Which Countries Greeks Choose for Their Studies
Despite the economic crisis and high cost of tuition and residence, the United Kingdom still remains the first choice for Greeks who wish to study abroad. The Greek Parliament has received data from the National Academic Recognition Information Center (Hellenic NARIC) regarding the number of applica ...
6.3 Million Greeks Threatened by Poverty
A shocking report of the Parliamentary Budget Office regarding the economic situation of Greek households revealed that approximately 6.3 million Greeks are threatened by poverty. Approximately 2.5 million Greeks are living below the poverty line, while 3.8 million are in direct danger of crossing t ...
EC Urges Bulgaria to Amend Water Legislation
The European Commission said on Thursday it is sending Bulgaria two reasoned opinions related to water legislation. The first concerns shortcomings in the enactment in national law of the Water Framework Directive. The EC has carried out an analysis of Bulgarian legislation, which revealed a number ...
Thunderstorms Threaten Flooding, Mudslides for Greece
Thunderstorms Threaten Flooding, Mudslides for Greece Starting Thursday night, thunderstorms will spread from southern Albania and western Greece northeastward into Macedonia, the rest of Greece and southern Bulgaria through the day on Friday. Rescue workers patrol in a boat near a damaged house, as ...
Sofia (Bulgaria Part 2)
Written September 15. Back in Sofia, Boyan and I went to dinner with his dad at a wonderful restaurant called Mediterraneo. Sitting in the ambient lighted courtyard, I ordered a mashed potato soup with quail egg, veal scaloppini and tiramisu. … Continue reading →
Back in the US
So we are back. We have been back for a while actually – Paul and Nia for about a month now and Max and I for almost two weeks. Paul and Nia had to come back earlier, so she could start school in Falls Church. My parents really wanted to see the kids and had been asking us to stop in Bulgaria on the ...
NATO aviation drill for dealing with radio interference begins in Bulgaria
Baku-APA. An exercise of the NATO air defense for actions in the conditions of radio interference kicked off in Bulgaria, the country's Ministry of Defense said in a statement on Thursday, APA reports quoting Xinhua. The bilateral drill "Ramstein Guard-8 ...
Bulgaria election frontrunner open to discuss grand coalition
SOFIA (Reuters) - The frontrunner in Bulgaria's October election said on Thursday he was ready to hold talks with other parties after the vote, including to discuss forming a grand coalition to ensure political stability. Boiko Borisov, the leader of the ...
Ali Carter's comeback stalls after cancer recovery forces snooker star to pull out of Bulgaria event on doctor's advice
Ali Carter has withdrawn from his planned comeback at a Players Tour Championship event in Bulgaria next month following advice from his doctor. The two-times World Championship runner-up has been undergoing an intensive course of chemotherapy for lung ...
Bulgaria’s SJC fails to elect new high court chief
Buglaria’s Supreme Judicial Council (SJC) failed to elect, on September 25, the new head of the Supreme Court of Cassation (SCC), the final court of appeal in the Bulgarian judiciary. Neither candidate, Tanya Raikovska and Pavlina Panova, received the ...
Bulgaria buzzing as Ludogorets host Real Madrid
Bulgarian football fans are euphoric about the imminent arrival of European champions Real Madrid CF, the latest instalment in the PFC Ludogorets Razgrad fairy tale. After they fought bravely but ultimately fell frustratingly short at Liverpool FC on their ...
