Disinfo: Bulgaria's EU accession had a negative effect on people's living...

Summary

Bulgaria’s EU accession had a negative effect on people’s living standards.

Disproof

According to the World Bank, EU accession brought about significant improvements in welfare and living standards (bit.ly/1TEsIz3), .

publication/media

  • Reported in: Issue 26
  • DATE OF PUBLICATION: 27/04/2016
  • Outlet language(s) Russian
  • Countries and/or Regions discussed in the disinformation: Bulgaria
  • Keywords: European Union, EU/NATO enlargement
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Disinfo: The Russian military aircraft broke no rules when flying over...

The Russian military aircraft broke no rules when flying over the American warship “Donald Cook”.

Disproof

The fighter jet's behaviour
violated the 1972 US-USSR bilateral agreement on the "Prevention of Incidents On and Over the High Seas" (1.usa.gov/24fejRu), . According to White House press
secretary, Josh Earnest, it was also "entirely inconsistent with the professional norms of militaries operating in proximity to each other in international waters and international airspace" (bit.ly/1V1QjiX), .