Hungarian government tries to placate Jews
A state secretary from the Justice Ministry has met Jewish groups who had expressed disappointment over the failure of the
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Month: January 2013
Meet Mestan, Dogan’s nominee to become leader of Bulgaria’s MRF
Lyutvi Mestan, the nominee put forward by outgoing leader of the Movement for Rights and Freedoms (MRF) Ahmed Dogan to
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Shock and dismay as Bulgaria’s Dogan attacked – reactions
The attack on Ahmed Dogan, leader of Bulgaria’s predominantly ethnic Turk Movement for Rights and Freedoms (MRF) party, during a
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Dogan and the MRF: End of an era?
Ahmed Dogan, whose planned headline-making announcement on January 19 2013 that he was to step down as leader of the
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Bulgarian politician Ahmed Dogan attacked during party conference – updated
Ahmed Dogan, leader of Bulgaria’s Movement for Rights and Freedoms (MRF) party, was assaulted on January 19 as he was
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Bulgaria’s Culture Minister to sue ultra-nationalist party leader Siderov for calling him a Turkish spy
Bulgarian Minister of Culture Vezhdi Rashidov said that he would sue ultra-nationalist Ataka leader Volen Siderov for slander after Siderov,
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Bulgaria slides one spot in new European Catch-Up Index
Six years after its accession into the EU, Bulgaria continues to substantially lag behind in the process of catching-up with
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New EU driving licences to be introduced on January 19
From January 19 2013, all new driving licences issued across the European Union will be in the form of a
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Czech smoking ban could be law this time
Proposed more than once in the past but always shelved, a ban on smoking in pubs and restaurants could finally
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