Prehistoric Europe’s largest stone building discovered in Bulgaria: A prehistoric cult complex dating back 7,500 years has been unearthed in Bulgaria. Researchers have described the Palaeolithic settlement as including 'possibly Prehistoric Europe's largest stone building', The Daily Mail wrote.
The building once covered an area of over 2,153 square feet (200 square metres) - larger than a singles match tennis court - although archaeologists suspect the building had two floors, meaning it could be closer to 4,306 square feet (400 square metres).
The remains of the settlement, which is thought to have collapsed due to an earthquake, were uncovered on the 'big island' of Durankulak Lake, a 1.3 square mile (3.4 square km) lagoon in the north east of Bulgaria.
Excavations at the site, known as 'Dobrudzha Troy' started in the 1970s when artefacts dating back to around 10,000 BC were discovered, along with evidence of the Neolithic settlement, Archaeology in Bulgaria reported.
However, this summer, archaeologists unearthed a huge building containing a kiln, which they believe was used for around 80 years.

Kazakhstan President ratified agreement with Bulgaria on assistance in criminal cases: President of Kazakhstan Nursultan Nazarbayev signed the Law on ratification of the Agreement between Kazakhstan and Bulgaria on legal assistance in criminal cases, the press service of the Akorda Presidential Palace announced, as cited by Kazinform.
The legal assistance includes serving summonses and other documents; collection of evidence; inspection, search and seizure; examination; the questioning of victims, suspects, defendants, witnesses and experts; transfer of objects and documents.
In June this year, Kazakhstan has ratified the agreement with Bulgaria on extradition of wanted persons signed in Sofia on November 14, 2014. The document specifies when a person asked for extradition by one of the parties can and cannot be transferred.

Gazprom offers talks to settle EU antitrust case: Gazprom on Monday submitted a proposal to answer accusations by EU antitrust regulators that the Russian energy giant imposed unfair prices on customers in eastern Europe, AFP reported.
The European Commission in April accused state-owned Gazprom with infringing the bloc's single market rules, which has threatened to aggravate tensions between Europe and President Vladimir Putin's Russia when their ties are already strained over the crisis in Ukraine.
"The Commission can confirm it has received a set of commitment proposals from Gazprom, which it will assess carefully," EU spokesman Ricardo Cardoso said in an emailed statement.
Specifically, the EU accused Gazprom of breaching single market rules by forbidding the resale of its gas between EU countries, allowing the Russian giant to charge unfair prices.
The countries involved in the EU probe are Lithuania, Estonia, Bulgaria, Czech Republic, Hungary, Latvia, Slovakia and Poland - all former Soviet-era satellites that have cast their future with the European Union, not Moscow.

Bulgaria allows army officers to open fire at migrants at the border: In connection with the increasing tension connected with the inflow of refugees Bulgaria deployed military officers at its borders to Turkey, Greece and Macedonia, Russian Regnum news agency reported, citing a statement of Bulgarian Minister of Defence Nikolay Nenchev.
In his words, there are 111 army officers at the borders at the moment. He added that up to 1,000 more military officers could be commissioned, if needed.
The Bulgarian minister announced that the military officers deployed along the border were armed and had “clear instructions about when they could use force”. In his words, the use of arms is allowed only in case of inevitable defence.

50% of labour permits for foreigners in Belgium issued to Bulgarians, Romanians in 2013: More than half of the labour permits issued to foreign nationals in Belgium in 2013 were for Bulgarian and Romanian citizens, Belgian La libre newspaper writes, citing a recent report of Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD).
Between 2012 and 2013 the number of foreigners at the Belgian labour market has increased by 4% reaching 669,000 people, some 109,000 of whom unemployed.
In 2013 the Romanian workers were around 30,000, twice more compared with 2009, while the number of Bulgarians has increased by 75% to 14,000.

Bulgaria mulls extending border fence to Turkey: Ahead of the colder months of the year crossing the Mediterranean Sea will get more and more dangerous and many of the refugees will head to Europe through the triangle between Turkey, Greece and Bulgaria, Austrian Die Presse newspaper comments
Turkey’s Edirne has turned into the hottest point over the past days, where the refugees continue their way to the EU from. The other possible routes are through Greece and Bulgaria.
Two years ago, the first refugee wave made Bulgaria build a border fence to stop the flow. However, it has several shortcomings, which makes it not very efficient.
That is why the Bulgarian politicians are considering the possibility to extend the fence.
Currently, the Bulgarian-Turkish border is still strictly protected, which makes the refugees force their way to the European countries through Macedonia.