Turkey expands training of fighters against "Islamic state" in Iraq Turkey, which in November started a program for military training of 1500 Kurdish fighters in northern Iraq as part of the efforts to combat jihadist group "Islamic State,"..
The social and economic development of Bulgaria after the start of the democratic reforms of 1989 accelerated the process of stratification and polarization in Bulgarian society. The standard of living of the majority of the population dropped..
EU Member States have agreed to allocate some 647 million euro under a program called Connecting Europe Facility. Financing is provided for approved important projects that provide development in the energy sector and energy independence...
The excavations and study of the ancient and medieval town of Misionis near present day Targovishte, northeastern Bulgaria were started almost 50 years ago by a famous archaeologist, the late Prof. Dimitar Ovcharov and were continued by his son,..
“It is quite difficult to describe the attitude of the local administration towards people with small business in Bulgaria”, says Mrs Dilyana Dimitrova from Bulgaria’s capital Sofia. The young woman has been working in her private shop for..
Much can be said about the little village of Bunovo that cannot go unnoticed in the upper part of the Galabets Area in the Balkan Mountain. The oldest road across the Balkan Mountain used to go through this village. The beautiful view from the..
Statistics showed that in the past years of economic crisis the number of accidents and deaths on the job in Bulgaria has been declining. For 2013, however, the Social Ministry pointed out that the number of occupational fatalities was once again..
The Bulgarian village of Chelopech is known with the fact that the biggest gold mine in this country is situated there. When one enters the village the first thing they see is the mine that is impressive with its modern looks. It provides..
A new and even bigger wave of refugees has been pouring into Bulgaria over past months. More than 100 illegal immigrants, mostly from Syria, were detained in Sofia over the weekend. According to the State Agency for Refugees the number of refugees..
El Papa ha señalado a Albania como ejemplo de armonía entre las religiones Durante su primera visita a un país europeo, el papa Francisco ha viajó a Albania con el fin de fomentar la convivencia entre las diferentes religiones y conmemorar el..
