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Romanian president, PM trade barbs over Renault plant

February 11, 2014February 11, 2014 Independent Balkan News Agency Romania

Romanian prime minister Victor Ponta reacted harshly on February 11 to statements by president Traian Basescu who had warned that

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Europe 

Former Hellenic Postbank CEO released on unprecedented 2 million euro bail

February 11, 2014 Independent Balkan News Agency Greece

Former Hellenic Postbank chief Angelos Filippides was released on bail on February 10 2014 after being ordered to pay two

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Perspectives 

Serbia lands in Brussels, Skopje ends up in Strasbourg

February 10, 2014 Independent Balkan News Agency Kosovo, Macedonia, Serbia

Serbia has demonstrated that politics is indeed the art of the possible. Thirsty for any successful story in the Balkans,

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria, Turkey to hold talks on border truck transport problem

February 10, 2014February 11, 2014 Independent Balkan News Agency Turkey

Bulgaria and Turkey will hold talks in Turkish capital Ankara on February 21 with the aim of resolving the problem

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Europe 

Weekly review: Romania gets into the electoral mood

February 8, 2014 Independent Balkan News Agency Romania

This week’s events in Romania have confirmed politicians are readying themselves for the two election cycles in 2014 – European

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Europe 

Chaos in Bosnia and Herzegovina: Government buildings set on fire in Sarajevo, Zenica and Tuzla

February 7, 2014February 7, 2014 Independent Balkan News Agency Bosnia and Herzegovina

The third day of mass uprisings, on February 7 2014, in Bosnia and Herzegovina took a violent turn. According to

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World 

Turkish Pegasus Airlines Boeing 737 hijacked

February 7, 2014February 7, 2014 Independent Balkan News Agency Sochi Olympics, Turkey, Ukraine

A hijacking took place on February 7 2014 on an aircraft belonging to the Turkish Pegasus Airlines, which was flying

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Bulgaria 

Large turnout in Plovdiv for protest against Muslim court claims on property

February 7, 2014February 7, 2014 Independent Balkan News Agency

More than 1000 people from all over Bulgaria, most of them from football clubs, took part in a February 7

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Europe 

Clashes at Bosnia protests over unemployment and economic woes

February 7, 2014 Independent Balkan News Agency Bosnia and Herzegovina

Close to 6000 disgruntled workers from Dita, Konjuh, Polihem, Resod Guming and Poliolechem companies, followed by citizens, retirees and high

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