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European Parliament Adopts Budget for 2010
The European Parliament has adopted the final EU budget for 2010, which will be €141.4 billion in commitments and €122.9 billion in payments. The main challenge for this year’s budget was to find the funding for the already agreed but not yet...
Libya Threatening Sanctions Against UNESCO
Libya has threatened to cut off all forms of cooperation with the United Nations agency for culture and education (UNESCO) if the recently elected Bulgarian nominee is confirmed as UNESCO’s new director general. Irina Bokova, Bulgaria’s permanent...
High Turnout for Zimbabwe’s Annual Film Festival
Filmmakers from 15 countries are taking part in the Zimbabwe International Film Festival which runs from August 28 to September 6. The festival is an annual 10-day film event that showcases feature films, short films, documentaries and hosts a number...
Bulgaria to Elect a New Parliament After Corruption Scandals
The Bulgarian people elect a new parliament Sunday that will have to tackle an economic crisis and widespread corruption, which has cost the Balkan country millions of dollars in crucial European Union aid. Opinion polls suggest a defeat for the ruling...
20 Camels Held At Ukrainian Border for Five Days
A Russian customs press officer has said that Ukrainian customs officers have held a truck carrying 20 camels from Russia’s Far East to a zoo in Bulgaria at the border for the last five days.
Bulgaria Seeking Compensation From Russia’s Gazprom
Bulgaria estimates its losses from recent cuts in Russian gas supplies at around $320 million and is demanding compensation from Russia’s Gazprom, the country’s economy and energy ministry said on Friday.Bulgarians Watch Black Sea Development with Concern
Eighty per cent of the Bulgarian population has expressed concern at the over-construction along its Black Sea coast. A survey of public opinion conducted by WWF-Bulgaria and Alpha Research also showed that three in four Bulgarians did not approve of...NATO No-Show Irks Georgian Opposition
Salome Zurabishvili, a former foreign minister and now an opposition leader, walked out of a meeting with NATO’s envoy to the South Caucasus, Robert Simmons. She later told journalists that she had left to protest NATO Secretary-General Jaap de...
