Bulgaria’s national day of parades and protests: Ataka gets into the act
To the accompaniment of a local rock band on a trailer, cries of “Volen!” and appeals from the whippers-in for
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Month: March 2013
Bulgaria’s national day of parades and protests: Photo gallery
March 3 2013 saw Bulgaria’s senior state leaders and foreign diplomats gather at the Monument to the Unknown Soldier in
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Protesters block dismantling part of Berlin Wall
Protesters in Berlin are trying to stop developers from dismantling one of the longest remaining stretches of the Berlin Wall.
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Bulgaria set for national day – and nationwide protests – on March 3
Solemn state ceremonials, protests in all major cities and a march by ultra-nationalists Ataka are all scheduled for Bulgaria’s national
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Controversy over Macedonia’s 2013 Eurovision song contest entry
A video for Macedonia’s entry for the 2013 Eurovision song contest, Vlato “Lozano” Lozanoski and Esma Redžepova’s Imperija (“Empire”), was
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Serbian scandal highlights fungal poison danger
A scandal over contaminated milk in the Balkans highlights a global threat to food safety: Aflatoxins are naturally occurring poisons
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Democracy making strides in former Soviet Armenia
Twenty-one years after gaining independence from the Soviet Union, Armenia may be coming of age. It is developing a more
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Bulgaria lowers investment certificate thresholds
Bulgaria’s acting Cabinet approved on March 1 a series of changes to the regulations on the implementation of the Investment
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Bulgaria’s political crisis: Of a public council, public enemies and protests against a protester
The first day of March and the latest day of Bulgaria’s national political crisis produced another round of developments and
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