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VOTES IN TURKEY APPEALED IN THE COURT

The vote in Turkey will be contested in the Constitutional Court, said today member of the Central Electoral Commission Mihail Konstantinov. In his opinion `one of the political forces` will refer the case direct to the supreme magistrates.

Politics | June 24, 2001, Sunday // 00:00

DEUTSCHE BANK: KING SHOULD EXPLAIN CONTROVERSIAL POINTS IN THE PROGRAM

IN ITS LAST report on Bulgaria Deutsche Bank voices expectations that Bulgaria's new government will present a new economic program,

Views on BG | June 24, 2001, Sunday // 00:00

TODAY`S NEWS IN BRIEF

BULGARIA has left behind half of the way to EU accession and the negotiations can be finalized by the end of 2005, which means that on January 1, 2007 Bulgaria can be roclaimed a EU member, said the Belgian ambassador, Edmond de Wilde, in Vratsa at a busi

Business | June 24, 2001, Sunday // 00:00

ALBENA ISSUES BGN 15 M BOND LOAN

The General shareholders` meeting of Albena AD, one of the biggest Black Sea resorts changed the board of directors today. The number of directors on the board was increased from five to seven.

Business | June 24, 2001, Sunday // 00:00

KING`S EXPERT: MRF IS OUR COALITION PARTNER

Turkish minority dominated Movement for rights and freedoms will be our coalition partner, Solomon Passy, foreign policy adviser to King said today in a TV talk show. It is not possible to have Socialists and Union of Democratic Forces together in the gov

Politics | June 24, 2001, Sunday // 00:00

SOCIALISTS LEADER SURVIVED ON PARTY`S TOP

Soclialist Parrty leader Gerogi parvanov suvived today no-confidence vote at a specail party meeting. Socialists party executive body discussed today resignations appeals to the leadership after they lost the general elections last Sunday.

Politics | June 24, 2001, Sunday // 00:00

KING TO NEW MPS: BETTER KEEP SILENT

Better be gods of the silence than slaves of the words, King Simeon II advised today the newly elected members of parliament, who gathered to their first meeting in Sofia. National Movement, which won Sunday`s elections has 120 seats in the future Bulgari

Politics | June 23, 2001, Saturday // 00:00

BULGARIANS SERBS WITH JOINT TOBACCO BUSINESS

A Bulgarian-Serbian joint venture, Vidtabac, will start a regular production of cigarettes in Paracin, Serbia, by the end of June. Machinery and equipment, owned by Bulfgaria`s Vidin BT factory, have been moved to Serbia and Bulgarian workers are now ins

Business | June 23, 2001, Saturday // 00:00

KING`S EXPERT HOPES THE TRANSITION WILL BE EASY

The transition between the old and the new government will be relatively painless and pleasant, head of the Simeon II National Movement`s economic team Nikolai Vassilev said. `With us there will be no politically-motivated dismissals, we have no personal

Politics | June 23, 2001, Saturday // 00:00

BLAIR TO THE KING: IT`S A GREAT CHALLANGE

`We much look forward to working with the new government, which you are beginning to put together. We are very conscious of Bulgaria`s importance as a bastion of regional stability and an example of ethnic tolerance,` British PM Tony Blair wrote to Simeon

Politics | June 23, 2001, Saturday // 00:00

INTERNATIONAL HERALD TRIBUNE: SIMEON II CAN BE BULGARIAN PRIME MINISTER OR POWER BROKER

Sofia - After national elections last weekend, only one thing is clear in Bulgarian politics: The king has won.

Views on BG | June 23, 2001, Saturday // 00:00

CNN: PRODI SAYS VOTE IN DUBLIN MIGHT STOP THE ENLARGEMENT

DUBLIN, Ireland - Ireland`s failure to ratify the Nice Treaty could hold up European Union enlargement, European Commission President Romano Prodi has warned. Prodi, who is in Dublin for a series of meetings, said it was essential the country vote in favo

Views on BG | June 23, 2001, Saturday // 00:00

WB NEW STRATEGY FOR BULGARIA

Elections and governmental reshuffles in Bulgaria will not change the attitude of the World Bank towards the country, the WB Permanent Representative Thomas O`Brien said today. World Bank expressed interested in the economic policy that will be implemente

Business | June 22, 2001, Friday // 00:00

US ENTERGY CONCERNED ABOUT INVESTMENTS

The US corporation `Entergy`, investing in the rehabilitation of the TPP Maritza-East 3 expressed its serious concerns about the statement of the king`s economic expert Milen Velchev about the upcoming deregulation of the energy sector, at a board meeting

Business | June 22, 2001, Friday // 00:00

THE KING & THE PRESIDENT: CORDIAL AND FRIENDLY

King Simeon II met today President Peter Stoyanov on his invitation as a winner of the general elections last Sunday. King, who won with his movement 43 of the votes and has 50% of the seats in the parliament, told journalists he is hopeful after meetin

Politics | June 22, 2001, Friday // 00:00

PASSY: STOP AMBASSADORS` APPOINTMENT

The King`s coalition appeals appointment of Bulgarian Ambassadors, Consuls and Charges d`affairs ad interim abroad to be stopped till the formation of the new government. This was distributed to the media in a fax signed by Solomon Pasi, leader the King`s

Politics | June 22, 2001, Friday // 00:00

THE SPECTATOR: THE NEW NELSON MANDELA

Owen Matthews talks to ex-King Simeon of Bulgaria, who has just won his country`s elections King Simeon Borissov Saxe-Coburg of Bulgaria sits in a beautifully appointed drawing-room in his small neo-Gothic palace on the outskirts of Sofia, signed photo

Views on BG | June 22, 2001, Friday // 00:00

CZECH DEPUTY PM ANGRY ON BULGARIAN PRIVATIZATION

Czech Deputy Prime minister Miroslav Gregr sent and angry letter to the Bulgarian Deputy PM Peter Zhotev about the privatization deal with water power cascade Sandanska Bistritsa. He asks Zhotev to be more involved and to puch the Privatization agency to

Business | June 22, 2001, Friday // 00:00

TODAY`S NEWS IN ONE SENTENCE

ProCredit Bank, newly established bank for small and medium-size funding is applying for license from the Bulgarian National Bank. EBRD, the International Finance Corporation further more Comerzbank and IMI are among the shareholders of the bank.

Business | June 22, 2001, Friday // 00:00

BTC TO OBTAIN GSM 3 IN BULGARIA WITHOUT TENDER

Bulgarian Telecommunications Company was assured today it would obtain the third GSM license in Bulgaria. It was done in an almost urgent matter in order to increase the price for the Telecom before it is privatized.

Business | June 22, 2001, Friday // 00:00

INTERVIEW WITH PRESIDENT STOYANOV CONDUCTED BY STANDART DAILY

Mr. Stoyanov, Mayor Sofianski asked for the resignation of the UDF leadership.

Business | June 21, 2001, Thursday // 00:00
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