Syrian refugees flood Bulgaria, expose flaws in EU refugee policy
Bulgaria is facing mounting criticism for its failure to adequately provide shelter, food and medical care to thousands of migrants
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Day: January 13, 2014
Bulgarian President lodges constitutional challenge against renewable energy tariff fee
Bulgarian President Rossen Plevneliev has submitted a formal challenge to the country’s Constitutional Court, asking it to strike down the
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Kalfin quits as head of Bulgarian Socialists in European Parliament
In the latest twist in the battle between rival factions in the Bulgarian Socialist Party (BSP), Ivailo Kalfin has resigned
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Snow news means good and bad news for Bulgaria
The lack of snow in Bulgaria so far in January 2014 has mixed implications for the country, meaning losses on
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Pace of granting Bulgarian citizenship slowed
Official statistics for the years 2001 to 2013 again have confirmed a well-known trend, of people from Macedonia topping the
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Bid to fix Penal Code foul-up
Clauses in Bulgaria’s controversial proposed new Penal Code are said to be set for redrafting after causing outrage among human
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Ataka mounts counter-attack over Varna Airport clash
Two members of Parliament for ultra-nationalists Ataka who were present at the January 6 incident at Varna Airport in which
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12 Years A Slave takes top prize at Golden Globes
The historical drama 12 Years a Slave scored a stunning upset win at the Hollywood Foreign Press Association’s 71st Annual Golden Globes
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More Golden Dawn MPs imprisoned
Three MPs of Greece’s neo-Nazi party “Golden Dawn” were remanded in custody on January 11 2014 pending trial on charges
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