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Sour year for Bulgaria’s 2014 grape crop

September 19, 2014September 19, 2014 Independent Balkan News Agency

It is not, to crush the skins of the famous film, a Good Year for Bulgaria’s grape crop. If anything,

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Europe 

Why is Putin coming to Serbia, US ambassador asks

September 18, 2014 Independent Balkan News Agency Russia, Serbia, Ukraine

“It is not certain yet whether Putin (Russian president Vladimir) will visit Belgrade, but if this happen, why is he

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria approves co-operation programmes with neighboring countries

September 18, 2014September 18, 2014 Independent Balkan News Agency Greece, Macedonia, Romania, Serbia, Turkey

Bulgaria’s cabinet has approved a series of cross-border co-operation programmes with Romania, Greece, Turkey, Serbia and Macedonia. The programmes are

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria’s refugee agency to charge mayor with racism over protest against refugee children in school

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

Lawyers at Bulgaria’s State Agency for Refugees are preparing to approach the prosecution and the Commission for the Protection against

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Bulgaria 

Bulgarian village continues ‘war’ over refugee children – but denies racism

September 16, 2014September 18, 2014 Independent Balkan News Agency

A group of refugee children from Somalia and Afghanistan may end up going to school in Sofia after residents of

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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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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 

Romania registers the most significant drop in number of employees in EU 28

September 14, 2014 Independent Balkan News Agency Romania

The employment rate in Romania has decreased by 3.1 per cent over the second trimester of 2014 (April-June) compared to

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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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