Bulgaria prepares for October 25 municipal and mayoral elections
Bulgarian political parties and coalitions were closing off their campaigns in the final days and hours ahead of the 24-hour
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Day: October 23, 2015
Bulgaria’s October 25 referendum question
Bulgaria is holding a national referendum on October 25 on whether to introduce online voting, but political parties have done
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100 arrested, more arrests expected in Bulgarian operation against people-trafficking, vote buying
About 100 people had been arrested by midday on October 23 as Bulgarian police and prosecutors carried out countrywide operations
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Bulgarian mountains hit by first snow on October 23
The cold weather front over Bulgaria brought the first snowfall in several high-altitude areas on October 23, including on Mount
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Migrant women and children on the move in Europe subjected to abuse, sexual violence – UNHCR
The United Nations High Commission for Refugees says it is concerned by credible testimonies it has received of abuse of
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IOM: Greece records highest weekly migration inflows in 2015 so far
Greece saw the highest migration inflows since the beginning of 2015 in the past week, the International Organization for Migration
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National search warrant issued for Rousse mayoral candidate sentenced for drug trafficking
Bulgaria has issued a national search warrant for a candidate mayor of the Danube city of Rousse, Ventsislav “Chicago” Angelov,
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Top 10 facts about Ukraine’s October 25 local elections
Ukraine’s elections on October 25 are the nation’s next democratic step in choosing its leaders following last year’s EuroMaidan Revolution
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Bulgaria launches countrywide operations against vote-buying, trafficking of migrants
Bulgaria’s police, State Agency for National Security and prosecutors launched national all-day operations against vote-buying and against people-trafficking and illegal
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