New Sofia metro line springs a leak
Stations on Sofia’s second metro line sprung leaks only a fortnight after opening for business at the first sign of
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Day: September 17, 2012
Bulgarian judges elect first members of Bulgaria’s supreme judicial council
Several days after Bulgaria’s Parliament held the hearings for the Supreme Judicial Council (SJC) candidates nominated by MPs, the country’s
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Foreign ministers deliver EU’s message to Tbilisi ahead of Georgia’s elections
Foreign ministers from five European Union countries have delivered a message of encouragement and support to Georgia ahead of the
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Rock veterans Status Quo to play in Sofia on October 18
British rock legends Status Quo are to have a concert in Sofia in the Bulgarian capital city’s National Palace of
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Increase in hourly labour costs in Bulgaria among highest in EU in Q2 2012, Eurostat says
Bulgaria saw among the highest increases in labour costs on an annual basis in the second quarter of 2012 in
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Bulgaria joins European 2012 grape crop trend as harvest drops 30%
Bulgaria’s 2012 grape harvest is coming in at 30 per cent less than last year, but with the promise of
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Poland bans Czech hard liquor after methanol deaths
The Polish government launched on September 16 2012 a one-month ban on sales of strong alcohol imported from the Czech
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Hit by Greek and euro crises, Macedonia slips into recession
Macedonia is in recession after reporting two consecutive quarters of negative GDP growth, contracting 1.4 per cent in the first
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Bulgarian school year starts on September 17
Education Minister Sergei Ignatov was scheduled to attend the official opening of the new school year at Thomas Jefferson Second
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