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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Year: 2012
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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Retrospective exhibition celebrates 60th anniversary of Sofia City Art Gallery
Sofia City Art Gallery is celebrating its 60th anniversary with a large retrospective exhibition called “А рossible history”. Three hundred paintings
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France, Romania sign Roma repatriation deal
Romania and France have signed a two-year framework agreement on September 12 for the repatriation of Romanian citizens of Roma
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Bulgarians are EU’s biggest fans but don’t want the euro, poll says
Bulgarians are, relatively speaking, the European Union’’s biggest fans of Israel, Russia and the EU itself, but less so of
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