Flooding forces evacuation of 300 people in Germany’s Lower Saxony

Berlin, Dec. 28, (dpa/GNA) – About 300 people in the Winsen municipality of Germany’s Lower Saxony were forced to leave their homes due to the flooding of…

Scholz: Schäuble’s death means Germany has lost ‘impressive’ figure

Berlin, Dec. 27, (dpa/GNA) – German Chancellor Olaf Scholz has hailed Wolfgang Schäuble’s “impressive and very long career” after the former finance minister died at the age…

Over BGN 2,550,000 Raised as Part of This Year’s Bulgarian Christmas Charity Campaign

Dec 26 (BTA/GNA) – More than BGN 2 550 000 were donated after the end of a charity show held Monday evening at the…

PM Denkov: Challenging Times Demand Faith in Future to Build More Successful State

Sofia, Dec. 26, (BTA/GNA) – In a video address released by the government press service here on Monday, Prime Minister Nikolay Denkov said that…

Bulgarian PM Denkov: Challenging Times Demand Faith in Future to Build More Successful State

Sofia, Dec 25 (BTA/GNA) – In a video address released by the government press service here on Monday, Prime Minister Nikolay Denkov said that…

Bulgarian President Radev Visits NATO Force Base in Kosovo

Pristina, Kosovo, Dec 23 (BTA/GNA) – During his visit to NATO’s Kosovo Force (KFOR) on Saturday, President Rumen Radev addressed the the Bulgarian contingent…

Netherlands Parliament Votes in Favour of Bulgaria’s Schengen Entry

Sofia, Dec 22 (BTA/GNA) – The Netherlands Parliament voted late on Thursday evening to approve the position of the country’s government in favour of…

Russian military to speed conscription with digital call-up notices 

Kiev/Moscow, Dec. 22, (dpa/GNA) - Russian military conscripts are to receive their call-up papers digitally from the autumn of next year, according to a document published on…

Drone attacks on Ukraine, fire in Kiev high-rise apartment building 

Kiev, Dec. 22, (dpa/GNA) – A new Russian drone attack on the Ukrainian capital Kiev has hit a high-rise building, according to the authorities.  Kiev’s mayor Vitali…

Three dead after Russian bombs hit coal shafts in eastern Ukraine 

Kiev, Dec. 22, (dpa/GNA) - At least three people were killed on Thursday in eastern Ukraine during Russian bombardments of two coal mines near the city of…

Albania’s parliament removes immunity from opposition leader Berisha 

Belgarde, Dec. 22, (dpa/GNA) - The Albanian parliament waived the immunity of right-wing Albanian opposition leader and former president Sali Berisha, with the majority vote of the…

NATO’s Stoltenberg: ‘Putin has lost Ukraine forever’ 

Brussels, Dec. 22, (dpa/GNA) - NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg has said that he believes Russia “has lost Ukraine forever” as a result of the war, and…

Storm damage causes Germany-wide disruption to long-distance trains 

Berlin, Dec. 22, (dpa/GNA) - A number of long-distance train services across Germany will be delayed or cancelled on Friday due to storm damage, according to German…

Ukraine shoots down Russian drones targeting Kiev, other cities 

Kiev, Dec. 22, (dpa/GNA) - The Ukrainian military said on Friday it had repelled 24 out of 28 Russian drones which targeted the capital Kiev and the…

Zelensky urges Ukraine to keep fighting spirit, resolve, at Christmas 

Kiev/Moscow, Dec. 22, (dpa/GNA) - Just a few days before Christmas, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has appealed to the fighting spirit of his compatriots to not let…

Albania’s parliament removes immunity from opposition leader Berisha

Belgarde, Dec. 22, (dpa/GNA) – The Albanian parliament waived the immunity of right-wing Albanian opposition leader and former president Sali Berisha, with the majority vote of the…

Former Russian minister Abysov sentenced to 12 years in prison

Moscow, Dec. 22, (dpa/GNA) – Former Russian minister Mikhail Abysov has been sentenced to 12 years in prison by a Moscow court for founding a criminal organization…

Gunman at Prague university who killed 15 was student – police

Dec 21 (BBC/GNA) – More than 15 people were killed and 24 injured in the shooting at Charles University in central Prague, police say. The gunman…

Defence Minister Has Video Conference with Bulgarian Contingent Abroad, Says Cabinet is “Very Serious” about Defence and Capabilities Development

Sofia, Dec 21 (BTA/GNA) – Defence Minister Todor Tagarev had a video conference with the commanders of the Bulgarian military contingents abroad. He greeted…

Polish public media disrupted as Tusk government begins overhaul

Warsaw, Dec. 21, (dpa/GNA) – Poland’s new government began dramatic reforms of the country’s public service media on Wednesday in an effort to restore impartiality to what…