Macedonia: Protests continue, activists questioned by police
Protests are continuing in the Republic of Macedonia, supported by the opposition, against the decision of president Gjorge Ivanov to
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Day: May 25, 2016
New visa dispute sours Turkey-EU ties
Within a matter of hours of Turkey’s new government being announced, a major dispute over visas erupted Wednesday between Ankara
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Released Savchenko arrives in Kyiv, hints at political career
After almost two years of captivity in Russia, Ukrainian military pilot Nadiya Savchenko, 35, is finally back at home. After
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Bulgaria does not expect refugee problem from Turkey – Interior Minister
Bulgaria does not expect a refugee problem from Turkey, even if Ankara withdraws from the agreement with the European Union
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Bulgaria moves to ease property qualification for permanent residence
A Bulgarian parliamentary committee has approved the first reading of changes to the Foreigners Act to decrease the property value
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Bulgaria competition watchdog opens retail trade cartel investigation
Bulgaria’s Commission on Protection of Competition (CPC) has opened an investigation into whether four foreign-owned retail chains were acting in
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Bulgarian far-right Ataka MP gets two years probation for hooliganism
Sofia City Court sentenced Dessislav Chukolov, an MP for Volen Siderov’s far-right Ataka minority opposition party, to two years’ probation,
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Eurogroup arrives at ‘major breakthrough’ on Greece
The Eurogroup approved the disbursement of 10.3 billion euro in bailout loans to Greece, in the early hours of May
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Migrants brave illegal means of travel as Greece demolishes border camp
Greek authorities are busing thousands of migrants away from the makeshift camp at Idomeni on the Macedonian border, and to
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