Bulgaria’s European Parliament elections: Notebook, May 19
If the government was a television show, its ratings would mean that it would be cancelled, Reformist Bloc ticket leader
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Month: May 2014
Floods devastate Balkans, displace thousands
Floods in Bosnia-Herzegovina, Croatia and Serbia have killed at least 37 people and left tens of thousands homeless. Much of
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Bulgaria’s Food Safety Agency shuts down supplier to Parliament over bad hygiene
Bulgaria’s Food Safety Agency said on May 19 that it had closed down a food preparation facility at the President’s
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Bulgaria’s cabinet doles out some goodies ahead of European Parliament elections – report
A week before Bulgaria’s European Parliament elections on May 25, the country’s cabinet allocated millions of leva for tourism, education,
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European employment rate declines in 2013 – Eurostat
The employment rate in the 28 member states of the European Union continued its steady, if incremental, decline in 2013,
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No clear victor in close local election battle in Greece
Following the first round of local elections held in Greece on May 18, governing coalition parties New Democracy and PASOK
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What’s On: ‘Opera Open’ in Plovdiv from June 17 to July 20
Plovdiv State Opera is to present “Opera Open”, a programme of seven performances, from June 17 to July 20 2014
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Unrest continues as Ukraine prepares for presidential vote
One week before Ukraine holds a national election, unrest and separatist fervor remain strong in the country’s eastern areas. The
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Bulgaria monitors rising Danube, shores up river defences, after Serbia floods
Water levels in the stretch of the Danube River that forms the border between Bulgaria and Romania have risen sharply
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