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Bulgaria’s Cabinet has dismissed the chairperson of the State Agency for Refugees, Nikolai Chirpanliev, and has appointed his erstwhile deputy Vassil Vurbanov on an interim basis, the government’s media service […]
Four MPs for the Bulgaria Without Censorship (BWC) party said on December 29 that they were quitting as party members but would remain part of the ‘Bulgarian Democratic Centre’ parliamentary […]
The second judge assigned to preside over a sensitive bankruptcy trial, which has re-ignited debate about the state of Bulgaria’s judiciary, has recused himself from the proceedings, reports in Bulgarian […]
Greece’s parliament has failed for the third time to elect a new president, setting the stage for early general elections. Former European commissioner for the environment Stavros Dimas, the government’s […]
Six Bulgarian nationals have been rescued from the Norman Atlantic ferryboat in the Adriatic Sea, Bulgaria’s Foreign Ministry said. The Italian-flagged ferry, sailing from the Greek port of Patras to the […]
Croatia’s presidential election goes to a runoff after no candidate won more than 50 per cent in Sunday’s first round. Liberal incumbent Ivo Josipovic, a Social Democrat, finished first with […]
Greek prime minister Antonis Samaras made one last attempt over the weekend to persuade MPs to vote for presidential candidate Stavros Dimas in Monday’s final round of voting in parliament […]
A cargo ship with about 50 passengers evacuated from a Greek ferry that caught fire in the Adriatic Sea arrived Monday in the Italian port of Bari. The rescued passengers […]
Ukraine’s security service says pro-Russian separatists have released four more Ukrainian prisoners as part of a major prisoner swap. A Ukrainian statement said the four released Saturday included three civilians […]
Ukraine and pro-Russian separatists began the exchange of prisoners of war Friday with hundreds expected to be released by evening. The swap would involve more than 220 separatist fighters and […]
