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Greek stock market plunges following speedy presidential vote announcement

December 10, 2014 Independent Balkan News Agency Greece

Greek stocks sank 12.78 per cent on December 9 in what was their biggest single-session fall since November 1987 as

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Europe 

Kosovo’s parliament votes approval of new government

December 10, 2014December 10, 2014 Independent Balkan News Agency Kosovo

With 73 votes in favour, 38 against and two abstentions, the parliament of Kosovo voted on December 9 2014 to

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Business 

Bulgarian exports to other EU countries up 2.1% year-on-year – statistics institute

December 9, 2014December 9, 2014 Independent Balkan News Agency macroeconomic indicators

In January – September 2014, Bulgarian exports to other European Union countries were 2.1 per cent higher than in the

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Europe 

Greece moves first-round vote in presidential election forward to December 17

December 9, 2014 Independent Balkan News Agency Greece

The Greek government has caught everyone off guard with a surprise decision to bring forward the presidential election process as soon as

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria’s Supreme Judicial Council investigates judge after complaints by companies, French ambassador

December 8, 2014December 9, 2014 Independent Balkan News Agency

The ethics committee of Bulgaria’s Supreme Judicial Council has begun an investigation into whether Sofia City Court Judge Roumyana Chenalova

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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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Bulgaria 

Bulgarian Parliament fails to pass declaration on South Stream cancellation

December 3, 2014December 7, 2014 Independent Balkan News Agency Boiko Borissov, energy

Bulgaria’s lawmakers failed to adopt a declaration of support for the South Stream gas pipeline, with familiar dividing lines re-emerging

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria improves slightly in Transparency International’s corruption perceptions index

December 3, 2014 Independent Balkan News Agency

Bulgarians see a slight improvement against corruption in the public sector in the past year, going by Transparency International’s annual

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Business 

‘Increasingly difficult for Bulgarian companies to get into Romanian market’ – report

December 1, 2014December 1, 2014 Independent Balkan News Agency Romania

It is increasingly difficult for Bulgarian companies to get into the Romanian market, while it remains one of the most

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