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A meeting between Kosovo prime minister Hashim Thaçi and his Serbian counterpart Ivica Dačić has ended without a concrete agreement, Thaçi said after the meeting. “The talks have been very […]
Social networking giant Facebook says government agents in more than 70 countries demanded information on tens of thousands of Facebook users in the first half of this year. Facebook’s report Tuesday shows […]
Borislav Stefanov has resigned as executive director of Bulgaria’s investment promotion agency InvestBulgaria. Stefanov said on Facebook on August 27 that it was “time to leave InvestBulgaria” and highlighted Bulgaria’s […]
The uncertainty of Bulgaria’s political future, as the Bulgarian Socialist Party (BSP) government faces continuing public protests demanding its resignation while there is widespread speculation of early elections in May […]
Bulgaria’s Foreign Ministry issued a statement condemning the alleged use of chemical weapons in Syria and reiterating calls for a political solution to the crisis, saying that Sofia is ready […]
A new large-scale bush fire erupted near the Bulgarian town of Svilengrad close to the Turkish border, covering about 1500ha, public broadcaster Bulgarian National Television (BNT) said on August 27 […]
Bulgaria’s Regional Development Minister Dessislava Terzieva appointed Stefan Chaikov as chairperson of the board at Bulgaria’s Road Infrastructure Agency on August 27. In presenting Chaikov to the media at a […]
The 2013 grape crop in Bulgaria is expected to be of excellent quality, with a yield of about 250 000 to 260 000 tons countrywide, according to the Institute of […]
The new passenger terminal at Varna Airport on Bulgaria’s Black Sea coast was scheduled to come fully into use on August 27 2013, 12 days after its official opening. As […]
Greek prime minister Antonis Samaras may have assessed as positive all the reforms in Greece’s public sector, but, according to the country’s media, officials at the Maximos Mansion are deeply […]
