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Bulgarian Socialist Party tables legislation to ease public smoking ban

October 17, 2013February 11, 2014 Independent Balkan News Agency smoking

A group of Bulgarian Socialist Party MPs have tabled legislation that would withdraw the full ban on smoking in enclosed

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Europe 

First shale gas explorations in Romania met with sit-in protests

October 17, 2013 Independent Balkan News Agency energy, Romania

Several hundred people, mostly villagers, formed a human chain to prevent US company Chevron from installing its first prospecting well

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Bulgaria 

Borissov’s GERB ready with third motion of no confidence in Bulgarian Socialist Party government

October 16, 2013October 17, 2013 Independent Balkan News Agency Boiko Borissov

Even as Bulgaria’s Parliament began debate on October 16 on the second motion of no confidence in the current government,

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Europe 

Greece edging closer to third bailout deal?

October 16, 2013October 16, 2013 Independent Balkan News Agency Greece

Hopes that Athens may be helped to plug a funding gap next year by the European Central Bank agreeing to

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Bulgaria 

Bulgarian President Plevneliev denounces smear campaign against him

October 15, 2013February 11, 2014 Independent Balkan News Agency Peevski protests, Rossen Plevneliev

Bulgarian President Rossen Plevneliev says that he is prepared to take court action to protect the reputation of the Presidency

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Europe 

Romania: Top private companies top fraud scheme with EU funds

October 14, 2013 Independent Balkan News Agency Romania

Private companies have surpassed local authorities as concerns the weight of EU funds frauds while the overall number of frauds

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Bulgaria 

Bulgarian, Croatian presidents pledge to work for stepped-up economic co-operation

October 14, 2013October 14, 2013 Independent Balkan News Agency Croatia, Rossen Plevneliev

Meeting in Sofia on October 14, Croatian president Ivo Josipović and his Bulgarian host, head of state Rossen Plevneliev, said

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Bulgaria 

Borissov: ‘Oresharski Plan’ will mean 250 000 new unemployed in Bulgaria

October 14, 2013October 14, 2013 Independent Balkan News Agency Boiko Borissov, Plamen Oresharski

Boiko Borissov, leader of centre-right opposition party GERB and former prime minister, has attacked the “Oresharski Plan” as set to

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Europe 

Slovenia’s dilemma: private borrowing or international aid?

October 14, 2013October 14, 2013 Independent Balkan News Agency Slovenia

There is no doubt that a double-edged sword of Damocles is nowadays hanging over the Slovenian government of Alenka Bratušek,

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