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Survey: Russia's Campaign To Influence Central, Eastern Europe

Russia has launched a behind-the-curtains campaign of economic and political measures in order to manipulate five countries in Central and Eastern Europe, to discredit the Western liberal democratic model and undermine transatlantic relations, showed a survey of the Center for Strategic and International Studies in Washington and the Bulgarian Center for the Study of Democracy.

Property value in Greece plumets, Eurostat data shows

Greece is in the bottom 3 countries with the highest rate of fall in housing prices over the first half of 2016, according to Eurostat. The data shows that Cyprus has suffered the highest drop in property value. The average prices of houses in the Eurozone have gone up by 2.9%, and 4% in the EU for the second quarter of 2016, compared to last year over the same period.

Hungary Indicts 7 Bulgarians Over Death of 71 Migrants

Hungarian police announced that it will charge seven Bulgarians and an Afghani male after it concluded the investigation of the death of 71 migrants discovered in a truck in Austria last year.

The investigators reckon the Afghani man was at the head of the gang. He and the seven Bulgarians were arrested because of the tragedy which became notorious all over Europe.

Austria Not To Send Military Staff for Border DefenceTo Bulgaria, Serbia

Austria will not send military personnel to Bulgaria and Serbia for the defence of their borders from migrants, stated Austrian Federal Minister of Defence Hans Peter Doskozil, cited by Die Presse.

According to him, assistance will not be provided because this is impossible at the moment due to the existing legal situation.

More Migrants Leaving Bulgaria's Accommodation Centers

Twice as many migrants left state-owned accommodation facilities in Bulgaria compared to the rate in September, according to recent statistics.

More than 500 went out of the centers in the first week of October, while newcomers were 400, Interior Ministry data suggests.

There are more than 5000 people in the facilities, which are currently working beyond their capacities.

Bulgaria's Exports to EU Grew, Imports Shrank in Jan-Jul

Bulgarian exports to the EU grew by 4.3% in the first seven months of this year, compared to the same period of 2015, while imports from other member states dipped slightly, statistics show.

Exports amounted to BGN 17.4966 B. The main trade partners included Germany, Italy, Romania, Greece and France, accounting for 64.7% of the exports to EU member states.

Gazprom To Use South Stream Pipes For Turkish Stream

The pipes laid within the framework of the South Stream project for the construction of the gas pipeline on the bottom of the Black Sea are in good condition and can be used for the implementation of the Turkish Stream project, announced the Deputy Director for Gas Pipeline Exploitation of Gazprom Sergey Aliev, reported RIA Novosti.

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