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Year: 2013

Europe 

Ukraine parliament delays vote on Tymoshenko departure

November 14, 2013November 14, 2013 VOANews Ukraine

Ukraine’s parliament has delayed a vote on a bill that would allow jailed former prime minister Yulia Tymoshenko to go

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Europe 

Polish president offers apology to Russia for riots outside its embassy

November 14, 2013November 14, 2013 The Warsaw Voice Poland

Polish President Bronislaw Komorowski on Wednesday apologised to Russia for incidents outside its embassy in Warsaw during Monday’s Independence March,

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Bulgaria 

Bulgarian trade union protest unity move implodes on launchpad

November 13, 2013 Independent Balkan News Agency

A day after it emerged that Bulgaria’s trade unions were forming a joint strike action committee, raising hopes among anti-government

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Business 

China’s COSCO invests 230M euro in Piraeus Port

November 13, 2013November 13, 2013 Independent Balkan News Agency Greece

The Piraeus Port Authority and COSCO Holdings Group Co Ltd have completed an agreement to expand the Chinese company’s container

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Bulgaria 

10 000 cops ordered on to Sofia streets to contain anti-government protests

November 13, 2013 The Sofia Globe staff Peevski protests

Uniformed police stood shoulder-to-shoulder at street intersections near Parliament on November 13, blocking access to cars and pedestrians, as a

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Bulgaria 

Bulgarians to get five days off at Christmas, six-day holiday in May 2014

November 13, 2013February 11, 2014 The Sofia Globe staff

Bulgaria’s Cabinet declared, at its meeting on November 13, a continuous six-day holiday from May 1 to 6 2014. In

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Bulgaria 

Cabinet approves donation of 1000 beds for refugee accommodation

November 13, 2013November 13, 2013 The Sofia Globe staff Syrian refugees

Bulgaria’s cabinet approved on November 13 the transfer of 1000 beds from the state reserve, intended for emergency use in

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria reports annual deflation of 1.4% in October

November 13, 2013February 11, 2014 The Sofia Globe staff macroeconomic indicators

Bulgaria’s consumer price index grew by 0.5 per cent in October, but shrank by 1.4 per cent in annual terms,

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Perspectives 

Anti-government protests in Bulgaria: A parliament behind barricades and a ‘different reality’

November 13, 2013May 10, 2024 Clive Leviev-Sawyer Boiko Borissov, Lyutvi Mestan, Peevski protests, Sergei Stanishev

In the 42nd National Assembly on the morning of November 13, Movement for Rights and Freedoms leader Lyutvi Mestan said

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