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Turkey has taken a second step towards the construction of a second nuclear plant. Prime minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan signed the relevant agreement with his Japanese counterpart Shinzo Abe. The […]
Prospective Czech Republic prime minister Bohuslav Sobotka is deftly outmaneuvering his own party rivals at every turn. The chairman of the Social Democrats (ČSSD), the party that won Saturday’s election, […]
Poland may face early parliamentary elections if the situation in the governing Civic Platform (PO) destabilizes to such an extent that the government will be forced to focus on the […]
The administration of the Deutsche Bank said on October 30 2013 that it is unlikely for Greece to have a new “haircut” in its debt, while estimating that any form […]
European officials are in Washington seeking more information about charges that the United States has been spying on Europeans and their leaders. Claims that the National Security Agency tapped German […]
Greece’s former foreign minister Theodoros Pangalos revealed on radio station Vima FM on October 29 that the Greek government had spied on the former US ambassador to Greece. Pangalos said […]
Bulgaria’s Government approved on October 30 the Budget bill drafted by the Finance Ministry, the final step before it is sent to Parliament. The bill, published by the Finance Ministry […]
Even with emergency opening of new facilities, accommodation for refugees in Bulgaria continues to overflow. The Interior Ministry said on October 30 that its shelters and those of the State […]
Members of Parliament from two of the parties in Bulgaria’s ruling axis, the Bulgarian Socialist Party and Ataka, have pledged court action against a theologian who shouted “resign!” at them […]
Motorists in a street in central Sofia were treated to a dance performance – whether they wanted such a performance or not – that blocked traffic as theatre academy students […]
