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Bulgarian socialist party leader Sergei Stanishev gave the first hint on June 26 that the resignation of the Plamen Oresharski government – the main demand of anti-government protests now in […]
The consortium developing the Shah Deniz 2 gas field on Azerbaijan’s shelf in the Caspian Sea has picked the Trans-Adriatic Pipeline (TAP) over Nabu ...
In what is seen as a major victory for the gay-rights movement, the U.S. Supreme Court has ruled the federal government may not restrict the definitio ...
Czech president Milos Zeman’s nomination of long-time ally Jiri Rusnok as prime minister-designate has been opposed by the largest parties in the co ...
Sofia City Court ended on June 26 proceedings in a case requesting the extradition of Evelin “Brendo” Banev to Romania to stand trial on drug trafficking charges. The court said […]
The disciplinary committee of Europe’s football governing body Uefa has ruled to hand European competition bans to Turkish clubs Fenerbahce and Besiktas, but issued only a suspended sentence for Romanian […]
The EU has decided to postpone talks with Ankara aimed at moving forward on Turkey’s membership in the bloc until later this year. Germany had pushed for the delay, saying […]
More than 2,000 people were evacuated from more than 20 hospitals, and public buildings in several Polish cities on Tuesday after various institutions received a number of emailed bomb threats, […]
Anti-government protests in Bulgaria took on a new shape on the morning of June 26 as protesters gathered outside Parliament to drink coffee, a variation on the routine of the […]
Budapest City Council has claimed three billion forint (about 10 million euro) from the central budget to cover the cost of dealing with the flood that hit various areas this […]
