Turkey’s media raids could presage wider crackdown
Turkey’s government is facing growing international pressure following police raids on media establishments. But the Turkish president has dismissed criticism
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Month: December 2014
Russian rouble falls to new lows
The value of the Russian ruble plunged to new lows Monday against the dollar and euro, with Moscow’s central bank
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Dialogue with Russia on South Stream must continue, Merkel tells Bulgarian PM Borissov
The European Union has not given up on the South Stream gas pipeline project and therefore the dialogue with Russia
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New survey shows worrying picture of poverty in Bulgaria
Twenty-one per cent of Bulgarians are below the country’s poverty line – a statistic that translates into a reality of
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Bulgaria high court holds first hearing in CCB licence appeal
Bulgaria’s Supreme Administrative Court (SAC) held the first hearing on December 15 in the case appealing against the Bulgarian National
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FDI in Bulgaria in January-October was 804.9 million euro
Foreign direct investment in Bulgaria in the first 10 months of 2014 was 804.9 million euro, the equivalent of two per
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Labour costs in Bulgaria lowest in EU – Eurostat
Labour costs in Bulgaria were the lowest among the 28 member states of the European Union, according to a survey
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Chevron pulls out of gas extraction in western Ukraine
Global Energy giant Chevron terminated its contract with Ukraine to extract shale gas in western Ukraine after trying for more
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Bulgaria annual deflation speeds up to 0.6% in November
Bulgaria’s consumer price index (CPI) shrank by 0.4 per cent in November, pushing the annual deflation figure at the end
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