Nikolay Ghiaurov and his wife Mirela Freni will arrive in Bulgaria in the spring of 2002 to participate in the traditional Easter fest of the Bulgarian National opera. The famous Bulgarian opera singer announced that in an interview for Dnevnik Daily.
The Bulgarian Prime Minister Simeon Saxe-Coburg invited the Macedonian Prime Minister Ljupce Georgijevski on a two-day official visit to Bulgaria, starting September 18. `I want to convince you that the relations with Macedonia are an important priority f
Reuters Bulgaria changed the management of state tobacco monopoly Bulgartabac as part of efforts to speed up its privatisation, Deputy Prime Minister Nikolai Vassilev said.
The Deputy Economy Minister Lyubka Kachakova is the new Chairman of Bulgartabac`s Board of Directors. Georgi Popov was elected for Executive Director of the holding.
Visa requirements for Russian, Ukrainian and Georgian nationals traveling to Bulgaria will be introduced, starting October 1. The introduction of visa regulations for these countries is according to the commitments Bulgaria made in the process of accessio
President Petur Stoyanov met Croatian President Stipe Mesic who was on a two-day working visit in Bulgaria. The two presidents discussed the situation in the region.
Petur Stoyanov announced his pre-election campaign staff. The chairman of the pre-election headquarters is Ivan Stanchov.
Saudi Arabia and Izrael investors showed interest in the hotel `Castle Hrankov`and the hotel complex `Hawaii Hrankov` in Dragalevtsi, near Sofia, Dnevnik Daily wrote. The announcement was made by Plamen Hrankov, the owner of `Hotel Chain Hrankov`.
Bulgarian hospitals will admit more Libyan patients was announced after a meeting between Libyan Ambassador to Sofia Farag Gibril and Health Care Minister Bozhidar Finkov. Libyan patients may be treated in specialized Bulgarian hospitals from next year.
Prime Minister Simeon Saxe-Coburg pays a two-day working visit to the Kingdom of Belgium, starting September 12. This will be the first foreign visit of the newly appointed prime minister.
Russian capital is welcome in the Bulgarian tourism business, Deputy Minister of Economy Dimitur Hadzhinikolov said at the Bulgarian Russian business forum in Moscow. The chairman of the Union of Employers in Bulgaria, Vassil Vassilev, invited the Russian
The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development nominated a Bulgarian project for building an information network on the integration of the minority groups in the public life, healthcare minister Bozhidar Finkov said on return from Dubrovnik. A new
Bulgaria was often positively mentioned at the Black Sea- EU conference in Thessalonika. The goal was to outline the development of the 11 member states of the Black Sea Bank for Trade and Development /BSBTD/ and the opportunities for cooperation with the
The trade of the shares of Sheraton Sofia Balkan Stockholding Company stopped for one day. The reason for that was the announcement that the majority owner Daewoo Engineering & Construction Co.
Privatization Agency starts selling the pearl of Bulgaria`s Southern Black Sea coast - Slanchev Briag (Sunny Beach). Starting from , in the following 10 days, a total of 14 hotels, 3 restaurants, 2 tennis courts and the laundry facilities of the complex a
Ljubo Petrovic resigned as coach of Bulgarian champions Levski. The extraordinary meeting of the club`s board of directors charged Nasko Sirakov to take the office of the coach before the UEFA Cup first round, first leg match away to Chelsea.
The IMF mission arrived in Bulgaria for the negotiations on the new agreement with the Bulgarian government. The finance ministry has already prepared the macro framework of the budget that will be discussed with the experts.
The Bulgarian actress Irina Maleeva was the star of the Venetian Charity Ball in Beverly Hills. She participated in the fund raising of the world organization Starlight Children`s Foundation, established in 1983.
The Bulgarian capital’s holiday will be celebrated on 17 September with 14 concerts, 4 theatre performances and two exhibitions. Most of them will be on open stages in front of the National Theater and on Alexander Batenberg Square.
Bulgarian Foreign Minister Solomon Passy held a series of bilateral meetings with his counterparts from Lithuania, Denmark, Turkey, Greece, Germany, France, Austria and Belgium in Genval, near Brussels. All meetings focused on Bulgaria`s bid for non-perma
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