Italian Tajani wins run-off vote for presidency of European Parliament
Long-time Italian commissioner to the EU Antonio Tajani has won the run-off vote to become the new president of the
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Month: January 2017
Bulgaria chooses logo for its 2018 EU presidency
Bulgaria has chosen the logo it will use while holding the rotating presidency of the European Union in January to
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With months to go to elections, Bulgarian politicians indulge in chatter on coalitions
Even with no date yet decreed for Bulgaria’s early parliamentary elections, Bulgaria’s politicians are indulging in publicly discussing what kind
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Amnesty International criticises Bulgaria’s anti-terrorism laws
Amnesty International has criticised laws in Bulgaria against terrorism as open to possible abuse, portraying them as vulnerable to exploitation
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Bulgaria’s Dimitrov wins in Australian Open first round, Pironkova out
Grigor Dimitrov won his opening match at the Australian Open, the first tennis Grand Slam event of the year, in
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EU foreign ministers, NATO backers refute Trump talk
The EU’s top diplomat has shrugged off US President-elect Donald Trump’s opinions on further breakaways from the bloc. Germany’s foreign
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Italian military aircraft makes emergency landing in Sofia over engine trouble
An Italian Air Force Spartan transport aircraft on a flight from Plovdiv made an emergency landing at Sofia Airport on
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Bulgarian court suspends Plovdiv mayor Totev from office over mismanagement charges
In a ruling on January 16, Plovdiv Regional Court ordered Ivan Totev, mayor of Bulgaria’s second-largest city, suspended from office
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Bulgarian former intelligence chief faces new embezzlement charges
Bulgaria’s prosecutor’s general office said on January 16 that it was pressing new charges against the former head of the
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