Sofia News Agency (Free subscription) | yesterday
Prime Minister Sergey Stanishev has admitted in parliament that the global financial crisis could slow down Bulgaria's economic growth. Our cautious financial policy, which guarantees stability, is still going to protect the economy, Stanishev added. The PM said the situation is constantly monitor...
Sofia News Agency (Free subscription) | yesterday
The Bulgarian Parliament approved Friday the project proposal of the Cabinet for the use of the 2008 State budget surplus. The Opposition voted against the proposal stating that they qualify it as useless as their motifs. The proposal provides that over BGN 1,2 B are going to be spent on social ac...
Sofia News Agency (Free subscription) | yesterday
The Deputy Director of the Bulgarian National Security Agency (DANS), Ivan Drachkov has been dismissed because he has participated in collecting signatures against a Member of the Parliament (MP), as stated by Zoya Dimitrova, spokesperson of DANS. Dimitrova spoke during a special press conference F...
Guide Bulgaria (Free subscription) | yesterday
Officers from the Russian army visited the military base in Novo Selo where the joint Bulgarian-American military exercise Bulgarian Panther 2008 is on. The Russians arrived on October 7 together with military attaches and counselors from China, Croati...
International - Home (Free subscription) | yesterday
The sectors health care, education, infrastructure and energy will receive funds from the surplus
Sofia News Agency (Free subscription) | 10/09/2008
The Bulgarian Cabinet is going to propose a legislative change to guarantee personal bank deposits of EUR 50,000 and less as a similar idea is being discusses in the European Union, according to Bulgarian Prime Minister Sergey Stanishev. Stanishev held a joint press conference Thursday with the Bul...
The Earth Times Online Newspaper (Free subscription) | 10/09/2008
Sofia - Bulgaria will raise guarantees for bank deposits from 20,000 to 50,000 euros (27,200-68,100 dollars), Prime MInister Sergei Stanishev said Thursday. The decision to provide state guarantees for larger amounts in savings was made this week by ...
Sofia News Agency (Free subscription) | 10/09/2008
Opposition initiative that let citizens sign symbolic orders of dismissal of the Bulgarian government ended Thursday after collecting more than a million signatures. Chairman of Sofia mayor's party GERB, Tsvetan Tsvetanov, gave the order of dismissal personally to PM Sergey Stanishev, who did not c...
Sofia News Agency (Free subscription) | 10/09/2008
Bulgaria MPs rejected Thursday the demand of rightist opposition for PM Stanishev's report on eventual measures the government is going to take to cope with the effects of the global financial crisis. The demand was filed by Democrats for Strong Bulgaria (DSB) party of former PM Ivan Kostov, but th...
International - Home (Free subscription) | 10/09/2008
Bulgaria and Mongolia sign bilateral agreements
Russia News Net (Free subscription) | 10/08/2008
he Bulgarian Prime Minister Sergey Stanishev (right) officially inaugurated Wednesday the National Exhibit of Russia as part of the "Days Of Russia" in Bulgaria. Photo by Yuliana Nikolova (Sofia Photo...
Sofia News Agency (Free subscription) | 10/08/2008
The Bulgarian President, Prime Minister and Foreign Minister met Tuesday the special Envoy of the US for the Eurasia energy issues Boyden Gray. The Bulgarian Foreign Minister Ivaylo Kalfin has appraised the special Envoy about key issues of the Bulgarian energy policy including the significant inte...
International - Home (Free subscription) | 10/08/2008
People must be calm, Stanishev says
International - Home (Free subscription) | 10/07/2008
Ivaylo Kalfin also to hold talks with Boyden Gray
Sofia News Agency (Free subscription) | 10/06/2008
Bulgaria's Prime Minister Sergey Stanishev said Monday the fact that he invited Sofia Mayor Boyko Borissov at a public debate does not mean it would be held before early elections. "There will be early elections only in Borissov's dreams," Stanishev added. "I invited the mayor for a debate to disc...
