Key European leaders call for tighter financial control
Key European leaders are calling for much tighter central control of spending by the 17 countries that use the euro
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Day: June 26, 2012
Russia Watch: Putin the Permissive and Russian football hooligans
The world may indeed be flat. Several thousand Russians recently traveled to the western edge of their country – and
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Erdogan warns Damascus of Turkey’s ‘wrath’
Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan is ratcheting up the pressure on Syria over the shooting down of a Turkish
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Bulgarian MPs accept presidential veto on Judiciary Act amendments
The legal affairs committee of Bulgarian Parliament voted on June 26 to accept the veto imposed by President Rossen Plevneliev
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Paltry prospects for Bulgaria’s new political parties
An opinion survey in June 2012 said that Bulgarians – who are about a year away from national parliamentary elections
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NATO condemns Syria for downing Turkish jet
NATO member states have condemned Syria for shooting down a Turkish military jet last Friday. Speaking Tuesday, NATO chief Anders
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Bulgarian MP investigated for conflict of interest
Emil Dimitrov, an MP for Bulgaria’s ruling party GERB, is being investigated by the Cabinet’s commission tasked with preventing conflict
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Bulgaria’s new motorway speed limit of 140km/h takes effect
As of June 26 2012, the maximum speed limit on Bulgaria’s motorways is increased to 140km/h. The change follows amendments
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Motorway construction, repairs in Bulgaria mean detours throughout summer
Because of repairs to the Devnya overpass on Hemus motorway, traffic is being diverted between the Suvorovo and Neofit Rilski
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