Bulgaria’s next government to invest in a more meaningful growth recovery – report
Bulgaria’s economy is expected to grow stronger in the second half of 2013, once the political uncertainty caused by early
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Day: March 29, 2013
Two gentlemen of Bulgaria, a play in one act
A day after Bulgarian Socialist Party leader Sergei Stanishev leader provoked a huge scandal, announcing that he had received anonymous
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Bulgarian PM Raykov comments on ‘consensus’ about bashing caretaker government
For the first time, Bulgaria’s political elite has achieved consensus about something – bashing the caretaker cabinet, Prime Minister Marin
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Cyprus: will not quit the euro
The president of Cyprus says his island nation will not abandon the European single currency. Nicos Anastasiades said Friday at
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Hungary’s PM Orban again sets sights on utilities firms, ‘powerful friends’
The government needs the people to help defeat foreign-owned utilities firms that want to scotch a plan to lower bills,
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Global credit card fraud network bust, with arrests in Romania
Forty-four members of a global credit card fraud network have been arrested in a joint operation co-ordinated by the Romanian
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Global economy improving but Europe lags behind, OECD says
Global economic activity is picking up, but the continuing crisis in the euro area is delaying a meaningful recovery, the
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Film review: Spring Breakers
If blond teenage girls watched more James Bond movies, they’d be able to better spot a bad guy. One giveaway,
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Film review: The Host
The Host bills itself as a science-fiction film for those who don’t like science fiction. Given its pedigree as a
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