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Business 

Cypriot shipping industry navigating uncharted waters

June 28, 2013June 28, 2013 Independent Balkan News Agency Cyprus

The banking crisis in Cyprus has been having a knock-on effect on shipping companies operating from the island, the majority

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Bulgaria 

Big flail: Bulgaria’s parties in power hit out in bid to defend themselves

June 27, 2013October 30, 2019 Independent Balkan News Agency Peevski protests

Behind a widened cordon sanitaire guarded by lines of police, Bulgaria’s half-empty Parliament – pelted with vegetables by protesters –

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Business 

Dice cast over Cyprus LNG plant

June 27, 2013June 28, 2013 Independent Balkan News Agency Cyprus, energy

The dice has been cast as regards the liquefied natural gas (LNG) plant that the Cypriot government has decided to

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Europe 

Tragic accident in Montenegro troubles political waters in Bucharest

June 26, 2013June 26, 2013 Independent Balkan News Agency Romania

The Romanian opposition is up in arms over what it calls a belated reaction from the Romanian authorities to the

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Bulgaria 

Unrest in Bulgaria’s former ruling party – reports

June 25, 2013June 25, 2013 Independent Balkan News Agency Boiko Borissov, Tsvetan Tsvetanov

Some members of Bulgaria’s centre-right former ruling party GERB want its deputy leader to be dumped because he has become

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Europe 

Macedonia, Kosovo sign deal on new border crossing

June 25, 2013June 25, 2013 Independent Balkan News Agency Kosovo, Macedonia

Kosovo and Macedonia signed on June 24 2013 an agreement on the opening of the border crossing point of Bellanoc-Stancivic,

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Europe 

New Greek government is ushered in

June 25, 2013 Independent Balkan News Agency Greece

The Greek government announced a broad reshuffle on the night of June 24 2013, just a few days after the

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Bulgaria 

Romania, Bulgaria discuss hydro-power plant on Danube

June 25, 2013July 10, 2013 Independent Balkan News Agency Romania

Romania and Bulgaria are discussing opening a jointly managed hydro-power plant on Danube, Romanian prime minister Victor Ponta said, just

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Europe 

High prices compound squeeze of Cypriot consumers

June 23, 2013July 10, 2013 Independent Balkan News Agency Cyprus

Eurostat has come up again with data that reveal the extent of the hardship that many families face in Cyprus

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