Ankara continues efforts to join EU
Ankara has issued a strong attack on the European Union (EU) for what it calls a “bigoted” assessment of Turkey
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Year: 2013
Record interest in Nazi Holocaust Auschwitz-Birkenau death camp
Officials at World War Two Auschwitz-Birkenau death camp in Poland say the site hosted a record number of tourists in
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Milky Way could contain 100 billion planets
It seems like hardly a week goes by without another planet being discovered in some far off stellar system, but
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Courts impound property of Bulgaria’s former roads agency chief
Two courts issued orders to impound the property of Vesselin Georgiev, a former head of Bulgaria’s road infrastructure agency, at
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Bulgaria’s 2012 birthrate lowest since 1945
The number of babies born in Bulgaria in 2012 – about 62 000 – was the lowest in the country
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Controversy continues over Czech president Klaus’s amnesty announcement
The New Year announcement by Czech Republic president Vaclav Klaus of an amnesty that is freeing about 7000 people from
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Investigations find widespread violations of Bulgaria’s smoking ban
Six months after the introduction by Bulgaria of a full ban on smoking in enclosed public spaces such as restaurants
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Slovakia celebrates the 20th anniversary of the velvet split
Slovakia as we know it today celebrates 20 years of its existence on January 1, 2013. On this day in 1993,
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Central and Eastern Europe: Economic downturn challenges democracy
2012 was a year of flux for Central and East European countries, with the specter of economic recession posing serious
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