Cyprus president warns of ‘difficult days ahead’
The Cypriot president is warning of “difficult days ahead” for his debt-ridden island nation, as it embarks on an austerity
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Year: 2013
Attacker of Bulgaria’s Dogan charged with attempted murder
Oktai Enimehmedov, the 25-year-old man who pointed a gas pistol at the head of Ahmed Dogan at the Movement and
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Bulgarian prosecutors file indictments after energy sector inquiry
Bulgarian prosecutors have started five separate criminal proceedings stemming from a month-long inquiry into the country’s utilities regulator and state-owned
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Bulgarian Cabinet approves 40.9M leva in one-off benefits
Bulgaria’s caretaker Government approved on April 3 a package of unemployment measures and one-off payments for socially-vulnerable groups, worth 40.9
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Russia’s Winter Olympics to break spending records
It is the largest construction site in Europe: 100,000 men and 500 companies are working around the clock. They are
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Poland paves way for LOT Polish airlines privatisation
The Polish government adopted a bill repealing the law on the national airline PLL LOT, thus taking the first step
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S&P sees tough 2013 for CEE banks
Central and Eastern European banks face a difficult year, with those in Hungary, Slovenia, Bulgaria and Croatia among the weakest,
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EU unemployment remains flat at 12% in February
The 27-member European Union ended February 2013 with 12 per cent unemployment, seasonally adjusted, according to EU statistics office Eurostat.
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Cypriot finance minister quits, money controls eased
Cypriot Finance Minister Michalis Sarris has resigned as a judicial panel prepares to investigate the role that he and others
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