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Bulgaria will introduce the euro on January 1, 2026 the date when the European currency will officially replace the Bulgarian lev. The Bulgarian National Bank on Sunday has reminded traders of the key steps they must take to ensure a smooth switch to the new currency, Novinite reported. How traders can obtain euro cash in advance Before the the date the euro...

The High Court of Cassation and Justice, Romania’s top court, is headed today by Judge Lia Savonea and Victor Alistar is its spokesperson. For over a decade, the pair have had their share of major controversies while journalists have written their close relationship to some politicians, specifically the Social Democratic Party. In other words, it was precisely in this area where...

Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban has made a name for himself as a so called sovereigntist that he restored to Hungarians in Budapest’s relationship with the European Union. So-called sovereignty that, according to the legend created by Budapest's propaganda machine claims that the Hungarian leader fights hard to give back  ‘sovereignty’ to other nations on the continent. How does he...

As something of an unusual reward for his undying support, Donald Trump has elected to exempt Victor Orbán’s Hungary from sanctions against Russian oil and gas for exactly one year.  Trump gave a justification that seemed weak for the rest of Europe:  "it's very difficult for him to get the oil and gas from other areas". This victory for Orbán...

Even a broken clock, etc. etc. Even a broken clock, the saying goes, is right twice a day. And so it is with Donald Trump, a man wrong about nearly everything yet possessed of a strange genius. He may not understand how tariffs work, but he sometimes can recognize dysfunction and stand alone in speaking an obvious truth. He wants...

Against a backdrop of changing trends, evolving consumer tastes, and market uncertainty, the jewelry industry is navigating an increasingly demanding environment. Pandora, the Danish jewelry giant, is feeling these pressures.  While the charms on their bracelets are still attracting customers in their shops, investors do not appear to be charmed by their glitter at the moment. But with the...

Six migrants died and four people were injured after their car crashed and plunged into a lake during a high-speed police chase near the Black Sea city of Burgas, Bulgaria's BTA news agency reported on Friday. The car, a Skoda registered in Romania, was carrying 10 people when it failed to stop for a check and sought to evade capture...

The European Public Prosecutor’s Office (EPPO) in Bucharest (Romania) has filed an indictment against the former mayor of the city of Sulina, in Tulcea County, eastern Romania, in a case concerning fraud involving EU funds from the Operational Programme for Fisheries and Maritime Affairs. According to the investigation, in his capacity as mayor, the defendant submitted false documents to the...

Ukraine’s grain exports are not just trade statistics – they are the nerve center of national security and currency stability in a country at war, and a crucial component of global food security. That is why the actions taken by Ukrainian law-enforcement bodies against Monaco-based entrepreneur Alekszej Fedoricsev and his private TIS terminals in the Odessa region have gone far...

Romanian magistrates "deserve" high salaries and pensions higher than their salaries and to retire at an early age. You don't have to have a law degree, nor do you even have to be self-taught in criminal matters. You don't need to read every word and every line of every indictment drawn up by prosecutors and every legal motivation published by...