Mar
15

Eastern Europe – Polish Journalist Kapuscinski Mixed Fact with Fiction (Time Magazine)

Polish Journalist Kapuscinski Mixed Fact with Fiction (Time Magazine)
A new biography of Ryszard Kapuscinski has caused a firestorm in theacclaimed journalist’s native Poland with claims that he injected hisreporting with healthy doses of fiction

EC Interim Report about Bulgaria, Romania Due Next Week (Novinite.com)
The European Commission’s interim report in connection with mechanisms for collaboration and control of internal affairs and justice systems in Bulgaria and Romania will be approved and issued next week, a spokesman officially announced.

Finance Ministers Stand Ready to Help Greece (New York Times)
Officials said that they were ready to pledge financial assistance to Greece, but that the country has not asked for help.

Bulgaria PM: Macedonia Has Got to Fix Its Judicial System (Novinite.com)
Macedonia will not be able to count on Bulgarian support unless it fixes its judicial system, Prime Minister Boyko Borisov declared regarding the Spaska Mitrova case.

TUI: Romania Tourism Lags behind Bulgaria by 7-8 Years (Novinite.com)
Tourism developed significantly in Bulgaria during the last years, while in Romania it doesn’t really attract foreign investors, German tourism operator TUI manager for Marocco, Romania and Bulgaria Detlev Hohne told Deutsche Welle.

EU Commissioner Kristalina Georgieva: Bulgaria Not Threatened with Having Greece s Financial Problems (Novinite.com)
Bulgaria s EU Commissioner, Kristalina Georgieva, who is in charge of the EC humanitarian aid portfolio, has answered questions of Novinite.com (Sofia News Agency) and a couple of Bulgarian-language media before she joined the Ambassadors of the EU member states in Sofia for a special lunch organized by the Spanish Embassy in Sofia as part of the program of the Spanish EU Presidency.*

Euro ministers say have Greek aid plan if needed (Reuters via Yahoo! News)
Finance ministers from the 16-country euro zone agreed on Monday to mobilize financial aid for Greece rapidly if needed but revealed little of how their standby plan for the debt-stricken nation would work.

Bulgarian championship result and standings (Reuters via Yahoo! Sports)
Bulgarian championship result and standings on Monday. Chernomorets Burgas 0 Beroe Stara Zagora 2

Turkish championship result and standings (Reuters via Yahoo! Sports)
Turkish championship result and standings on Monday Denizlispor 0 Besiktas 1

Euro nations agree on plan to rescue Greece (AFP via Yahoo! News)
Euro finance ministers on Monday agreed to terms under which they would offer a multi-billion-euro rescue for Greece, whose debt crisis has presented risks for the European single currency.