Czech Republic

Bulgarian citizens completed a total of 281 360 trips abroad in February this year, which represented 9.8 % increase compared to the same month in 2015.

This becomes clear from the latest figures of the National Statistical Institute (NSI) released on Monday.

The Czech Republic could "follow Britain out of the EU," Prime Minister Bohuslav Sobotka has said, Britain's Telegraph paper is reporting on its website.

Fifty-three percent of Bulgarians older than 18 years rely on financial support from their parents - a higher percentage compared with Poland, the Czech Republic and Slovakia, a new survey has shown.

For Poland, the percentage is 31%, 33% for the Czech Republic and 42% for Slovakia, according to a survey conducted by companies of Profi Credit group in the four countries.

In an effort to defuse tension that caused the removal of Greece’s ambassador from Prague, Czech Foreign Minister Lubomír Zaorálek invited his Greek counterpart Nikos Kotzias to visit the Czech capital as soon as possible.

Eight people have been arrested in a crackdown on a Europe-wide organised crime group suspected of arranging for mainly Albanian nationals to be brought into the EU in breach of immigration law, Europol announced on Tuesday.    

The group, comprised mainly of Czech and Albanian nationals, has been operating since late 2013, Europol said in a press release.

Lawmakers in the Czech Republic have overwhelmingly rejected a permanent migrant relocation mechanis among EU member states.

MPs, however, have also turned down a proposal to file a lawsuit at the European Court of Justice against the EU over the currently approved quotas plan.

European ministers will hold emergency talks on Sept.14 on plans to distribute migrants around the continent, after Germany reintroduced border controls admitting it could no longer cope with the influx.

The Czech Army may deploy up to 2,600 troops at the country's borders if a large-scale influx of refugees leads to an emergency situation, CTK news agency reported on Wednesday, citing a Defence Ministry report.

Czech President Milos Zeman has harshly criticized US Ambassador Andrew Schapiro after the latter commented on the head of state's decision to visit Russia on May 9.

Most European leaders have said they will boycot Victory Day celebrations in Moscow commemorating the 70th anniversary since World War Two ended in 1945.

Novinite has interviewed H.E. Pavel Vacek, Ambassador of the Czech Republic to Bulgaria, on various bilateral issues, but mostly on issues in Bulgaria's energy sector and the repercussions they have on Czech companies.