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Bulgaria to Provide Additional BGN 44 M for Completing Fence at Border with Turkey

Bulgaria will provide additional BGN 44 M for completing the fence at the border with Turkey, which is aimed at curbing the migrant influx to the country.

World » Southeast Europe | June 15, 2016, Wednesday // 12:44 | Viewed: 5642

Macedonian Finance Minister Zoran Stavreski Resigns

Macedonian Deputy Prime Minister and Finance Minister Zoran Stavrevski has resigned, citing health reasons.

World » Southeast Europe | June 14, 2016, Tuesday // 16:08 | Viewed: 8774

Greece Detains Ship with Arms Supplies Sailing from Bulgaria to Uruguay

A ship sailing under the flag of Antigua and Barbuda has been detained by Greek authorities at the port of Piraeus.

World » Southeast Europe | June 11, 2016, Saturday // 15:42 | Viewed: 6585

Bulgaria Has Spent Over BGN 100 M on Fence Along Border with Turkey

Bulgaria has spent more than BGN 100 M on constructing the fence along the border with Turkey, which has not been fully completed yet.

World » Southeast Europe | June 11, 2016, Saturday // 12:18 | Viewed: 6663

Bulgaria Hosts SEECP Parliamentary Assembly Plenary Session

Bulgaria is hosting the plenary session of the South-East European Cooperation Process (SEECP) Parliamentary Assembly on Saturday.

World » Southeast Europe | June 11, 2016, Saturday // 11:13 | Viewed: 5808

Kurdistan Freedom Hawks Claim Responsibility for Istanbul Bombing

The Kurdistan Freedom Hawks (TAK) claimed on Friday responsibility for the car bombing in the Istanbul district of Beyazit on Tuesday which claimed the lives of eleven people and left 36 other injured.

World » Southeast Europe | June 10, 2016, Friday // 14:09 | Viewed: 5427

Three Killed in New Car Bomb Attack in Turkey

A new car bomb attack rocked Turkey on Wednesday, just a day after a similar bombing took place in Istanbul.

World » Southeast Europe | June 8, 2016, Wednesday // 12:30 | Viewed: 6139

Bulgarian Ambassador to Turkey Says PKK, IS Among Possible Perpetrators of Istanbul Bombing

Commenting the terrorist attack which took place in Istanbul on Tuesday, Bulgarian ambassador to Turkey, Her Excellency Nadezhda Neynsky, said on Wednesday that four suspects have been detained in connection with the bombing.

World » Southeast Europe | June 8, 2016, Wednesday // 10:03 | Viewed: 3186

Four Suspects Detained Over Istanbul Bombing

Four suspects have been detained in relation to the terrorist attack which took place in the Beyazit district of Istanbul on Tuesday.

World » Southeast Europe | June 7, 2016, Tuesday // 17:18 | Viewed: 4884

Macedonian President Fully Reverses Amnesty in Wiretapping Affair

Macedonia's President Gjorge Ivanov has scrapped an amnesty granted in April on politicians involved in a massive wiretapping affair.

World » Southeast Europe | June 7, 2016, Tuesday // 11:50 | Viewed: 3612

Explosion Kills 11, Wounds 36 in Turkey's Istanbul

An attack targeting a police vehicle in Turkey's biggest city Istanbul has left at least еleven people dead and thirty-six others injured.

World » Southeast Europe | June 7, 2016, Tuesday // 10:30 | Viewed: 4635

Ex-TV Presenter Wins Bucharest Local Elections

A former TV host could become the mayor of Romania's capital Bucharest following a local vote held across the country on Sunday.

World » Southeast Europe | June 6, 2016, Monday // 07:37 | Viewed: 4737

Croatia Unblocks Serbia’s EU Accession Path

Croatia has officially agreed to the opening of Chapter 23 in Serbia's EU accession talks, opening the way for the bloc to start defining a common negotiating position on the chapter.

World » Southeast Europe | June 2, 2016, Thursday // 13:56 | Viewed: 3962

PM Borisov Reaffirms Bulgarian Support for European Integration of Macedonia

Bulgarian Prime Minister Boyko Borisov held a meeting on Wednesday with Macedonian President Gjorge Ivanov, who is in the country for participation in the summit of the South-East European Cooperation Process (SEECP), which is hosted by Bulgarian Presiden

World » Southeast Europe | June 1, 2016, Wednesday // 11:02 | Viewed: 6671

Bulgarian President to Host SEECP Summit

Bulgarian President Rosen Plevneliev will host on Wednesday a summit of the South-East European Cooperation Process (SEECP).

World » Southeast Europe | June 1, 2016, Wednesday // 10:09 | Viewed: 5808

Bulgarian PM Discussing Gas Link, Border Protection with Greek Foreign Minister

Diversification of sources and routes of natural gas supply is among the top priorities of Bulgaria’s government, Prime Minister Boyko Borisov has said at a meeting with Greek Foreign Minister Nikos Kotzias.

World » Southeast Europe | May 31, 2016, Tuesday // 17:11 | Viewed: 3732

Serbia Prevents Attempt to Smuggle Migrants to Hungary, Budapest Reinforcing Border Fence

Serbian police have thwarted a people trafficker’s attempt to smuggle 44 migrants across the border to Hungary, AP reported on Monday.

World » Southeast Europe | May 30, 2016, Monday // 21:02 | Viewed: 4559

Bulgarian PM: Migrants Have Not Breached Border with Greece

Bulgarian Prime Miniser Boyko Borisov assured on Sunday that the border with Greece has not been breached by migrants, as had been implied by some media, adding that the country managed to carry out one of the quickest readmission of refugees ever achieve

World » Southeast Europe | May 29, 2016, Sunday // 13:38 | Viewed: 5162

Bulgaria Deploys Army to Border with Greece After Two Migrant Groups Detained

Bulgaria has deployed military personnel to the border with Greece after two groups of illegal immigrants, each consisting of more than thirty people, attempted to cross into the country late on Friday night and early on Saturday morning.

World » Southeast Europe | May 29, 2016, Sunday // 10:45 | Viewed: 11101

Macedonia's President Partially Revokes Amnesty in Wiretapping Affair

Macedonian President Gjorge Ivanov on Friday moved to scrap the amnesty of nearly half of the 56 people who had been facing proceedings in a wiretapping affair.

World » Southeast Europe | May 28, 2016, Saturday // 16:18 | Viewed: 3549

Bulgaria's IntMin Reports Slight Increase in Migrant Pressure on Border with Turkey

Bulgarian Interior Minister Rumyana Bachvarova said that there has been slight increase in the migrant pressure exerted on the country's border with Turkey in the past few days.

World » Southeast Europe | May 27, 2016, Friday // 17:04 | Viewed: 2594
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