EU freezes billions in aid for Poland pending price-fixing probe
Poland has hit out at an “incomprehensible” decision by the European Commission to freeze aid worth billions for Polish road
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Month: January 2013
Housing prices in Bulgaria dropped one to three per cent in 2012 – report
Prices of residential property decreased by one to three per cent in 2012, public broadcaster Bulgarian National Television said on
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Erdogan hints at alternative federation for Turkey
Several European Union countries recently reiterated their opposition to Ankara’s efforts to join the European Union, once again bringing its membership
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Syria: Israeli jets hit research lab near Damascus
Syrian authorities say Israeli warplanes struck a military research facility near Damascus Wednesday, but they deny reports that Israel attacked
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Red Cross struggling to aid Europe’s ‘new poor’
The International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC) reports it is struggling to provide assistance to increasing
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UN envoy convenes New York talks on Macedonia name dispute
Matthew Nimetz, the United Nations envoy tasked with mediating talks between Athens and Skope in the dispute about the use
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More than 100 arrested in operation against human trafficking network – Europol
A total of 103 people suspected of being part of a people-smuggling network were arrested throughout Europe on January 29
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Bulgarian police find Kalashnikov used in shooting of drug gang leader at court
Investigators searching a burnt-out apartment in Sofia for clues in the attempted killing of convicted drug gang leader Zlatko “Baretata”
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EU blocks UPS acquisition of TNT Express
The European Commission said on January 30 that it blocked the proposed acquisition of Dutch-based TNT Express by UPS after
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