Media and Anti-Corruption In some countries‚ such as Bulgaria‚ Macedonia‚ Bosnia Herzegovina‚ and Albania to a much lesser extent‚ the independent media has brought to the fore numerous corruption cases‚ exposing high officials. It has also been a major force behind mobilizing public opinion against corruption‚ as in the case of Bulgaria. At the same time it has exerted indirect pressure on the respective governments to take steps to limit corruption practices. The Bulgarian independent
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Balkans regions‚ one of the indicators for successful privatization was the achieved price expressed per consumer it amounted to 80 euros per consumer in Ukraine‚ 100-150 euros per consumer in Romania‚ 200 euros in Czech Republic‚ and 230 euros in Bulgaria. According to the calculation‚ privatization of electricity distribution companies in SEE Energy Community which have the total of 21.5 million consumers‚ will bring the countries in the region about 3.2 billion euros if we calculate it according
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filling stations in Romania and 270 filling stations in Moldova‚ Bulgaria and Serbia. Short history: 1856: First production‚ in Ploiesti‚ of lamp oil to be used for street lightening 1999: Petrom signed an agreement with Universal Oil Products USA in view of the modernization of Arpechim and Petrobrazi subsidiaries. 2005: Petrom launches the first PetromV filling station 2006: Acquisition of 99.9% of the shares in OMV Romania‚ OMV Bulgaria and OMV Serbia; Acquired from MOL 30 filling stations and
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Why Turkey should join the European Union. The European Union is an economic and politic organization of which the members consist of European countries; each country contributes in its own way to European Union. Turkey is a partly European and partly Asian country with strong connections to Europe. Negotiations for entry to the European Union started back in 2005 and currently they still proceed. Although some people do not want Turkey to become a member of the European Union‚ the European Union
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British supermarkets were under renewed pressure to clean up abuses in their supply chains yesterday as a Guardian investigation revealed that 40 Bulgarians found by the authorities to be illegally employed and exploited by a gangmaster in Cornwall were picking and packing vegetables destined for Tesco and Morrisons. The Bulgarians said they were forced to "live like pigs on scraps"‚ scavenging vegetables from the fields when their Latvian gangmaster withheld their pay for 34 days. They were
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The Congress of Berlin was an international peace conference convened by the European great powers in Berlin‚ Germany in June and July 1878. Following the recent conclusion of the Russo-Turkish War of 1877‚ the Congress of Berlin aimed to divide the perennial no-man’s-land of Europe‚ the Balkans‚ along lines more reflective of the then-current balance of power. The ultimate effect of the Congress was effectively to reverse Russia’s territorial gains during the war‚ returning some seized territory
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Imperialism ------> WWI WWI was a turning point in European history‚ and I’m sure you’ve heard of WWI; but do not know the incidents that happened prior to the war. Europe’s new countries that did not build empires were coming in conflict with countries that had built immense empires‚ like Britain. The new Imperialism of the nineteenth century is a sure part in the cause of World War I. In Europe things were starting to escalate to gain as much territory as possible. Countries like Britain who
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Student Name: Militsa Sheppard Name of interviewee Maria Chase 1.02 Questions asked 1.) What inspired you to become a U.S. citizen? 2.) What steps did you have to take as part of the naturalization process? 3.) How would you describe how you felt about the process? 4.) How has citizenship changed your life? Answers 1.)What inspired me to become a U.S citizen is the ability to be free and have a better life for me and my children. 2.)I was finger printed‚ asked many question that
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1. History‚ activities‚ and the franchising characteristics of Subway Bulgaria Ltd Entering the business The experience‚ which Subway has on various markets around the world‚ proved that the master-franchise methodology is not beneficial for the brand. Master franchise means that when one person or company receives the rights for a franchise‚ he can operate on the territory of the whole country – to organize all training and marketing activities. On the contrary – Subway is using the development-agent
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Racism‚ (neo-)colonialism‚ and social justice: the struggle for the soul of the Romani movement in post-socialist Europe Nidhi Trehan and Angela Kóczé For Reference “Postcolonial racism and social justice: the struggle for the soul of the Romani civil rights movement in the ‘New Europe’ ” by Angela Kocze and Nidhi Trehan‚ in Racism‚ Postcolonialism‚ Europe ed. G. Huggan‚ Liverpool: Liverpool University Press‚ 2009 ‚ pp.50-77 ‘It’s not of air and eternity‚ evil isn’t; it’s of earth; it’s physical
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