Slovakia’s presidential elections: Low turnout harms Fico
Slovakia’s prime minister Robert Fico did not get the result he was expecting in the first round of the presidential
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Day: March 17, 2014
Bulgaria second-bottom in EU in seeing judiciary as independent
Bulgaria ranked second from bottom in a survey in European Union countries of perceptions of judicial independence. This was the
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US, EU impose sanctions over Crimea vote
President Barack Obama has moved to impose sanction against Russian officials the U.S. sees as implicated in Sunday’s Moscow-backed Crimea
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Crimean parliament votes in favour of union with Russia
Authorities in Ukraine’s separatist Crimean republic say voters have overwhelmingly approved union with Russia in a controversial referendum that has
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Unemployment in Bulgaria climbed to close to 13% in 2013 – statistics institute
Unemployment in Bulgaria in 2013 rose by 0.6 percentage points from the previous year to 12.9 per cent, according to
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EU annual inflation 0.8 per cent in February 2014 – Eurostat
European Union annual inflation was 0.8 per cent in February 2014, down from 0.9 per cent in January, EU statistics
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Recriminations continue over fatal shootout in Bulgarian town
The March 14 shootout in a Bulgarian town between an allegedly mental ill man and a police team in which
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Bulgaria still tardy in granting refugee status
Living conditions in refugee camps in Bulgaria are improving and more accommodation is on the way, but the process of
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Bulgarian state lottery jackpot set to hit 5.2 million leva
An estimated 5.24 million leva (about 2.68 million euro) are expected to be up for grabs in one of the
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