Despite Bulgaria’s European Union membership, some regions of the country need a second liberation from Ottoman yoke, the Bulgarian Member of the Parliament (MP), Yane Yanev, stated, cited by the Bulgarian news agency, BGNES. Yanev, who is the leader of the opposition “Order, Law, Justice” Party (RZS) spoke Monday in …

The Bulgarian Minister of State Administration, Nikolay Vasilev, is participating Tuesday in the official hoisting of the Bulgarian National Flag and the European Union Flag at the border cross point “Kapitan Andreevo.” The hoisting coincides with Bulgaria’s National Holiday and the 131st anniversary of the country’s Liberation from five centuries …

Sofia. Bulgarian President Georgi Parvanov, Prime Minister Sergey Stanishev and chairperson of the National Assembly Georgi Pirinski have paid honor to the national heroes that had died for Bulgaria’s Liberation. The three top officials lied down wreaths at the Unknown Soldier monument in downtown Sofia. The three state officials alongside …

The president of the European Investment Bank (EIB) Philippe Maystadt told during his visit to Slovenia that cooperation with Slovenia was excellent. With more than EUR 3bn in loans, Slovenia is the biggest recipient per capita among new EU members. Maystadt is to sign three loan contracts, worth a total …

Macedonian and Greek authorities have condemned a graffiti attack on Greek tourist buses visiting Macedonia’s lake town of Ohrid at the weekend. The three buses carrying Greek tourists were parked in downtown Ohrid when they were spray-painted with slogans such as “United Macedonia”, “Alexander the Great” and some obscenities. The …

The situation in Bosnia and Herzegovina is “not good,” thanks to continued radical rhetoric among some local leaders and the country’s lack of progress towards EU membership, a senior US diplomat was quoted as saying on Tuesday. Stuart Jones, the deputy US Assistant Secretary in charge of the Balkans, on …

The EU’s law and justice mission in Kosovo, EULEX, postponed the first trial under its mandate on Monday due to a protest by Serb judicial workers opposed to the work of the mission which they see as supporting Kosovo’s independence from Serbia. The trial, against two Kosovo Serbs accused of …

The campaign for Macedonia’s March 22 presidential and local polls kicked off on Sunday, under the eye of the West which views the election as a test of the country’s democratic credentials . Among the seven men running for President, Georgi Ivanov from the main ruling VMRO-DPMNE party and Ljubomir …

The United States Ambassador to Tirana, John L. Withers, expressed his concern on Monday over the constant political attacks by the Albanian political class against the country’s justice system. An annual human rights report released last week by the US State department panned the Albanian government on the constant attacks …

Belarus’ president Aleksandar Lukasenko came with his family and staff to Serbia’s famous Kopaonik ski resort for his winter vacation. Local media reported that his presidential airplane landed at Nis airport on Sunday, and his party were escorted to Kopaonik mountain in central Serbia. Serbian media speculated that Lukashenko came …