Greek legislators approve civil partnerships for same-sex couples
Greece’s Parliament has passed landmark legislation allowing civil partnership agreements between same-sex couples, despite strong resistance from opposition parties and
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Month: December 2015
MRF founder Dogan hits out at party leader over Turkey-Russia declaration ‘gaffe’
Ahmed Dogan, founder of the Movement for Rights and Freedoms – the party led and supported in the main by
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Polish parliament passes controversial amendment to the Constitutional Tribunal Act
Poland’s lower house of parliament controlled by the Law and Justice (PiS) party passed on Tuesday night a constitutional court
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Bosnia arrested 11 people suspected of links with IS
Bosnian police have arrested 11 people suspected of alleged ties with Islamic State and its militants fighting in Syria and
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US expands sanctions against Russia
The United States Treasury Department Tuesday imposed sanctions on 34 individuals and entities for previous sanctions evasion and other activities
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Bulgarian Prosecutor-General challenges prosecution of communist crimes in Constitutional Court
Bulgarian Prosecutor-General Sotir Tsatsarov has lodged a challenge in the Constitutional Court to amendments approved by Parliament in September lifting
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Bulgarian birth rate drops 6.5% year-on-year
A total of 58 140 children were born in Bulgaria between January 1 and December 20 2015, 4037 – or
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Number of refugees and migrants arriving in Europe in 2015 passes million mark
Persecution, conflict and poverty have forced an unprecedented one million people to flee to Europe in 2015, according to estimates
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More than 60 000 Greek companies ’emigrated’ to Bulgaria – retail association
In a just few months since the summer, more than 60 000 Greek companies have “emigrated” to Bulgaria, according to
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