MEPs urge EU countries to investigate alleged CIA prisons in Europe
European Union member states must investigate whether there were secret prisons or facilities on their territory where people were held
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Day: September 11, 2012
Bulgaria handed one billion euro bill for Belene
Russian contractor Atomstroyexport, picked to build two 1000MW nuclear reactors at Belene on the Danube River, has increased its arbitration
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Bulgarian government visit to Israel key to investigation into Bourgas Airport terrorist bombing – President Plevneliev
The visit on September 10 and 11 2012 to Israel by Bulgarian Prime Minister Boiko Borissov and a large number
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Coffee protest and a charity campaign: Pernik’s plight after Bulgaria’s May earthquake
The 5.8 Richter scale earthquake epicentred about nine km outside Pernik damaged an estimated 60 per cent of the houses
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Russia Watch: Vlad in Vlad: Forging Russia’s first hot city on the Pacific Rim
The upside about an enlightened dictator is the enlightenment part. Five years ago, Vladimir Putin took a hard look at
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Auditors at Bulgaria’s tax agency uncover millions in hidden income
Audits by Bulgaria’s National Revenue Agency of 900 people uncovered 45 million leva (about 22.5 million euro) in concealed income
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EPP to back Polish PM Tusk’s candidacy for European Commission head – Der Spiegel
The centre-right European People’s Party (EPP) is considering Poland’s PM Donald Tusk a leading candidate for the next European Commission
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Supervised independence ends in Kosovo
Fewer than five years after becoming a country, Kosovo marked a milestone on September 10 2012 by bringing to a
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Integrate Eastern Europe’s shadow economy into the formal sector, World Bank report says
Too many of Eastern Europe’s workers and firms are engaged in the “shadow economy” — doing business and work in
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