EU autumn economic forecast raises Bulgaria 2015 growth estimate
The European Commission’s autumn forecast for the EU economy, released on November 5, raised the economic growth estimate in the
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Month: November 2015
Bulgarian Judges Association backs police, criticises government
The Bulgarian Judges Association, one of the organisations representing the country’s judiciary, said in an open letter on November 5
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Bulgarian Parliament again performs about-turn on Military Intelligence head
A peculiar political saga that has seen the law changed to effectively force the current head of Bulgaria’s Military Intelligence
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Romanian president names interim PM ahead of talks with parties
Romanian president Klaus Iohannis named Sorin Cimpeanu, the education minister in the outgoing government of Victor Ponta, as interim prime
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Bulgarian Defence Minister: Members of armed forces who protest will be punished
Military personnel who join in protests will be punished, Bulgaria’s Defence Minister Nikolai Nenchev said on November 5, as police
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Bulgaria elections 2015: Racism and records as new mayors take office
Barring a handful of third-round elections, Bulgaria’s October-November 2015 mayoral elections are over, but from a racist revolt against one
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Government in Skopje to borrow 500 million euro
By the end of 2015, the government in Macedonia will borrow 500 million euro. The debt is to be secured
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Bulgarian police continue protests in spite of government backdown on pay cuts
Bulgarian police plan to hold a national protest in Sofia on November 8, a continuation of the series of protests
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Bulgarian Parliament gives go-ahead for prosecution of Ataka’s Siderov and Chukolov
Bulgaria’s National Assembly voted on November 5 to allow the prosecution of Ataka’s Volen Siderov and Dessislav Chukolov on charges
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