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Panorama view of Samokov, Bulgaria. The view is from the hill called "Rido". Samokov is a nice mountain city near Borovetz - one of the best ski resorts in Bulgaria.
Night panorama of Samokov from Rido. There were some fireworks at the central square at the time I to...
Winter night panorama of the central square in Samokov, Bulgaria. On the panorama are visible ice-sca...
Winter night panorama in front of the sports hall Arena Samokov. Samokov is a city situated 60 km Sou...
Panorama was taken from the botom of ski runs in Borovets - one of the most famous Bulgarian ski reso...
Nice colored clody day at the Iskar river. The place where panorama was taken is near the bridge "Tat...
Panorama view from the top of rocks formation near the gondola lifts top station at Yastrebets peak. ...
This pano is shot in Rila mountain a few kilmeters north of peak Musala - the highest peak in Bulgari...
This pano is shot in Rila mountain a few kilmeters north of peak Musala - the highest peak in Bulgari...
Panorama view from lake side near Musala hut on the road to peak Musala. Musala is situated in Rila m...
Europe is generally agreed to be the birthplace of western culture, including such legendary innovations as the democratic nation-state, football and tomato sauce.
The word Europe comes from the Greek goddess Europa, who was kidnapped by Zeus and plunked down on the island of Crete. Europa gradually changed from referring to mainland Greece until it extended finally to include Norway and Russia.
Don't be confused that Europe is called a continent without looking like an island, the way the other continents do. It's okay. The Ural mountains have steadily been there to divide Europe from Asia for the last 250 million years. Russia technically inhabits "Eurasia".
Europe is presently uniting into one political and economic zone with a common currency called the Euro. The European Union originated in 1993 and is now composed of 27 member states. Its headquarters is in Brussels, Belgium.
Do not confuse the EU with the Council of Europe, which has 47 member states and dates to 1949. These two bodies share the same flag, national anthem, and mission of integrating Europe. The headquarters of the Council are located in Strasbourg, France, and it is most famous for its European Court of Human Rights.
In spite of these two bodies, there is still no single Constitution or set of laws applying to all the countries of Europe. Debate rages over the role of the EU in regards to national sovereignty. As of January 2009, the Lisbon Treaty is the closest thing to a European Constitution, yet it has not been approved by all the EU states.
Text by Steve Smith.
