European Commission specifies proposed banking supervision powers for ECB in euro zone
The European Commission (EC) has outlined its proposals for a single supervisory mechanism for banks in the euro zone, giving
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Year: 2012
Blasts reported at munitions plant in Bulgaria’s Kazanluk
Explosions rocked the Arsenal munitions plant in Kazanluk, central Bulgaria, late on September 11 and again on the morning of
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Financial crisis offers lessons for future
Four years ago, the collapse of Lehman Brothers, a huge financial firm, marked the start of the worst recession in
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Spy arrests raise Turkish-Iran tensions
The recent arrest by Turkey’s security forces of nine people accused of spying for Iran has increased tensions between the
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MEPs urge EU countries to investigate alleged CIA prisons in Europe
European Union member states must investigate whether there were secret prisons or facilities on their territory where people were held
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Bulgaria handed one billion euro bill for Belene
Russian contractor Atomstroyexport, picked to build two 1000MW nuclear reactors at Belene on the Danube River, has increased its arbitration
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Bulgarian government visit to Israel key to investigation into Bourgas Airport terrorist bombing – President Plevneliev
The visit on September 10 and 11 2012 to Israel by Bulgarian Prime Minister Boiko Borissov and a large number
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Coffee protest and a charity campaign: Pernik’s plight after Bulgaria’s May earthquake
The 5.8 Richter scale earthquake epicentred about nine km outside Pernik damaged an estimated 60 per cent of the houses
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Russia Watch: Vlad in Vlad: Forging Russia’s first hot city on the Pacific Rim
The upside about an enlightened dictator is the enlightenment part. Five years ago, Vladimir Putin took a hard look at
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