Ukraine parliament delays vote on Tymoshenko departure
Ukraine’s parliament has delayed a vote on a bill that would allow jailed former prime minister Yulia Tymoshenko to go
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Polish president offers apology to Russia for riots outside its embassy
Polish President Bronislaw Komorowski on Wednesday apologised to Russia for incidents outside its embassy in Warsaw during Monday’s Independence March,
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Bulgarian trade union protest unity move implodes on launchpad
A day after it emerged that Bulgaria’s trade unions were forming a joint strike action committee, raising hopes among anti-government
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China’s COSCO invests 230M euro in Piraeus Port
The Piraeus Port Authority and COSCO Holdings Group Co Ltd have completed an agreement to expand the Chinese company’s container
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10 000 cops ordered on to Sofia streets to contain anti-government protests
Uniformed police stood shoulder-to-shoulder at street intersections near Parliament on November 13, blocking access to cars and pedestrians, as a
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Bulgarians to get five days off at Christmas, six-day holiday in May 2014
Bulgaria’s Cabinet declared, at its meeting on November 13, a continuous six-day holiday from May 1 to 6 2014. In
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Cabinet approves donation of 1000 beds for refugee accommodation
Bulgaria’s cabinet approved on November 13 the transfer of 1000 beds from the state reserve, intended for emergency use in
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Bulgaria reports annual deflation of 1.4% in October
Bulgaria’s consumer price index grew by 0.5 per cent in October, but shrank by 1.4 per cent in annual terms,
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Anti-government protests in Bulgaria: A parliament behind barricades and a ‘different reality’
In the 42nd National Assembly on the morning of November 13, Movement for Rights and Freedoms leader Lyutvi Mestan said
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