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CPC will Take Action in Relation to the Russian Taxi Service Maxim in Bulgaria
The Commission for Protection of Competition (CPC) has decided to check the Russian taxi-service Maxim for unfair competition on the Bulgarian market. The case study was formed on Wednesday and no temporary measures against the activity of Russian Uber in Bulgaria have been imposed. The uncontrolled service for connecting a smartphone-driven...
For Kremlin, Ukrainian election a choice between lesser of three evils
Before Russia annexed Crimea and backed separatists in east Ukraine, Moscow had a Ukrainian president who did much of what it wanted. Now, as Ukraine readies to elect a new leader, none of the main candidates look that enticing to Russia. …read more Source:...
Self-destructive dance superstar Sergei Polunin: ‘Ukraine put me on a list of terrorists’
He was sacked from the Paris Opera Ballet after homophobic and sexist online rants. In an exclusive interview, he talks about the joy of self-sabotage – and his Vladimir Putin tattooIt is four months since Sergei Polunin used Instagram to destroy his career. And what a job he made of it. When the Royal Ballet’s youngest ever principal...
Number Bulgarian passports granted to foreign nationals in 2017 decrease 44% year on year
In 2017 the Republic of Bulgaria granted Bulgarian citizenship to 914 people, data of Eurostat show. 185 Ukrainian nationals (22% of all issued passports), 174 Russians (19%) and 110 Turkish citizens (12%) acquired Bulgarian citizenship. The number of passports issued in 2017 decreased with 44% as compared to the previous year. In 2017 all 28 EU...
Study: violence against women widespread in Eastern Europe
Seventy percent of women in eight Eastern European countries have experienced sexual harassment, stalking, domestic abuse or other types of violence since the age of 15, according to a study published on Wednesday. Psychological violence, such as controlling or abusive behaviour, is the most widespread form of domestic violence reported in the...
NATO Europe Commander seeks to increase Ukraine’s defence capabilities
NATO Supreme Allied Commander of Europe has expressed willingness to strengthen Ukraine’s defence capabilities as he blamed Russia of still arming, training separatists in eastern Ukraine, as well as of fighting together with separatist forces. …read more Source: Baltic News...
Moscow monitoring developments after arrest of Russian businessman
Moscow is said to be following developments following the arrest of Yevgeny Kalinin, described in media reports as a 52-year-old energy expert from Russia, at Athens International Airport on Thursday at the request of Ukrainian authorities. …read more Source:...
Andrzej Krauze on the elections in Ukraine
A presidential vote is due on 31 March, against a backdrop of armed conflict in the east of the country … …read more Source: The...
Five years on from ‘Maidan’, Ukraine’s small successes are its real revolution | Angelina Kariakina
My country has paid a high price for its freedom, but we should recognise the untold victories that have taken place since 2014When you can’t agree on what success is, you risk failure. As Ukraine prepares for a presidential election on 31 March, five years on from what we call the “revolution of dignity” or “Maidan”, has our nation learned...
The woman taking on sports’ old boys’ club
VIENNA — If the sports world’s reformers were to pick the next head of the global anti-doping regulator, chances are they would choose Linda Helleland. As vice president of the World Anti-Doping Agency, the Norwegian politician has been a harsh critic of what she describes as an insular, old-boys’-club culture in sports governance —...
