EU calls for stimulus spending to spur economy
Europe’s largest economy, Germany, slashed its growth forecast and France faces growing calls to cut spending, amid fears Europe may
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Day: October 15, 2014
Funding woes delay new Chernobyl cover
“There’s no precedent for this anywhere in the world,” Jochen Flasbarth said. “Of course there is uncertainty.” The German Ministry
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Experts divided over whether sanctions against Russia are working
After several rounds of international sanctions against Russia for its annexation of Ukraine’s Crimean peninsula in March and support of
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World football officials: Albania-Serbia violence ‘inexcusable’
The head of European soccer’s governing body has strongly condemned the violence that erupted during Tuesday night’s Albania-Serbia qualifying match
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Ukraine: Police officer, suspected of being agent provocateur during Rada clashes, is arrested
Ukraine’s Security Service said on October 15 that it had arrested a police officer accused of being an agent provocateur
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Putin, Poroshenko to meet in Milan in bid to find peace
At the Asia-Europe summit in Milan on October 16 and 17, Ukrainian President Perto Poroshenko and his Russian counterpart Vladimir
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Bulgaria’s coalition talks drama: GERB, Reformist Bloc marathon meeting ends without agreement
More than six hours of talks between GERB and the Reformist Bloc ended with no substantial agreement and for now
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Juncker announces portfolio changes for proposed European Commission
European Commission President-designate Jean-Claude Juncker announced on October 15 changes to the portfolios he intends allocating, a result of a
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Bulgarian cabinet approves 26.5M leva to overcome aftermath of floods, earthquakes
Bulgaria’s caretaker cabinet has approved additional spending of more than 26.5 million leva (about 13.5 million euro) to prevent and
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