Macedonia’s parliament postpones June 5 elections
The Republic of Macedonia’s governing coalition parties, VMRO-DPMNE and BDI (Democratic Union for Integration), voted in parliament on May 18
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Day: May 18, 2016
Plevneliev to take election law amendments to Constitutional Court
Condemning the National Assembly’s rejection of his veto of election law amendments on voting abroad as “the latest occasion that
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After overturning veto, ruling majority to rewrite election law – again
The prolonged political farce over Bulgaria’s election law continued on May 18 with the ruling majority, having just overturned a
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Bulgarian Parliament overturns presidential veto on voting abroad law
Caving into a threat from the nationalist Patriotic Front to withdraw its support from Prime Minister Boiko Borissov’s government unless
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Bulgarian police find 21 Syrians concealed in Turkey – Germany train
Twenty-one people from Syria were found concealed in a train travelling from Turkey to Germany when it stopped at the
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Bulgaria Q1 2016 FDI was 371.3M euro
Foreign direct investment in Bulgaria in the first three months of 2016 stood at 371.3 million euro, the equivalent of
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Bulgarian church meeting on ‘fireworks’ cleric turns into damp squib
The first day of a three-day meeting of the Bulgarian Orthodox Church’s governing body the Holy Synod, due to discuss
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Macedonia’s Constitutional Court suspends all electoral activities
The Constitutional Court in the Republic of Macedonia decided on May 18 to evaluate whether the decision for the dissolution of Parliament
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Bulgarian Parliament votes new labour minister into office
Bulgaria’s National Assembly voted on May 18 to approve Prime Minister Boiko Borissov’s nomination of Zornitsa Rusinova as Minister of
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