Anniversary of prevention of deportation of Bulgarian Jews to Nazi death camps commemorated
Bulgaria held its annual commemoration of the 1943 resistance by civil society, religious leaders and some politicians to the deportation
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Month: March 2014
What’s On: Dream Theater returns to Sofia on July 29
New York-based progressive metal pioneers Dream Theater will return to Bulgarian capital city Sofia on July 29, more than 12
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Crimea prepares for referendum
The chief of Crimea’s election commission, Myhkailo Malyshev, said Monday he is moving ahead with preparations for next Sunday’s referendum
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Poland evacuates its consulate in Crimea amid mounting tensions
Poland’s Foreign Ministry decided on March 8 to pull out staff from its consulate in Sevastopol, the Crimean port city
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Kyiv: No plans to send forces to Crimea
Ukraine’s acting defense minister says Kyiv has no plans to send armed forces to Crimea. The Interfax news agency quoted
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Russian military vehicles enter Ukrainian base near Simferopol
A convoy of military vehicles, apparently Russian, has entered a base near Crimea’s capital Simferopol. Reuters news service, which filmed
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Stanishev’s BSP ‘expels’ Purvanov and ABC allies
At a special meeting on March 7, the Bulgarian Socialist Party’s national council voted overwhelmingly for the expulsion of Georgi
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European People’s Party elects Juncker as its candidate European Commission President
The EU-wide centre-right European People’s Party elected Jean-Claude Juncker, formerly prime minister of Luxembourg and former Eurogroup president, as its
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Ukrainians fight back in information war
Kremlin-controlled media have launched an information war to justify Russia’s seizing of Crimea. In response, Ukrainians are organizing to counter
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