Bulgaria
Europe
Leaders Of Greece Bulgaria Romania Back Serbia EU Membership
The prime ministers of Bulgaria, Greece, and Romania have expressed their support for Serbia's bid to join them in the European Union, saying the move would help guarantee regional peace and security.
Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras, Romanian Prime Minister Mihai...
Greece
New Railway Connection Agreement Between Greece and Bulgaria
A memorandum between Bulgaria and Greece for a new railway connection between the two countries will be signed on 6 September in Kavala, Greece.
The new rail will be connecting the Greek ports of Thessaloniki, Kavala and Alexandroupolis and the...
Diplomacy
Bulgarian Defense Minister Calls on NATO to Prevent Immigration to Greece
Bulgarian Defense Minister Krasimir Karakachanov wants to protect the European Union’s external borders with arms, he said in an interview published Thursday.
Karakachanov told German newspaper Die Welt that he wants NATO or EU forces in Greece and Italy to stop...
Greece
Police Find 14 Migrants Entering Greece Hidden Inside Truck
Greek police found on Wednesday 14 migrants hidden in a specially built crypt at the ceiling of a truck that entered the country from Bulgaria.
The two 48-year-old Bulgarian traffickers were arrested after the inspection of the vehicle which stopped...
Crime
Authorities to Audit 70 Greek Businesses Based in Bulgaria
The Independent Public Revenue Authority is conducting extensive audits on 70 Greek businesses based in Bulgaria, according to agency officials.
The aim of the public revenue authority is to determine whether the companies are actually active in the neighboring...
Ancient Greece
Archaeologists Display Antiquities that Tell the Story of The Ancient Greek Civilization of Sozopol
Impressive artifacts from Ancient Greece found at the Apollonia Pontica antique necropolis in the Budjaka area of the Black Sea port town of Sozopol were on display at the 10th national exhibition called Bulgarian Archaeology, and the antiques on display...
Business
Greece Remains Fourth Largest Foreign Investor in Bulgaria
Greece remained the fourth largest foreign investor in Bulgaria, after Austria, Holland and Germany, with total investments of 2.501 billion euros at the end of September 2016, from 2.441 billion in the same period in 2015, the Greek embassy...
Greece
Farmers in Greece Continue to Block Roadways for Roll Back of Tax Hikes
Greek Citizen Protection Minister Nikos Toskas urged farmers not to block the cross-border roads because there will be repercussions on an economy that is trying to stand on its feet, in an interview to Saturday newspaper Agora.
"They should not...
Greece
CIA: USSR Wanted 'Republic of Macedonia' With Thessaloniki, Kavala, Alexandroupolis in 1950
A CIA document recently declassified and published on its website, refers to a Soviet Union plan to create a "Republic of Macedonia" including Thessaloniki, Kavala, Alexandroupolis and all Macedonia and Thrace regions.
The document written in 1950, one year after...
Greece
Bulgarian Interior Minister Expresses Concern for Possible Greek Farmers’ Blockades
Bulgarian Interior Minister Rumyana Bachvarova expressed her concern for a possible road blockade at the borders by Greek farmers in a letter to Greek Alternate Minister for Civil Protection Nikos Toskas, media in Sofia reported on Wednesday.
In her letter,...


