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Speech by President Jean-Claude Juncker at the ceremony marking the beginning of the Bulgarian Presidency of the Council of the European Union
Добър вечер (good evening)! For my good friend Donald: that means good evening. Mister President of the Republic, Prime Minister, Presidents from here and there, Ladies and Gentlemen, Excellencies, that is for all of you, It is indeed a great … read more
The plight of the coal industry
The third of the commanding heights of the 1940s economy to be nationalised alongside steel and rail was the coal industry. It employed 700,000 employees in the later 1940s, producing around 200 million tonnes of coal a year. The number of employees … read more
Speech by President Donald Tusk at the opening ceremony of the Bulgarian presidency
My beloved Fatherland, how beautiful you are!How blue your vast skies are!How your sights magically change!Each glance reveals ever newer beauty. These words of Ivan Vazov, the patron of this place, capture the spirit of today’s celebration well. “Each glance … read more
No foxhunting vote
Before the last election a number of voters contacted me and asked for my view on foxhunting. I explained that I was not pressing for any change in the current law and regarded the matter as settled. I was not seeking a new vote on it. It was a surpr… read more