Newly elected Bulgarian President Rosen Plevneliev advised Greece to cut at least 100,000 jobs in the immediate future in order to find a way out off the crisis. At the same time he suggests that Greece should follow the example of Bulgaria in terms of stabilizing its deficit. In his interview with the German edition [...]
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One of the Last TV Interviews of Theo Angelopoulos Shown in Bulgaria
During a TV interview that director Theo Angelopoulos gave in Bulgaria, Theo said that while he has been to Sofia for the International Film Festival, the only thing that he had to say to the audience was: “Only a few square meters of land separate Greece with Bulgaria, nothing else”. The interview was presented yesterday [...]
Police Prevent CSKA Sofia Fans From Crossing Border to Watch CSKA – Iraklis Match
According to Focus News Agency, fans of CSKA Sofia protested maltreatment by the Greek police after not being allowed to cross the Greek-Bulgarian borders in order to watch the volleyball game between Iraklis and CSKA in Thessaloniki on January 11. The Bulgarian club supporters complained that the Greek police would not let them out of [...]
Greek Travel Agencies Conduct Business Illegally In Bulgarian Mountain Resort
Bulgarian National Television (BNT) reported that Greek tour operators and travel agencies are operating illegal businesses in Bulgaria’s mountain ski resort of Bansko. Only four foreign tourist companies have an operation license, according to the national tourist register. All others are operating illegally, the Bansko Tourist Association alleged, as cited in The Sofia Echo. The [...]
Decrease in Passengers Crossing Through Bulgarian-Greek Borders
There is a 15% decrease in passengers’ flow through the Bulgarian – Greek border on Christmas compared with the same period last year. That is what chief commissary with Border Police DG Zaharin Penov said in an interview for FOCUS News Agency. In his words the drop in the passenger’s flow is due to bad [...]
Greek Tourists Celebrated Christmas in Bansko of Bulgaria
Despite the economic turmoil in Greece, many Greek tourists celebrated Christmas in Bulgaria’s mountain resort of Bansko. According to the local mountain rescue service, “The town was quite crowded. All ski runs were open and safe”. “We chose Bansko, because the prices are good and we’ve been offered a discount. Such a modern center like [...]
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02 / 03 Greek-Turkish Media Artists Cooperate to Produce Short Films
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02 / 03 Berlinale 2012 to Pay Tribute to Theo Angelopoulos and Vadim Glowna
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02 / 03 ICJ Decides Against Italy Regarding Compensation for Nazi Crimes
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02 / 03 Cooperation Between Cypriot and French Armed Forces
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02 / 03 Measures for Integrating Migrants in Germany
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05 / 27 Dutch Newspaper Mocks Greece’s Financial Situation
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06 / 15 Parts of Alexander the Great’s Statue Being Assembled at Skopje Square
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12 / 27 Albanian Nationalists Point Finger at Archbishop Anastasios
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04 / 02 “Greeks will start begging soon” says Turkish State Minister
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12 / 26 Turkish Cypriot ‘Grinches’ Steal Christmas, Stop Holiday Liturgy
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