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Bulgaria’s new far-right Nationalist Party to apply for official registration

November 14, 2013 Independent Balkan News Agency Volen Siderov

Bulgaria’s new far-right Nationalist Party is to apply for official registration by the end of November or early December, according

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Bulgaria 

Bulgarian trade union protest unity move implodes on launchpad

November 13, 2013 Independent Balkan News Agency

A day after it emerged that Bulgaria’s trade unions were forming a joint strike action committee, raising hopes among anti-government

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Business 

China’s COSCO invests 230M euro in Piraeus Port

November 13, 2013November 13, 2013 Independent Balkan News Agency Greece

The Piraeus Port Authority and COSCO Holdings Group Co Ltd have completed an agreement to expand the Chinese company’s container

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Bulgaria 

Two Bulgarian union federations form joint strike committee

November 12, 2013November 14, 2013 Independent Balkan News Agency

Bulgaria’s two major trade union federations have formed a joint strike committee but it is an open question whether this

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Europe 

Serbia lobbying for accession talks with the EU to start in December

November 11, 2013November 11, 2013 Independent Balkan News Agency Serbia

European Union’s strict conditions regarding the accession negotiations with Serbia are the consequence of several factors, such as Europe’s harsh

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Business 

Romania’s central bank revises inflation forecast to 1.8% in 2013

November 11, 2013November 11, 2013 Independent Balkan News Agency Romania

The National Bank of Romania has revised the inflation forecast for this year from 3.1 per cent down to 1.8

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Business 

Romania exports up, imports down over the three quarters of 2013

November 11, 2013November 11, 2013 Independent Balkan News Agency Romania

Romania’s exports are up by 8.4 per cent over the first nine months of this year compared to the same

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Business 

Bulgaria slightly improves export figures but trade deficit remains

November 11, 2013 Independent Balkan News Agency

Bulgaria’s exports to European Union and non-EU countries in the January-September 2013 period increased slightly on an annual basis but

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Europe 

Greek government survives censure motion

November 11, 2013 Independent Balkan News Agency Greece

Greece’s coalition government survived a censure motion brought by main-opposition SYRIZA. The government emerged from the vote of no confidence

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