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At about nine per cent of the population, Bulgaria’s Muslim minority is the EU’s largest. The minority group is made up of Turkish-speaking “Bulgarian Turks,” of Bulgarian-speaking Muslims commonly known […]
The Greek economy is starting to show signs of recovery, boosted by an increase in tourism and the regaining of the markets’ trust, according to the ...
Ukrainian officials Tuesday voiced support for a new round of international negotiations to find a peaceful resolution to the growing conflict with pr ...
The European Commision is forecasting that Cyprus will return to growth in 2015, after two year of financial misery and strict economic policy. The up ...
Prime minister of Kosovo Hashim Thaci declared on May 6 2014 that a political agreement has been reached to dissolve parliament and hold elections on June 8. Thaci made these […]
Speaking to journalists in the Verkhovna Rada on May 6, billionaire presidential candidate Petro Poroshenko said there is evidence that toxic chemicals were used in the Odessa trade union fire. […]
In a fresh warning, U.S. Secetarry of State John Kerry cautioned Russia there will be more sanctions if it tries to sabotage presidential elections in Ukraine and does not halt […]
Bulgarian President Rossen Plevneliev has called for a gradual increase in coming years to meet the country’s commitments to Nato and said that the correct answer to economic problems, growing […]
Bulgaria celebrates May 6 as the day of its military, a theme that was picked up by several contestants in the country’s European Parliament election campaign – though with predictably […]
Russian foreign minister Sergey Lavrov said it would be “quite unusual” to hold elections while the Ukrainian army is being “used against part of the population.” Lavrov’s comment comes a day […]
