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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Year: 2013
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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Spain, France raid human trafficking ring
Spanish officials say 75 people have been arrested in a joint operation with French police against a people trafficking ring.
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Greece looks to capitalise on Obama support
Boosted by the support expressed by US President Barack Obama to Greek Prime Minister Antonis Samaras last week, the country’s
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Bulgarian Parliament’s summer recess to be interrupted to discuss presidential veto of budget amendments
Bulgaria’s National Assembly will hold a special sitting in the week beginning August 12, interrupting its month-long summer recess, to
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Russia Watch: Russia’s choice – power balancer or China’s Canada?
The reset between the Kremlin and the White House is dead. Now, the question in Moscow is: what will replace
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Bulgarian Orthodox Church metropolitan objects to plan for Pope John XXIII monument in Nessebur
The Bulgarian Orthodox Church Metropolitan of Sliven, Yoanikii, has issued a statement objecting to reported plans for a monument to
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