Bulgaria

  • Apr 8, 2004
  • 2 min read

IRAQ: Shia uprising vexes coalition

Fighting between the 'Mahdi army' of Shia populist Muqtada al-Sadr and coalition forces (in this...

Iraq
  • Apr 6, 2004
  • 6 min read

EASTERN EUROPE/EU: Doubts increase as accession looms

Support for EU membership in the accession states is declining and opposition increasing. This...

Eu
  • Apr 2, 2004
  • 7 min read

NATO/EASTERN EUROPE: Larger NATO benefits Washington

The flags of Bulgaria, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Romania, Slovakia and Slovenia are being...

Eastern Europe
  • Mar 30, 2004
  • 1 min read

EASTERN EUROPE/US: Seven states formally join NATO

The Bulgarian, Estonian, Latvian, Lithuanian, Romanian, Slovak and Slovene prime ministers...

United States
  • Mar 29, 2004
  • 1 min read

BULGARIA: Last year's growth is slower than forecast

The statistics office announced today preliminary GDP growth of 4.3% in 2003, below the previous...

Bulgaria
  • Mar 8, 2004
  • 1 min read

ROMANIA: Premier sacks justice minister in EU bid

In a widely trailed move, Prime Minister Adrian Nastase today announced that he was sacking...

Romania
  • Feb 27, 2004
  • 1 min read

BULGARIA: Incoming FDI helps bridge external deficit

A 36% year-on-year rise in imports widened the 2003 current account deficit to 8.7% of GDP, from...

Bulgaria
  • Feb 26, 2004
  • 6 min read

EASTERN EUROPE: BTC sale boosts private-equity market

Bulgaria sold Bulgarian Telecommunications Company to a private-equity consortium led by Advent...