Bulgaria: New leaders, new parties, old problems
Recent weeks in Bulgaria have seen right-wing parties elect new leaders, new parties emerge on the right-wing and the resumption
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Month: July 2013
Peace March to Srebrenica begins
On July 8 2013, the peace march from Nezuk near Tuzla began. From this departure point, participants in the Peace
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Europe to send more bailout money to Greece
Greece’s international creditors have agreed to hand it a further 6.3 billion euro in bailout funds, even as they warn
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US-Europe talks open on free trade pact
The United States and Europe have opened negotiations on what could become the world’s largest free trade zone, but the
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South Stream pipeline runs into delays in Bulgaria
Gazprom’s signature pipeline project, South Stream, was behind schedule in Bulgaria, but company management remains adamant that the pipeline will
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Bulgarian Muslim approaches European court over 2011 Ataka incident outside Sofia mosque
A Bulgarian citizen of the Muslim faith, Veli Karaahmed, has lodged a complaint against Bulgaria in the European Court of
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French-German statement: Bulgaria experiencing crisis of trust in government model
Bulgaria’s recent protests, the second wave of rallies in the space of six months, were evidence of a crisis of
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Bulgaria’s paltry pro-government, anti-Plevneliev protests
The special statement by Bulgarian President Rossen Plevneliev effectively calling for early parliamentary elections has given a new focus to
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GERB candidate Portnih elected mayor of Varna
GERB candidate Ivan Portnih has been elected mayor of Bulgaria’s main Black Sea city of Varna, defeating Hristo Bozov, who
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