The view from Sofia: Bulgaria’s energy security needs to gain prominence
There’s this thing about peripheries. They are either peaceful and godforsaken (and thus ignored) or they are volatile and challenging
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Month: January 2015
Ukraine asks IMF for new rescue package
Ukraine has asked the International Monetary Fund (IMF) for a new and broader bailout package and will attempt to renegotiate
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Film review: Birdman
“A thing is a thing, not what is said of that thing.” Thus reads a little note on the mirror
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ECB launches economic stimulus for euro zone
The European Central Bank has launched an ambitious stimulus program aimed to stop deflation and boost the ailing, 19-member eurozone.
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Nato Secretary-General praises Bulgaria’s participation in alliance missions
Nato Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg, on his first visit to Sofia as head of the alliance, has praised Bulgaria’s participation in
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Bulgaria’s Supreme Judicial Council suspends judge over disciplinary proceedings
Roumyana Chenalova, the Sofia City Court judge subject to disciplinary proceedings over her handling of some cases, has been suspended
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Bulgarian MPs amend audit office law, again
Bulgaria’s Parliament passed at second reading amendments to the law governing the activity of the National Audit Office (NAO) on
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Bulgaria’s MRF threatens no-confidence vote
The opposition Movement for Rights and Freedoms is seeking to seize the stage in the opening weeks of Bulgaria’s political
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Donetsk Airport overrun by rebels, say army volunteers
Kremlin-backed insurgents have taken over Donetsk Airport, killing dozens of Ukrainian troops, members of the army’s volunteer support network said
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