Eleven people injured in blast in Sofia – updated
Eleven people were injured in an explosion in central Sofia on the evening of August 18, Bulgaria’s Interior Ministry said
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Day: August 18, 2013
Bulgaria’s anti-government ‘Oresharski March’ reaches Varna’s Euxinograd residence
Participants in the anti-government “Oresharski March” reached the Euxinograd residence outside the Black Sea city of Varna on August 18,
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EU to ‘urgently review’ ties with Egypt
The European Union says it will “urgently review” its relationship with Egypt where deadly clashes continue to take place between
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Book Reviews: Herodotus: The Gnome of Sofia, and Judas Goat – The Kennet Narrow Boat Mystery
There are few books written by expatriates who have spent some time in Sofia that give a sense of time
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Bulgaria’s ‘Reformist Bloc’ pursues the chimera of right-wing unity
Against the background of many weeks of protests against a Bulgarian Socialist Party government that its thousands of critics see
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Romania tops EU real estate ownership rankings
Romania has the most real estate owners in Europe, with a rate going to as much as 96.6 per cent
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Bulgaria’s Varna holds first Kite Festival: Photos
Bulgaria’s Black Sea “capital” Varna held its first Kite Festival on August 17 2013. Organisers of the event, held at
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Books: The Last Bohemians
One of the most common sights in Prague in the 1990s was an expat sitting at a café with a
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Film Review: Lovelace
Linda Lovelace is well-known for only one thing: Deep Throat. The 1972 film that rocketed her to stardom was, however, only one
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