Left side story: Purvanov turns down Stanishev overture
Those Sharks and Jets of socialist politics in Bulgaria, Sergei Stanishev’s Bulgarian Socialist Party and Georgi Purvanov’s ABC, remained at
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Month: January 2014
EU unemployment 10.7% in December 2013, in Bulgaria 13.1% – Eurostat
Unemployment in the 28-member European Union was 10.7 per cent in December 2013, EU statistics office Eurostat said, reporting unemployment
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IMF urges Bulgaria to pursue ‘bold reforms’ in annual review
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) urged Bulgaria to pursue “bold structural reforms […] to lift growth, create jobs, and enhance
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Bulgaria’s regional development minister promises changes to plan for Strandzha nature park
Bulgarian Regional Development Minister Desislava Terzieva says that she has initiated a process to change controversial plans that pave the
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Bulgaria’s European Commissioner, church Patriarch in call for religious and ethnic tolerance
Bulgaria’s European Commissioner, church Patriarch in call for religious and ethnic tolerance Bulgaria’s European Commissioner Kristalina Georgieva and Bulgarian Orthodox
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Neo–nazi attacks shock Slovakia
Shocking video images of youths with shaved heads brutally beating a man in front of a bar in Nitra have
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Ukraine faces debt downgrade as Russia puts loan on hold
As cities in Ukraine remain in the grip of protests and political crisis, a rating agency has downgraded the country’s
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Global protests of Russia’s anti-gay laws before Sochi Olympics
All Out, an international nongovernmental organization calling for the equality of LGBT individuals, announced a Global Speak Out to support
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PR deal adds pressure on Bulgaria’s socialist leader
The past six months have presented few opportunities for Bulgarian socialist leader Sergei Stanishev to score PR victories, either at
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