Bulgarian PM Borissov firmly against lifting smoking ban, ruling party MPs divided
Bulgarian Prime Minister Boiko Borissov says that he firmly supports the June 2012 law fully banning smoking in enclosed public
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Sofia and Skopje speak on EU ministers’ postponement of decision on accession talks with Macedonia
Leaders in the Bulgarian capital Sofia and the Macedonian capital Skopje have spoken out in response to the decision by
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Bulgarian hoteliers and restaurateurs threaten civil disobedience unless smoking ban laws changed
Bulgarian hoteliers and restaurateurs will deliberately allow the breaking of the country’s law against smoking in enclosed public places unless
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Archaeology: Basilica from the time of Constantine the Great found at Sofia’s Serdica West Gate
Archaeologists in Bulgaria’s capital city Sofia have found a basilica said to date from the time of emperor Constantine the
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Russia Watch: Russian conservatives see ‘foreign agents’ and ‘treason’ behind social change
Ashley, an American friend, and I were walking on a bridge over the Moscow River to the “Inostranii Agent” or
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UN experts urge Hungary to reverse law criminalising homelessness
Recent legislation in Hungary outlawing homelessness risks having a discriminatory impact on those living in poverty, two United Nations independent
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Polish economy minister declares support for troubled motor industry
The Polish government will present solutions to support car production in Poland in order to defend jobs in the sector,
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After debating for decades, EU adopts common patent
The European Union has adopted a common patent for the 27-nation bloc, after nearly four decades of debate about the
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Bulgaria does not support December European Council giving Macedonia a date for EU accession talks
Bulgaria, underlining that it wants to see Skopje taking real steps towards good neighbourly relations, has said that it would
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