News archive of October 2017

Several thousands Poles wearing black clothes participated yesterday in protest rallies in several Polish cities for women's rights, celebrating the first anniversary of mass protests against an almost implemented ban on abortion, Reuters reported.

''In December we will negotiate a meeting with the World Bank to build Corridor 8. It will be attended by Macedonian and Albanian Prime Ministers Zoran Zaev and Edi Rama.'' This was announced by the Prime Minister Boyko Borisov, the correspondent of BGNES from Varna has reported.

Expect more details.

About 5,000 jobs will be opened in Bansko for the upcoming winter season, BNT reports.

Bulgaria's Minister of Foreign Affairs Ekatetina Zaharieva is to take part on October 4 and 5 at a quadrilateral meeting in Thessaloniki with the Foreign Ministers of Greece, Albania and Macedonia.

The cooperation between the four countries in the security field, the fight against extremism, terrorism, and radicalization are in the focus of conversation.

Since the end of September, gasoline sales have been banned at North Korean commercial petrol stations. Exceptions are set for senior officials of the Korean Workers' Party, the government, the armed forces and the special services, the Japanese newspaper Asahi writes, quoted by TASS.

The European Central Bank will ask eurozone banks from next year to set aside more cash to cover newly classified bad loans and may also present additional measures to tackle the sector's huge stock of bad debt, it said on Wednesday.

Defense minister Panos Kammenos announced plans for joint air force drills with Cyprus, Israel, Egypt and other European countries, as part of efforts to bolster stability in the eastern Mediterranean.

Panos Kammenos’ remarks came after a military parade in the Cypriot capital to commemorate the 57th anniversary of the ethnically divided island’s independence.

The European Central Bank will ask euro area banks to set aside more cash to cover bad loans from next year, it said on Wednesday, as it tries to tackle the sector's persistent problem with soured loans, reported Reuters. 

U.S. President Donald Trump said on Tuesday that it was not the time for a political debate on gun control in the wake of the mass shooting in Las Vegas that killed 59 people and injured more than 500 others, Reuters writes. 

Bulgaria is still looking for who to make the art installations to be installed in the Council of the European Union buildings in Brussels during the presidency of our country, reports Mediapool.