World » Southeast Europe

Political Tensions Heighten in Greece before Sunday's General Elections

Greece is preparing for the parliamentary elections on Sunday, January 25, which were triggered by lawmakers' failure to elect a head of state. What follows is a brief overview of the main contenders' promises and aspirations.

World » Southeast Europe | January 20, 2015, Tuesday // 17:45 | Viewed: 2687

Former Greek PM Papandreou Envisages Alliance with SYRIZA

Former Greek Prime Minister George Papandreou expressed the view that his newly-established movement could form an alliance with the party leading in opinion polls SYRIZA.

World » Southeast Europe | January 20, 2015, Tuesday // 12:17 | Viewed: 4206

Rifles Used in Charlie Hebdo Attacks 'Could Be from Bulgaria or Romania'

The assault rifles used by the Kouachi brothers, who killed 12 people in an attack on Chalie Hebdo's offices in Paris, could have come from Bulgaria and Romania, media reports suggest.

World » Southeast Europe | January 19, 2015, Monday // 14:50 | Viewed: 2992

Greece’s Leftist Syriza Keeps Lead Over Ruling Conservatives Before Snap Vote

Greece’s leftist anti-bailout opposition party Syriza is maintaining a steady lead over the ruling New Democracy party of Prime Antonis Samaras less than two weeks before the snap vote on January 25, opinion polls have shown.

World » Southeast Europe | January 16, 2015, Friday // 10:44 | Viewed: 1512

Croatia Elects Its First Female President in Narrow Runoff

Kolinda Grabar-Kitarovic won in the second round of elections that were held in Croatia on Sunday, becoming the country's first female president.

World » Southeast Europe | January 12, 2015, Monday // 09:05 | Viewed: 3305

SYRIZA Leads Opinion Polls Ahead of Greek Elections

Opinion polls show that Greek oppositional party SYRIZA is firmly in the lead before the early parliamentary elections that are to take place on January 25.

World » Southeast Europe | January 8, 2015, Thursday // 15:54 | Viewed: 3903

Suicider Blows Herself in Istanbul, Police Officer Killed

A female suicide bomber blew herself in Istanbul, killing one police officer and injuring another on Tuesday.

World » Southeast Europe | January 6, 2015, Tuesday // 20:45 | Viewed: 3230

SYRIZA's Tsipras Fends Off Grexit Suggestions

Greece's main opposition party SYRIZA is not intending to trigger an exit of its country from the Eurozone if it wins the early elections this month, its leader Alexis Tsipras has said.

World » Southeast Europe | January 6, 2015, Tuesday // 07:39 | Viewed: 2553

EU Commission Says Grexit 'Legally Impossible'

The European Commission warned on Monday there was no legal mechanism which Greece could use to leave the Eurozone, a hypothetical event commonly dubbed "Grexit".

World » Southeast Europe | January 5, 2015, Monday // 15:37 | Viewed: 3387

Greece's Parliament Formally Dissolved

Greece’s parliament was formally dissolved Wednesday by a decree, officially marking the start of a monthlong election campaign, reports The Wall Street Journal.

World » Southeast Europe | December 31, 2014, Wednesday // 13:20 | Viewed: 1757

Greek Parliament Fails to Elect President, Triggers Early Elections

The Greek Parliament failed to approve the presidential candidate of Prime Minister Antonis Samaras in the third and last round of voting on Monday.

World » Southeast Europe | December 29, 2014, Monday // 14:28 | Viewed: 3112

Greek Parliament to Hold Last Presidential Vote on Monday

Greece's Prime Minister Antonis Samaras has said he will do everything to ensure that Parliament will elect a new head of state in the third and final attempt on December 29, Monday.

World » Southeast Europe | December 29, 2014, Monday // 08:46 | Viewed: 1569

Croatia’s Incumbent President Josipovic to Face Challenger Kitarovic in Run-off

Croatia’s incumbent head of state Ivo Josipovic and his main challenger, Kolinda Grabar-Kitarovic, will face each other in a run-off presidential vote on 11 January 2015, an exit poll showed on Sunday.

World » Southeast Europe | December 28, 2014, Sunday // 21:53 | Viewed: 2203

Croatia Voting for President Amid Economic Crisis

Croatia started voting for president on Sunday with incumbent Ivo Josipovic tipped as the frontrunner.

World » Southeast Europe | December 28, 2014, Sunday // 13:31 | Viewed: 3480

Greece’s MPs Fail to Elect President in Second Vote

The second of three attempts by Greece's parliament to approve the Prime Minister Antonis Samaras’ nominee for president has failed, sending the country a step closer to early general elections.

World » Southeast Europe | December 23, 2014, Tuesday // 16:28 | Viewed: 2717

Greek Parliament to Hold Presidential Vote for 2nd Time

Lawmakers in Greece are to make on Tuesday a second attempt at electing the country's new President.

World » Southeast Europe | December 23, 2014, Tuesday // 10:01 | Viewed: 2356

Klaus Iohannis: Romania Should Stun World with Transformation

Romanians should say in five years that their country is the one which stunned the world with its transformation and reconstruction, the new President Klaus Iohannis has said.

World » Southeast Europe | December 22, 2014, Monday // 08:38 | Viewed: 5245

Greek Parliament Fails to Elect President in First Round

The Greek Parliament failed to elect the country's President at the first round of voting on Wednesday.

World » Southeast Europe | December 18, 2014, Thursday // 09:16 | Viewed: 2493

Arrested Bulgarians in Belgrade Have Been Released

The seven Bulgarians, followers of the Buddhist movement Falun Gong, that were detained in Belgrade on Tuesday, have been released on Wednesday evening and are expected to return to Bulgaria.

World » Southeast Europe | December 18, 2014, Thursday // 08:26 | Viewed: 2256

Arrested Bulgarians to Return from Belgrade Thursday

The seven Bulgarians who were arrested in Belgrade on Monday evening over their alleged plans to protest against the human rights violations in China, would return on Thursday, the spokesperson of Bulgaria's Foreign Ministry Betina Zhoteva says.

World » Southeast Europe | December 17, 2014, Wednesday // 12:15 | Viewed: 2077

EU Slams Turkey over Media Arrests

EU foreign policy chief Federica Mogherini and other officials have harshly criticized Turkey over its move to arrest a number of people working for leading media outlets.

World » Southeast Europe | December 15, 2014, Monday // 08:56 | Viewed: 2978
Bulgaria news Novinite.com (Sofia News Agency - www.sofianewsagency.com) is unique with being a real time news provider in English that informs its readers about the latest Bulgarian news. The editorial staff also publishes a daily online newspaper "Sofia Morning News." Novinite.com (Sofia News Agency - www.sofianewsagency.com) and Sofia Morning News publish the latest economic, political and cultural news that take place in Bulgaria. Foreign media analysis on Bulgaria and World News in Brief are also part of the web site and the online newspaper. News Bulgaria