The Bulgarian government wants to prepare to sell as much as BGN 500 million in Eurobonds (USD 218 million) next year, though it probably will not need to, Finance Minister Muravey Radev said. The 2001 budget draft, approved by the government, would allow the country to sell the Eurobonds. "We can start preparations for a debut representative issue, which will allow the gradual return of Bulgaria to international financial markets,'' Radev said