Election results in Netherlands could mean step forward for Bulgaria’s Schengen entry, Tsvetanov says
The outcome of the September 12 2012 elections in the Netherlands, in which prime minister Mark Rutte’s liberal VVD party
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Month: September 2012
Thoroughly red in black and white: A journey through Bulgaria’s communist archives
The hours after midnight tread by unheeded in this journey through another era, another dimension in which the language of
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Pussy Riot sentence is deeply disappointing political intimidation, members of European Parliament say
The human rights situation in Russia has deteriorated drastically in the past few months, with the adoption of a series
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Mixed reactions to Bulgarian judicial council nominee hearings
Bulgaria’s outgoing prosecutor-general Boris Velchev and Justice Minister Diana Kovacheva offered a less-than-glowing endorsement of the public hearings held in
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Archaeology: Byzantine coins found at dig at Bulgaria’s Misionis fortress
Archaeologists working at the site of the Misionis fortress near the town of Turgovishte in Bulgaria said that summer 2012
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Greeks to hold general strike on September 26
Greece’s two main labor unions have announced a general strike on September 26 against planned austerity measures. A spokeswoman for
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US central bank launches new economic stimulus
The U.S. central bank launched new measures Thursday to try to stimulate the weak U.S. economy, even as it predicted
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Sofia city hall sticks to paid parking areas plan
Sofia municipal council voted on September 13 to keep the controversial plans that have raised the ire of residents of
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Fighting words: Bulgaria talks tough on Russian energy projects
Vladimir Putin raised quite a few eyebrows when his last foreign visit as president of Russia in 2008 was to
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