Lorry drivers lift blockade of Bulgarian-Turkish border
The blockade of the past three days by protesting lorry drivers at the Bulgarian-Turkish border was lifted in the first
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Month: February 2014
Vigenin: Bulgaria’s co-operation agreement with North Korea is not new
The co-operation agreement between Bulgaria and North Korea approved by the cabinet on February 12 is not new but is
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Greek shipowners investing big
On the back of positive sentiment about the future, 2013 saw Greek shipowners placing a record number of orders, estimated
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Potemkin Olympics or Palm Tree Olympics?
In Sochi today, the most carefully watched page is not the Olympic medals count. It is the weather forecast. Down
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Bulgarian President Plevneliev slams ‘secret plans’ in election bill
Bulgarian President Rossen Plevneliev has issued a strongly-worded statement hitting out at “underhand scenarios” regarding the draft election law. Plevneliev’s
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Could Oresharski replace Dennis Rodman as Kim Jong Un’s new BFF?
Having survived a third vote of no confidence on the morning of February 12, Bulgaria’s cabinet apparently decided to shoot
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Bulgarian Socialist Party to propose new restrictions on foreigners owning farmland
In spite of the Constitutional Court having thrown out a parliamentary resolution seeking an extension on the moratorium on the
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Bulgarian Cabinet approves latest batch of red-tape cutting measures
Bulgaria’s Cabinet approved on February 12 the third package of measures meant to “reduce the regulatory burden” on the local
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Botox or full surgery? Bulgaria’s Parliament debates election laws
Lengthy hours were consumed in debate on the second reading in Parliament of the Bulgarian Socialist Party-driven draft new elections
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