NEW DEPUTY MINISTERS: WHO ARE THEY?
12 deputy ministers were appointed on August 23 and will start work immediately. They are:
Views on BG | August 24, 2001, Friday // 00:00
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ECONOMY MINISTER VISITS TURKEY
The Economy Minister Nikolai Vasilev and Deputy Economy Ministers Lyubka Kachakova and Dimitur Hadjinikolov leave for a four-day official visit in Turkey at the invitation of the Turkish Industry and Trade Minister Ahmet Kenan Tanrikulu on August 24. They
Politics | August 24, 2001, Friday // 00:00
FOREIGN MINISTRY SUPPORTS ESSENTIAL HARVEST
The Bulgarian Foreign Ministry acclaimed the North Atlantic Council decision to launch Operation Essential Harvest. NATO gave authority to General Joseph Ralston to deploy 3,500 troops to disarm the ethnic Albanian extremists in Macedonia on August 13.
Politics | August 24, 2001, Friday // 00:00
CUSTOMS OFFICIALS SEIZE 11 KG HEROIN
Customs officials seized 11kg 900,000 worth heroin at the Kalotina checkpoint on the Bulgarian border with Yugoslavia.The smuggler, Y.
Business | August 24, 2001, Friday // 00:00
4 RELIGIONS TO TAKE PART AT SE EUROPE CONFERENCE
Eastern Orthodoxy, Judaism, Islam and Catholicism representatives will participate in a forum on changing the educational policy in the Balkans in Sofia from September 8 to September 10.The conference is part of an initiative of the Ecumenical Patriarch B
Business | August 24, 2001, Friday // 00:00
15% INCREASE IN EXCISES ON CARS AND CIGARETTES
The Finance Minister Velchev and experts from the Ministry discussed the option to increase the excises on cars and cigarettes by 15%. The car excise has not been raised since 1988 and the 15% growth was covered by the inflation rate.
Business | August 24, 2001, Friday // 00:00
PRIORITIES ANNOUNCED BY SOCIAL MINISTER
The Social Minister Lidia Shuleva announced that the main priorities of the Social Ministry are economic growth, higher employment and decrease in poverty.“We will work to reduce unemployment because it has reached critical minimum,” Lidia Shuleva was quo
Politics | August 24, 2001, Friday // 00:00
PROJECT FOR LOW INTEREST CREDITS TO BE LAUNCHED
The Ministry of Labor and Social Affairs prepared a draft for the establishment of a BGN 20 MLN micro crediting guarantee fund, Lidia Shuleva, Social Minister and Deputy Minister announced. The project is primarily for unemployed who want to start private
Business | August 24, 2001, Friday // 00:00
STATE SALES LAND FOR COMPENSATORY VOUCHERS
Ministry of Agriculture announced it will start selling state-owned arable land in the regions of Rousse, Targovishte and Sofia against registered compensatory vouchers. A total of 32.
Business | August 24, 2001, Friday // 00:00
US ADMIRAL PRAISES BULGARIA'S CONTRIBUTION TO BALKAN PEACEKEEPING
BBC Monitoring Service – United Kingdom US Sixth Fleet Commander Vice-Admiral Gregory Johnson gave high assessment to the assistance rendered by this country to NATO during the Kosovo crisis and to the participation of Bulgarian troops in the Kfor [Koso
Views on BG | August 23, 2001, Thursday // 00:00
TURKISH DEPUTY PM PRAISES ETHNIC TURKS' ROLE IN BULGARIA
TRT 2 Television Channel, Ankara [Presenter] Deputy Prime Minister Mesut Yilmaz met Bulgarian Prime Minister Simeon Saxe-Coburg and Ahmet Dogan, leader of the Movement for Rights and Freedoms [DPS], most of whose members are Turks.
Views on BG | August 23, 2001, Thursday // 00:00
SET UP OF A NEW BSC MARKET SEGMENT DELAYED
Lack of enough details on the project for a new market segment of the Bulgarian Stock Exchange delayed its establishment. This new segment will allow over-the-counter deals still controlled by BSC.
Business | August 23, 2001, Thursday // 00:00
VARNA PRISONERS STOPPED HUNGER STRIKE
The prisoners from the Varna prison stopped their protest after they received a promise for a meeting with the Justice Minister Anton Stankov. Plamen Panchev, in charge of prisons, had a three-hour meeting with the protesting group.
Politics | August 23, 2001, Thursday // 00:00
YEAST MANUFACTURER SUES THE MINISTRY OF FINANCE
The yeast manufacturer Hlebna Maya from Rousse filed a claim for USD 3M against the Ministry of Finance and the former finance minister Muravei Radev. According to the claim, the ministry did not comply with an order of the ministry of economy.
Business | August 23, 2001, Thursday // 00:00
EXPECTED RISE OF WATER PRICES IN 2002
Drinking water prices may go up next year because the national water supply system needs fundamental upgrade, Ivan Saev, deputy minister of regional development said. Now 57% of the water is lost in leakages.
Business | August 23, 2001, Thursday // 00:00
TURKISH BUS STOLEN FROM A HOTEL SECURE PARKING
Criminals stole the Mercedes-604 bus with Turkish registration from a secure parking lot in front of the Hrankov hotel 4 - 6 a.m.
Sports | August 23, 2001, Thursday // 00:00
SERKAN EARNS GALATASARAY CHAMPIONS LEAGUE PLACE
Reuters - Turkey`s Galatasaray booked their place in the Champions League on Wednesday after drawing 1-1 with Levski Sofia for a 3-2 aggregate victory in the third qualifying round. `We witnessed a very difficult match as Levski showed in both encounters
Sports | August 23, 2001, Thursday // 00:00
GALATASARAY STEP UP IN CHAMPIONS LEAGUE
Turkey`s Galatasaray booked their place in the Champions League on Wednesday after drawing 1-1 with Levski Sofia for a 3-2 aggregate victory in the third qualifying round.
Politics | August 23, 2001, Thursday // 00:00
BUSINESS IN BRIEF
Foreign currency reserve was reduced to EUR 3.465 billion, i.
Business | August 23, 2001, Thursday // 00:00
BULGARIA CONDEMNS DESTRUCTION OF ORTHODOX CHURCH IN MACEDONIA
`We categorically condemn the blowing up of the St Atanasie Church at the monastery near Lesok in Tetovo region, Macedonia,` the Bulgarian Foreign Ministry spokesperson wrote in a statement received on Wednesday, 22 August.
Views on BG | August 23, 2001, Thursday // 00:00
BRITISH TV 4: GO AND BUY REAL ESTATE IN BULGARIA
British families with restricted budgets who still would like to have a summer house somewhere abroad, should abandon the expensive properties in Spain and look into the opportunities available in Bulgaria, the British TV Channel 4 advised. The TV broadca
Views on BG | August 23, 2001, Thursday // 00:00
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