Bulgarians see little progress in judiciary reform, corruption fight – survey
Bulgarians were more downbeat about the progress made by the country in reforming its judiciary and fighting corruption and organised
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Month: January 2015
EC to criticise Bulgaria’s slow progress on judicial reform, fighting corruption – reports
Bulgaria’s progress on judicial reform and combating corruption is slow and the country is to be urged to adopt a
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Bulgaria, Romania fail to win EU backing for more compensation for dairy farmers hit by Russian embargo
Bulgaria and Romania have failed to win compensation for dairy farmers negatively affected by a Russian ban on imports of
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S&P downgrades Russia credit rating to ‘junk’ status
Russia’s credit rating was downgraded Monday, falling below investment grade for the first time in a decade to what the
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Poland to mark 70 years since Auschwitz liberation
About 300 former prisoners of Auschwitz-Birkenau, the German Nazi death camp in southern Poland, along with dozens of foreign dignitaries,
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Merkel: Disgrace if people attacked if they identify as Jews or side with Israel
It is a disgrace that people in Germany are harassed, threatened or attacked if they somehow identify as Jews or
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EU offers mixed reaction to Syriza victory
European Union finance ministers meeting in Brussels have suggested they are open to giving Greece more time to pay back
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Brussels shaken as new Greek leader challenges Europe’s austerity drive
Greece’s youngest ever prime minister, 40-year-old Alexis Tsipras, was sworn in Monday after his victorious far-left Syriza party entered a
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EU increases humanitarian aid to Ukraine
The European Union is increasing its humanitarian assistance in Ukraine where the latest surge of violence has deepened an already
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