Diring its six-month presidency of the European Union Belgium intends to open another seven chapters of Bulgaria`s accession negotiations with the EU. This is included in the programme of the presidency on enlargement, which was presented in Brussels yest
The capital of Blagoevgrad-BT was not increased, as the announced agenda the shareholders` general meeting envisaged. Ivan Batsarov, representative of Bulgartabac Holding and chairman of the Directors` Board of the Blagoevgrad-based venture, put forward a
Plovdiv Mayor Dr Ivan Chomakov demanded the town to be granted a special statute while forming the budget and the territorial structuring by analogy of Sofia. It took place yesterday during a meeting between the mayor and Plovdiv MPs from all political fo
The 5th Summer Academy of Performing Arts, which opens Monday in Sofia, has attracted over 80 participants from 33 countries of Europe, Asia and Australia. Among others, the Academy has welcomed independent artists from the Balkans and other parts of East
The outgoing ruling partyu United Democratic Forces believes at this point that there are grounds to discuss possible political support for some of the main points of the policy of the Simeon II National Movement without its participation in a coalition g
$3 M will be invested in heat insulation of some 500 municipal buildings in Sofia, including schools and kindergartens, under an energy efficiency project, which will considerably cut heating expenses, BTA announced. The project will be financed by the Bl
The ticket of `Balkan Airlines` to New York costs $550. It is valid for half a year and is open, announced officials from the national carrier.
`The Prosecutor`s Office will resume the check-up against Spas Garnevski, former mayor of Plovdiv, on a scandalous deal during his mandate`, `Standart` Daily published. The investigated deal is about the purchase of 45 new and 48 recycled `Volvo` buses fo
A total of $3.5 M will be spend on the renovation of the grounds surrounding the Central Railway Station in Sofia.
The US Embassy in Sofia donated equipment worth $22,000 to the Bulgarian Customs Agency to help its fight against drugs` smuggling. The donation is on behalf of the US Government and includes 30 Motorolla PO40 walkie-talkies and a fiberscope.
`The King`s coalition (SNM) plans to create 100,000 jobs annually`, Nikolai Vassilev, in charge of the economic team of the SNM and possible Minister of Economy, told the national radio on Sunday. In his view it is fully feasible.
A team of US military specialists arrives in Bulgaria Monday to check up whether our army is fulfilling the NATO standards. `The next few months will be crucial for Bulgaria`s membership in NATO`, outgoing Minister of Defence B.
AremisSoft, US based company, listed at Nasdaq (AREM) having the contract for developing phase one and two of the project (worth USD 3.7 million) will participate in the National Health Insurance Fund (NHIF) biddings for completing the third and fourth ph
Simeon II is ready to install 800 days countdown clock somewhere in Sofia to count every day of his ruling, prime minister designate promised on Sunday. Couple of months ago announcing his decision to enter the politics Simeon II promised that he will cha
The first issue of the new Republika daily, with a print run of 20,000, came out on Saturday [14 July]. Its publisher, Europress, is the same that published the Socialist Duma daily which stopped coming out recently.
Nihal Yozergan especially for `Standart Daily`
The denationalization proceedings of `Bulgartabac Holding` are to start in a month after forming of the new government, said NMS II experts. Under the Privatization Act, the parliament is to approve a plan on selling the holding.
The new cabinet will be formed before Thursday, said yesterday the chief of the economic team of King`s party, Nikolai Vassilev for Standart daily. Final meeting will take place between the ruling majority, UtdDF and MRF on Wednesday, From the very first
by Violetta Simeonova In spite of numerous disappointing attempts over the years to enter the market of Bulgarian telecommunications and the Sports Lotto, Socrates Kokkalis has not given Bulgaria up completely.
US company Bechtel representatives met with MPs of the National Movement for Simeon II Milen Velchev, Nikolai Vassilev and Antonia Parvanova to present their intention to take part in the construction of the Upper Arda cascade. The company is ready to lau
THE WORLD Bank has extended the term of the loan agreement with the Bulgarian State Railways by another year, until June 30, 2002, BDZ`s Gergana Ivanova told Agency Balkan. The credit provided by the WB amounts to USD 95 million.
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