Bulgaria granted protection to 2495 asylum seekers, mostly Syrians, in 2013
Bulgaria granted protection status to 2495 asylum seekers in 2013, with Syrians making up the largest single group at 81
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Day: June 19, 2014
Bulgarian Parliament overturns presidential veto on Interior Ministry bill
Bulgaria’s lawmakers voted on June 19 to overturn President Rossen Plevneliev’s veto on the amendments to the new Interior Ministry
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Bulgaria could see new record wheat crop in 2014 – agriculture minister
Forecasts are that Bulgaria will see five million tons of wheat and between 700 and 800 tons of barley harvested
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Bulgarian prices at half the EU average – Eurostat
Bulgarians paid about half the amount that other Europeans spent on consumer goods in 2013, according to data from the
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Serbian government plans to sell Telekom Srbija
The Serbian government and its experts are working on the “most rational” plan for the privatisation of Telekom Srbija, the
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Russia arms Ukraine secessionists, again
When Crimea broke away from Ukraine, after the uprising in Kyiv that ousted President Viktor Yanukovych, Russia denied sending soldiers
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Emergency declared in three Sofia municipalities after torrential rain
A state of emergency has been declared in three municipalities in the Sofia region after the thunderstorm and torrential rain
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Analysts: Ukraine dispute not likely to cut Russian gas sales to Europe
Analysts tell VOA that Russia should not make any attempt to interrupt natural gas deliveries to Europe as part of
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