Romania rejects rumoured conscription plan amid tensions in Ukraine
The Romanian defence ministry has dismissed rumours that a process is underway of mobilisation of reservists or recruitment of young
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Author: Independent Balkan News Agency
Turkey and Israel prepare for the reinstatement of diplomatic relations
The process of the restoration of the diplomatic relations between Israel and Turkey, which had reached a critically low point
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US state department report spells out problems from flow of Syrian refugees into Bulgaria
An influx of asylum seekers from Syria into Bulgaria has exacerbated border security challenges, raised interethnic tensions, and challenged underfunded
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Parliamentary elections in Kosovo to be held on June 8
The holding of parliamentary elections on June 8 2014 been proposed by prime minister Hashim Thaci, who is awaiting consensus
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Legal security, corruption undermine Bulgaria business environment
Four in five German firms would still invest in Bulgaria, according to a survey by the German-Bulgarian Chamber of Commerce
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Business confidence increased in Bulgaria slightly in April – statistics institute
Business people’s view of the business climate in Bulgaria improved slightly in April 2014, 1.7 percentage points higher than in
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Eurobank returns to private investors following successful share sale
Eurobank is the first Greek bank to officially return to the hands of private owners following the completion of a
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Bulgaria forcing out refugees, Human Rights Watch says, angering government
Bulgaria has embarked on a “Containment Plan” to reduce the number of asylum seekers in the country, Human Rights Watch
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Greece’s top court to rule on Golden Dawn election participation
Greece’s Supreme Court (Areios Pagos) has been called on to rule whether members of Greece’s neo-Nazi Golden Dawn party will
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