Bulgarians respond with humour, concern to UK immigration hysteria
The dampest squib of New Year 2014 was the supposed influx of thousands of Bulgarians and Romanians to the United
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Author: Independent Balkan News Agency
EU presidency a major challenge for troubled Greece
Greece took over the rotating six-month presidency of the European Union on Wednesday January 1 2014. The country takes over at
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EU to end EULEX mission to Kosovo in September
The European Union plans to end its EULEX mission in Kosovo and replace it with a new mission, with reduced
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New real estate tax act in Slovenia raises questions
The new year brought a new real estate tax act in Slovenia, meant to boost budget revenue by about 400
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Tough talk in Romanian politics precedes year of electoral all-out war
The closing year stood out as a period of increased political confrontations between the two rival camps of president Traian
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Switzerland extends labor restrictions for Romanians and Bulgarians
Romanian and Bulgarian workers will still have to cope with restrictions on the Swiss labor market from 1 January 2014
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Erdogan accuses judges, district attorneys of ‘conspiracy’
After the “international centers of power” and the “interest rate lobby conspiracy”, Recep Tayyip Erdogan has now decided to accuse
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Bulgaria’s energy distribution companies slam regulator move on electricity prices
Bulgaria’s three electricity distribution companies have sharply criticised the regulator’s decision to cut prices, saying that it lacked a rational
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Rail service across Bulgarian-Romanian Danube Bridge 2 to begin in February 2014 – BDZ head
Passenger and goods train services across the Danube Bridge 2 at the Bulgarian city of Vidin and Romanian city of
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