Moldovan capital city re-elects pro-Western mayor
Incumbent Dorin Chirtoaca won re-election for a third term as mayor of Moldova’s capital city Chisinau, in a run-off on
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Month: June 2015
Police detain 120 illegal migrants at entrance to Sofia
Bulgarian police detained about 120 people, believed to be Syrian refugees, on a road near the entrance to Sofia in
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Greece closes banks, imposes capital controls
Cash-strapped Greece – cut off from further infusions of European funds – ordered its banks and stock market closed for
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ECB keeps emergency credit open to Greek banks
The European Central Bank said Sunday it is keeping its emergency credit lines open to Greek banks even as Greek
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Greek lawmakers approve bailout referendum
The Greek Parliament voted late Saturday to accept Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras’ call for a referendum July 5 on proposed
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Greek PM calls referendum on bailout deal
Greece’s prime minister has called for a referendum on the outcome of bailout talks with international creditors. Prime minister Alexis
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Bulgaria may get special treatment in EU migrant share-out scheme – Tusk
European Union leaders have agreed that 40 000 migrants who have arrived in Italy and Greece will be relocated to
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Rights report notes anti-Semitic rhetoric, prejudice against Roma in Bulgaria
Anti-Semitic rhetoric continued to appear commonly on social networking sites and as comments under online media articles in Bulgaria in
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Concerns about deterioration of Bulgarian media environment persist – US state dept
Concerns persist about deterioration of the media environment in Bulgaria because of corporate and political pressure that, combined with the
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