Donetsk airport remains epicentre of fighting despite cease-fire
Thick plumes of black smoke are rising over the Donetsk airport, controlled by the Ukrainian forces. It’s been burning for
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Month: September 2014
Ukraine’s Hryvnia’s all-time low reflects population’s panic
Ukraine’s battered currency, the hrvynia, hit a new all-time low. The fear is that a population panicked by a year
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Bulgaria reports pre-trial proceedings for vote-buying
Bulgarian authorities have started 11 pre-trial proceedings in connection with alleged vote-buying ahead of the country’s October 5 early parliamentary
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Bulgarian court rejects request to suspend central bank deputy governor
Sofia Court of Appeals ruled on September 23 against the prosecutor’s office request to suspend Tsvetan Gounev, the deputy governor
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Bulgarian elections 2014: Poll sees strong GERB victory, 7 parties in Parliament
Just less than two weeks before Bulgaria’s October 5 2014 early parliamentary elections, a poll by the Exacta Research Group
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Festival of Religions to be held in Sofia on September 28
Representatives of various religious faiths – Jewish, Christian and Muslim – are to take part in a Festival of Religions
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Bulgaria hit by first snow on September 23
The cold weather front over Bulgaria brought the first snowfall in the country on September 23, in the high-altitude areas
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Bulgaria’s election commission denies there are unlawful polling stations in Turkey
In the latest twist in the controversy about polling stations in Turkey planned for Bulgaria’s October 5 2014 early parliamentary
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Bulgaria collects 281 300 leva in six months from fines for breaking smoking ban
About 281 300 leva were collected in six months from fines for breaking Bulgaria’s ban on smoking in enclosed public
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