News archive of May 2018

Muharrem İnce and CHP members near Turkey's border with Greece on May 31. (Photo: Doğan News Agency)

The European Commission has proposed Bulgaria to receive 2.2m euros to compensate the damage from last year's floods near Bourgas.

The announcement noted that on 25 and 26 October last year in the region of Bourgas there were heavy storms and torrential rains that caused damages on bridges and roads, schools and hospitals.

Nearly 7.8 million foreigners visited Turkey in the first four months of 2018, the Culture and Tourism Ministry announced on May 31.

The Panhellenic Federation of Macedonian Cultural Associations has sued Foreign Minister Nikos Kotzias and accused him of high treason over his handling of name talks with the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia (FYROM).

Movie producer Harvey Weinstein was indicted on May 30 on charges of rape and a criminal sexual act, Manhattan District Attorney Cyrus Vance said, the first case to emerge from a slew of sexual misconduct allegations against him.

The first deputy PM and foreign minister was referring to frequent attacks on Serbs in the territory of Kosovo and Metohija.

Dacic told reporters in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs that the obligation of the international presence in Kosovo to protect the security, adding that this is the main reason why they are there.

Dear Mr Tsipras,

I am aware you have more pressing issues that need your attention, however, I feel the need to express some concerns and advocate for the average Greek citizen who just wants to make an honest living with dignity and humility.

Greece will raise the monthly limit of cash that can be withdrawn from bank accounts to 5,000 euros from 2,300 euros as part of measures to ease capital controls imposed three years ago, the government said on Thursday in a decree.

The finance ministry's decision will come into effect once it is published in the government gazette.

Turkey's foreign trade balance showed a $27.4 billion deficit from January to April, a yearly increase of 56.2 percent, the country's statistical authority announced on May 31.

The production of cigarettes in Bulgaria is smaller than ever before. If, in 2015, 26.9 billion pieces were produced in our country that worth 251 million euros, then in 2016 their number decreased to 21 billion, that worth 188 million euros. This shows Eurostat data published on May 31 - World No Tobacco Day.