Recriminations, calls for resignations after Bulgaria flops in UN race
Bulgaria’s socialist opposition parties have seized on the failure of the Bulgarian candidates – one official and the other not
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Month: October 2016
Greece to begin schooling migrant children
Children of migrants and refugees stranded in Greece will begin attending Greek schools next week. Greek Education Minister Nikos Filis
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Polish parliamentary committee rejects controversial abortion bill
Polish parliament’s justice and human rights committee Wednesday rejected the citizen-initiated draft bill envisaging a total abortion, which brought about
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UN Security Council: António Gutérres ‘clear favourite’ in Secretary-General race
Portugal’s António Gutérres is the “clear favourite” in the race to be the next United Nations Secretary-General, Russian ambassador to the
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Record 23 candidates in Bulgaria’s November 2016 presidential elections
A record 23 candidates are standing in Bulgaria’s November 2016 presidential elections, it emerged as ballot numbers were drawn on
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Bulgaria’s Ministry of Defence to negotiate directly to get 10 MiG-29 engines
Bulgaria’s Ministry of Defence will negotiate directly to get 10 engines for its ageing Soviet-made Mig-29 jet fighters instead of
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Race for next UN chief enters decisive phase
The race for the next U.N. Secretary-General enters a decisive phase on Wednesday, as the U.N. Security Council moves to
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Greek PM Tsipras: Gloomy economic forecasts proved wrong
Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras said Tuesday that gloomy predictions about the future of the Greek economy are being proved
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Russia, US keep poker faces on UN bid by Bulgaria’s Kristalina Georgieva
The list of public endorsements of Bulgaria’s candidate to be the next UN Secretary-General, Kristalina Georgieva, grew with a statement
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