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Bulgaria, Russia in Spat over Seized Archives
The head of Bulgaria's State Archives Agency has called "unrealistic" a demand from Russia to receive USD 23 490 in return for archives the Soviet Union seized from Bulgaria during World War Two.
The price tag suggests copies of the archive will be sold for USD 1.74 per page, Mihail gruev, who heads the agency, has told the Bulgarian National Radio.
Romanian Liberals Back PM for New Term
Romania's technocrat Prime Minister Dacian Ciolos said on Tuesday that he would not run in the upcoming general elections but would accept another mandate as head of the cabinet if he finds he can work with the National Liberal Party and if it will support his ideas for reform.
EU Parliament to Discuss New Monitoring Mechanism on Bulgaria, Romania
The European Parliament is to discuss options to replace the current Cooperation and Verification Mechanism (CVM) on Tuesday.
The CVM is applied on Bulgaria and Romania, monitoring their progress in judicial reforms and fighting corruption.
Bulgaria, Romania Still Hope Canada Lifts Visas
As Monday's deadline loomed for a Belgian region to decide on whether or not to support the vexed EU-Canada trade deal, Bulgaria and Romania say they believe it will not affect their chances of achieving visa-free travel to Canada.
Turkey exports fish to 15 countries from landlocked Kahramanmaraş province
Fish breeding in the dams of the landlocked southern Turkish province of Kahramanmaraş are exported to 15 countries across the world, daily Hürriyet has reported.
Serbia Prepares for First Royal Wedding in Decades
Prince Mihailo Karadjordjevic, a grandson of King Alexander I, is preparing a Serbian church wedding after he and his wife married in a civil ceremony in London.
The wedding will take place on Sunday, October 23, at St George's Church in Oplenac, near Topola in central Serbia, where members of the Karadjordjevic dynasty are buried, and which is also the royal family's home region.
Canada Abolishes Visas for Bulgarians As Of December 1, 2017
Bulgarians will be able to travel to Canada visa-free as of December 1, 2017.
The agreement was reached during emergency negotiations at a meeting of the European Council, which continued until early in the morning in Brussels on Friday.
Bulgaria's FM Discusses EU-Canada Deal with New Ambassador
Bulgarian Foreign Minister Daniel Mitov has told Canada's new Ambassador to Bulgaria Kevin Hamilton that Sofia needs guarantees from the Canadian government that visa liberalization will happen in 2017.
Over 50% of Bulgarian Youths Live in Inferior Living Conditions
More than half of Bulgarians between 15 and 29 years of age live in inferior living conditions, showed an analysis of Eurostat, cited by BTA.
Bulgarian Lawmakers to Debate Govt Draft Stance on EU-Canada Deal
A draft resolution that would determine Bulgaria's stance on the EU-Canada Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA) has made it to Parliament's floor.
Weather girl wardrobe malfunction (photo-video)
Daniela Crudu is a model/TV persona from Romania, who also works as a weather girl. The sexy brunette has had quite a few wardrobe malfunctions while presenting the weather forecast in front of the cameras, which is why she has become so popular on YouTube, with tens of videos showing her unfortunate mishaps.
Bulgaria and Romania Maintain Reservations About EU-Canada Agreement
Bulgaria and Romania maintain their reservations with respect to the signing of a trade agreement between the EU and Canada, reported BTA.
Bulgaria Says Turkish Deportees Never Sought Asylum
The seven Turkish citizens were arrested by a joint Bulgarian-Romanian border patrol while trying to cross the Danube from Bulgaria to Romania on October 14 hidden in a cargo vehicle, the deputy director of the Bulgarian border police, Svetoslav Manolov, said on Tuesday.
FT: Bulgarian and Greek Pipeline Aims to Cut Gas Dependency on Russia
A small but important gas pipeline eases Southeast Europe's dependency on Russia, the Financial Times notes in a story on the Interconnector Greece-Bulgaria (IGB).
The development is part of the "moves to increase energy sector competition, boost crossborder supplies and decrease the region's and Europe's dependency on Russia for natural gas" which "are afoot in the Balkans."
More Greeks face poverty, Eurostat study shows
One in three Greeks were at risk of poverty or social exclusion in 2015, just below Romania (37.3 percent) and Bulgaria (41.3 percent), according to data released Monday by the European Union's statistical agency, while Greece also showed the highest increase in the risk rate, which grew from 28.1 percent in 2008 to 35.7 percent in 2015, or 7.6 percent.