Wary Greeks say economy can only improve
Greek and international companies put their newest products on display at a food and beverage trade fair near the Athens
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Month: February 2014
Ukraine opposition ‘ready’ to vacate Kyiv city hall
Opposition leaders in Ukraine say protesters are ready to vacate the Kyiv city hall they have occupied for more than
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Strong police presence as hundreds defy ban of far-right ‘Lukov March’ in Sofia
Defying Sofia mayor Yordanka Fandukova’s refusal of permission for the annual “Lukov March” honouring a 1930s ultra-nationalist leader, about 200
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Ukraine: President, opposition cook deals on amnesty, coalition government
Ukrainian president Viktor Yanukovych appears to be inching closer to a deal with the less militant wing in the opposition
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Turkish ambassador ‘concerned’ over attack on Plovdiv mosque
The Turkish ambassador to Bulgaria, Süleyman Gökçe, has expressed concern at the attack on the Dzhumaya mosque in Plovdiv by
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Borissov and Tsvetanov – tandem on the rocks?
On the eve of Bulgaria’s former ruling party GERB’s national congress, one that is expected to usher in some change
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President Plevneliev speaks out on Bulgaria’s North Korea controversy
Bulgarian President Rossen Plevneliev has spoken out sharply on statements by the government on a bilateral agreement with North Korea
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Major row sinks third day of voting on Bulgaria’s controversial new election code
The Movement for Rights and Freedoms, the party led and supported in the main by Bulgarians of Turkish ethnicity and
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Anti-Islamic mob of ‘football fans’ smashes windows of Plovdiv mosque
Hurling paving stones, rocks and fireworks, a large mob of protesters – many of them from football fan clubs –
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