Archive for June 20th, 2018

Number of newspapers in Bulgaria continues to drop, along with circulation – statistics institute
June 20, 2018, by The Sofia Globe staff
A total of 245 newspapers were published in Bulgaria in 2017, a decrease of 17 compared with 2016, according to figures released on June 20 by the National Statistical Institute […]

EU criticises US withdrawal from UN Human Rights Council
June 20, 2018, by The Sofia Globe staff
The European Union has criticised the decision by the United States to withdraw from the United Nations Human Rights Council, saying that it “risks undermining the role of the US as a champion […]

Bulgarian deputy minister resigns over expensive air ticket controversy
June 20, 2018, by The Sofia Globe staff
Bulgarian Deputy Minister of Labour and Social Policy Rositsa Dimitrova has resigned following controversy over her trip to a conference in New York for which taxpayers shelled out 8300 leva […]

Zaev: Gruevski accepted the terms Upper and Northern Macedonia in 2012-2013
June 20, 2018, by Independent Balkan News Agency
Prime Minister Zoran Zaev, in an interview with Skopje TV channel 5, said that in the 2012-2013 negotiations, then-Prime Minister Nikola Gruevski and his VMRO-DPMNE party had accepted the terms […]