Egypt’s army takes power
Egypt’s army took power from President Mohamed Morsi and suspended the constitution. Army tanks are surrounding the presidential palace, and
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Month: July 2013
Of Siderov, a straitjacket and other stories
On the 20th consecutive day of anti-government protests in Bulgaria, a man dressed in a Volen Siderov mask and wearing
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Bulgarian former intelligence chief charged with embezzlement
Bulgaria’s Prosecutor’s Office said on July 3 that the former head of the National Intelligence Service, General Kircho Kirov, has
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Russian tourist injured in balcony fall in Bulgaria’s Sunny Beach
A 37-year-old Russian tourist was injured after falling two storeys from the balcony of her hotel room in Bulgaria’s popular
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Bulgarian President bestows honours on outgoing ambassadors
At a ceremony at the Presidency on July 3, three departing foreign ambassadors were awarded high state honours by Bulgarian
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Bulgarian tobacco producers plan protest against lack of EU funding
Bulgarian tobacco producers are planning large-scale national protests in the week beginning July 8 because the country has not secured
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Romanian-Bulgarian trade ‘to surpass three billion euro this year’
Trade between Romania and Bulgaria is expected to total more than three billion euro in 2013, Bronislav Denev, economic advisor
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Bulgarian BSP government’s latest gaffe in failed deputy minister appointment
The latest goof by the Bulgarian Socialist Party government was the July 3 announcement of the appointment of a deputy
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Kosovo president Jahjaga decrees November 3 as local government election date
The President of the Republic of Kosovo, Atifete Jahjaga has officially announced November 3 as the date in which local
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