The part of the controversial installation Entropa in Brussels, made by Czech sculptor David Cerny that depicts Bulgaria will be removed or covered probably on Monday, Betina Joteva, spokeswoman for the country's permanent representation to the EU, told CTK Friday. Slovakia, for its part, is satisfied with the apology by Czech Deputy Prime Minister Alexandr Vondra on Thursday, Slovak Foreign Ministry spokesman Jan Skoda said today.
Bulgaria
Population 7 million. Troubled by corruption and political instability. Dozens of people, including 14 police, injured during riots in Sofia last week.
Latvia
Population 2.2 million. Centre-right government likely to call elections after riots over harsh conditions following IMF bail-out.
Lithuania
Population 3.5 million. Street clashes and 86 arrests after 7,000 people attended a Vilnius rally called by trade unions to protest at public sector pay cuts, reduced social security payments, an increase in VAT and an end to tax breaks on medicine and home heating.
Estonia
Population 1.4 million. So far calm, and government has more reserves of cash and public confidence than elsewhere, but a 3.5% contraction in the economy in the third quarter of last year is likely to cause problems. Support for the prime minister, Andrus Ansip, and his government is falling quickly.
Bulgarians rallied on Sunday to demand two Soviet-era nuclear reactors be restarted in the face of global economic woes and cuts in gas supply from Russia.
About 2,500 protesters with placards reading "Speed up Bulgarian energy" and "Restart" marched through Sofia, capital of the poorest EU member, saying the two 440 MW units Bulgaria shut in 2006 to win EU entry were safe and must be used again.
Молодые журналисты и студенты, изучающие журналистику, приглашаются в качестве волонтеров на Международный Фестиваль Журналистики
Spain lost a million jobs in 2008. Madrid is bracing for 16pc unemployment by year's end. An EU debt union is being created, in breach of EU law. Liabilities are being shifted quietly on to German taxpayers. What happens when Germany's hard-working citizens find out?
"Building a nuclear power plant requires years of work and €2-3 billion, without taking into account the security requirements and the risk," she says, referring to the concern of nuclear proliferation and storage of waste.
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