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Day: December 5, 2014

Bulgaria 

Floods in southern Bulgaria: ‘Code red’ warning in two areas

December 5, 2014 The Sofia Globe staff

A state of emergency was declared in Gulubovo municipality on the afternoon of December 5 as heavy rain swelled rivers,

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria’s Patriotic Front and Reformist Bloc in deal to continue support for government

December 5, 2014December 9, 2014 The Sofia Globe staff

Bulgaria’s nationalist Patriotic Front (PF) will not proceed with its threats to withdraw its support for Prime Minister Boiko Borissov’s

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Business 

Bulgaria central bank governor fears more ‘attacks’ on banking system

December 5, 2014December 8, 2014 The Sofia Globe staff

Bulgaria’s central bank governor Ivan Iskrov has warned that the country’s banking system may see further turbulence in 2015. Speaking

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Bulgaria 

European Asylum Support Office extends support plan for Bulgaria

December 5, 2014 The Sofia Globe staff Syrian refugees

The European Asylum Support Office (EASO) and Bulgaria signed on December 5 2014 a “special support plan” which provides for

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Bulgaria 

Bulgarian far-right leader Siderov quits post as deputy head of Parliament’s foreign policy committee

December 5, 2014 The Sofia Globe staff Volen Siderov

Bulgarian ultra-nationalist Ataka party leader Volen Siderov has resigned as deputy head of the National Assembly’s foreign policy committee, a

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Bulgaria 

Rescue operations after floods in south-eastern Bulgaria

December 5, 2014 The Sofia Globe staff floods

Firefighters and rescue teams have carried out more than 200 rescue operations in south-eastern Bulgaria in the past day, the

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Europe 

Ukraine announces December 9 truce

December 5, 2014December 5, 2014 VOANews Ukraine

Ukraine’s president Petro Poroshenko has ordered a new cease-fire next week, as part of a push to end months of

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Bulgaria 

Juncker: Bulgaria ready to join Schengen

December 5, 2014December 9, 2014 Independent Balkan News Agency

Bulgaria is ready to join the European Union’s Schengen visa zone, and Europeans should be aware of the country’s level

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Business 

Small economic gain projected in euro zone up to 2016

December 5, 2014 VOANews euro zone

The European Central Bank is predicting the economy in the continent’s 18-nation euro currency bloc will barely advance in the

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