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A long-standing dispute over the mortgages sold to British buyers of property in Cyprus has been brought before the UK courts in recent weeks, with lawyers acting on behalf of […]
As Bulgaria’s lawmakers prepare to meet on August 16 to discuss the Presidential veto on the Budget amendments passed by Parliament earlier this mon ...
The eurozone’s 18-month double-dip recession has finally come to an end, with the bloc growing three-tenths of one percent in the second quarter ...
The executive director of Bulgaria’s motor vehicle administration agency, Valentin Bozhkov, has been arrested, alongside 12 other employees of the a ...
Bulgaria’s economy shrank by 0.1 per cent in the second quarter of the year, compared to the first three months of 2013, the National Statistical Institute (NSI) said in a […]
The 17-country euro zone has emerged from recession after 17 months, going by figures released on August 14 2013 by European Union statistics office Eurostat. GDP rose by 0.3 per […]
Russia will host the Winter Olympics in Sochi six months from now, the World Cup in 2018 and is bidding for the World Expo in 2020. But a new law […]
The Greek Finance Ministry’s plans to lift a ban on the repossession of primary homes are threatening to throw the Greek government into another political crisis. The government is contemplating […]
Elections are likely in October after the Cabinet led by Prime Minister Jiří Rusnok lost a vote of no confidence in the Chamber of Deputies. Rusnok and his ministers were […]
