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Bulgaria and Greece sign memorandum on building high-speed railway corridor between Rousse and Thessaloniki

September 6, 2017September 7, 2017 The Sofia Globe staff Greece

The transport ministers of Greece and Bulgaria signed on September 6 a memorandum on co-operation on the building of a

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Europe 

European Court of Justice dismisses eastern states’ challenge to refugee quota

September 6, 2017September 6, 2017 Deutsche Welle Europe migrant crisis, Greece, Hungary, Refugees, Slovakia

The European Court of Justice (ECJ) has struck down a challenge from Hungary and Slovakia over the bloc’s mandatory refugee

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Bulgaria 

Tsipras, Borissov to sign deal on September 6 on construction of port railway link

September 4, 2017 Independent Balkan News Agency Greece

Greek and Bulgarian Prime Ministers Alexis Tsipras and Boiko Borissov will sign in Kavala on September 6 a bilateral agreement to

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Europe 

Relaxation of capital controls in Greece scheduled for September 1

August 30, 2017August 30, 2017 Independent Balkan News Agency Greece

Starting from September 1, capital controls in Greece are being relaxed, with the new limit on withdrawals with from ATMs

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Bulgaria 

Bulgarian PM Borissov: Balkans have potential to replace UK in the European family after Brexit

July 14, 2017 Independent Balkan News Agency Boiko Borissov, Brexit, Greece, Serbia

The Balkans have the potential to replace the United Kingdom in the European family after Brexit, Bulgarian Prime Minister Boiko

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria and Greece to sign memorandum on development of Thessaloniki – Rousse multimodal transport corridor

July 12, 2017July 12, 2017 Independent Balkan News Agency Greece

Bulgaria’s government said on July 12 that it had approved a draft memorandum of understanding on the development of the

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Bulgaria 

EC grants Bulgaria 1.22M euro emergency assistance to aid reception and protection of asylum-seekers and refugees

July 10, 2017July 11, 2017 The Sofia Globe staff Europe migrant crisis, Greece, Refugees

The European Commission said on July 10 that it had awarded an additional 1.22 million euro in emergency assistance to

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Bulgaria 

Radev and Pavlopoulos: Bulgaria, Greece to work for stronger and more stable EU, integration of Western Balkans

June 23, 2017 Independent Balkan News Agency Greece, Roumen Radev

Bulgaria and Greece will continue to work together in the interests of a stronger and more stable European Union because

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Europe 

Greek FM: Solution to name dispute must precede Macedonia’s Nato entry

June 14, 2017 Independent Balkan News Agency Greece, Macedonia, Nato

Athens will not consent to Nato entry for the former Yugoslav republic of Macedonia before the name dispute with Greece’s northern

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