The Transliteration Act of official rules of writing Bulgarian names with the Latin alphabet became effective Sunday. Municipalities are mandated by the Act to change all signs that don’t comply with the rules and would face fines between BGN 500 and 1,200 if they fail do so. Businesses and non-governmental …

Sofia. The most important think in conditions of a crisis is to preserve what has been achieved. In that sense it is in high importance there to be a steady social horizon. This is the challenge of Europe as well, Bulgarian Minister of Labor and Social Policy Emiliya Maslarova said …

Thousands of police officers marched in the Bulgarian capital on Sunday to press the government raise their wages by 50 percent and provide better working conditions. The poorest European Union nation has seen a series of protests from farmers, students, green activities and steel workers, demanding measures against the global …

Two houses owned by Serbs burned to the ground late Friday night near Klina in the central part of Kosovo, Kosovo police reported, adding that the fires were caused by arson, but motives are still unknown and the investigation is still underway. When the homes were torched, nobody was in …

A total of 5 million trees were planted across Macedonia on Saturday in a one-day reforestation campaign to revive forests destroyed by wildfires in the past two summers. Thousands of people from all walks of life across the tiny western Balkan country took part in the mass reforestation activity under …

CROATIAN President Stipe Mesic has called off official visits to Australia, New Zealand and Brazil this spring due to the economic crisis hitting the country’s budget, his office said. “Due to the economic circumstances forcing us to make cuts in the public sector, the President of Croatia has decided to …

MOSCOW – Russia will prioritize the reform of international financial institutions, control of advanced economies’ macroeconomic indices and audit and accounting issues at a G20 summit in London, President Dmitry Medvedev said on Sunday. Medvedev will attend the summit of G20 leaders in London on April 2 for discussions on …

TBILISI – The united Georgian opposition will begin indefinite peaceful protests from April 9 to demand the resignation of President Mikheil Saakashvili, an opposition leader said on Sunday. “The protest action, which is beginning on April 9, is a nation-wide protest aimed against the Saakashvili regime and intended to change …

Bucharest. Belgrade has permanent dialogue with Romanians in Serbian region Timočka Krajina, This is what Romanian Minister of Foreign Affairs Vuk Jeremic said. As an answer to the question whether Serbia allows education and implementation of religious services to be held in Romanian in Timočka Krajina he said protections of …

Bucharest.“Romania is Serbia’s reliable ally”. Thus is what Romanian Minister of Foreign Affairs Vuk Jeremic said in an interview with Eventinenmtul zilei. He was on a visit in Bucharest this week. 130 years since the establishment of Romanian-Serbian diplomatic relations were celebrated during his visit. In reference to the bilateral …