Bulgaria’s Ludogorets to play Steaua Bucharest in Champions League play-off
Bulgaria’s three-time champions Ludogorets Razgrad were handed a short trip across the Danube River, drawing Steaua Bucharest as their opponent
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Bulgaria’s Westinghouse nuclear deal irks socialist circles
Bulgaria’s former economy minister Dragomir Stoynev has been forced, once again, to defend the nuclear deal with US firm Westinghouse
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Hungarians in Romania launch bid for territorial autonomy
The Democratic Union of Magyars in Romania (UDMR), the sole party representing the Hungarian ethnic minority in the Romanian parliament,
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Cyprus still at risk, says Moody’s
Cyprus has an “elevated risk of default in the medium-term”, Moody’s ratings agency said on August 6, despite the island’s
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Bulgarian centre-right leader Borissov aims for single-party government after early elections
The leader of Bulgaria’s major centre-right party GERB, Boiko Borissov, says that he hopes to form a single-party government after
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Romanian reformist launches presidential bid
Romania’s former justice minister Monica Macovei, now an MEP, officially launched on August 5 her independent campaign for the presidential
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Sweeping changes to Greek media landscape
Greek journalists called a 24-hour strike Tuesday morning protesting a draft law affecting media and advertising companies. An amendment was
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Resignation signals woes for Bulgaria’s Reformist Bloc
The August 4 resignation of Radan Kanev as spokesperson for the Reformist Bloc is an indication of serious differences within
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Juncker rules out Greek debt ‘haircut’ during Athens visit
Incoming European Commission president Jean-Claude Juncker has ruled out a “haircut” of Greece’s debt. Visiting Athens on his first trip
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