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Day: July 30, 2013

Bulgaria 

Bulgarian President Plevneliev ‘ready’ to veto controversial Budget amendments

July 30, 2013August 2, 2013 The Sofia Globe staff Peevski protests, Plamen Oresharski, Rossen Plevneliev, Sergei Stanishev

Bulgarian President Rossen Plevneliev is ready to veto controversial amendments to Budget 2013 – proposed by the Bulgarian Socialist Party

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Business 

Economic sentiment, business climate indicators in EU continue upward trend in July 2013

July 30, 2013 The Sofia Globe staff macroeconomic indicators

In July 2013 the Economic Sentiment Indicator (ESI) increased by 1.2 points in the euro zone (to 92.5) and by

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Bulgaria 

Bulgarian utilities regulator approves second electricity prices cut this year

July 30, 2013 The Sofia Globe staff energy

Bulgaria’s State Energy and Water Regulatory Commission (SEWRC) said that it approved the proposed electricity price cuts that will go

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Bulgaria 

Bulgarian government ducks public debate challenge

July 30, 2013July 31, 2013 The Sofia Globe staff Peevski protests

Plamen Oresharski, occupant of the prime minister’s seat in the Bulgarian Socialist Party government, has responded to a challenge from

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Bulgaria 

Group of Bulgaria’s anti-government protesters plan land, sea and air ‘occupation’ of government summer palace

July 30, 2013August 2, 2013 Independent Balkan News Agency Peevski protests

In the latest move to maintain the momentum of anti-government protests in Bulgaria, a group is planning to “occupy” the

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Leisure 

New Hungarian airline ‘will be Malév-plus, without the problems’

July 30, 2013July 30, 2013 The Budapest Times Hungary

“We did not ask for help from the state, we didn’t even show them our business plan because we didn’t

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World 

Interpol launches new technology to detect fraudulent travel documents

July 30, 2013July 30, 2013 The Sofia Globe staff

A new police tool has been launched by Interpol and the G8, enabling the Interpol community to exchange information on

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Europe 

Italian PM Letta slams EU handling of Greek crisis

July 30, 2013July 31, 2013 Independent Balkan News Agency Greece

Italian Prime Minister Enrico Letta gave his Greek counterpart a “vote of confidence” Monday while saying that the EU has

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