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Month: June 2013

Europe 

New Greek government is ushered in

June 25, 2013 Independent Balkan News Agency Greece

The Greek government announced a broad reshuffle on the night of June 24 2013, just a few days after the

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Bulgaria 

Romania, Bulgaria discuss hydro-power plant on Danube

June 25, 2013July 10, 2013 Independent Balkan News Agency Romania

Romania and Bulgaria are discussing opening a jointly managed hydro-power plant on Danube, Romanian prime minister Victor Ponta said, just

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Business 

EU clears market merger

June 25, 2013 VOANews

A proposed $8.2 billion merger between the InterContinentalExchange and the NYSE-Euronext markets moved a step closer to reality Monday, when

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Europe 

Turkish PM takes aim at social media

June 25, 2013June 25, 2013 Dorian Jones of VOANews Turkey

Turkey’s prime minister has condemned social media and promised a crackdown on it and its users. There have already been

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria gives EU partners new evidence linking Hezbollah to Bourgas bombing

June 25, 2013July 10, 2013 The Sofia Globe staff Bourgas terrorist attack

Bulgaria has presented new evidence to the European Union implicating Hezbollah in the July 2012 Bourgas bus bombing which killed five

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Europe 

Disused train station to host Holocaust museum

June 25, 2013 The Prague Post Czech Republic

The disused railway station at Prague-Bubny holds significant historical importance for the local Jewish community, who view it as a

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Europe 

Anti-Zionist group hits brick wall

June 25, 2013 The Budapest Times Hungary

Two members of far-right party Jobbik, Enikõ Hegedûs and deputy chairman Elõd Novák, announced this week an initiative to establish

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Bulgaria 

Bulgarian prosecutors seek Parliament’s consent to prosecute former deputy PM Tsvetanov

June 24, 2013 The Sofia Globe staff Tsvetan Tsvetanov

Bulgaria’s Prosecutor’s Office said on June 24 that it submitted a formal request to Parliament, asking it to lift the

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Bulgaria 

Bulgarian Industrial Association calls for early parliamentary elections

June 24, 2013July 10, 2013 The Sofia Globe staff Peevski protests, Rossen Plevneliev

The Bulgarian Industrial Association (BIA) called on June 24 for a “social pact” among political parties and civil society for

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