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Day: July 24, 2013

Europe 

Serbia – Kosovo PMs’ meeting in Brussels ends without agreement

July 24, 2013 Independent Balkan News Agency Kosovo, Serbia

A meeting has ended in Brussels between the EU high representatives, Catherine Ashton, Prime Minister of Kosovo, Hashim Thaci and

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Perspectives 

Bulgaria’s political crisis: Silence of the sacrificial lamb

July 24, 2013July 31, 2013 Alex Bivol Peevski protests, Plamen Oresharski

In the torrent of commentaries and reactions after the clashes between police and protesters in Sofia, one voice was notable

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Bulgaria 

EC follows events in Sofia with concern, mayor Fandukova speaks – and other notes

July 24, 2013July 31, 2013 The Sofia Globe staff Peevski protests

Fallout from the dramatic clashes in Bulgaria’s capital city Sofia between police and anti-government protesters continues to reverberate, with the

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Bulgaria 

Media under fire from socialist party for coverage of protest in Bulgaria

July 24, 2013July 24, 2013 The Sofia Globe staff Media, Peevski protests

Bulgarian media have come under renewed criticism from socialist politicians for their coverage of the anti-government protest that blocked cabinet

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Bulgaria 

Bulgarian political crisis: Ten injured, socialists blame political opponents and other reactions

July 24, 2013July 31, 2013 Alex Bivol Peevski protests, Sergei Stanishev

Ten people were reported to have received treatment at Pirogov emergency hospital in Sofia for light injuries in clashes with

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Europe 

Romanian company buys Croatian state railway freight operator

July 24, 2013 Independent Balkan News Agency Croatia, Romania

Grampet Group, a Romanian company, has come out winner in the bidding process for the sale of 75 per cent

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Bulgaria 

Police break Bulgarian anti-government protesters’ blockade of Parliament

July 24, 2013July 31, 2013 The Sofia Globe staff Peevski protests

Hundreds of police in riot gear and body armour broke the blockade and barricades around Parliament and Alexander Nevsky cathedral

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Europe 

Turkish protesters take to country’s parks

July 24, 2013 Dorian Jones of VOANews Turkey

Anti-government protesters have turned to local parks to continue their struggle. On a nightly basis, hundreds and sometimes thousands of

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Bulgaria 

Barricades and a bus: Bulgaria’s armies of the night

July 24, 2013July 31, 2013 Clive Leviev-Sawyer editors pick, Peevski protests

Under a near-full moon over Sofia, the only placid element on a turbulent July night in the Bulgarian capital city,

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