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In the three years before the economic crisis bit, Bulgarian and Romanian purchasing power had climbed slowly – but still well below the European Union average.
The Ministry of Regional Development and the Road Infrastructure agency receive only a fraction of the money they deem necessary for 2010 infrastructure development
European Union representatives are urging Skopje to use the current ‘positive atmosphere’ to achieve a compromise with Athens about the use of the name Macedonia, and oppose Macedonian prime minister Nikola Gruevski’s plan to hold a referendum on the question, media reports say.
Skopje’s plan to ban smoking in Macedonia’s restaurants and cafes from January 2010, with heavy fines for breaches, has ignited the now-familiar complaint from restaurateurs that their businesses will be ruined.
But in Macedonia and Kosovo, not everyone is happy, with some local and opposition parties alleging that their respective country had lost on the deal.
The IMF, World Bank, ERBD and EIB, along with Ecofin, are worried about prospects for Eastern Europe’s recovery from the economic crisis
European economic recovery will be fragile and calls for policy action to secure a solid rebound, the International Monetary Fund said on October 3 2009.
Many experts say the resolution by the US house of representatives foreign affairs committee puts president Barack Obama in an awkward position. But many analysts also say that may be a temporary situation, because they don't expect the measure to be taken up by the full House of Representatives.
Greeks come to Bulgaria, stocking up on petrol, food and clothing
Nabucco gas pipeline project discussed by Turkish foreign minister Davutoglu and Bulgaria's President, Prime Minister and Foreign Minister.
Global financial crisis should be seen as an ‘opportunity for deep changes to make the economy we both, Greeks as well as Europeans, can be proud of,’ Greece’s George Papandreou tells the European Parliament.
A former top U.S. and Nato commander says the Netherlands' inclusion of gays in their military rendered Dutch peacekeeping troops unable to prevent the slaughter of thousands of Bosnian Muslims at Srebrenica in 1995. Asked for comment, Dutch military officials expressed astonishment.