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Speaking in Skopje, Zoran Zaev said that he believes that the name issue will be solved very soon. Asked about when the phone call between him and the Greek premier […]
Thousands of people in Greece have taken to the streets to protest against a name change compromise with Macedonia and Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras. The demonstrations have revived nationalist sentiment […]
Encouraging messages have been issued ahead of the telephone conversation expected to take place between PM Zoran Zaev and PM Alexis Tsipras to solve the dispute about the use of […]
Bulgaria’s Parliament approved a motion on June 7 to give the government a mandate to hold talks with potential investors in the shelved Belene nuclear power plant, but stopped short […]
Bulgarian Foreign Minister Ekaterina Zaharieva said on June 7 that she was sure the Sofia Summit of the China-CEE 16+1 initiative in July would lead to “concrete, practical results” and […]
Bulgaria’s National Assembly appears set to approve the government’s 3.5 billion leva projects to acquire 16 fighter jets and 150 armoured infantry vehicles when the matter is put to the […]
Cannabis remains the most frequently used illicit substance, followed by MDMA/ecstasy, among the adult general population aged 15-64 years in Bulgaria. This is according to the annual European Drug Report, […]
Bulgaria’s economy grew by 0.9 per cent in the first quarter of the year, according to preliminary data announced by the National Statistical Institute (NSI) on June 7. The figure […]
The European Commission and the General Fisheries Commission for the Mediterranean (GFCM) secured on June 7 a 10-year pledge to rebuild the fish stocks in the Black sea, protect the […]
The European Commission (EC) announced on June 7 a total of 1.5 million euro in humanitarian aid to address the increasing needs of refugees, asylum seekers and migrants stranded in […]
