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Romania rejects rumoured conscription plan amid tensions in Ukraine

May 4, 2014May 5, 2014 Independent Balkan News Agency Romania, Russia, Ukraine

The Romanian defence ministry has dismissed rumours that a process is underway of mobilisation of reservists or recruitment of young

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Europe 

Turkey and Israel prepare for the reinstatement of diplomatic relations

May 4, 2014May 4, 2014 Independent Balkan News Agency Turkey

The process of the restoration of the diplomatic relations between Israel and Turkey, which had reached a critically low point

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Bulgaria 

US state department report spells out problems from flow of Syrian refugees into Bulgaria

May 2, 2014May 6, 2014 Independent Balkan News Agency Syrian refugees

An influx of asylum seekers from Syria into Bulgaria has exacerbated border security challenges, raised interethnic tensions, and challenged underfunded

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Europe 

Parliamentary elections in Kosovo to be held on June 8

May 2, 2014May 2, 2014 Independent Balkan News Agency Kosovo

The holding of parliamentary elections on June 8 2014 been proposed by prime minister Hashim Thaci, who is awaiting consensus

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Business 

Legal security, corruption undermine Bulgaria business environment

April 30, 2014 Independent Balkan News Agency

Four in five German firms would still invest in Bulgaria, according to a survey by the German-Bulgarian Chamber of Commerce

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Business 

Business confidence increased in Bulgaria slightly in April – statistics institute

April 30, 2014April 30, 2014 Independent Balkan News Agency macroeconomic indicators

Business people’s view of the business climate in Bulgaria improved slightly in April 2014, 1.7 percentage points higher than in

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Business 

Eurobank returns to private investors following successful share sale

April 30, 2014 Independent Balkan News Agency Greece

Eurobank is the first Greek bank to officially return to the hands of private owners following the completion of a

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria forcing out refugees, Human Rights Watch says, angering government

April 29, 2014May 2, 2014 Independent Balkan News Agency Syrian refugees, Tsvetlin Yovchev

Bulgaria has embarked on a “Containment Plan” to reduce the number of asylum seekers in the country, Human Rights Watch

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Europe 

Greece’s top court to rule on Golden Dawn election participation

April 28, 2014April 28, 2014 Independent Balkan News Agency Greece

Greece’s Supreme Court (Areios Pagos) has been called on to rule whether members of Greece’s neo-Nazi Golden Dawn party will

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