MEPs urged not to vote down ACTA
European trade commissioner Karel de Gucht delivered an impassioned plea to the European Parliament on July 3, asking MEPs not
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Month: July 2012
Watchdog slams Kosovo parliament decision on including media articles in criminal code
The Vienna-based South East Europe Media Organisation (SEEMO), an affiliate of the International Press Institute (IPI), deplores the June 22
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Bulgaria’s President Plevneliev visiting Greece
Bulgarian President Rossen Plevneliev is to pay an official visit to Greece on July 4 and 5 2012 at the
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Amid crisis, Poland bucks the trend: FT
Poland is solidifying its position as the European Union’s fastest growing economy and is the most resilient of the ex-communist
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Gay games upsets Hungary’s Jobbik
The Budapest City Council caucus of radical right-wing party Jobbik has said that the 14th EuroGames – a gay and
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Croatia rescues 65 people from Adriatic Sea
The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, or UNHCR, says the Croatian Coast Guard has rescued 65 people on Monday
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IMF: Europe’s problems slow US economic recovery
The head of the International Monetary Fund, Christine Lagarde, said the “tepid” U.S. economic recovery could be hurt by two
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Visiting Germany, Bulgarian President Plevneliev moots ‘Museum of State Security’
Bulgarian President Rossen Plevneliev, meeting his German counterpart Joachim Gauck in Berlin, has floated the idea of a Museum of
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New amendments to Bulgaria’s Forestry Act tabled
The latest round of talks between MPs, representatives of the environmental groups and resort developers on July failed to reach
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