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Protests are continuing in the Republic of Macedonia, supported by the opposition, against the decision of president Gjorge Ivanov to grant amnesty for politicians, and against the current government. Protesters […]
Within a matter of hours of Turkey’s new government being announced, a major dispute over visas erupted Wednesday between Ankara and the European Un ...
After almost two years of captivity in Russia, Ukrainian military pilot Nadiya Savchenko, 35, is finally back at home. After a Ukrainian government pl ...
Bulgaria does not expect a refugee problem from Turkey, even if Ankara withdraws from the agreement with the European Union on regulating the entry of ...
A Bulgarian parliamentary committee has approved the first reading of changes to the Foreigners Act to decrease the property value ownership qualification for permanent residence from 600 000 leva (about […]
Bulgaria’s Commission on Protection of Competition (CPC) has opened an investigation into whether four foreign-owned retail chains were acting in collusion to limit competition. The four chains affected by the […]
Sofia City Court sentenced Dessislav Chukolov, an MP for Volen Siderov’s far-right Ataka minority opposition party, to two years’ probation, community service and 25 per cent deduction from his salary […]
The Eurogroup approved the disbursement of 10.3 billion euro in bailout loans to Greece, in the early hours of May 25. Following a marathon meeting in Brussels, it was decided […]
Greek authorities are busing thousands of migrants away from the makeshift camp at Idomeni on the Macedonian border, and to purpose-built camps farther inside Greece. Police said they expect the […]
The Polish government will propose solutions aimed at solving the months-long crisis over the Constitutional Tribunal, PM Beata Szydlo said after her meeting with the First Vice-President of the European […]
