Bulgarian President vetoes Judiciary Act
Bulgarian President Rossen Plevneliev vetoed the Judiciary Act, asking Parliament to remove the provision referring to “career advancement bonuses” for
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Month: June 2012
First court sentences for Euro 2012 hooligans
Fast-track courts in Warsaw have handed out 23 sentences so far to hooligans following clashes that broke out ahead of
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European Commission delivers visa roadmap to Kosovo government
European Commissioner for Home Affairs Cecilia Malmström handed the roadmap for visa liberalisation over to the Kosovo government on June
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Greece ponders second election in six weeks
Greeks vote for a government for the second time in six weeks on Sunday. The last election, in May, gave
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Bulgaria’s Grigor Dimitrov makes Queen’s Club quarterfinals
Bulgaria’s top men’s tennis player Grigor Dimitrov qualified on June 14 for the Queen’s Club Championships, one of the main
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Bulgarian Holy Synod bashes Sofia gay pride parade
The Holy Synod of the Bulgarian Orthodox Church said on June 14 that it was opposed to the annual Pride
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Bulgarian PM in turnabout on Judiciary Act amendments
A week, to the day, after Parliament passed controversial amendments to the Judiciary Act that have been harshly criticised both
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Polish authorities apologize over Euro 2012 hooligans
Polish authorities apologized Wednesday for hooligan violence that broke out in Warsaw ahead of a tense Poland-Russia Euro 2012 match
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Bulgarian PM defends Forestry Act amendments
Bulgarian Prime Minister Boiko Borissov defended the amendments to the Forestry Act, passed by Parliament on June 13, saying that
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