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Year: 2013

Europe 

Greek government to table 2014 budget without troika approval

November 21, 2013February 11, 2014 Independent Balkan News Agency Greece

Troika inspectors leave Athens without an agreement with the Greek government over the crucial issues that must be settled in

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Europe 

Erdogan’s ‘Twitter army’

November 21, 2013November 21, 2013 Independent Balkan News Agency Turkey

Recep Tayyip Erdogan once said that “Twitter is a lot of trouble, as are other social media. They are the

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World 

Financial disputes hamper UN climate talks

November 21, 2013November 21, 2013 Pamela Dockins of VOANews

Disputes over finances have hampered progress at U.N. climate talks in Poland as delegates debate how to best provide aid

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Europe 

Poland’s PM Donald Tusk names seven new ministers in major government reshuffle

November 21, 2013November 21, 2013 The Warsaw Voice Poland

Polish prime minister Donald Tusk presented the new line-up of his government after the long-announced cabinet reshuffle naming seven new

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Bulgaria 

Refugee wave, political crisis in spotlight at Bulgaria national security council meeting

November 20, 2013February 11, 2014 The Sofia Globe staff Rossen Plevneliev

The refugee inflow and Bulgaria’s response to it, as well as the continued domestic political crisis were, predictably, the focus

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria’s protests: a busy and hectic day

November 20, 2013February 11, 2014 The Sofia Globe staff Peevski protests

No clashes marred the various protests in Sofia on November 20 – a day when no fewer than five separate

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Bulgaria 

Bulgarian Parliament passes bill on offshore firms at first reading

November 20, 2013November 20, 2013 The Sofia Globe staff

Bulgaria’s Parliament passed at first reading on November 20 a bill regulating the activity of offshore companies in the country,

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria and Romania plan three further Danube bridges

November 20, 2013February 11, 2014 Independent Balkan News Agency Romania, Rossen Plevneliev

An action plan envisages three further bridges over the Danube River between Bulgaria and Romania, Bulgarian President Rossen Plevneliev said

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Bulgaria 

Czech Republic grants million euro to Bulgaria to cope with migration pressure

November 20, 2013February 11, 2014 The Sofia Globe staff Czech Republic, Syrian refugees

The Czech Republic is to provide a million euro to Bulgaria to help the country cope with migration pressure, ambassador

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