Senior Bulgarian judge indicted in EU funds embezzlement probe
Bulgarian prosecutors indicted the head of the Sofia Court of Appeals, Vesselin Pengezov, on April 28, in a lawsuit that
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Day: April 28, 2014
UK ambassador: Russia’s actions make the case for a Western-facing Bulgaria
British ambassador in Sofia Jonathan Allen said on April 28 that Bulgaria has no reason to fear any backlash from
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Protests in Bulgarian village pressure Syrian refugee families to leave – after just two days
Three families of Syrian refugees left the village of Rosovo in Bulgaria after just a few days because of protests
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Kharkiv mayor Gennady Kernes shot in the back
Kharkiv Mayor Gennady Kernes was shot in the back on April 28 and is in serious condition, the press service
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Bulgarian regulator delays decision on electricity distribution licences to May 12
Bulgaria’s State Energy and Water Regulatory Commission (SEWRC) was due to rule on April 28 whether to repeal the operating
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Greece’s top court to rule on Golden Dawn election participation
Greece’s Supreme Court (Areios Pagos) has been called on to rule whether members of Greece’s neo-Nazi Golden Dawn party will
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Bulgarian Orthodox Church rejects proposed partial ownership of Alexander Nevsky cathedral
The Bulgarian Orthodox Church’s governing body, the Holy Synod, has rejected a government proposal to award the church ownership of
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Bulgarian – Turkish border fence farce
The controversy in Bulgaria over its expensive fence project at the Turkish border to keep out illegal migrants has trailed
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Serbia elects ex-nationalist Vucic as new PM
Hard-line nationalist-turned-pro-European reformer Aleksandar Vucic has been elected Serbia’s new prime minister.One hundred ninety-eight members of parliament voted in favor
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