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Bulgarian prosecutors indicted the head of the Sofia Court of Appeals, Vesselin Pengezov, on April 28, in a lawsuit that may soon also result in the indictment of the Prime […]
British ambassador in Sofia Jonathan Allen said on April 28 that Bulgaria has no reason to fear any backlash from proposed EU sanctions on Russia and should stand firm with […]
Three families of Syrian refugees left the village of Rosovo in Bulgaria after just a few days because of protests by residents against their presence. According to local media, there […]
Kharkiv Mayor Gennady Kernes was shot in the back on April 28 and is in serious condition, the press service of the Kharkiv city council reported on its website. “The […]
Bulgaria’s State Energy and Water Regulatory Commission (SEWRC) was due to rule on April 28 whether to repeal the operating licences of the country’s three power distribution companies, but has […]
Greece’s Supreme Court (Areios Pagos) has been called on to rule whether members of Greece’s neo-Nazi Golden Dawn party will be allowed to take part in local elections in May. […]
The Bulgarian Orthodox Church’s governing body, the Holy Synod, has rejected a government proposal to award the church ownership of Alexander Nevsky cathedral but without the crypt housing the country’s […]
The controversy in Bulgaria over its expensive fence project at the Turkish border to keep out illegal migrants has trailed off with practically no serious punishments – instead, even promotions […]
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 of Vucic and his new Cabinet Sunday, while 23 voted [&helli ...
An exhibition of paintings by Gredi Assa opens at Sofia City Art Gallery on April 29 at 6pm and continues until May 25 2014. The exhibition, entitled Through the Desert, […]
