Accusations fly in Bulgaria’s murky bank run
SOFIA (Reuters) - One worker at Bulgaria's Corporate Commercial Bank knew panic was setting in when she spotted colleagues among the anxious depositors lined up to withdraw cash from the...
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Bulgaria’s ruling party leader calls for July election
By Tsvetelia Tsolova SOFIA (Reuters) - Bulgaria should hold an election as early as next month, the head of the ruling Socialist party said on Tuesday, saying the instability caused...
Bulgaria torn between old friends and new partners over Crimea
SOFIA (Reuters) - Georgi Kadiev is, like many of his fellow Bulgarians, caught between Russia and the West. A member of parliament with the ruling Socialist party, his government has...
U.S. warship extends drills across Black Sea from Crimea
ABOARD THE USS TRUXTUN, Black Sea (Reuters) - A U.S. guided-missile destroyer carried out another round of navy drills in the Black Sea on Wednesday, the latest display of American...
Hard trail for Syria refugees desperate to reach Europe
PRESEVO, Serbia/SVILENGRAD, Bulgaria (Reuters) - Oliver Ivanovic's patience paid off. Shortly before midnight, on a hilltop in no-man's land between Serbia and Macedonia, dozens of grainy figures shuffled through the...
Bulgarian protesters block parliament, scuffle with police
SOFIA (Reuters) - Hundreds of protesters built barricades around Bulgaria's parliament, effectively trapping over 100 lawmakers, ministers, and journalists in the building for more than seven hours on Tuesday following...
Drowned bishop a symbol of Bulgaria’s blurred loyalties
VARNA, Bulgaria (Reuters) - The death last week of one of Bulgaria's most senior bishops, found floating in the Black Sea wearing a snorkel and flippers, was mysterious in its...
Bulgaria proposes electoral changes to soothe public anger
SOFIA (Reuters) - Bulgaria's Socialists, in power for only three weeks at the head of a fragile government, promised on Tuesday to reform the electoral law in a bid to...
Bulgarian PM vows transparency on security chief issue
SOFIA (Reuters) - Bulgaria's prime minister pledged on Monday to seek wide public support in picking a new head of state security after street protests forced the two-week old Socialist-led...
Bulgarians protests over media magnate as security chief
SOFIA (Reuters) - Thousands of people rallied on Friday to protest against the appointment of a media magnate as Bulgaria's new security chief in a show of discontent after disputed...