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Month: June 2014

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Bulgaria 

EU unemployment 10.4% in April 2014, 12.8% in Bulgaria – Eurostat

June 3, 2014 The Sofia Globe staff macroeconomic indicators

Unemployment in Bulgaria was 12.8 per cent in April 2014, slightly down from 13 per cent in March, according to

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Bulgaria 

Crisis continues as emergency medics protest in Bulgaria

June 3, 2014June 4, 2014 The Sofia Globe staff Sofia

The latest uproar over the state of emergency medical services in Bulgaria , with staff in Sofia and elsewhere protesting

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Bulgaria 

European Commission on Bulgaria: Unwarranted optimism on economic recovery, lack of reforms

June 3, 2014June 5, 2014 Independent Balkan News Agency European Commission, macroeconomic indicators

A report by the European Commission on Bulgaria, coincidentally released just after a year of the Bulgarian Socialist Party government,

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Europe 

International police operation against Gameover Zeus botnet and Cryptolocker ransomware

June 3, 2014June 4, 2014 The Sofia Globe staff

Law enforcement agencies from around the world joined forces in a co-ordinated action led by the FBI which ensured the

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Europe 

Several rebels killed in attack on border post in eastern Ukraine

June 3, 2014 VOANews Russia, Ukraine

Ukrainian government forces battled pro-Russian separatists in eastern Ukraine not far from the Russian border Monday, as Russia called for

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Europe 

Russia, Nato spar over military forces in Central Europe

June 3, 2014June 4, 2014 James Brooke VOA Moscow Bureau Chief Nato, Russia, Ukraine

With Russia pulling most of its roughly 40,000 troops away from its border with Ukraine, NATO and Russia have started

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria reports 864.5M leva Budget deficit for January-April

June 2, 2014June 3, 2014 The Sofia Globe staff macroeconomic indicators

Bulgaria’s Finance Ministry has reported that the consolidated Budget deficit for the first four months of 2014 was 864.5 million

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Business 

Bulgaria state utility NEK posts record loss in 2013 – report

June 2, 2014June 3, 2014 Independent Balkan News Agency energy

Bulgaria’s state electricity utility NEK posted a loss of 338 million leva (about 172.8 million euro) in 2013, mass circulation

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria among EU countries failing on rules on sharing previous convictions, fighting cross-border crime

June 2, 2014 The Sofia Globe staff European Commission, judiciary

Bulgaria is among European Union countries that have failed to conclusive information on the transposition of the legal effects attached

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