Bloomberg Bulgaria’s president renewed his call for the resignation of Prime Minister Boyko Borissov as protesters clashed with police after thousands demonstrated outside parliament. Opposition-backed President Rumen Radev, who has accused Borissov and Prosecutor General Ivan Geshev of harboring links to organised crime that they deny, said the premier’s departure was “unavoidable” after two months of anti-corruption demonstrations against the ...

Bloomberg Boris Johnson’s government announced another U-turn, caving in to pressure from opponents and keeping local lockdown rules in place amid a rise in Covid-19 cases. The prime minister is pushing to get Britons back to work and school, and his team had decided restrictions imposed in some areas of northwest England should be eased. But local politicians, including Greater ...

Bloomberg Switzerland’s financial regulator (Finma) started enforcement proceedings against Credit Suisse Group over a spying scandal that led to the ouster of ex-Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Tidjane Thiam. The move marks an escalation of regulatory involvement in the espionage charges, which also triggered probes by Swiss prosecutors. Finma said it will pursue any potential violations of supervisory law, and in ...