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Bulgaria’s European Commissioner, Kristalina Georgieva, has welcomed the UN Security Council French Presidency’s initiative to put the humanitarian situation in
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The first electronic border control desks in Bulgaria were opened at Sofia Airport’s Terminal 2 on August 28 2012. The
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Firefighters in Bulgaria continued their struggle against the blaze in the Beli Bor area of the Rila Mountain on August
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Greek Prime Minister Antonis Samaras is expected to ask for more time to make key reforms and spending cuts to
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A fire that broke out at 1400m in Bulgaria’s Rila mountain on August 23 – the second such blaze at
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Macedonia’s government, having been given 46.4 million euro financing by the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development, plans to start
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French prime minister Jean-Marc Ayrault said on August 22 that he was in favour of lifting the work restrictions on
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Greek Prime Minister Antonis Samaras is seeking to reassure the country’s international creditors, saying Greece is not looking for any
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Romania’s constitutional court invalidated on August 21 the presidential impeachment referendum held on July 29, saying that the plebiscite was
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