Number of asylum applications in EU in 2018 dropped to pre-crisis levels – EASO
The number of asylum applications in European Union countries in 2018 was 10 per cent lower than in 2017, dropping
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Month: February 2019
Sofia Pride condemns homophobic attack on woman in Bulgarian capital
Sofia Pride’s organising committee said on February 13 that condemns the attack on Galya Petkova in Sofia that was reported
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Official: Name ‘Republic of North Macedonia’ comes into force
The name “Republic of North Macedonia” for the former Yugoslav republic has come into force officially, in compliance with the
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Flights between Sofia and Brussels on February 13 cancelled because of strike in Belgium
Flights between Sofia Airport and Brussels Charleroi scheduled for February 13 have been cancelled because of a 24-hour strike in
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Sofia metro line 3 to open in October 2019
Construction on the third line of the Sofia metro underground rapid transit system was progressing on schedule, with the first
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Bulgaria anti-trust watchdog levies 2.6M leva fine on coffee copycats
Bulgaria’s Commission for Protection of Competition has levied fines of more than 2.6 million leva on two companies for selling
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Archaeology: Sixth-century terracotta ‘mask’ of emperor found in Bulgaria’s Varna
An artefact made of terracotta has been discovered at the Dzhanavara site in the Bulgarian Black Sea city of Varna,
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Bulgaria’s Interior Minister on Gebrev poisoning case: No theory ruled out
Bulgaria’s Interior Ministry is pursuing all lines of inquiry in connection with the attempted poisoning in 2015 of Dunarit weapons
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Republic of North Macedonia: Nato flag raised at government HQ in Skopje
The entry of the country soon to be officially named Republic of North Macedonia into Nato would have a positive
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