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Ukraine’s prime minister said today that the conflict in Crimea has entered a military phase and accused Russia of commiting a “war crime” by firing on Ukrainian servicemen. “The conflict […]
Bulgarian President Rossen Plevneliev held talks with Queen Elizabeth II during his official visit to the UK, the President’s media office said. ...
Bulgaria’s Economy Minister Dragomir Stoynev and the State Energy and Water Regulatory Commission (SEWRC) have threatened to repeal the licences hel ...
Bulgarian Prosecutor-General Sotir Tsatsarov has ordered a complete check-up of all gun licences in the country, whether for hunting or self-defence, ...
Amid the Crimea crisis, it has become a popular rhetorical device to liken the situation of the breakaway territory to Kosovo – or, as former US secretary of state Madeline […]
Russian President Vladimir Putin and Crimean leaders signed a treaty Tuesday to make the Black Sea peninsula part of Russia, just two days after residents voted to secede from Ukraine […]
With Crimean Prime Minister Serhiy Aksyonov sitting in the front row, Russian President Vladimir Putin carried through on his threat to annex Ukraine’s Crimean peninsula as part of Russia — […]
Political parties in Macedonia have started their preparations for the electoral campaign in order to reveal the details of their political programmes. The parties in power, VMRO-DPMNE and BDI (Democratic […]
Foreign direct investment in Bulgaria in the first month of 2014 stood at 58.3 million euro, the equivalent of 0.1 per cent of gross domestic product (GDP), according to data […]
Russian President Vladimir Putin has approved a draft agreement to make Ukraine’s Crimea region part of Russia, in a move likely to further escalate tensions with Ukraine and the West. […]
