Serbia welcomes Bulgarian offer of help in EU membership process
Serbia, which began European Union accession negotiations on January 21 2014, has welcomed the offer of assistance from Bulgaria in
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Month: January 2014
Ukraine government, protesters locked in tense standoff
A tense standoff continues in Kyiv, Ukraine, where opposition leaders have set a 24-hour deadline for President Viktor Yanukovych to
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Bulgarian MPs in Taiwan freebie row
A group of four MPs from each party in Bulgaria’s Parliament are embroiled in controversy after accepting a free trip
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Cyprus: Bank restrictions to be relaxed
Further relaxation of bank restrictions in Cyprus will be announced in the coming weeks, Finance Minister Haris Georgiadis said. Bank
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Davos: Corporate chiefs warn of weak euro zone recovery
Top corporate officials are warning that Europe’s tentative economic recovery is weak, with one chief executive saying the continent should
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EU threatens action in response to Ukraine violence
Clashes between protesters and riot police continued Wednesday in the Ukrainian capital Kyiv, killing at least three protesters, the first
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Bulgarian President Plevneliev postpones Ukraine visit over human rights violations, political instability
Bulgarian President Rossen Plevneliev has postponed a planned May 2014 visit to Ukraine because of human rights violations and political
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War of words over European Commission report on Bulgaria
Presented with a scathing report by the European Commission on Bulgaria’s lack of progress in meeting EU justice and home
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EC hails progress, voices concerns about judicial independence in Romania CVM report
The European Commission said on January 22 that Romania has made progress in many areas since last year’s Co-operation and
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