IMF: Global economic growth slowing
The International Monetary Fund says global economic growth is slowing as debt problems continue in Europe, and expansion is less than expected
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Year: 2012
Bulgaria’s SJC on media offensive over sacked judges’ union chief
Bulgaria’s Supreme Judicial Council (SJC) used its July 16 meeting to go on a media offensive to justify its decision
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IMF postpones bailout review mission to Romania
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) and the European Commission (EC) have postponed their joint bailout review mission to Bucharest until
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Russia Watch: Moscow’s Friday the Thirteenth – Just a mid-summer horror movie?
While many Russians were relaxing at the dacha or lolling on beaches overseas, back home in Moscow the air conditioning
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ACTA axing reopens the issue of piracy
The European Parliament’s rejection of the Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement (ACTA) was not a surprising decision, but leading politicians and business
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Hugh and cry over press freedom in Hungary
The Hungarian government has sent an information pack to British actor Hugh Grant, who recently cited Hungary as an example
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Bulgaria’s centre-right UDF elects Karlovo mayor Kabaivanov as new leader
Members of Bulgaria’s centre-right Union of Democratic Forces (UDF) have chosen Karlovo mayor Emil Kabaivanov as the party’s new leader,
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France will continue pressuring Assad to leave Syria
French President Francois Hollande says his country must continue to apply pressure for the departure from office of embattled Syrian
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Moderate earth tremor jolts Bulgarian capital Sofia
A moderate earthquake, which different estimates put at 4.2 and 4.6 magnitude on Richter scale, was registered near Bulgarian capital
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