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Romanian PM moves office to defence ministry to evade phone tapping

April 16, 2014April 16, 2014 Independent Balkan News Agency Romania

Romanian PM Victor Ponta said on April 14 he would relocate his office from the government seat to the headquarters

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Bulgaria 

Russia’s ‘provocative’ flights over Black Sea continue to cause tensions

April 15, 2014April 15, 2014 Independent Balkan News Agency Russia, Ukraine

Bulgaria’s defence minister has complained that Russia military aircrafts are continuing to carry out provocative reconnaissance flights close to Bulgaria’s

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Europe 

Romanian PM threatens criminal complaint against president

April 15, 2014 Independent Balkan News Agency Romania

Romanian prime minister Victor Ponta said on April 14 that his social democrat party PSD would file a complaint against

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Business 

National Bank of Greece shares plummet as capital increase plan goes ahead

April 15, 2014 Independent Balkan News Agency Greece

National Bank of Greece (NBG) shares plummeted 12.13 per cent on April 14 as plans for the bank’s capital increase

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Bulgaria 

A change in Bulgaria’s media landscape?

April 14, 2014 Independent Balkan News Agency Media

The Sofia-based company that not only has a predominant place on Bulgaria’s newspaper market but also is close to the

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Business 

Negative trade balance as Bulgarian exports to non-EU countries dropped in January-February 2014

April 11, 2014April 16, 2014 Independent Balkan News Agency macroeconomic indicators

Bulgaria’s exports to third countries, meaning countries that are not members of the European Union, were 14.2 per cent less

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Bulgaria 

Ukraine to top agenda as Nato’s Rasmussen visits Bulgaria

April 10, 2014April 11, 2014 Independent Balkan News Agency Kristian Vigenin, Nato, Russia, Ukraine

The visit to Bulgaria on April 10 and 11 2014 by Nato Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen will be about

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Business 

Greece returns to capital markets as bond sale is officially announced

April 10, 2014 Independent Balkan News Agency Greece

The Greek finance ministry announced the country’s return to capital markets on April 9 2014, for the first time in

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Europe 

IMF estimates Cyprus returning to growth in 2015

April 9, 2014 Independent Balkan News Agency Cyprus

According to the IMF`s World Economic Outlook (April 2014) Cyprus’ economy is expected to grow by 0.9 of GDP in

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