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In the event that a new Ukrainian gas crisis of a scale similar to the 2009 one is to occur, Bulgaria will be the most heavily affected EU state.

This is shown by a study, which notes the EU's improved capacity to deal with such disruptions, with only Bulgaria being incapable of substituting imports during a shorty supply interruption.

'The Fall of the Ottomans: The Great War in the Middle East, 1914-1920' by Eugene Rogan (Allen Lane, 512 pages, £25)

Following in the footsteps of their older colleagues in universities who successfully rebelled against government plans for state-run "external" tests, high school pupils in Macedonia, united in a movement called "High School Plenum", announced their own protest in Thursday in Skopje.

VRSAC - Vinofest, an international wine fair that will be held for the 10th time in Vrsac, northeastern Serbia, on March 20-21, will bring together about 60 exhibitors displaying over 200 different wines and draw some 2,000 or more visitors.

A meat processing company based in Germany's federal state of North Rhine-Westphalia mulls an investment in Bulgaria, according to Economy Minister Bozhidar Lukarski.

Balkan nations contribute to anti-ISIL coalition

Serbia improves military co-operation with Hungary

Military-to-military co-operation between the two neighbouring countries is important for regional and global peace and Serbia's military development.

Joint training with soldiers from Hungary will boost Serbia's military capabilities, experts said. [AFP]

Supporters of Prime Minister Viktor Orban jostled with a small group of protesters on Sunday during commemorations of Hungary's 1848 uprising against the Habsburg Empire.
     

President Recep Tayyip Erdo?an said late on March 12 that his talks this week with Central Bank Governor Erdem Ba?ç? had ended ?positively and with a consensus,? in comments that appeared designed to ease tensions over monetary policy.

Hakan Fidan?s decision to return to his former position as head of Turkey?s National Intelligence Agency (M?T) is ?felicitous,? President Recep Tayyip Erdo?an has said.

Erdo?an also strictly refuted opposition claims that the reappointment of Fidan, after he had resigned to stand for the ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) in the upcoming June elections, was unlawful.