Low turnout for the first European elections in Croatia
With a record low turnout of voters, just a bit over 20 percent, Croatia was electing 12 members to represent
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Month: April 2013
Hungary high in global anti-Semitism
Last year showed a “considerable escalation” in global antisemitism against Jewish individuals, sites and private property, according to a report
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3.2 Richter scale earthquake in southern Bulgaria
An earthquake measuring 3.2 on the Richter scale occurred on April 14 at about 5.30pm near the southern Bulgarian town
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Coalition question at forefront as election campaigns begin in Bulgaria
The first days of campaigning ahead of Bulgaria’s May 12 2013 national parliamentary elections saw the question of which parties
Read moreCroatians vote in their first European Parliament election on April 14
Croatians were voting on April 14 2013 in the former Yugoslavian country’s first-ever elections for members of the European Parliament,
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Bulgaria’s smoking ban led to 3 – 4% cut in cigarette sales, analysts say
The full ban on smoking in public places that came into law in Bulgaria in June 2012 has led to
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Bulgarian Deputy Minister named as State Security agent to sue Dossier Commission
Bozhan Stoyanov, Deputy Minister of Economy, Energy and Tourism in Bulgaria’s current caretaker cabinet, named by the Dossier Commission as
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Bulgarian politicians do not understand economics, business leaders say
Bulgarian politicians do not understand economics and would have difficulty in proposing solutions to end the crisis, according to the
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Russia bans 18 US citizens
Russia has released a list of 18 Americans banned from Russian soil in response to a similar move by the
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