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Day: January 22, 2014

Bulgaria 

Bulgarian socialist MP Angelov defiant over Syria visit

January 22, 2014February 10, 2014 The Sofia Globe staff Kristian Vigenin, Nikolai Mladenov, Sergei Stanishev, Syria, Syrian refugees

Bulgarian Socialist Party member of Parliament Strahil Angelov, in television interviews on January 22 after his controversial visit to Syria,

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Bulgaria 

Dark days for Bulgarian socialist leader Stanishev

January 22, 2014February 10, 2014 Independent Balkan News Agency Boiko Borissov, Georgi Purvanov, Sergei Stanishev

Bulgarian Socialist Party (BSP) leader Sergei Stanishev is finding himself facing reverses on a number of fronts, but the extent

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copper and silver coins in a pile
Business 

EBRD expects slow recovery, cuts Bulgaria’s growth forecast

January 22, 2014January 22, 2014 The Sofia Globe staff macroeconomic indicators

The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) said in its latest Regional Economics Report that growth in the regions

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Europe 

Ukrainian Wikipedia protests against law curbing free speech

January 22, 2014 The Kyiv Post Ukraine

The Ukrainian Wikipedia community is protesting against laws that go into effect on January 21 that criminalise criticism of government

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Europe 

Poland’s PLL LOT airline improves results – CEO

January 22, 2014 The Warsaw Voice Poland

Poland’s troubled flagship airline PLL LOT is improving financial results and will therefore refrain from motioning for the second tranche

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Europe 

Albanians rally in Brussels against Serbia

January 22, 2014 Independent Balkan News Agency Albania, Kosovo, Serbia

In Brussels, hundreds of Albanians from Albania and Kosovo gathered at a rally against the opening of negotiations between Serbia

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Europe 

Early election talk sends Athens Stock Market crashing

January 22, 2014 Independent Balkan News Agency Greece

Talk of an early general election in Greece has sent the Athens Stock Exchange crashing down for a fourth consecutive

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