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Year: 2013

Bulgaria News 

Bulgarian employer associations quit tripartite council in protest over new law

April 2, 2013 The Sofia Globe staff

Bulgaria’s four employer associations, one of the parties in the advisory tripartite council with labour unions and the government, quit

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Europe News 

Most Poles against common currency adoption

April 2, 2013May 27, 2013 The Warsaw Voice Poland

While Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk last week offered a legal solution that would allow the nation to vote on

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Bulgaria reports 732M leva Budget deficit for January-February

April 1, 2013May 27, 2013 The Sofia Globe staff macroeconomic indicators

Bulgaria’s Finance Ministry said on April 1 that the Budget deficit for the first two months of the year was

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Europe News 

Cyprus says no one to be spared in bailout investigation

April 1, 2013May 27, 2013 VOANews Cyprus

The Cypriot president says no one, including his family members, should be immune from a new investigation of alleged wrongdoing

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Bulgaria News 

Bulgaria’s GERB widens gap despite nationwide protests – poll

April 1, 2013May 27, 2013 The Sofia Globe staff Bulgarian election 2013

Bulgarian centre-right party GERB, in government until February, when prime minister Boiko Borissov resigned following large nationwide protests, widened the

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Bulgaria News 

Bulgaria to test siren warning system on April 1

April 1, 2013March 29, 2013 The Sofia Globe staff

The early warning siren system will be tested in 10 Bulgarian cities on April 1 2013. The tests will take

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Bulgaria News People 

Indian ambassador hosts ITEC Day reception

March 31, 2013March 31, 2013 The Sofia Globe staff

The Indian ambassador in Sofia, Divyabh Manchanda, hosted a reception on March 27 2013 in celebration of ITEC Day. ITEC

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Russia Watch: Russia loses Cyprus

March 31, 2013May 27, 2013 James Brooke VOA Moscow Bureau Chief Cyprus, Russia

Russia suffered a major defeat last week. And no one noticed. But the setback was so striking that President Vladimir

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Business Europe News 

Takeover of Volksbank signals Russian bank strength

March 31, 2013May 27, 2013 Daniel Bardsley for The Prague Post Czech Republic, Russia

A new sign in black and a striking interior in green: The recently unveiled Sberbank branch in the center of

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