Bulgarian court puts Russian anti-Putin activist Koblyakov under house arrest
After initially being released by Bulgarian authorities, Free Russia organisation founder Nikolai Koblyakov – for whom Moscow is seeking extradition
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Month: September 2014
Juncker interviews candidate European Commissioners ahead of decisions on portfolios
European Commission President-elect Jean-Claude Juncker began interviewing candidate European Commissioners on September 1 ahead of a final decision on allocating
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‘Absurd obstacles’ stop refugee children attending Bulgarian schools – report
More than 400 refugee children will not be attending school in Bulgaria because of absurd regulations, including requirements such as
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Sofia in top 10 of world’s cleanest hotels
Bulgaria’s capital city Sofia is in the top 10 of the world’s cleanest hotels, scoring 8.54 out of a possible
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Romania woos China again, seeks infrastructure investment
Romanian prime minister Victor Ponta is on a three days visit to China, the second since he came to power
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China may be biggest winner from Ukraine crisis
Thousands of miles away from the Ukrainian battlefields of Donetsk and Novoazovsk sits the country that may end up being
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Turkey accuses 33 police of plotting to overthrow government
Turkey is accusing 33 police of seeking to overthrow the government of newly elected President Recep Tayyip Erdogan. Authorities detained
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Bulgarian cabinet’s security council adopts revised ‘Vision 2020’ ahead of Nato summit
The Bulgarian caretaker Cabinet’s security council on September 1 adopted a revised version of the “Vision 2020” document that earlier
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Bulgaria grapples with rewrite of controversial paper after row over ‘Russia threat’
The Bulgarian cabinet’s security council was meeting on September 1 to consider a new version of a document on a
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