Bulgaria increased exports to EU and third countries in January-November 2015, but trade balance still negative
Bulgaria’s total exports in January to November 2015 added up to a value of 41.9 billion leva (about 21.4 billion
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Month: January 2016
Kyriacos Mitsotakis triumphs in New Democracy leadership election race
Kyriacos Mitsotakis was elected new leader of New Democracy, Greece’s main opposition party, on January 10 2016. Mitsotakis’s victory over
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Poland summons German ambassador over politicians’ ‘anti-Polish’ remarks
Poland’s foreign ministry has summoned the German ambassador over what it calls “anti-Polish” comments made recently by German politicians who
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Eastern Europe bristles after Cologne
Eastern European governments were against taking in Muslim refugees before the events in Cologne took place. Now, they feel vindicated
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Anti-government protest turns violent in Kosovo
Kosovo’s worst political crisis since declaring independence from Serbia in 2008 deepened Saturday, with thousands of opposition protesters taking to
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Film review: The Hateful Eight
The Hateful Eight is Quentin Tarantino’s eighth film. It is another Western, just like his previous, devious Django Unchained. It
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Film review: The Big Short
Most people have some idea about the financial crisis that hit in 2007, seemingly taking everyone by surprise. The broad
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Owner of Bulgarian men’s luxury fashion house found shot dead
The owner of Bulgaria’s upmarket men’s fashion house Agressia (Агресия), Alexander Antov, was found shot dead on January 9 near
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Opinion: On the EU, the UK referendum, and reform – part II
It is likely that this year the UK will hold a referendum on its continuing membership of the EU. Part
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