Bulgaria does not support December European Council giving Macedonia a date for EU accession talks
Bulgaria, underlining that it wants to see Skopje taking real steps towards good neighbourly relations, has said that it would not support this week’s meetings of European leaders giving Macedonia a date for the start of European Union accession negotiations. This emerged from a statement by President Rossen Plevneliev’s office after Plevneliev held talks with Prime Minister Boiko Borissov, and …
Bulgaria’s Constitutional Court nominee withdraws as investigations loom
Bulgarian prosecutor Galya Gougousheva, nominated for the vacant seat on the country’s Constitutional Court, has formally withdrawn her candidacy on …
Bulgaria’s food safety agency begins large-scale checks ahead of Festive Season
Bulgaria’s Food Safety Agency is beginning large-scale checks at restaurants, shops and all facilities where food is sold ahead of …
Battle lines drawn as Bulgaria approaches rethink on smoking ban
A Bulgarian lobby group against allowing smoking in public places has called for support for a protest in front of …
Bulgaria and Italy in police special operation to detain people wanted under European arrest warrants
A police operation co-ordinated by Europol was taking place in Bulgaria and Italy on December 11 2012, aimed at taking …
Moldova overtakes Ukraine on road to Europe
As Ukraine’s relations with the European Union remain frosty, its smaller neighbour Moldova is taking the limelight. The country of …
Poland asks EU to pressure Moscow for Smolensk wreckage
Polish Foreign Minister Radoslaw Sikorski said Monday he asked EU foreign policy chief Catherine Ashton to formally raise the issue …
