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Month: July 2015

Perspectives 

Opinion: Varoufakis’ resignation comes too late

July 6, 2015 Bernd Riegert of Deutsche Welle euro zone, Greece

Greek Finance Minister Yanis Varoufakis has probably done his country the best service he can by stepping down. His move

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Europe 

ECB: No additional liquidity assistance to Greek banks

July 6, 2015July 8, 2015 The Sofia Globe staff euro zone, Greece

The European Central Bank (ECB) said on July 6 that it was maintaining emergency liquidity assistance for Greek banks at

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Europe 

Greece to offer new bailout proposal to its lenders

July 6, 2015 VOANews euro zone, Greece, IMF

Greece was no closer Monday to reaching a new bailout deal with its international creditors, but Greek Prime Minister Alexis

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Europe 

Turkish economy hit by Greek crisis

July 6, 2015July 7, 2015 Dorian Jones of VOANews Greece, Turkey

Turkish financial markets are among the worst hit in the face of its Greek neighbor’s troubles and the Turkish lira

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Europe 

Dombrovskis: ‘No’ vote widens gap between Greece and other euro zone countries

July 6, 2015July 7, 2015 The Sofia Globe staff euro zone, Greece

The place of Greece is and remains in Europe, but the “no” vote on July 5 has widened the gap

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Europe 

Europe ponders next move after Greece rejects bailout

July 6, 2015 VOANews Greece

“Europe is facing a difficult moment, but it is not in difficulty itself,” French Finance Minister Michel Sapin said Monday

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Bulgaria 

Bulgarian economists on Greece: Collective suicide, exit from euro zone

July 6, 2015 Independent Balkan News Agency Greece

The successor to Yanis Varoufakis, who resigned as Greece’s finance minister on July 6, should be a business person, Bulgarian

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Bulgaria 

Born Free in fundraising appeal to relocate Bulgaria’s last two circus lions to South Africa

July 6, 2015May 10, 2024 The Sofia Globe staff

International wildlife charity Born Free said on July 6 that it had launched a fundraising appeal to try to secure

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Business 

Bulgaria’s competition protection commission fines two Uber firms 200 000 leva

July 6, 2015July 7, 2015 The Sofia Globe staff

Bulgaria’s Competition Protection Commission (CPC) has imposed four fines totalling 200 000 leva (about 102 260 euro) on two companies

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