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The District Court in the Bulgarian Black Sea city of Varna said on August 13 2013 that it had agreed to the extradition to the United States of Vanyo Minkov […]
This week, Israel’s prime minister has an important decision to make: Should Israel participate in a lucrative, seven-year scientific research pro ...
Romanians’ trust in the state security apparatus has been growing while their confidence in the Church and political parties has been on the wane, a ...
Bulgaria’s lawmakers have been called away from their summer recess and will hold the special sitting to discuss the veto imposed by President Rosse ...
Members of Bulgaria’s Parliament are being summoned to return from holidays as far afield as Thailand, while others will travel to Sofia from Varna on a special charter flight, to […]
Bulgaria’s consumer price index recorded deflation for the fifth consecutive month in July, while the annual inflation figure fell to 0.5 per cent, data from the National Statistical Institute (NSI) […]
An earthquake of 3.5 on the Richter scale was registered on August 13 2013 at 9.14am, epicentred eight km south-east of Provadiya in north-east Bulgaria, about 33km west of the […]
Train operator PKP Intercity unveiled on August 12 its first new, high-speed Pendolino train, which the company hopes will breathe fresh life into Poland’s creaking railway system and help it […]
The Roman Catholic Church has filed more than 11 000 claims for the return of confiscated property, after the authorities pledged to give back tens of billions of crowns worth […]
Romanian President Traian Basescu delivered a virulent speech on August 12 against recent controversial statements by a series of Hungarian politicians concerning the Magyars’ quest for autonomy and warned Bucharest […]
