Mild earthquake in north-eastern Bulgaria causes minor damage
An earthquake of 3.5 on the Richter scale was registered on August 13 2013 at 9.14am, epicentred eight km south-east
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Month: August 2013
Poland’s PKP unveils new high-speed train
Train operator PKP Intercity unveiled on August 12 its first new, high-speed Pendolino train, which the company hopes will breathe
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Czech Republic: Roman Catholic Church makes more than 11 000 restitution requests
The Roman Catholic Church has filed more than 11 000 claims for the return of confiscated property, after the authorities
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Romania’s Basescu lashes out at Budapest: Hungary has become a regional hotbed of instability
Romanian President Traian Basescu delivered a virulent speech on August 12 against recent controversial statements by a series of Hungarian
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Greece’s recession eases, but economy contracts significantly
Greece says its deep recession eased from April to June, but the country’s economy has now shrunk more than 20
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60th day of anti-government protests in Bulgaria
Anti-government protests in Bulgaria reached their 60th day on August 12, facing the irony that the “Oresharski March” from Sofia
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Power failure causes large-scale blackout in Sofia
Parts of Bulgarian capital city Sofia were blacked out for several hours on August 12 after a suspected substation failure
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Bulgaria rejects Turkish request to acquire Ottoman-era monuments
Bulgaria’s Culture Minister Petar Stoyanovich said on August 12 that the Government had no intention of transferring ownership of Ottoman-era
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Hungarian man charged with Nazi-era crimes dies
A former police officer indicted in Hungary on charges that he abused Jews and assisted in their deportation to Nazi
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