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Day: September 12, 2014

Bulgaria 

Bulgaria damages from Russian sanctions estimated at 10M euro

September 12, 2014September 16, 2014 The Sofia Globe staff

The only damages suffered by Bulgarian firms as a result of the EU-Russia sanctions stand-off have been in the agriculture

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Bulgaria 

Bulgarian court denies repeal of arrest warrant on CCB majority shareholder Vassilev

September 12, 2014September 16, 2014 The Sofia Globe staff CCB affair

Sofia City Court refused to hear the case brought by lawyers acting on behalf of Tsvetan Vassilev, majority shareholder of

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Bulgaria 

Bulgarian Muslim leader Chief Mufti condemns actions of ‘Islamic State’

September 12, 2014September 16, 2014 The Sofia Globe staff

The office of the Chief Mufti, spiritual leader of Bulgaria’s Muslims, has condemned the inhumane terrorist acts of radical Sunni

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria arrests four over illegal immigrant trafficking scheme after TV investigation

September 12, 2014 Independent Balkan News Agency Syrian refugees

Bulgarian police have arrested four men – two Palestinians and two Syrians – after a television investigation exposed an alleged

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Europe 

Gazprom vows to meet Poland’s gas delivery demands Friday

September 12, 2014September 12, 2014 The Warsaw Voice energy, Poland, Russia

Russia’s Gazprom has vowed to restore natural gas deliveries to levels ordered by Poland as of Friday, Polish economy minister

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Europe 

EU imposes new sanctions on Russia

September 12, 2014September 12, 2014 VOANews Russia

The European Union has imposed a new package of economic sanctions against Russia because of its actions in Ukraine. The

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