Bulgaria to hit political turbulence over fighter jet purchase plans?
Days of silence have descended over the potentially controversial current plan by Bulgaria to go ahead with soliciting offers to
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Month: November 2012
Polls see Türk set for largest share of vote in Slovenia’s presidential elections on November 11
Slovenia’s incumbent president Danilo Türk is set to take the largest share of votes in his bid to return to
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Woody turns serious
One of the gems of the Sofia Independent Film Festival was a documentary about Woody Allen. The diminutive, bespectacled nebbish
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Bulgaria competition watchdog levies record 16 million leva fine on Hyundai distributor
Bulgaria’s Commission for Protection of Competition (CPC) said on November 8 that it fined the Bulgarian distributor of Hyundai cars
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‘Last warning’ before CEE docs get tough on pay
Medical unions in Hungary, Slovakia, the Czech Republic and Poland will stage a joint protest on 20 November against their
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Greek parliament passes more deep spending cuts, thousands protest
Greece’s parliament has passed another package of deep spending cuts and tax increases, plans that sent tens of thousands of
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Remembrance Day ceremony at Sofia Military Cemetery on November 11
Remembrance Day – also known as Armistice Day or Poppy Day – will be marked by ceremonies on November 11
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EC downbeat on European economic growth prospects
The European Commission said on November 7, in its autumn economic forecast, that it expected the bloc’s economy to shrink
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Bulgarian Cabinet links South Stream investment decision to long-term gas deal
Bulgaria’s Cabinet gave its approval to the signing of the final investment decision on the South Stream gas pipeline, with
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