News archive of December 2016
Old Doubts Cling to Montenegro's New Cabinet
Montenegro's new Prime Minister, Dusko Markovic, has got off to a radical start - demanding spending cuts and telling sleepy public servants they might as well go home.
Few critics believe his government will deliver anything very new, however.
December 5 EuroGroup not expected to bring total agreement
The Director of the International Monetary Fund (IMF), Christine Lagarde is not expected to take part in the December 5 EuroGroup meeting, according to an EU source, which portends an overall agreement on the Greek issue is not imminent.
Ex US Ambassador to Bulgaria Quits as OSCE Envoy, Moves to Russian Law Firm
Former US Ambassador to Bulgaria James Warlick will join Egorov Puginsky Afanasiev & Partners (EPA&P), a Russian law firm, as of January 2017.
Warlick made the announcement on Twitter, thus putting an end to 30 years of service for the US Department of State.
Currently he is the OSCE Minsk Group Co-Chair, a role he will leave on December 31.
Bulgaria's Pulev to Face Samuel Peter for WBA Boxing Title on Saturday
Bulgarian heavyweight boxer Kubrat Pulev will play against Samuel Peter, a Nigerian professional boxer, for the WBA title in Sofia.
The match is due at Arena Armeec hall on Saturday evening.
"I expect a tough game, but I will win," sporta.bg website quotes Pulev as saying.
On Wednesday, he made his first ever public training, which was open to fans and the media.