman of the Foreign Ministry announced.
The biggest in Southeast Europe specialized hypermarket for electric appliances “Technopolis” will be opened in Sofia on Friday. German “Lindner Group” invested in the project.
A contract was signed between the Bulgarian River Shipping Company and the ferry terminal’s management of the Ukrainian Reni Port. The contract is about further exploitation of the ferry Danube route Rousse-Ukraine, the Deputy Director of Bulgarian Rive
By the end of the year, a PHARE-2001 program for Bulgarian tourism development will be introduced, Culture Minister Bozhidar Abrashev announced at a press conference. The aim of the program is to increase the variety of the tourism projects in the field o
Bulgaria’s foreign trade balance for the first three quarters of 2001 is negative, the National Statistics Institute announced on November 28. It amounts to USD 1,1 BLN or BGN 2,4 BLN.
France will participate together with Bulgaria in future activities promoting stability on the Balkans, French Defense Minister Alen Richard said after he met Prime Minister Saxe-Coburg in Sofia. He expressed the hope that France will have positive role f
More than 50% of the employees of the State Railways Company signed the petition for initiation of protests, the Confederation of the Independent Trade Unions in Bulgaria (CITUB) announced. Effective protests are being prepared by the mining federation wi
The Higher Court Council did not elect Bogdan Karayotov, nominee of Chief Prosecutor Nikola Filchev for the position Director of the Specialized Investigating Services.
Bulgaria will extradite political criminals, the Parliament decided on November 28. In this way Bulgaria withdraws its reservation towards the European Conventionion on Fight against Terrorism, which the Parliament approved with an act.
The Ministry of Transport and Communications has already prepared the package of documents for the tender for contractor for Sofia airport reconstruction, Plamen Petrov, Transport Minister, said. The selected company will be announced in about three month
Pope John Paul II will visit Bulgaria on May 23-25, 2002, Mgr. Renato Bocardo, the chief of protocol of the pope announced after a meeting with Foreign Minister Passy “ I hope that the visit of the Pope will be of importance not only for the Catholics but
Romanian parliamentary delegation, headed by the Chamber of Deputies’ chairman Valer Dornyanu, had a meeting with Parliament Speaker Ognyan Gergzhikov. After the meeting Dornyanu said that there is a possibility that a third bridge over the Danube, linkin
Georgi Hubanov was appointed leader of the Union of Democratic Forces – Sofia on November 28. Kina Andreeva, Vily Lilkov and Nikolay Nikolov are Hubanov’s deputies.
Austrian Salzburger Nachrichten Daily published an article on Bulgaria and its negotiations with the European Union, painting a rather gloomy picture of the Balkan country. The article claims Bulgaria is the poorest country to hold negotiations with the E
General Atanas Atanassov, Director of National Security Service personally handed in his resignation to the President on November 27. "The most important motive to hand in my resignation from the position Chairman of the National Security Service is the l
Chief of the General Staff of the Bulgarian Army General Miho Mihov left for a one-day working visit to Yugoslavia on the invitation of Gen. Pavkovic, Chief of the General Staff of Yugoslavia.
Georgi Parvanov, president-elect, came back from Council of the Socialist International that took place in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, on 26-27 November 2001. Parvanov participated in the meeting as leader of the Bulgarian Socialist Party.
The Union of Democratic Forces (UDF) prepare a new program that will be adopted at the National Congress, Ekaterina Mihaylova, UDF leader, said during the meeting of the Union of Democratic Forced with representatives of the Union of Employers on November
A delegation of the Ministry of Nuclear Power Generation of the Russian Federation arrived in Sofia on the invitation of Milko Kovachev, Chairman of the Bulgarian State Agency for Energy and Energy Resources.Russian Deputy Minister of Nuclear Power Genera
Aniventure Comic Con Returns to Bulgaria with Star Guest Christopher Judge!
Global Fuel Shock: Oil Jumps Over 40% Since Iran War Began
