Former constitutional judge: Committee investigating President Plevneliev is unconstitutional
A former judge in Bulgaria’s Constitutional Court has become the latest expert to say that the parliamentary committee set up
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European elections 2014
FT revelations cause political upheaval in Greece ahead of election battle
Greek main opposition party leader Alexis Tsipras took a swipe at Prime Minister Antonis Samaras labelling him “Barroso’s puppet” on
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Bulgaria’s European Parliament elections: Notebook, May 13
Bulgaria’s far-right ultra-nationalist party Ataka hardly is worth writing about in these European Parliament elections, given that Volen Siderov’s cohorts
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Large turnout for Bulgaria’s ‘333’ anti-government protest
More than 1000 people turned out for the “333” anti-government protest in Sofia on May 12 2014. It was the
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Bulgaria’s European Parliament elections: Notebook, May 12
The burning of a European Union flag in Sofia at the Soviet Army monument on May 9, celebrated by Russia
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Spiegel: Germany concerned Bulgaria is Russia’s bridgehead in EU
Internal reports of the German federal government have warned that Russia has increasing influence over the Bulgarian government and is
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Greek high court backs ultra-right party run in Europe poll
Greece’s Supreme Court has ruled that the ultra-right Golden Dawn party can run in European Parliament elections later this month
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Bulgaria’s European Parliament elections: Weekend notebook, May 11
South Stream, backstage dealings and diametrically varying views on the role of the Movement for Rights and Freedoms in Bulgarian
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Bulgaria’s European Parliament elections: 12 candidates named as former communist secret service agents
Twelve of the candidate MEPs in Bulgaria’s May 25 2014 European Parliament elections were agents of communist-era secret service State
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