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Day: July 2, 2014

Europe 

Greece lowers tax to lure oil and gas explorers

July 2, 2014 Independent Balkan News Agency energy, Greece

A two-day event kicked off in London on July 1 where Greece presented opportunities of oil exploitation in the Ionian and

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Europe 

US reassures Baltics against Russian threat

July 2, 2014 James Brooke VOA Moscow Bureau Chief editors pick, Nato, Russia, Ukraine

At a new NATO-standard airbase in Estonia, four F-16s train over the Baltic Sea, sometimes coming within 100 meters of

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Europe 

Russia bans beef and cattle imports from Romania

July 2, 2014 Independent Balkan News Agency Moldova, Romania

Russia announced on July 1 2014 that it would ban beef and cattle imports from Romania amid fears of bovine

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Sport 

Dimitrov ousts defending champ Murray in Wimbledon quarterfinal

July 2, 2014July 5, 2014 The Sofia Globe staff Grigor Dimitrov

Bulgaria’s Grigor Dimitrov ended Andy Murray’s Wimbledon title defence in straight sets 6-1, 7-6, 6-2 to advance to his first

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria’s cabinet ‘to resign at end of July’

July 2, 2014July 5, 2014 The Sofia Globe staff Boiko Borissov, Plamen Oresharski, Sergei Stanishev, Volen Siderov

Clarity on when Bulgaria’s cabinet will resign came a small step closer on July 2 when Plamen Oresharski, occupant of

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria’s June floods: Volunteer wants emergency number 112 prosecuted

July 2, 2014July 4, 2014 The Sofia Globe staff Sofia, Varna floods

One of the volunteers involved in the rescue efforts after the June 19 deadly floods says that he intends taking

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Europe 

Major casualties on both sides as fierce fighting continues in eastern Ukraine

July 2, 2014July 2, 2014 The Kyiv Post Ukraine

At least five Ukrainian soldiers and hundreds of separatists have been killed in the past 24 hours, according to Ukraine’s

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Bulgaria 

Bulgarian NGOs criticise central bank amendments on bank runs – report

July 2, 2014July 31, 2014 The Sofia Globe staff CCB affair

Several representatives of prominent Bulgarian think-tanks have criticised the amendments put forth by the country’s central bank, proposing to criminalise

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Business 

Bulgaria sells 1.23B leva of government bills

July 2, 2014July 4, 2014 The Sofia Globe staff

Bulgaria’s Finance Ministry has said that it sold 1.23 billion leva (about 629 million euro) worth of five-month government bills

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