Greek high court backs ultra-right party run in Europe poll
Greece’s Supreme Court has ruled that the ultra-right Golden Dawn party can run in European Parliament elections later this month
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Month: May 2014
Ukraine separatists claim 89% voted for ‘independence’ of Donetsk region
Organizers of Sunday’s independence referendum in Ukraine’s eastern Ukrainian region of Donetsk say 89 percent of those who cast ballots
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Lithuanian president Grybauskaite heads for re-election after May 11 vote
After polls closed in Lithuania’s May 11 2014 presidential elections, incumbent Dalia Grybauskaite was widely seen as headed for a
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President Plevneliev will not appear before parliamentary committee on meeting with EVN
Bulgarian President Rossen Plevneliev said that he would not appear before a special parliamentary committee set up to investigate his
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Sofia Science Festival 2014 drew thousands of visitors
The Sofia Science Festival, held in the Bulgarian capital city from May 8 to 11 2014, drew thousands of visitors,
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Eastern Ukraine separatists claim high voter turnout in May 11 referendum
The Kyiv Post saw dozen of ballots inside of the polling station in downtown Luhansk saying ‘Yes’ to the sole
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Romania demands that Russia explain Rogozin’s bomber comment
Romania’s foreign ministry said that it had “taken note with surprise” that Russian deputy prime minister Dmitri Rogozin had tweeted
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Bulgaria’s European Parliament elections: Weekend notebook, May 11
South Stream, backstage dealings and diametrically varying views on the role of the Movement for Rights and Freedoms in Bulgarian
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Danube Bridge 2 rail route finally opened, Sofia-Thessaloniki rail service restored
Several months after it was promised and about 11 months after the Danube Bridge 2 was officially opened, international railway
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