Wildfires hit Greece’s Mt Athos peninsula, scorch parts of Bulgaria and Italy
Scorching summer heat, high winds and alleged negligence have caused a number of wildfires in South Eastern Europe, leading to
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Month: August 2012
Energy, counter-terrorism top agenda as UK, Bulgarian prime ministers meet
Energy issues and the fight against terrorism were the main issues discussed by Bulgarian prime minister Boiko Borissov and his
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Fires, weather hazard warning as heat wave winds down in Bulgaria
More than 310 fires have been extinguished over the past 24 hours in Bulgaria as the country approaches the end
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Russia Watch: Got a meeting with Vladimir, the Tardy? Bring a good book
On a sun splashed hillside overlooking the Black Sea, the President of Ukraine and half of his cabinet gathered July
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Russian prosecutor calls for jail for musician protestors
A state prosecutor in Russia called on the judge at the Khamovnichesky (Moscow) District Court to give three young protest
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Assad vows to rid Syria of ‘terrorists;’ violence mounts
Syrian President Bashar al-Assad has vowed to purge his country of what he called “terrorists,” as security forces continue to
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Investors in Bulgaria’s BTC, creditors reach restructuring agreement
Creditors of Bulgaria’s former state fixed-line monopoly Bulgarian Telecommunications Company (BTC) and a group of prospective investors in the company
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Bulgaria to tighten controls on wheat exports
Bulgarian authorities will step up checks at ports and border checkpoints to cut down on undeclared exports of wheat, the
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New driving regulations go into effect in Bulgaria
New driving regulations mandating drivers to have daylights on at all times went into effect in Bulgaria on August 7,
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