February 10, 2015 – The Sofia Globe

Bulgaria’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs has instructed the embassy in Kyiv and the consulate general in Odessa to facilitate the

Bulgaria

Bulgarian minority parties seek to pressure government over Ukraine

February 10, 2015February 11, 2015 Clive Leviev-Sawyer Nato, Russia, Ukraine

Opposition and minority parties in Bulgaria are seeking to pressure the country’s centre-right coalition cabinet over Ukraine, highlighting the plight

Bulgaria

Nine Bulgarians running huge illegal cigarette factory near Budapest held in international operation

February 10, 2015February 10, 2015 The Sofia Globe staff Hungary

Nine Bulgarians allegedly running a large-scale illegal cigarette factory near Hungary’s capital Budapest were arrested in a police operation that

Europe

Azov battalion spearheads Ukrainian counter-offensive

February 10, 2015February 10, 2015 The Kyiv Post Russia, Ukraine

Ukraine’s Azov Battalion, famed for its near-suicidal bravery and ultra-nationalist views, is spearheading a Ukrainian counter-offensive along the country’s Black Sea

Bulgaria

Bulgarian prosecutors: ‘Operation Worms’ did not eavesdrop on protesters

February 10, 2015February 11, 2015 The Sofia Globe staff

The controversial “Operation Worms” was not directed against the anti-government protesters of 2013/14 but against Interior Ministry officials giving unauthorised

Bulgaria

Bulgaria’s eavesdropping saga: the worm turns, again

February 10, 2015February 11, 2015 Clive Leviev-Sawyer

After days of headlines about what media reports called “Operation Worms”, the alleged large-scale illegal surveillance of protesters against Bulgaria’s

Bulgaria

Šefčovič: European countries should show they can work together to achieve greater interconnectivity

February 10, 2015February 11, 2015 Independent Balkan News Agency energy

European countries should demonstrate that they could work together to achieve greater interconnectivity, European Commission vice-president for energy union Maroš