Bulgarian Parliament rejects socialist motion to reconsider sanctions against Russia
Bulgaria’s National Assembly has rejected, for a second time in a week, a proposal by the opposition Bulgarian Socialist Party
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Month: February 2015
Bulgaria sends urgent note to Turkey and Greece on river levels
Bulgaria is sending Turkey and Greece an urgent note on the levels of three rivers as well as of dams
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Greek PM set for crucial meeting with European Commission President
Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras met Italian counterpart Matteo Renzi in Rome on February 3 before meetings with European Commission
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Polish – Russian World War 2 dispute escalates
Russian news agency RIA Novosti has published a caricature of Polish Foreign Minister Grzegorz Schetyna presented as a barking dog
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Indictment reflects rising pressure on foreign journalists in Turkey
A Turkish court will try a Dutch journalist on charges she disseminated “terrorist propaganda.” The indictment could further strain relations between
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Macedonian opposition to press criminal charges against PM Gruevski
Macedonia’s largest opposition party LSDM (Macedonian Social Democratic Union) said on February 3 that it would press criminal charges against prime
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Bulgaria high court acquits former defence minister in bribery case
Bulgaria’s Supreme Court of Cassation (SCC) ruled on February 3 to acquit the country’s former defence minister Nikolai Tsonev and
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Floods in Bulgaria: Hundreds evacuated, costs mount
More than 200 people were evacuated from the village of Odrintsi in Bulgaria’s Dobrich region on February 3, a day
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Bulgarian actor Zahary Bacharov to appear in Game of Thrones
Bulgarian actor Zahary Bacharov, most recently seen on the big screen in The Monuments Men, has a role as tribal
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