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    Introduced coronavirus cases mostly originate from Ukraine and Russia
    Nov16

    Introduced coronavirus cases mostly originate from Ukraine and Russia

    In October, more than half of the imported coronavirus cases came from Russia and Ukraine – on some weeks, the share of them reached 61 percent. For example, there were five cases from Finland in October. …read more Source::...

    BTA Director General Maxim Minchev has passed away
    Nov15

    BTA Director General Maxim Minchev has passed away

    After a short illness, the long-time Director General of BTA, Maxim Minchev, passed away. He was born in 1953 in Sofia. He graduated in journalism in Lviv, Ukraine, and pedagogy from the Military Academy “G.S. Rakovski ”. He had NATO scholarship in Brussels. In 2016, he was elected Secretary General of the News Agencies World Council and in 2018...

    Black Friday sales 72 pct higher YoY, one-click option accounting for 52 pct of total payments
    Nov13

    Black Friday sales 72 pct higher YoY, one-click option accounting for 52 pct of total payments

    Black Friday sales amounted to 254 million lei as of 16:00, up 72 percent compared to the previous year, shows real-time data released today by online payment platform PayU Romania. According to statistics, there were 358,000 transactions registered, by 80 percent more than at the previous Black Friday edition. The UK is the leader by the...

    Ukraine’s constitutional court attacks anti-corruption laws
    Nov12

    Ukraine’s constitutional court attacks anti-corruption laws

    IN 2014 UKRAINIANS got so fed up with the grotesque corruption of their political class that they staged a revolution. Since then, reformers have been trying to build institutions to hold the country’s oligarchs and crooked politicians to account. One big victory was establishing an electronic asset-declaration system, an online registry...

    Ljubljana hosts basketball “bubble” for EuroBasket qualifiers
    Nov11

    Ljubljana hosts basketball “bubble” for EuroBasket qualifiers

    Stožice Arena in Ljubljana and the nearby Austria Trend Hotel will host a basketball “bubble” between 23 November and 1 December as the Slovenian men’s team continues the qualifiers for the 2022 EuroBasket in Group F, also featuring Ukraine, Austria and Hungary. …read more Source::...

    Coronavirus: Ukraine’s president Volodymyr Zelenskyy tests positive for COVID-19
    Nov09

    Coronavirus: Ukraine’s president Volodymyr Zelenskyy tests positive for COVID-19

    “Most (people) are overcoming COVID-19,” said Ukraine’s president, after testing positive. “I’m going to get through it too.” …read more Source::...

    Bulgaria reports growth in number of work permits for foreigners despite pandemic
    Nov09

    Bulgaria reports growth in number of work permits for foreigners despite pandemic

    Despite the Covid-19 pandemic, Bulgaria’s Employment Agency reports an increase in the number of work permits issued to foreigners in Bulgaria for the first 10 months of 2020. This is mainly due to the commitments made by Bulgaria in connection with the implementation of major infrastructure projects such as Balkan Stream. At the same time,...

    Spat between Zelenskiy and Ukraine’s top court concerns EU
    Nov05

    Spat between Zelenskiy and Ukraine’s top court concerns EU

    In October, Ukraine’s Constitutional Court scrapped anti-graft legislation enacted in 2015. The ruling has precipitated a standoff with the president and is jeopardizing Ukraine’s relations with the European Union. …read more Source:: Deutsche...

    Europeanisation of Islam could succeed | nv.ua – Ukraine
    Nov05

    Europeanisation of Islam could succeed | nv.ua – Ukraine

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    In speech to CoE ministerial meeting, ForMin Aurescu remarks on situation in Belarus, Crimea, Nagorno-Karabakh
    Nov04

    In speech to CoE ministerial meeting, ForMin Aurescu remarks on situation in Belarus, Crimea, Nagorno-Karabakh

    In a speech to the 130th session of the Council of Europe (CoE) Committee of Ministers, Romania's Foreign Minister Bogdan Aurescu touched on the current developments in Belarus, Crimea and Nagorno-Karabakh. The virtual event was held under the Greek presidency of the Committee of Ministers it took over in May 2020. The session also marked...