Syrians facing terrorism charges in Bulgaria ‘were beaten during interrogation’, court told
Three Syrians facing terrorism charges in Bulgaria were assaulted during interrogation, one of the accused, Almohammad Abdulhamid, told a court
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Day: October 18, 2016
Bulgarian Border Police: Turks returned to Turkey did not ask for international protection
The seven Turkish nationals returned to Turkey by Bulgarian Border Police after trying to cross into Romania had said only
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Bulgaria’s Parliament to debate Electoral Code amendments later in the week
Contrary to expectations that Bulgaria’s Parliament would debate amendments to the Electoral Code on October 18, the discussion will happen
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Bulgaria’s competition watchdog fines Telenor 5.24M leva
Bulgaria’s Competition Protection Commission has imposed a fine of 5.24 million leva (about 2.67 million euro) on second-largest telecom carrier
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Bulgaria ‘generally favours’ Clinton over Trump in US election – ECFR
The Bulgarian government appears to favour Hillary Clinton over Donald Trump to win the November 8 2016 US presidential elections,
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Danube Bridge linking Bulgaria and Romania to close for checks between October 21 and 23
The Danube Bridge linking Rousse and Giurgiu will be closed for technical tests for periods of up to six hours
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Unesco chief Bokova ‘got death threats’ after criticising Arab-backed resolution denying Jewish ties to Jerusalem
United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (Unesco) chief Irina Bokova has received “death threats” after issuing a statement criticising
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Bulgaria handed to Turkey seven allegedly involved in coup attempt against Erdoğan – reports
Bulgaria has quietly handed over to Turkey seven more people suspected of links to the movement of Fethullah Gülen and
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35.7% of the Greek population is living in poverty
More than one in three people in Greece are living in poverty or social exclusion and on average one in
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