High Administrative Court

Bulgaria's High Administrative Court on Tuesday annulled a decision of the former Environment Minister, Irina Kostova, about adopting a management plan for the Pirin National Park without undertaking a prior environmental evaluation.

The High Administrative Court today annulled the government's decree that set minimum wage at BGN 460 for 2017, the Bulgarian Chamber of Commerce and Industry (BCCI) said.

Disputed vignettes price will remain in force following a decision of the High Administrative Court from today, the court said in a press release.

The price was questioned by citizens who complained against the government's price revision from November 2015.

An Egyptian court ruled on Jan. 16 against the government's decision to hand over two Red Sea islands to Saudi Arabia - a landmark verdict likely to deepen tensions with the kingdom and embarrass Egyptian President Abdel-Fattah el-Sisi.

The Turkish Constitutional Court has ruled the Turkish Armed Forces violated the right of "respecting private life" in an appeal made to the court by dismissed Air Force Lieutenant Ata Türkeri.

Both President Recep Tayyip Erdo?an and the head of Turkey?s Constitutional Court have denied there is any tension between them, after joining a luncheon hosted by the former at the presidential palace in Ankara.