Romanian president nominates former EU commissioner to form technocrat cabinet
Romanian president Klaus Iohannis formally nominated former European commissioner Dacian Ciolos to form the next cabinet, saying that the country
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Month: November 2015
IMF mission praises Bulgaria’s efforts to fix banking ‘weaknesses’
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) said that Bulgaria has made progress in fixing the regulatory framework in the banking system
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Migrant arrivals in Europe by sea close to 800 000 so far in 2015 – IOM
Arrivals of migrants and refugees in Europe by sea in 2015 approached 800 000 in the first week of November,
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Ecumenical Patriarch’s visit to Bulgaria ends with question marks over cancelled events
A visit by Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew I to Bulgaria ended with eyebrows raised as a meeting with Prime Minister Boiko
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Ukrainian journalist concerned about direction of country’s media
Maxim Eristavi is an openly gay Ukrainian journalist who worked for Russian state media, and has been covering Ukraine for
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Slovak interior minister Kaliňák: Design of the hot-spot system is flawed
The Monday meeting of interior ministers of EU member countries has not yielded any headway forward from the viewpoint of
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What’s on: Kinomania 2015
Kinomania Film Festival returns to Sofia for its 29th annual edition, between November 12 and 29. This year’s event does
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Bulgaria reports increased exports but trade deficits continue
Bulgaria has reported increased exports to other European Union and non-EU countries on an annual basis, but trade deficits continue.
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Croatian conservatives win election but fall short of majority
Croatia’s conservative opposition has won the most seats in the country’s parliamentary elections, but not enough to govern on its
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