March 16, 2009 Balkan News, Eurasia News
Bulgaria marks Sunday the annual World Consumer Rights Day, as a sign of celebration and solidarity with the international consumer movement. World Consumer Rights Day was first observed on 15 March 1983, and has since become an important occasion for mobilizing citizen action. World Consumer Rights Day has its origins …
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March 16, 2009 Balkan News, Eurasia News
The leaders of Bulgaria’s right-wing parties arrived in the Italian town of Cadenabbia Sunday to discuss Bulgaria’s future. The meeting, under the motto “Workshop of the Future,” is organized by the “Konrad Adenauer” Foundation. Cadenabbia is a milestone in the history of Bulgaria’s rightist parties. The small and picturesque Italian …
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March 16, 2009 Balkan News, Eurasia News
The Transliteration Act of official rules of writing Bulgarian names with the Latin alphabet became effective Sunday. Municipalities are mandated by the Act to change all signs that don’t comply with the rules and would face fines between BGN 500 and 1,200 if they fail do so. Businesses and non-governmental …
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March 16, 2009 Balkan News, Eurasia News
Sofia. The most important think in conditions of a crisis is to preserve what has been achieved. In that sense it is in high importance there to be a steady social horizon. This is the challenge of Europe as well, Bulgarian Minister of Labor and Social Policy Emiliya Maslarova said …
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March 15, 2009 Balkan News, Eurasia News
Thousands of police officers marched in the Bulgarian capital on Sunday to press the government raise their wages by 50 percent and provide better working conditions. The poorest European Union nation has seen a series of protests from farmers, students, green activities and steel workers, demanding measures against the global …
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March 15, 2009 Balkan News, Serbia
Two houses owned by Serbs burned to the ground late Friday night near Klina in the central part of Kosovo, Kosovo police reported, adding that the fires were caused by arson, but motives are still unknown and the investigation is still underway. When the homes were torched, nobody was in …
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March 15, 2009 Balkan News, Macedonia
A total of 5 million trees were planted across Macedonia on Saturday in a one-day reforestation campaign to revive forests destroyed by wildfires in the past two summers. Thousands of people from all walks of life across the tiny western Balkan country took part in the mass reforestation activity under …
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March 15, 2009 Balkan News, Croatia, Eurasia News
CROATIAN President Stipe Mesic has called off official visits to Australia, New Zealand and Brazil this spring due to the economic crisis hitting the country’s budget, his office said. “Due to the economic circumstances forcing us to make cuts in the public sector, the President of Croatia has decided to …
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March 15, 2009 Eurasia News
MOSCOW – Russia will prioritize the reform of international financial institutions, control of advanced economies’ macroeconomic indices and audit and accounting issues at a G20 summit in London, President Dmitry Medvedev said on Sunday. Medvedev will attend the summit of G20 leaders in London on April 2 for discussions on …
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March 15, 2009 Eurasia News, Kavkaz News
TBILISI – The united Georgian opposition will begin indefinite peaceful protests from April 9 to demand the resignation of President Mikheil Saakashvili, an opposition leader said on Sunday. “The protest action, which is beginning on April 9, is a nation-wide protest aimed against the Saakashvili regime and intended to change …
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