Bulgaria’s former conflict of interest commission chief handed prison sentence
Sofia City Court found Filip Zlatanov, the former chairperson of the government’s commission on preventing conflict of interest, guilty on
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Month: April 2014
EU approves visa-free travel for Moldovans
The European Council and European Parliament formally added Moldova to the list of third countries whose nationals are exempt from
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EU’s Copernicus programme to launch first Sentinel satellite
The EU is set to launch the first satellite of its ambitious civilian Earth-monitoring programme, Copernicus, on April 3. The
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Bulgarian Prosecutor-General orders probe into investigations into attacks on journalists’ cars
Bulgarian Prosecutor-General Sotir Tsatsarov has called a meeting of all prosecutors handling investigations into the cases of arson of the
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Bulgarian cabinet’s decision on Karadere faces court challenge
Bulgaria’s Green Party says that it has lodged a challenge in the Supreme Administrative Court to the cabinet’s March 19
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NASA limits co-operation With Russia
The U.S. space agency, NASA, is suspending most of its work with Russia’s space program in the wake of Russian
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Turkish courts slam internet curbs; challenge Erdogan’s web censorship
Rebuffing his government’s efforts to censor parts of the Internet, Turkey’s highest court Wednesday rejected Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s
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Poland’s national carrier LOT makes profit in 2013 for first time since 2008
Poland’s flagship airline PLL LOT posted a profit for the first time since 2008, closing 2013 with a net profit
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Bulgaria’s Interior Ministry preparing ‘loyalty tests’ for employees
Police and other employees of Bulgaria’s Interior Ministry are facing “loyalty tests”, probably through the use of lie detectors, minister
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