Bulgaria in 2013: An ‘Annus Horribilis’ in pictures
Arguably the first indication that Bulgaria was set for a year both bizarre and beset with turbulence was the strange
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Author: Clive Leviev-Sawyer
Central and Eastern Europe in 2013: Emerging and submerging
There were record floods, changes of government, protests – lots of those – and the European Union got larger by
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Bulgaria’s anti-government protests, six months on
With a demonstration in central Sofia, Bulgaria’s anti-government protesters will on December 14 mark six months since the start of
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Of sign language, selfies and Siderov
There is no embarrassment in admitting that late last Thursday night, after the death of Nelson Mandela was announced, I
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‘Long live Nelson Mandela’ – Memorial service in South Africa
Amid pouring rain, with song, dance and prayers, South Africans and world leaders gathered at a memorial service in the
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Nelson Mandela dies
Nelson Rolihlahla Mandela, statesman, former president and hero to every believer in democracy, died on December 5 2013 the South African
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Schengen for Bulgaria and Romania postponed again, but most of EU firm on free movement of persons
In what was anything but a surprise development, European Union home affairs ministers postponed a decision on admitting Bulgaria and
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Noises off: Some within Bulgaria’s ruling axis talk of early elections
While the current Bulgarian Socialist Party government is adamantly refusing to bow to months of popularly-supported public protests demanding its
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The Bus Socialist Party’s day in Sofia
Weaving amid the buses that crowded almost every square metre of the cobblestones outside Alexander Nevski cathedral on the day
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