UN experts urge Hungary to reverse law criminalising homelessness
Recent legislation in Hungary outlawing homelessness risks having a discriminatory impact on those living in poverty, two United Nations independent
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Year: 2012
Polish economy minister declares support for troubled motor industry
The Polish government will present solutions to support car production in Poland in order to defend jobs in the sector,
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After debating for decades, EU adopts common patent
The European Union has adopted a common patent for the 27-nation bloc, after nearly four decades of debate about the
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Bulgaria does not support December European Council giving Macedonia a date for EU accession talks
Bulgaria, underlining that it wants to see Skopje taking real steps towards good neighbourly relations, has said that it would
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Bulgaria’s Constitutional Court nominee withdraws as investigations loom
Bulgarian prosecutor Galya Gougousheva, nominated for the vacant seat on the country’s Constitutional Court, has formally withdrawn her candidacy on
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Bulgaria’s food safety agency begins large-scale checks ahead of Festive Season
Bulgaria’s Food Safety Agency is beginning large-scale checks at restaurants, shops and all facilities where food is sold ahead of
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Battle lines drawn as Bulgaria approaches rethink on smoking ban
A Bulgarian lobby group against allowing smoking in public places has called for support for a protest in front of
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Bulgaria and Italy in police special operation to detain people wanted under European arrest warrants
A police operation co-ordinated by Europol was taking place in Bulgaria and Italy on December 11 2012, aimed at taking
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Moldova overtakes Ukraine on road to Europe
As Ukraine’s relations with the European Union remain frosty, its smaller neighbour Moldova is taking the limelight. The country of
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