Thousands rally in Portugal against pro-austerity government: AFP
Lisbon. housands of Portuguese rallied in Lisbon on Saturday, calling for the resignation of the government whose austerity policies they claimed have exacerbated the country's recession, AFP reports.

There is attitude to review smoking ban in public places: socialists’ candidate for Bulgarian PM
Sofia. There is an attitude to review the smoking ban in public places without any fundamentally revolutionary changes, Plamen Oresharski, who has been nominated for a prime minister by the Bulgarian Socialist Party, said in an interview with Bulgarian TV 7.

Main criterion for govt formation is expertise: socialists’ candidate for Bulgarian PM
Sofia. The main criterion for the formation of the government is expertise, Plamen Oresharski, who has been nominated for a prime minister by the Bulgarian Socialist Party, said in an interview with Bulgarian TV 7.