WHO: Cancer on the rise worldwide
The World Health Organization (WHO) says the number of cancer cases is on the rise, with 14.1 million new cases
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Month: December 2013
Report: EU failing to defend European values
A new report says the European Union is failing to forcefully champion its values, like free expression, and crack down on threats,
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Bulgarian President to challenge renewable energy tariff fee at Constitutional Court
Bulgarian President Rossen Plevneliev said on December 12 that he would ask the Constitutional Court to rule on whether the
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Four cities shortlisted for Bulgaria’s European Capital of Culture 2019
Sofia, Plovdiv, Varna and Veliko Turnovo have been shortlisted out of an initial list of eight to be named European
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EC to play bigger role in South Stream talks – minister
The European Commission could play a more prominent role in talks between EU member states and Russia concerning the South
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Bulgaria’s Parliament rejects amendments easing full smoking ban
Bulgaria’s June 2012 full ban on smoking in public places such as restaurants and bars remains in place after Parliament
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Queen of England awards gallantry medal to Bulgarian hero Plamen Petkov
Plamen Petkov, the Bulgarian-British dual national, has been awarded posthumously the Queen’s Gallantry Medal for his heroic saving of a
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Attorney-General: Individuals and companies responsible for the financial collapse of Cyprus
While the Eurogroup is ready to send the next tranche of financial assistance to Cyprus, an investigation, led by the
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Lawyer: Pussy Riot could be free by New Year’s Day
The jailed members of Russian punk band Pussy Riot may soon be free. The judicial collegium for criminal cases of
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