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Month: July 2013

Bulgaria 

Attempt to rescue Bulgarian coalminers at Oranovo continues into seventh day

July 22, 2013July 31, 2013 The Sofia Globe staff

Rescue operations to reach two miners at Bulgaria’s Oranovo coalmine, where two miners died in an accident on July 16,

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Bulgaria 

Bulgarian President Plevneliev expects further attempts to discredit him

July 22, 2013 Independent Balkan News Agency Peevski protests, Rossen Plevneliev

Bulgarian President Rossen Plevneliev, who has taken a positive view of the anti-government protests that have continued daily for more

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Business 

Poland’s recovery to strengthen later this year – Moody’s

July 22, 2013July 22, 2013 The Warsaw Voice Poland

Poland’s fiscal gap will widen to 4.4 per cent of GDP in 2013 before fiscal consolidation resumes in 2014 to

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World 

Israel, Palestinians set down guidelines for peace talks

July 22, 2013July 22, 2013 Robert Berger of VOANews

Israel and the Palestinians are setting down guidelines for new peace talks brokered by the United States. Israeli Prime Minister

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria’s anti-government protesters launch information service

July 22, 2013July 31, 2013 The Sofia Globe staff Peevski protests

Internet activists among Bulgaria’s anti-government protesters, who on July 22 enter the 38th consecutive day of demands for the Bulgarian

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Bulgaria 

EC’s Reding in appeal for political consensus in Bulgaria

July 21, 2013July 31, 2013 The Sofia Globe staff Rossen Plevneliev

European Commission Vice-President Viviane Reding, due in Sofia for a July 22 visit that was scheduled to include talks with

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Bulgaria 

Bulgarian Cabinet to vote on controversial Budget revision on July 22

July 21, 2013July 31, 2013 The Sofia Globe staff Peevski protests, Plamen Oresharski

The Bulgarian Socialist Party cabinet was scheduled to vote at a special meeting on July 22 2013 on a revision

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Europe 

EU foreign ministers set to add Hezbollah’s military wing to list of terrorist organisations – report

July 21, 2013July 31, 2013 The Sofia Globe staff Bourgas terrorist attack

The European Union appeared on July 19 2013 set to put the military wing of Hezbollah on the EU terror

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Europe 

Hungarian PM: Forget the euro for at least 10 years

July 21, 2013July 31, 2013 The Budapest Times Hungary

Hungary will only consider joining the eurozone when the country’s GDP reaches 90 per cent of that of the euro-using

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