Greek parliament fails to elect President in first round
Greek presidential candidate Stavros Dimas lost the first round of a critical ballot in parliament. The government’s candidate got 160
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Month: December 2014
Russia’s rouble partly recovers as consumers spend on inflation fears
Russia’s currency, the ruble, has recovered by about 10 percent, after falling sharply in value this week, as the government
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Bulgarians positive about EU – but more than half do not feel they are EU citizens
Bulgarians are among European Union citizens who are the most positive about the EU, but ironically, more than half do
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European Parliament votes ‘Palestinian state’ compromise resolution
The European Parliament voted on December 17 to support “in principle recognition of Palestinian statehood and the two state solution,
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European Parliament approves 10.5M euro aid for Bulgaria after 2014 floods
Bulgaria is set for more than 10.5 million euro in aid from the European Solidarity Fund to assist the country
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Bulgaria to send delegation to Moscow to discuss South Stream – reports
Bulgaria’s Cabinet plans to send a government delegation to Moscow on December 19 to discuss the prospect of reviving the
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EU court orders Hamas removed from terror list
A European court has ruled that the Palestinian militant group Hamas must be removed from a European Union list of
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Bulgarian cabinet adopts updated strategy for judicial reform
Bulgaria’s cabinet has adopted an updated strategy for reforming the judiciary. The strategy was tabled at a cabinet meeting on
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Bulgaria and Serbia to speed work on gas interconnector
Bulgaria and Serbia will accelerate work on a project to build a gas connection between the two countries, it was
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