France criticised for warships contract with Moscow
France’s contract to sell a pair of Mistral aircraft carriers to Moscow has come under fire in recent months, as
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Day: July 23, 2014
Dutch mourn victims of Malaysian plane
Thousands of people lined the roads in the Netherlands on Wednesday, solemnly applauding the slow procession of 40 black hearses
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Bulgarian government’s resignation: first reactions
The much-anticipated formal resignation of the Bulgarian cabinet, nominally headed by Plamen Oresharski, drew only scant reactions from Bulgaria’s largest
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Jubilation among anti-government protesters after resignation of Bulgaria’s ‘Oresharski’ cabinet: Photos
Four hundred and five days after they began, public protests in Bulgaria demanding the resignation of the government turned to
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Bulgarian government tables resignation in Parliament
The Bulgarian cabinet nominally headed by Plamen Oresharski tabled its resignation in Parliament shortly before 6pm on July 23 2014.
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Bulgarian Cabinet resignation – what happens next
Plamen Oresharski formally resigned as prime minister on July 23, after weeks of speculation and – in certain quarters – anxiety about
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The ‘Oresharski’ cabinet’s disputed legacy
The resignation of the Bulgarian cabinet sees a predictable deep dispute among rival political camps about its legacy. The subject
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Bulgaria central bank governor snubbed on resignation offer
Bulgarian political parties gave short shrift to Bulgarian National Bank (BNB) governor Ivan Iskrov’s offer to resign his position, which
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Germany reverses move to return refugees to Bulgaria, State Agency for Refugees head says
Germany has backtracked on its intention to return more than 2000 refugees to Bulgaria, the head of Bulgaria’s State Agency
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