Aegean Sea earthquake felt in Bulgarian capital Sofia
A 5.8-magnitude earthquake off the coast of Greece in the Aegean Sea was felt in Bulgarian capital Sofia on January 8, shortly after 4.15pm local time. The earthquake epicentre was at the depth of 11km, about 193km north of Izmir in Turkey, according to the European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre data. The US Geological Survey, which tracks earthquakes worldwide, put the depth …
Bulgarian explorer, flag reach South Pole
Hristo Pimpirev became the first Bulgarian to set foot on the South Pole on January 8, flying the country’s flag …
First television debate scheduled for Bulgaria’s referendum on nuclear energy
Public broadcaster Bulgaria National Television will host the first television debate on January 9 2013 on the country’s forthcoming referendum …
Bulgarians spent 4B leva during Festive Season
Bulgarians spent four billion leva during the 2012 Festive Season and the period immediately before, the country’s National Revenue Agency …
EU retail trade up 0.2% in November 2012
The volume of retail trade in the European Union rose by 0.2 per cent in November 2012, according to estimates …
Europol targets payment card fraud with new cybercrime unit
The new European Cybercrime Centre (EC3), which officially launches this week at Europol in The Hague, will be the focal …
Euro zone unemployment reached new record in November 2012 – Eurostat
More than two million people in the European Union lost their jobs between November 2011 and November 2012, bringing unemployment …
World Bank sanctions Serbian company for misconduct in Uganda project
The World Bank Group has announced the debarment of Energoprojekt Niskogradnja, a Serbian civil engineering and contracting company – for …
UN war crimes trial of Hadzic resumes
The trial of former Croatian Serb leader Goran Hadzic, the last fugitive sought by the United Nations Yugoslav war crimes …
