Turkey boosts border security after suicide attack
The Turkish government has announced it will step up border security following Monday’s suicide bombing in the town of Suruc,
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Month: July 2015
Negotiations continue on support for constitutional changes to reform judiciary
Negotiations between Bulgarian Prime Minister Boiko Borissov and leaders of other parties on securing sufficient support from MPs for constitutional
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Bulgarian MPs amend referendum law
Bulgaria’s MPs passed amendments to the country’s law on referendums on July 21, making it easier to call a plebiscite
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Shortage of lifeguards among rules broken at Bulgarian beaches
Bulgarian authorities have been inspecting beaches held under concession contracts, finding rule-breaking such as shortages of lifeguards and stalls being
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GERB expels MP from parliamentary group over rival bid against party’s Plovdiv mayor
Bulgaria’s largest parliamentary party GERB has expelled MP Zdravko Dimitrov from its parliamentary group and called on him to quit
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Bulgaria to receive 500 refugees through EC migration plan
Bulgaria will accept 500 refugees, mainly from Italy and Greece, more than a third less than the number initially proposed
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Multinational military exercises start in western Ukraine
A military exercise involving Ukrainian and U.S. forces, along with troops from more than a dozen other countries, opened Monday
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Greece reopens banks, boosts taxes, repays loans
Debt-wracked Greece reopened its banks Monday for the first time in three weeks, while also increasing taxes and making critical
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’60 000 Greek companies to move to Bulgaria’ – Hellenic business association chief
About 60 000 Greek companies intend relocating to Bulgaria because of higher taxes on companies, capital controls and the Tsipras
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