Bulgaria renewable energy production down in 2014, still above 2020 target – Eurostat
Nine European Union member states, Bulgaria among them, had exceeded their renewable energy targets for 2020 in 2014, the bloc’s
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Month: February 2016
Macedonian president Ivanov: Border fence has prevented large numbers of illegal refugees
Macedonian president Gjorge Ivanov said on February 10 that state authorities had prevented the entry of thousands of illegal refugees crossing
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We will not turn into a refugee camp, says Macedonia’s foreign minister Popovski
The foreign minister of the Republic of Macedonia, Nikola Popovski, said that the country will not turn into a refugee camp
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Macedonia’s refugee dilemma
As Greece continues to struggle with the influx of refugees, some EU countries hope that its northern neighbor Macedonia can
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Romania upholds 20-year term for communist-era criminal
Romanian appeals court has upheld a 20-year jail term for a man who ran a notorious communist-era prison and was
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Nato to increase ‘forward presence’ in Eastern Europe
Nato defence ministers have agreed at a February 10 2016 meeting on an “enhanced forward presence in the eastern part
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Polarised political reaction in Bulgaria to nomination of Bokova as candidate UN chief
Reactions among Bulgaria’s political parties in Parliament to the nomination of Irina Bokova as the country’s candidate to be the
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Bulgarian prosecutors end money-laundering probe against former deputy Parliament Speaker
Sofia City Court has ended on February 10 pre-trial proceedings against former MP Hristo Biserov, after prosecutors dropped their investigation into
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Bulgaria’s government coalition partners discuss go-ahead for second ski lift in Bansko resort
Political parties that are partners in Bulgaria’s coalition government have agreed on “working toward” allowing the building of a second
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