Global food prices decline, but remain high, World Bank says
The prices of internationally traded food commodities continued to fall between October 2012 and February 2013, according to the World
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Month: March 2013
Cyprus economic crisis has political fallout
The Cyprus economic crisis is likely to increase support for right-wing parties across Europe, and put additional stresses on the
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Croatian police bust euro counterfeiting operation
With the support of European Union police agency Europol, the Croatian National police dismantled an illegal currency print-shop on March
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ICTY jails two former high-ranking Bosnian Serbs for war crimes
The International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia, in a judgment on March 27, sentenced two former high-level Bosnian Serb
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Cyprus rushing to finish controls ahead of reopening of banks
Cyprus is finalizing restrictions aimed at preventing depositors from making massive cash withdrawals when banks reopen on March 28 2013
Read moreEconomic sentiment worsens in EU, euro zone in March 2013
In March 2013, the Economic Sentiment Indicator (ESI) decreased in both the euro area and the EU, putting on hold
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Bulgaria’s political parties pursue votes with ‘changing of the guard’ strategies
Bulgarian Socialist Party leader Sergei Stanishev has captured headlines in the local media by imposing a “changing of the guard”
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Hristo Bozov elected caretaker mayor of Bulgaria’s Varna
The municipal council of Varna, Bulgaria’s third-largest city, elected Hristo Bozov on March 27 as caretaker mayor until a by-election
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Registration of parties for Bulgaria’s 2013 elections ends on March 27
Bulgaria’s political parties have until 6pm on March 27 to submit applications to be registered for the country’s ahead-of-term national
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