Tag Archives: BULGARIA
France’s Macron criticizes Poland over EU labor reform
:: French President Emmanuel Macron sharply criticized Poland’s government on Friday over its opposition to his plans to change European Union rules on “posted workers,” cheap labor from eastern countries posted temporarily to more prosperous European countries. Macron said Friday
Bulgarian town bans Islamic face veil in public
The central Bulgarian town of Pazardzhik banned the wearing of full-face veils in public on Wednesday in a move the local government said would prevent tension among communities and boost security. The ban, the first of its kind in the
More than 2,800 vehicles stuck on Greek-Bulgarian border
Greek authorities say more than 2,800 vehicles are trapped at crossings on the Greek-Bulgarian border, following road blockades by protesting Greek farmers and counter-protests by angry Bulgarian truckers. Police say about 1,300 lorries and cars were stuck on the Greek
‘Drunken pole’ causes bomb scare on Egypt-bound plane
A bomb alert that forced a Polish airliner bound for Egypt to emergency land in Bulgaria early Thursday was a false alarm caused by a “drunken Pole talking rubbish,” Bulgaria’s premier said. The warning by one of the 161 passengers
Balkan countries threaten to close borders if Germany does
Bulgaria, Serbia and Romania said on Saturday they would close their borders if Germany or other countries do the same to stop refugees coming in, warning they would not allow the Balkan region to become a buffer zone for stranded
Bulgaria denies airspace access to Syria-bound Russian aid plane
Bulgaria has denied access to its airspace to a Russian plane carrying humanitarian aid for Syria, as Moscow failed to file an application on time, the Bulgarian Foreign Ministry’s spokeswoman said. “We have denied access because legal terms were not
Afghan migrant shot dead trying to enter Bulgaria
An Afghan migrant was shot trying to cross into Bulgaria from Turkey late on Thursday and died on his way to hospital, the interior ministry said. “A big group of illegal migrants attempted to enter Bulgaria from Turkey. One man
Bulgaria arrests Dutch trio on ‘terrorism’ charges
Bulgarian authorities said Thursday that three Dutch people wanted on “terrorism” charges were arrested allegedly trying to cross the border into Turkey. The two men, 18 and 22, and a woman, 17, are wanted on European Arrest Warrants issued by
Sudanese rebels detain six Bulgarians
Six Bulgarians working with the U.N.’s World Food Program (WFP) were detained by Sudanese rebels after their helicopter made an emergency landing in Sudan’s war-torn South Kordofan province, the Bulgarian foreign ministry said. The three-member crew of the helicopter and
Bulgaria arrests Frenchman with ‘links’ to Paris attacks
A Frenchman arrested in Bulgaria on January 1 trying to cross into Turkey was in contact with one of the two brothers who carried out the Islamist attacks in Paris last week, prosecutors said Tuesday. Fritz-Joly Joachin, 29, a French
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