Eurasia

Bulgarian remembers victims of communism

Freedom and democracy must fought for and protected, said Bulgarian President Rosen Plevneliev at the Memorial for the Victims of Communism in Sofia. Wednesday Bulgaria is marking for the second time the official Day of Gratitude and Homage to the Victims of the Communist Regime.

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Armenian DM, EU special Representative discuss Karabakh conflict and cooperation with EU

On January 31 Armenian Defense Minister Seyran Ohanyan received the EU Special Representative for eh South Caucasus and the Crisis in Georgia, Ambassador Philippe Lefort. Issues related to the settlement of the Karabakh conflict and cooperation with the European Union in the field of defense were discussed. The parties attached …

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EU investments and grants for the Western Balkan countries (Talking points)

The EU policies in favor of the Western Balkan countries (Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Macedonia, Montenegro, Serbia and Kosovo) began to develop in 2000, when the European Union established for the first time exceptional unlimited duty-free access to the EU market for nearly all products originating in the Western …

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Greece backs Serbia’s EU integration

Greek Foreign Minister Stavros Dimas says Athens is a proponent of Serbia’s EU accession and that slowing down of the process would be EU’s strategic mistake. “Greece has been a consistent and loyal proponent of Serbia’s EU accession and we believe

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Romania could ask IMF for rising wages

Romania’s ruling party plans to raise pensions and wages with a view to deflecting some of its current unpopularity with austerity-weary voters. Romania’s centre-right Liberal Democratic Party has mandated Prime Minister Emil

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