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Bulgaria: 66.74% of Vazrazhdane’s Votes in Parliament are in Unison with those of GERB

In 66.74% of the votes in the 47th National Assembly, the parliamentary group of "Vazrazhdane" was in unison with the PG of GERB, according to a report on the platform strazha.bg, which helps citizens to monitor more effectively the political processes in the country through open data visualizations.

Serbia celebrates Statehood Day

On this day in 1804, the Serbs, led by Djordje "Karadjordje" Petrovic, decided to start the First Uprising against occupying Ottoman Turks.

On the same day in 1835, the first constitution of the modern Serbian state was adopted in the town of Kragujevac.

President Aleksandar Vucic is this Friday presenting state decorations to deserving individuals and institutions.

French students renew protests as labour reform heads to parliament

High school and university students opposed to labour reforms were planning fresh protests across France on April 5 as the lower house National Assembly was to begin examining the contested bill.

Previous protests, spearheaded by France's powerful labour unions and students, have brought hundreds of thousands of demonstrators onto the streets over the past month.