All News from Balkans
Turkey not to allow its public to ‘get poisoned,’ Erdoğan says after thermal plant veto
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan on Dec. 3 said Turkey will not allow toxic fumes from unfiltered thermal plants to "poison" its public and accused energy firms of not fulfilling their promises regarding the environment.
Turkey dismisses Macron's Syria criticism
Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlüt Çavuoğlu has dismissed French President Emmanuel Macron's critique of Turkey's cross-border operation in Syria against YPG, the Syrian branch of the PKK, saying the French leader "sponsors terrorism."
Turkey to test Russian S-400 systems despite US pressure, media reports say
Turkish F-16 warplanes will fly over the country's capital Ankara on Monday to test its new Russian S-400 missile defenses, Turkish media said, despite pressure from Washington for Turkey to drop the system.
Police seek perpetrators of latest smash and grab in Athens suburb
Police on Monday were seeking the perpetrators behind a smash-and-grab in the Athens suburn of Aghios Dimitrios in the early hours of the morning, the latest in a string of such incidents.
Spanish Law Enforcement Seized a Submarine Loaded with more than 2 Tonnes of Cocaine
Spanish law enforcement has seized a submarine that was loaded with more than 2 tonnes of cocaine, according to the El Pais.
Law enforcement officers have detained at least two people. The submarine was discovered in the waters of Galicia. It is believed that the submarine has arrived from Colombia. There are no other details so far.
A 5.2 Magnitude Earthquake Shook China, One Dead
A 5.2 magnitude earthquake shook southwest China, China's Seismological Center reported, quoted by RIA Novosti.
The quake was registered at 9.18 am local time (3.18 Bulgarian time) in the Jingxi County in Baise, South China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region.
The quake was at a depth of 10 kilometers.
One person is confirmed dead.
Power board workers to stage rolling strikes
Workers of the country's public power corporation are to start rolling 48-hour strikes from Tuesday at midnight, their labor union GENOP announced on Monday.
The action, which is being held to protest the government's plans to shut down all of the country's lignite-powered plants starting next year.
Former Romanian President Klaus Iohannis Re-Elected in Romania
Former Romanian President Klaus Iohannis won the second round of the Romanian presidential election on Sunday, according to exit polls, AFP reported. His re-election confirmed the pro-European position of the EU's eastern member state, the agency added.
"I promise to be a president for all Romanians ... A modern, European, normal Romania won today," Iohannis said.
EU urgently seeks envoy for the Balkans. The US already has two. One name "popped up"
The most serious candidate is the head of Slovak diplomacy Miroslav Lajcak.
This is written by today's "Vecernje Novosti", which state that the EU's goal is to first and foremost mitigate US influence in the region.
One-Third of Tropical African Plants Are Threatened with Extinction
About one-third of tropical African plants are threatened with extinction, according to a new study cited by the BBC.
Much of West Africa, Ethiopia, as well as vast areas of Tanzania and the Democratic Republic of the Congo, are the regions found to be most at risk, that will lose about 40 percent of their plant diversity
PM Boyko Borissov Arrived in the US for his Official Visit
I arrived in the United States of America where I will meet President Donald J. Trump. During the visit, I will also talk with representatives of American business, President of the International Republican Institute Daniel Twining, and Vice President of the National Democratic Institute Shari Bryan.
Weather Forecast: Cloudy and Rainy
The weather will remain cloudy today. In the afternoon, rain showers will start in the southern part of the country under the influence of the Mediterranean. In the night of Monday to Tuesday the rain will become stronger and it will encompass most of Bulgaria.
#2019PresidentialElection/ MAE: Diaspora voting success was due to the combined efforts of authorities and citizens
The fact that the diaspora voting went so smoothly proves that a civic exercise of such amplitude only succeeds through the combined efforts of authorities, citizens and the civil society, shows a release of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MAE), on Monday sent to AGERPRES.
#2019PresidentialElection/Partial results: Iohannis - 65.88%, Dancila - 34.12%
In the November 24 presidential runoff, Klaus Iohannis won 65.88% of the valid votes to his challenger Viorica Danncila's 34.12%, after the count of the votes from 99.67% of the polling stations, Spokesman for the Central Electoral Bureau (BEC) Mircea Preotescu said on Monday.
JPMorgan Chase CEO: Greece on right path to getting stronger
Greece is on the right path to economic recovery, as well as to becoming stronger and attracting foreign investments, Greek-American executive Jamie Dimon tells Kathimerini.