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Bulgaria’s Ludogorets to play Steaua Bucharest in Champions League play-off

August 8, 2014August 8, 2014 Independent Balkan News Agency

Bulgaria’s three-time champions Ludogorets Razgrad were handed a short trip across the Danube River, drawing Steaua Bucharest as their opponent

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Business 

Bulgaria’s Westinghouse nuclear deal irks socialist circles

August 7, 2014August 7, 2014 Independent Balkan News Agency energy, nuclear

Bulgaria’s former economy minister Dragomir Stoynev has been forced, once again, to defend the nuclear deal with US firm Westinghouse

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Europe 

Hungarians in Romania launch bid for territorial autonomy

August 7, 2014August 7, 2014 Independent Balkan News Agency Hungary, Romania

The Democratic Union of Magyars in Romania (UDMR), the sole party representing the Hungarian ethnic minority in the Romanian parliament,

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Europe 

Cyprus still at risk, says Moody’s

August 7, 2014August 7, 2014 Independent Balkan News Agency Cyprus

Cyprus has an “elevated risk of default in the medium-term”, Moody’s ratings agency said on August 6, despite the island’s

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Bulgaria 

Bulgarian centre-right leader Borissov aims for single-party government after early elections

August 6, 2014 Independent Balkan News Agency Boiko Borissov

The leader of Bulgaria’s major centre-right party GERB, Boiko Borissov, says that he hopes to form a single-party government after

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Europe 

Romanian reformist launches presidential bid

August 6, 2014August 6, 2014 Independent Balkan News Agency Romania

Romania’s former justice minister Monica Macovei, now an MEP, officially launched on August 5 her independent campaign for the presidential

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Europe 

Sweeping changes to Greek media landscape

August 6, 2014August 6, 2014 Independent Balkan News Agency Greece, Media

Greek journalists called a 24-hour strike Tuesday morning protesting a draft law affecting media and advertising companies. An amendment was

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Bulgaria 

Resignation signals woes for Bulgaria’s Reformist Bloc

August 5, 2014August 5, 2014 Independent Balkan News Agency

The August 4 resignation of Radan Kanev as spokesperson for the Reformist Bloc is an indication of serious differences within

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Europe 

Juncker rules out Greek debt ‘haircut’ during Athens visit

August 5, 2014August 5, 2014 Independent Balkan News Agency European Commission, Greece

Incoming European Commission president Jean-Claude Juncker has ruled out a “haircut” of Greece’s debt. Visiting Athens on his first trip

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