EU amends Syria embargo to allow arming rebels
British Foreign Secretary William Hague says the 27-nation EU has agreed to amend an arms embargo on Syria to allow
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Year: 2013
Bombardment by book in war of words
Review: Hot Books in the Cold War, by Alfred A. Reisch The subtitle of this book sets the scene for what
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Bulgaria’s proposed cabinet, in brief
Some notes on the backgrounds of the list of nominees to be Bulgaria’s next Cabinet. Prime Minister: Plamen Oresharski. A
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A cabinet for a crisis
Prefacing Plamen Oresharski’s announcement on May 27 2013 of the proposed cabinet, Bulgarian Socialist Party leader Sergei Stanishev portrayed a
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Bulgaria’s proposed Oresharski cabinet unveiled
The proposed members of Bulgaria’s new cabinet, to be headed by Plamen Oresharski, were revealed at a Bulgarian Socialist Party
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Bulgarian hospitality industry presses new government for backtrack on smoking ban
Determined to take up the Bulgarian Socialist Party and the party’s prime ministerial candidate Plamen Oresharski on promises to backtrack
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Βig question mark hangs over future of Greece’s largest bank
As Greek banks prepare for their imminent recapitalization, speculation mounts over whether or not they will be able to come
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Danube Bridge 2 ready for use, official opening June 14
Danube Bridge 2 linking Vidin on the Bulgarian bank to Calafat in Romania is ready for use, construction inspectors have
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Final stretch of Bulgaria’s Sofia-Bourgas Trakiya Motorway ‘to open July 1’
The final stretch of Bulgaria’s Trakiya Motorway, linking capital city Sofia to the Black Sea city of Bourgas via Plovdiv,
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