Bulgaria

  • Jul 24, 2013
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No end is in sight as Bulgarian protests turn violent

Although barricades around the National Assembly were being cleared away this morning, a score of...

Bulgaria
  • Jul 22, 2013
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EU dual approach to Hezbollah may backfire in Lebanon

EU foreign ministers today agreed to designate the military (but not the political) wing of...

EU
  • Jul 18, 2013
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New generation of Balkan citizens wants change

The wave of protests resulting in a 'summer of discontent' in South-eastern Europe reflects a...

Balkans
  • Jul 16, 2013
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Officials take blame for Bulgaria's poor road network

The final stretch in the 370-kilometre (km) Trakia ('Thrace') motorway linking Sofia with Bourgas...

Bulgaria
  • Jun 20, 2013
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New Bulgarian government fights for life

Protesters demonstrated for the sixth successive evening yesterday, chanting 'Mafia', Resign!'...

Bulgaria
  • Jun 14, 2013
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Bulgarian security appointment could be destabilising

This morning, parliament approved Delyan Peevski, a Movement for Rights and Freedoms deputy, as...

Bulgaria
  • Jun 11, 2013
  • 7 min read

Continuity trumps ideological differences in Bulgaria

Prime Minister Plamen Oresharski's main challenge is that, by its very nature, his government is...

Bulgaria
  • Jun 7, 2013
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Public finances are threat to Bulgaria's new cabinet

Increases in social payments for young children and for heating next winter fulfil the...

Bulgaria