Bad news for Russian tourists and Croatian tour operators
Only a week after the Croatian government amended the regulation on the visa system and imposed visa requirements for Russia
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Month: April 2013
UN envoy presents ‘concrete proposals’ in Macedonia name dispute
UN special envoy Matthew Nimetz says he has presented concrete proposals for finding a compromise on the Macedonia name issue.
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Anti-Russian protests held in Warsaw on eve of Smolensk crash anniversary
About 1000 Poles protested in front of the Russian Embassy in Warsaw on April 9 2013, accusing Russia of foot-dragging
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Bulgarian President’s chief of staff resigns
Tsvetlin Yovchev resigned as chief of staff in Bulgarian President Rossen Plevneliev’s office on April 9 2013, saying that he
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Thracian exhibit at archaeological museum in Sofia
The archaeological museum in Bulgarian capital city Sofia is exhibiting several pieces of weaponry and armour attributed to Thracian king
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EU launches investigation into MasterCard fees
The European Commission said on April 9 that it opened formal anti-trust proceedings against MasterCard over concerns that some of
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Microsoft-backed lobby group complains to EC about Google
Lobby group FairSearch said on April 9 that it has lodged a complaint with the European Commission, accusing Google of
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Slovakia wants war crimes suspect extradited from Hungary
Prosecutors in Slovakia are pressing for the extradition of Hungarian war crimes suspect László Csatáry. The 98-year-old former police commander
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Restarting Belene and stopping railway privatisation part of BSP governance plan
A victory by the socialist-led Coalition for Bulgaria in the May 12 2013 parliamentary elections would mean a government programme
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