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Month: September 2014

Europe 

Parliamentary speaker Ewa Kopacz appointed Poland’s prime minister

September 16, 2014September 16, 2014 The Warsaw Voice Poland

Polish president Bronislaw Komorowski designated Sejm lower house speaker Ewa Kopacz as Poland’s prime minister to succeed Donald Tusk, and

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Europe 

Public sector employees in Cyprus to strike

September 16, 2014 Independent Balkan News Agency Cyprus

Public sector employees in Cypris are to go on strike on September 19 to protest against recent statements by finance minister Harris Georgiades

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Europe 

Economic growth remains weak in the euro zone – OECD

September 16, 2014September 18, 2014 The Sofia Globe staff

A moderate expansion is underway in most major advanced and emerging economies, but growth remains weak in the euro zone,

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Europe 

Turkish government accused of attempt to take down bank

September 16, 2014 Dorian Jones of VOANews Turkey

Turkey’s government is being accused of seeking to destroy one of the country’s banks, which has become embroiled in a

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria issues hazardous weather warning over heavy rain in six regions

September 15, 2014September 17, 2014 The Sofia Globe staff Plovdiv, Sofia

Bulgaria’s weather forecasters have issued a “Code Orange” warning of hazardous weather because of expected heavy rain and thunderstorms in

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Business 

Bulgaria annual deflation down to 0.6% in August

September 15, 2014September 18, 2014 The Sofia Globe staff macroeconomic indicators

Bulgaria’s consumer price index (CPI) posted another month of deflation, shrinking by 0.2 per cent in August, but the annual

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Bulgaria 

Bulgarian village residents protest against accepting refugee children in school

September 15, 2014September 15, 2014 The Sofia Globe staff

Residents of the village of Kalishte in Bulgaria’s Kovatchevitsa area protested on September 15, the first day of school, against

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria faces more debt as fiscal reserve insufficient to cover deficit – report

September 15, 2014September 17, 2014 Independent Balkan News Agency

Bulgaria’s new government, which will take office after the early parliamentary elections on October 5, may face little choice and

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Europe 

Defence minister: Western weapons on way to Ukraine

September 15, 2014September 15, 2014 Al Pessin of VOANews Russia, Ukraine

Ukraine’s Defense Minister Valeriy Heletey said Sunday weapons are on the way to Ukraine from Western countries – which he

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