EC holds back on date for start of accession talks with Serbia, recommends ‘improved’ relations with Kosovo
A regular progress report by the European Commission, released on October 10 2012, refrained from recommending a date for Belgrade
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Year: 2012
European Commission again recommends start of EU accession negotiations with Macedonia
The European Commission said on October 10 2012 that it was recommending that European Union accession negotiations be started with
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Russian court releases one of three Pussy Riot members
A Russian appeals court has freed one of the members of the all-female punk band Pussy Riot, but has upheld
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AmCham Bulgaria volunteer days to be held October 13-20
The American Chamber of Commerce (AmCham) in Bulgaria will hold its tenth volunteer days on October 13-20, choosing education as
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Analysis: New poll shows disillusionment with Bulgaria’s Cabinet and major political parties
With about nine months to go to Bulgaria’s summer 2013 national parliamentary elections, the country’s centre-right Cabinet, ruling party and
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Robert de Niro arrives in Bulgaria for Killing Season movie shoot
Double-Oscar winner Robert de Niro arrived in the Bulgarian capital city Sofia for a brief stay to film scenes for
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Improved controls needed to protect children from internet porn, bullying, MEPs say
Internet safety must keep up with technological progress and the intensive use of the web by children, says the European
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Pussy Riot among three finalists shortlisted by European Parliament committee for Sakharov Prize 2012
Ales Bialiatski, Pussy Riot and Nasrin Sotoudeh and Jafar Panahi are the three finalists shortlisted for the 2012 Sakharov Prize
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Czech Republic: Reining in Russia’s spy games
Last month, the Czech Republic’s Security Information Service (BIS) warned that Russian espionage was a serious, growing and aggressive challenge.
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