Europe raises stakes with tour of former Soviet states
The President of the European Council Herman van Rompuy visited Georgia Wednesday – the latest stop on a tour of
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Day: May 14, 2014
Bulgarian regulator mulls massive fines on electricity distribution firms
Bulgaria’s State Energy and Water Regulatory Commission (SEWRC) said on May 14 that its audit of three privately-owned electricity distribution
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Bulgarian leaders send condolences to Turkish counterparts over Soma mine disaster
Bulgaria’s President, Speaker of Parliament, prime minister and foreign minister each sent messages of condolences to their Turkish counterparts on
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The worst mine tragedy in the history of Turkey
Turkey is faced with the worst mine disaster in its history. Up to Tuesday afternoon they had pulled out 238
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Bulgaria’s European Parliament elections: Notebook, May 14
A commentator on media coverage of the campaign ahead of Bulgaria’s May 25 2014 European Parliament elections said that the
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Ukraine holds national unity talks
Ukraine is hosting “national unity” talks Wednesday, a day after pro-Russian separatists killed seven Ukrainian soldiers in an ambush of
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Former constitutional judge: Committee investigating President Plevneliev is unconstitutional
A former judge in Bulgaria’s Constitutional Court has become the latest expert to say that the parliamentary committee set up
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Bulgarian Orthodox Church Patriarch Neofit to visit Russia
Patriarch Neofit, head of the Bulgarian Orthodox Church, is to visit Russia from May 23 to 29, the church’s governing
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FT revelations cause political upheaval in Greece ahead of election battle
Greek main opposition party leader Alexis Tsipras took a swipe at Prime Minister Antonis Samaras labelling him “Barroso’s puppet” on
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