Brexit fuels Hungary’s anti-EU fire
Aftershocks from Britain’s vote to leave the EU have spread to Eastern Europe, where nationalist movements say the British decision
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Month: July 2016
Netherlands could be next to vote on leaving EU
After Britain voted to leave the European Union, Brussels fears other members could leave the bloc. In the Netherlands, just
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Strong fiscal position can help Bulgaria compensate negative effect of Brexit – economist
Bulgaria’s government could compensate some of the expected slowdown in economic growth, a negative effect of the British referendum to
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Energy sector most vulnerable to corruption, Bulgarian President Plevneliev says
Bulgaria’s energy sector was the most susceptible to corrupt practices and needed urgent reform in order to “sever corrupt dependencies”,
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Fraport: Only Greek employees at 14 regional airports
For the operation of 14 Greek regional airports, German operator Fraport will recruit exclusively Greek employees. Only a few handful
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EU presidency to bring business opportunities for Slovakia
For the first time, Slovakia will preside over the EU Council, and the country’s presidential term is seen as an
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In liberal Vienna, youth fear Austria’s presidential re-run
In the fall of 2015, the international news was flooded with pictures of an Austrian train station where volunteers welcomed
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Bulgarian PM says he wants to normalise relations with Russia
Bulgarian Prime Minister Boiko Borissov said on July 1 that he wanted to normalise relations with Russia, which was why
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Bulgarian tolerance – from the Lukov March to the Night Wolves
For many years, Bulgarian politicians have had the habit of boasting of the country’s model of ethnic tolerance. But the
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