15 advisors will enter the political cabinet of the PM, Minister of State Administration Dimitar Kalchev said. They will be divided into two councils of Euro-integration, privatization and investments.
Prime Minister of Bulgaria will have 1327 Bulgarian leva monthly salary, same as the speaker of the parliament. The amount of leva equals to the same amount of German marks.
BBC Monitoring Service The Bulgarian Foreign Ministry calls on all sides involved in the Middle East conflict to stop violence and hostilities, urgently complying with the recommendations of the Mitchell plan for peace, the office of the Foreign Ministr
Former Bulgarian president Zhelyu Zhelev had a meeting with Prime Minister Simeon Saxe-Coburg where he shared with the prime minister the idea he had already discussed with Foreign Minister Solomon Passy to visit Skopje as a representative of the Balkan
The Paissii Hilendarski University of Plovdiv is launching a Master of European Studies course. The initiative will be implemented in operation with the Rhineland-Westphalia Technical University(RWTU) of Aachen, Germany, the University said.
Famous Bulgarian artist Stoimen Stoilov displayed his consecutive exposition in one of the most interesting buildings in the Austrian capital which is cultural center of Bulgaria - the Witgenstein Home. From June 29 to July 31 the connoisseurs of the fine
An exhibition, devoted to the Bulgarian cinema was opened with a garden-party of the `Boyana Film` film studio. The exposition will turn into a base for the future Cinema Museum.
Doctor Robert Ballard, who discovered the exact location of the remains of the Titanic` and the `Bismarck`, will search for evidence that the Biblical deluge started in the Black Sea some 7,500 years ago. Ballard has already gathered evidence that a great
For the first time this year the `Top Model Bulgaria 2001` beuty contest will be held in Bulgaria. It`s a part of the well-known international contest `World Top Model`, which is held for the seventh year in a row by the world beauty organization.
The Independent - London BY MAUREEN HIRON
Valya Balkanska, the Biserovi sisters, Blagovest Poruzhanova, Daniela Traicheva, the Chinari folk formation, the Biseri Roma orchestra and the Romane Chihaya orchestra will perform August 11-15 at the festival venues in Sofia, Burgas and Varna. The titl
BMW dealer in Vrana Lazar Anev (33) and his bodyguard were shot dead on Fiday. Anev was the owner of Albion Cars company and ran also several hotels.
A judge from the Sofia Court of Appeal was appointed yesterday by the Premier a chief secretary of the Council of Ministers. Sevdalin Mavrov is to be in charge of all the tasks of the Cabinet’s administration.
Jurist Petko Nikolov is the new head of the Supervisory Board of the Privatisation Agency. He was elected with consent at the first sitting of the Board.
Only 10% of Bulgarians use debit cards and 7 000 have credit cards. According to information of the Bank Organization for Payments Initiated by Cards (BORICA), 34 217 cards were issued in July, brining their total number to 799 079; 32 327 of the issued c
ROMANIAN PRIME MINISTER Adrian Nastase will pay a visit to Bulgaria on Tuesday, August 14, at the invitation of Prime Minister Simeon Saxe-Coburg. The agenda includes discussions on the two countries` future accession to the EU and NATO, the situation in
James Pardew, special advisor for the Balkans to US President George W. Bush and Secretary of State Colin Powell, met with President Stoyanov, PM Saxe-Coburg, Foreign Minister Passy and Defence Minister Nikolai Svinarov on Friday.
Prime Minister Simeon Saxe-Coburg signed Friday the orders appointing the key deputy ministers, the Chief Secretary and Parliamentary Secretary of the Council of Ministers. The list of the deputy ministers is not final.
BBC Monitoring Service - United Kingdom Sofia - Industrial sales in the first six months of 2001 increased 4 per cent from a year earlier, the National Statistical Institute said.
The Bulgarian transport ministry refused reports in the foreign press alleging that the sick boy on board a Sabena flight died as a result of Bulgarian authorities delayed by an hour` permission for an emergency landing at Sofia Airport. A Sabena aircraft
Doctor Robert Ballard, who discovered the exact location of the remains of the `Titanic` and the `Bismarck`, arrived in Sofia. Starting August 15, Ballard and his team will search for evidence that the Biblical deluge started in the Black Sea some 7,500 y
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