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Day: May 5, 2014

Business 

EU spring forecast re-affirms Bulgaria 2014 growth estimate at 1.7%, warns of risks

May 5, 2014May 7, 2014 Independent Balkan News Agency European Commission, macroeconomic indicators

European Commission’s spring forecast for the EU economy, released on May 5, remains optimistic about the prospect of economic recovery

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Leisure 

What’s On: 2014 Austrian Music Weeks in Bulgaria from May 8 to 28

May 5, 2014May 7, 2014 The Sofia Globe staff editors pick

In 2014, the Austrian Music Weeks in Bulgaria will be held for the 18th consecutive time, this year from May

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Europe 

Slovenia’s prime minister resigns

May 5, 2014May 5, 2014 VOANews Slovenia

The prime minister of Slovenia has resigned. Alenka Bratusek handed in her resignation to parliament Monday after losing the battle

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria’s 2014 European Parliament elections: Notebook, May 5

May 5, 2014May 6, 2014 The Sofia Globe staff European elections 2014

While opinion polls are divided on the question of how many Bulgarians will vote in the May 25 European Parliament

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Bulgaria 

Seasonal fuel price hikes in Bulgaria ‘could be affected by Ukraine’ – report

May 5, 2014 Independent Balkan News Agency energy, Ukraine

Bulgaria is expected to see the customary fuel price increases in late June with the beginning of the summer holiday

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Europe 

Greece wants rescue loan repayment stretched to 70 years

May 5, 2014May 5, 2014 Independent Balkan News Agency Greece

The May 5 2014 Eurogroup meeting could prove one of the most important yet in Greece’s economic recovery quest. Greek

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Europe 

Polish PM: We’re dealing with war in Ukraine

May 5, 2014May 5, 2014 The Warsaw Voice Poland, Russia, Ukraine

Commenting on the recent developments in Ukraine’s cities of Odessa, Kramatorsk and Slavyansk, Polish prime minister Donald Tusk said on

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Europe 

Canadian troops join Nato exercises in Poland

May 5, 2014May 5, 2014 The Warsaw Voice Poland, Russia, Ukraine

Fifty soldiers from Canada arrived in Poland on May 2 to take part alongside Polish and American counterparts in US-led

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Europe 

Worsening Ukrainian crisis holds economic risks for the region, Romanian president says

May 5, 2014May 5, 2014 Independent Balkan News Agency Romania, Russia, Ukraine

Romanian president Traian Basescu warned on May 4 that a possible civil war in Ukraine would spread instability across the

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