Communist states
Bulgaria: The Caretaker Prime Minister called for Continuity
Acting Prime Minister Galab Donev called for continuity in the actions of the regular cabinet for everything achieved during the 10 months of administration:
Mikhail Gorbachev, the last Soviet leader, dead at 91
Mikhail Gorbachev, who set out to revitalize the Soviet Union but ended up unleashing forces that led to the collapse of communism, the breakup of the state and the end of the Cold War, died on Aug. 30. The last Soviet leader was 91.
Gorbachev died after a long illness, according to a statement from the Central Clinical Hospital in Moscow. No other details were given.
Russia Bans Imports of Chinese Meat Products
Russian authorities have banned imports of animal products from China to Russia today, as well as Chinese national visits to the country, Izvestia newspaper reported.
According to the publication, it is no longer possible for travellers to import meat products from China into their hand luggage.
The measure is taken because of the Coronavirus and the ASF.
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Business group says 36 percent of firms struggle to fill positions
Despite an enduringly high unemployment rate, one in three Greek businesses struggles to fill vacancies, with 11 professions facing particularly intense shortages, according to the Hellenic Federation of Enterprises (SEV).
Woman holding USSR passport stuck in Turkey
A woman born in Ukraine in 1961, who was illegally residing in Turkey when the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR) collapsed in 1991 and Ukraine declared independence, hangs on to her USSR passport after failing to get a valid one from the authorities in Kiev.
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Institutional challenges
In the first parliamentary confrontations, the new government majority has displayed a political culture quite different from that which dominated in the recent past. The type and style of the confrontations were markedly different.
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Victory Day commemorated in Heybeliada
Nationals of former Soviet Union republics living in Istanbul commemorated the surrender of Nazis in 1945 singing songs and anthems on May 5.
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Eastern Partnership’s First Decade Brings Moldova Mixed Benefits
The last ten years have seen the former Soviet republic make a major economic shift towards the EU - but the hoped-for Europeanization of the political class has stubbornly failed to materialize.
Lennon not Lenin: Ukraine renames street after late Beatle
It was only a minor tweak in the spelling but a historic change when a Ukrainian village on March 2 renamed a street, which honoured Soviet founder Lenin, after The Beatles' John Lennon.
"China interested in region as transit toward EU"
"China interested in region as transit toward EU"
BELGRADE -- Former Yugoslav countries can expect significant Chinese investments in infrastructure, as the path leading China to the EU market, says Vladimir Gligorov.
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