Greek parliament removes immunity of leading Golden Dawn trio
By an overwhelming majority in a vote on June 4, Greek MPs approved the lifting of immunity of Golden Dawn leader
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Month: June 2014
Bulgarian Socialist Party MPs back Ataka challenge in Constitutional Court to European Parliament elections
A group of MPs from the Bulgarian Socialist Party have provided the signatures needed for a petition by far-right ultra-nationalists
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Rebels in eastern Ukraine take government border posts
Ukraine struggled late Wednesday to regain control of key sections of its border with Russia, after pro-Russian separatists overran a
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What’s On: ‘Picnic of Freedom’ in Sofia’s Borissova Gradina on June 14
The German embassy in Sofia and Swift Gap Events (Flashmob Bulgaria) are organising a “Party Lights Experiment” at a Picnic
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Lithuania ready to adopt euro, Bulgaria still falls short – EC convergence report
The European Commission released its latest euro area convergence report on June 4, assessing the readiness of EU member states
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US offers Ukraine $5 million to help it fight separatists
The United States is offering Ukraine $5 million in non-lethal assistance to help the country’s military forces in their effort
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Bulgaria reports 0.3% economic growth in Q1
Bulgaria’s economy grew by 0.3 per cent in the first quarter of this year, compared to the last three months
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What’s on: Massive Attack at the Winter Palace, June 5
This spring has been a good one for fans of trip-hop in Bulgaria – two months after Tricky’s gig at the
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New row over Bulgarian government plan to borrow three billion leva
Bulgaria’s embattled government is embroiled in a new row over a plan to borrow three billion leva (about 1.5 billion
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