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- Factbox: How Bulgaria's parliamentary election will work
SOFIA (Reuters) - Bulgarians go to the polls on Sunday to elect a new parliament, the European Union member state's eighth free general election since the fall of communism in 1989. The center-right GERB party, which resigned from office in February following protests over low living standards and corruption, is still favorite to win but it is unlikely to achieve a majority. COUNTRY DETAILS: GEOGRAPHY: Bordered to the north by Romania, to the east by the Black Sea, to the south by Turkey and Greece, to the west by Serbia and Macedonia. POPULATION: 7. ...
- Bulgarian honor bid in DC stirs Holocaust debate
WASHINGTON (AP) — A request by the Bulgarian Embassy to name a Washington intersection after a favorite native son — a man credited with helping save the country's Jewish population from deportation — has gotten tangled up in a broader debate about whether the nation is accurately accounting for the actions of its leaders during the Holocaust.
- Albanian leaders fan flames of nationalism, unnerving West
By Benet Koleka TIRANA (Reuters) - The walls of Kreshnik Spahiu's office in the Albanian capital bear the names of towns far beyond the borders of this Adriatic state, in modern-day Greece, Macedonia, Montenegro and Serbia. Albanians regard the settlements as their own, dating from when the Balkans marked the western reaches of the sprawling Ottoman Empire. Some are still home to Albanians, restive minorities in the 100 years since the borders of today's Albania were set by the Great Powers in London. ...
- EU's Ashton to visit Balkans as Serbia awaits talks verdict
BRUSSELS (Reuters) - European Union foreign policy chief Catherine Ashton will visit the Western Balkans this week, when the European Commission is due to decide whether to recommend the start of EU membership talks with Serbia and possibly Macedonia. Ashton's trip will take her to Montenegro, Albania and Macedonia, an EU statement said on Sunday. It said further stops on the tour would be announced later, leaving open the possibility that Serbia could be included. "I travel to the Western Balkans to reinforce the EU's commitment to the European perspective for the countries in the region. ...
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