Bulgaria tests siren warning system on October 1
The early warning siren system was tested in 10 Bulgarian cities on October 1 2012. The tests took place at
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Year: 2012
Slovakia: Adoptions furore continues
Multiple cases of Slovak children taken into foster care by social services in the UK initially provoked negative reactions among
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EU team probes fears for democracy in Hungary
An eight-member delegation from the European Union’s Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs Committee met Hungarian ministry officials, parliamentary parties,
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Thousands of French protest against austerity plans
Tens of thousands of protesters took to the Paris streets Sunday in the latest bout of European anger over tough
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Sofia blue zone and green zone paid parking rules come into force on October 1
Controversial new rules for paid parking in “blue” and “green” zones of Bulgaria’s capital city Sofia come into effect on
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Archaeology: Bulgarian finance minister promises more funds after visit to Black Sea site – reports
Bulgarian Finance Minister Simeon Dyankov, after a visit to the Sinemorets site on the country’s Black Sea coast after the
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Bulgaria’s Stanishev, elected European socialist leader, sees ‘leftist wave’ heading for continent
Bulgarian Socialist Party leader Sergei Stanishev, elected on September 29 2012 as president of the Party of European Socialists, said
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‘Culture of entrepreneurship’ starting to form in Bulgaria, President Plevneliev says
A culture of entrepreneurship is starting to form in Bulgaria, and the construction of Sofia Tech Park scheduled to begin
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Athens, Skopje trade messages on Macedonia name dispute at UN
Greece’s foreign minister, Dimitris Avramapoulos, addressing the United Nations General Assembly on September 27 2012, said that his country would
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