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The Greek finance ministry’s financial and economic crimes unit confiscated close to 1300 litres of smuggled alcohol in March as part of a Europol-Interpol operation targeting counterfeit and substandard food […]
Bulgarian passport-holders coming into the country to vote in the March 26 elections would now be coming via Greece instead of directly across the border because of planned blockades by […]
Very little progress was made in the meetings held over the weekend between Greek government ministers and the “quartet” of the country’s international creditors. Finance Minister Euclid Tsakalotos, Alternate Finance […]
Bulgaria’s Energy Ministry was drafting the necessary tender documentation to pick a contractor that would build the gas inter-connector pipeline between Greece and Bulgaria, targeting early 2018 for the start […]
Following the February 20 2017 Eurogroup meeting in Brussels, several conclusions could be drawn as to what the Greek government took away and what remains to be done in terms of […]
Greek farmers protesting against tax and social security reforms are determined to block all border crossings, railway lines and major motorways, Bulgarian National Radio reported on February 9. The farmers […]
The European Commission has awarded a further 6.1 million euro in emergency funding to support migration management in Bulgaria, the Commission said on February 6. A sum of 3.6 million […]
Bulgaria’s Interior Ministry advised motorists on January 31 to avoid the Kulata – Promachonas border crossing after protesting Greek farmers blocked the checkpoint for about an hour. Motorists should use […]
Protesting Greek farmers blocked the E-79 main road close to the Promachonas – Kulata border checkpoint with Bulgaria, public broadcaster Bulgarian National Radio reported on January 31. This is the […]
Protesting Greek farmers intend further temporary blockages of border checkpoints with Bulgaria, reports on January 30 said. Each shutdown is planned to last for about 30 minutes, according to a […]
