Eye or nay? Tsar Samuil statue controversy continues
Beauty, it has long been said, is in the eye of the beholder. But when it comes to the controversial
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Month: June 2015
Turkey’s Erdogan calls for responsibility after election
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan called Monday for his country’s fractious political parties to act responsibly in the aftermath of
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G7 leaders affirm Russia sanctions
The leaders of seven of the world’s most powerful countries agreed on Monday to toughen sanctions on Russia, if necessary,
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Five EU members under pressure to recognise Kosovo
Five European Union member states that have not recognised the 2008 unilateral declaration of Kosovo’s independence are under pressure to
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Archaeology: New excavations of Sofia’s Sveta Nedelya Square to start mid-June
The first major archaeological excavation of the Sveta Nedelya Square site in central Sofia in 60 years is to begin
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Plevneliev: Bulgaria should not rest until getting Tsar Samuil’s bones from Greece
Bulgarian head of state President Rossen Plevneliev used the June 8 ceremony of the unveiling of a controversial statue of
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Second electricity distributor files arbitration claim against Bulgaria
Czech-owned Energo-Pro became the second electricity distribution firm to file an arbitration claim against Bulgaria with the World Bank’s arbitration
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Bulgarian competition regulator allows Vivacom to buy former subsidiary
Bulgaria’s Commission for Protection of Competition (CPC) has allowed telecom carrier Vivacom to purchase infrastructure company Nurts, a former subsidiary
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Bulgarian firms hired 645 foreigners from non-EU countries in 2014 – employment agency
Bulgarian firms, facing a skills shortage in areas like IT, engineering and even sport, hired 645 foreigners from 45 countries
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