News archive of October 2017

According to media reports, Macedonia will recall its honorary consul in Spain, and shut down the Barcelona-based consulate.

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs will submit this proposal to the government on Tuesday, reports said.

Ryanair has said it still expects to make record annual profits this year, despite disruptions to its schedules that led it to cancel 20,000 flights, according to BCC. 

The Irish airline said it made profits of €1.29bn (£1.14bn) in the six months to the end of September and forecast a full-year profit of up to €1.45bn.

Chloe Khan shared a very cheeky Instagram post with her fans, showing off her surgically enhanced bum in a thong bikini.

The 27-year-old enjoyed the view in an infinity pool in Dubai, her pert bum poking above the surface of the water.

A total of 100 workers died in the collapse of a still unfinished tunnel in the DPRK, where North Korea's leader Kim Jong un tests his nuclear weapons, reports Japanese media quoted by Bild.

62% of Bulgarians claim to believe in God, while 26% firmly state they do not believe, reports mediapool. 

This is clear from the second part of the study of the value attitudes of the population conducted by the Trend Agency on the order of the Right Policy Institute. From October 3 to 10, 1004 people were interviewed face-to-face.

In the upcoming winter season, tourists are expected to grow between five and ten percent compared last winter.

Greek energy firm Energean said on Tuesday it signed three new deals to sell natural gas from the Karish and Tanin offshore fields to Israeli companies.

The deals were signed with Dorad Energy Ltd and two subsidiaries of the Edeltech Group, Ashdod Energy and Ramat Negev Energy.

In 2016, the total amount of expenditure on research and development activity (R&D) was 734.0 million BGN which was 13.7% less than the previous year.

R&D intensity (R&D expenditure as % of GDP) also decreased in comparison with the previous year - from 0.96% in 2015 to 0.78% in 2016.

Asking about the importance of a nation's flag leads to about as many answers as asking about the notion of nation. It also results in a lot of arguments, even between people from the same ideological, social or actual family.

Next month Athens will dip a toe into international markets for a second time this year, probably between November 13 and 23.