Ukraine’s finances are still in critical condition despite the central bank letting the hryvnia float on February 7 to ease pressure on its quickly dwindling foreign currency reserves. By year-end, […]
The international community welcomed on February 11 2014 the renewal of negotiations on a Cyprus settlement, under the auspices of the United Nations ...
The Shalom Organisation of the Jews in Bulgaria and the Movement for Rights and Freedoms have spoken out strongly against the planned February 15 2014 ...
A spell of warm weather is disrupting events at theWinter Olympics in Sochi, Russia, presenting a challenge for Olympic organizers with temperatures ...
Walkouts from a committee meeting, an expected presidential veto and criticism from the Venice Commission are among the controversies dogging the proposed draft election code being pushed by the Bulgarian […]
Protests were scheduled for February 11 in Sofia and several other Bulgarian cities and towns to save Strandzha nature park from large-scale resort construction, and similarly to protect other nature […]
Tsvetan Tsvetanov, former interior minister and deputy leader of centre-right opposition party GERB, has confirmed that he held talks in his office with controversial figure Delyan Peevski but has denied […]
Road transport associations from Bulgaria and Turkey are to meet in Istanbul on February 13 2014 to discuss the issue of transit permits which have led to problems for trucks […]
Romanian prime minister Victor Ponta reacted harshly on February 11 to statements by president Traian Basescu who had warned that French car maker Renault could transfer its manufacturing operations from […]
Romania’s discrimination watchdog has fined president Traian Basescu for making disparaging remarks against the country’s Roma minority. The council for combatting discrimination ruled on February 10 to fine Basescu 600 […]