Embarrassment for Greek government as natural gas firm privatisation fails
Greece was rocked on June 10 by the news that Russian energy giant Gazprom would not be tabling a bid
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Year: 2013
Geopolitics bound to determine Cyprus’s energy future
The intense activity over the Cyprus natural gas reserves in the past few days has provided a silver lining in
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Spanish and Ibero-American film week in Sofia
Antonio Banderas will open the 20th annual Spanish and Ibero-American films week in Sofia on June 11 and celebrated film
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Sofia traffic police start ‘Operation Cyclist’
Traffic police in Bulgaria’s capital city Sofia have started what they call “Operation Cyclist”, checking the condition of bicycles, whether
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Turkish police enter Taksim Square
Hundreds of Turkish police in riot gear entered Istanbul’s Taksim Square early Tuesday, firing tear gas and a water cannon
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Russia Watch: Setting the pace for Russia, Moscow tames its excesses
Last week, an American friend of mine received two mysterious white envelopes in the mail. On opening them, he found
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Bulgarian cigarette market shrinks ‘because of contraband’
The legal cigarette market in Bulgaria decreased by a further 10 per cent in April and May 2013 compared to
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Turkish opposition calls on PM to end tensions
Turkey’s opposition party leader has urged Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan to stop escalating tensions and dragging the country “into
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Bulgaria’s position on Bourgas investigation has not changed, Foreign Minister tells Israeli ambassador
Foreign Minister Kristian Vigenin has told the Israeli ambassador in Sofia, Shaul Kamisa-Raz, that Bulgaria’s position on the results of
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