Sofia University anti-government students to end occupation, continue protest – reports
Students who occupied the central campus of Sofia University to press their demand for the resignation of the Bulgarian Socialist
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Year: 2013
Bulgarian President Plevneliev, Oresharski in joint statement calling for tolerance towards Syrian refugees
Bulgarian President Rossen Plevneliev and Plamen Oresharski, appointed in May to sit in the prime minister’s chair in the Bulgarian
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Two Bulgarian union federations form joint strike committee
Bulgaria’s two major trade union federations have formed a joint strike committee but it is an open question whether this
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European Council, Parliament reach agreement on EU budget for 2014
The EU Council and the European Parliament reached agreement on the European Union budget for 2014 in negotiations in Brussels
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Anti-cohabitation call sparks political storm in Turkey
Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan has provoked a political storm in Turkey over his call to crackdown on mixed sex
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Poland’s Independence Day celebrations turn violent again
Poland’s Independence Day celebrations were disrupted by violent riots for the third year in a row as large groups of
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Serbia lobbying for accession talks with the EU to start in December
European Union’s strict conditions regarding the accession negotiations with Serbia are the consequence of several factors, such as Europe’s harsh
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Romania’s central bank revises inflation forecast to 1.8% in 2013
The National Bank of Romania has revised the inflation forecast for this year from 3.1 per cent down to 1.8
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Romania exports up, imports down over the three quarters of 2013
Romania’s exports are up by 8.4 per cent over the first nine months of this year compared to the same
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