Romanians’ trust in secret services on the rise, Church loses ground
Romanians’ trust in the state security apparatus has been growing while their confidence in the Church and political parties has
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Year: 2013
Bulgarian Parliament to debate Budget veto on August 16
Bulgaria’s lawmakers have been called away from their summer recess and will hold the special sitting to discuss the veto
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Bulgaria’s MPs being herded from holidays overseas and at Black Sea for special sitting on budget veto
Members of Bulgaria’s Parliament are being summoned to return from holidays as far afield as Thailand, while others will travel
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Bulgarian annual inflation falls to 0.5% in July
Bulgaria’s consumer price index recorded deflation for the fifth consecutive month in July, while the annual inflation figure fell to
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Mild earthquake in north-eastern Bulgaria causes minor damage
An earthquake of 3.5 on the Richter scale was registered on August 13 2013 at 9.14am, epicentred eight km south-east
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Poland’s PKP unveils new high-speed train
Train operator PKP Intercity unveiled on August 12 its first new, high-speed Pendolino train, which the company hopes will breathe
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Czech Republic: Roman Catholic Church makes more than 11 000 restitution requests
The Roman Catholic Church has filed more than 11 000 claims for the return of confiscated property, after the authorities
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Romania’s Basescu lashes out at Budapest: Hungary has become a regional hotbed of instability
Romanian President Traian Basescu delivered a virulent speech on August 12 against recent controversial statements by a series of Hungarian
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Greece’s recession eases, but economy contracts significantly
Greece says its deep recession eased from April to June, but the country’s economy has now shrunk more than 20
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