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Hungary Wants Bulgaria to Be Buffer Zone Out of Schengen - EurActiv
Hungary has partly backtracked on its strong support for Bulgaria's entry into the Schengen borderless area, with an official saying the accession criteria should be met first.
The position announced by government spokesman Zoltán Kovács has been reported by Brussels-based website EurActiv.
Bulgaria-Romania Gas Link 'Hopefully Ready' by End of Year
Bulgarian Energy Minister Temenuzhka Petkova has voiced her hope that the construction of an interconnector with Romania will be complete by the end of 2016, becoming the country's first gas link with a neighboring state.
Bulgaria Is Becoming All-Inclusive Destination
Bulgaria is moving strongly in the direction of becoming an all-inclusive destination, stated Tourism Minister Nikolina Angelkova to Darik radio.
Romanian couple to face justice for 2012 Athens murder
A couple have been arrested in Romania for the murder and butchering of an 84-year-old man in the Aegaleo suburb of Athens in 2012.
The man and woman, both 37, had fled to their native Romania after the crime, but were arrested by Romanian police on international arrest warrants issued by Greek police.
Russian hackers release new batch of athletes’ doping data
Hacktivist group ‘Fancy Bear’ has released a second batch of the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA)’s medical data on 25 athletes from the United States, Germany, Britain, Czech Republic, Denmark, Poland, Romania and Russia.
Juncker's Silence on Enlargement Alarms Balkan Watchers
Jean-Claude Juncker's failure to mention EU enlargement in his annual address to MEPs on Wednesday has alarmed observers of affairs in the Balkans - where several countries are hoping to join the club in the next few years.
Two Migrants Drown in Danube in Bulgaria
Police officers found the two dead bodies near the village of Archar in north-west Bulgaria, while four other migrants, including children, are missing, Commissioner Dimiter Chorbadjiev of the Rousse Regional Border Police Directorate said on Monday.
Migrants 'Drowned in Danube River' - Bulgarian Police
The bodies of two migrants have been found in the Danube River, near the village of Archar, northwestern Bulgaria, police say.
Most of the Bulgarian section of the Danube serves as a natural border with Romania.
Authorities are now looking for "two boys, two girls and a man" who reportedly also drowned while trying to cross into Romania.
Bulgaria's Exports Grew 4% in 2015 - Final Data
Bulgaria exported BGN 44.949 M worth of goods last year, the National Statistical Institute (NSI)'s final data shows.
The figure constitutes an increase of 4% compared to the previous year.
The highest growth in exports was observed in March (24.4%), the largest fall having been in September (7.5%).
Nikolic receives letters of credence from five ambassadors
BELGRADE - Serbian President Tomislav Nikolic on Thursday received the letters of credence from the new ambassadors of Greece, Israel, Bulgaria, Poland and Romania.
Greek Ambassador Ilias Iliadis presented his letters of credence with a short address in the Serbian language.
President receives letters of credence from five ambassadors
Serbian President Tomislav Nikolic on Thursday received the letters of credence from the new ambassadors of Greece, Israel, Bulgaria, Poland and Romania.
Greek Ambassador Ilias Iliadis presented his letters of credence with a short address in the Serbian language.
Plovdiv To Receive Most Prestigious World Award for Tourism
As of Wednesday until September 11, Plovdiv, Bulgaria's second-largest city, will host one of the most prestigious events in the tourism sphere - the annual awards of the World Federation of Travel Journalists and Writers - FIJET.
Black Sea Tall Ships Regatta to End in Bulgaria's Varna
A sailing boat race begins on Thursday from the Black Sea port of Constanta, with two top-class sailing boats from Bulgaria departing from Varna.
The SCF Black Sea Tall Ships Regatta, one of the world's top sailing-boat races, this year includes the ports of Varna, Russia's Sochi and Novorossiysk, and Romania's Constanta.
ECB: Bulgaria Does Not Fully Comply with Euro Convergence Criteria
In its latest Convergence Report released on Tuesday, the European Central Bank (ECB) concluded that Bulgaria does not fully comply with the euro convergence criteria.
Apart from Bulgaria, the report examine the six other member states which do not participate in the exchange rate mechanism (ERM II), namely the Czech Republic, Croatia, Hungary, Poland, Romania and Sweden.
Romanian Mayors Re-Elected Despite Corruption Probes
The mayors of 11 of Romanian counties who were re-elected in the local polls on June 5 have either been accused of or are under investigation for corruption.