King Simeon II did not confirm in his address the basic principals of the pre-election program of the NMS II, PM Ivan Kostov commented on the second address of the king. According to the Premier, the campaign of the king`s party presents incoherent messag
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US investor AES declined comments on the position, expressed by the economic team of NMS II about the deal on the TPP Maritza-East 1 being fully non-transparent and dubious with regard to Bulgaria`s economic interest. The company wants to built a coal-fir
The licensing commission of the Russian Transport Ministry rejected the applications for chartered flights to Bulgarian Black Sea of 6 Russian aviation companies, the Vedomosti newspaper announced. Most of them have already signed contracts with tour oper
Bulgaria supports the political dialogue in Macedonia and is encouraged by the plan of Macedonian President to settle the conflict, Bulgarian PM Ivan Kostov said after a working breakfast with Boris Traykovsky. Bulgarian Premier emphasized that the dialog
King Simeon II made his second address to Bulgarian people today. The first one was on April 6, when he declared his intentions to enter into political race.
Bulgarian Socialist Party (BSP) will bring to the prosecutor the deal with the US investor AES, for TPP Maritza-East 1. Last week the Cabinet approved the finalization of the deals for TPPs Maritsa-East 1 and 3 with US companies Entergy and AES.
King`s party and UDF requested from the Personal Files Commission information about the former State Security agents in their lists. Yesterday NMS II announced its intentions to withdraw 8 MP candidates disclosed as informers.
The Russian Patent Office issued an order on May 31, 2001 which adjudges the trademark Pharmachim to the state-owned venture Pharmachim Holding, Assen Stoyanov, Chairman of the Board of Directors, said. This document entirely rehabilitates Pharmachim, whi
The Austrian hypermarket network BILLA invests some BGN 10 M in each of its hypermarkets in Bulgaria. The amount of the investments depends on the cost of the land.
Libya appealed to the authorities in Sofia not to interfere in the trial against the six Bulgarian medics charged with deliberately infecting of 393 children with the HIV virus, France Press announced. Spokesman for the Libyan Foreign Ministry Hassouna Ch
Bulgarian President Petar Stoyanov and his Macedonian counterpart Boris Traykovsky will present an invitation to Albanian President for a trilateral meeting. Implementation of the major infrastructure projects in the region will be discussed, which is a c
Four companies have submitted offers for sell out of self-contained parts of TPP Vidachim (North East Bulgaria), which is currently undergoing a liquidation procedure. The companies Energy 94 AD, Chimimport AD – Sofia, Fix + OOD and Finmetals Holding AD a
A campaign under the motto `You elect!`, initiated by 7 NGOs and two national media – Darik radio and bTV is going to worth USD 400,000. The sum is donated by US Agency for international development.
Libya protests against the accusations of PM Ivan Kostov that the trial against Bulgarian medics detained in infecting 393 children with HIV virus, is not fair and transparent. PM Kostov made this statement due to the fact that confessions of Bulgarian me
King`s coalition will demand a change in the privatisation rules, NMS II ticket leader Vladimir Karolev, said. What is certain at this stage, we will make the bids opening public.
Bulgarian tourists, visiting the Sunny Beach resort independently, use the same tariffs, as do the foreign guests, Dimitar Bogdanov, deputy chairman of the Union of owners of Sunny Beach establishments, said. Each car entering the Golden Sands resort will
Intentions to finance SAPARD projects have been stated by 10 banks, Agency Balkan announced. First Investments Bank, Unionbank, Bulgaria Invest, the Central Cooperative Bank, Raiffeisenbank-Bulgaria branch, Bulbank, Eurobank, Rosseximbank, the Bulgarian P
The government will support the development of the tourism sector so tax burden would not be problem for tour operators, Deputy PM and Economy Minister Jotev said at the official opening of the sea season. The revenues from tourism are expected to increas
Bulgaria`s delicate balance of power is being threatened by the political ambitions of King Simeon II, Nicholas Kralev wrote for Financial Times. Bulgaria`s exiled King Simeon II caught politicians on both left and right off guard and has formed a party c
Hemus Air will carry the flights on the route Sofia-Belgrade-Sofia from June 1, Alexander Gyurov, trade manager for the company, said. To this destination only the state-owned company will fly after an agreement with the Yugoslav airlines JAT, for the pas
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