Ukraine: Pro-Western parties sign historic coalition agreement
One year after the start of the EuroMaidan Revolution that drove president Viktor Yanukovych from power on February 21 2014,
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Month: November 2014
Bulgaria mulls hike in deposit interest tax
Bulgaria’s Government plans to raise the rate of the deposit interest tax back to 10 per cent, mass circulation daily
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Romania constitutional court declares Iohannis president-elect
Romania’s constitutional court validated on November 21 the outcome of the presidential elections in the country, officially naming Sibiu mayor
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Bulgarian MPs reject proposal for regular drug tests
A proposal by Bulgaria’s nationalist coalition the Patriotic Front (PF) that MPs undergo annual tests for illegal drug use was
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Bill proposes merging Bulgaria’s civilian, military intelligence into single agency reporting to PM
Bulgaria’s centre-right Reformist Bloc, part of the coalition cabinet, has tabled a bill in Parliament envisaging the merger of civilian
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Bulgarian man tests negative for Ebola, Bulgarian media tests positive for hysteria
The shrill panic-inducing performance of some US cable television media in covering, or rather creating, the Ebola scare appears to
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Plevneliev meets ADL: ‘Anti-Semitism, hatred and intolerance must be fought daily’
Anti-Semitism, hatred and intolerance must be fought daily, Bulgarian President Rossen Plevneliev and the leadership of the Anti-Defamation League agreed
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Biden to reiterate US support during visit to Ukraine
U.S. Vice President Joe Biden meets Ukraine’s leaders Friday in an effort to underscore Washington’s support for Kyiv, which is
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Film review: The Hunger Games: Mockingjay, Part 1
Besides having a title that is a mouthful, The Hunger Games: Mockingjay, Part I will also make very little sense
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