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Latvia ready to join euro zone in 2014, EC says

June 6, 2013June 6, 2013 The Sofia Globe staff euro zone, European Commission

The European Commission has published its annual convergence report on Latvia, concluding that the country was ready to join the

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Flood Watch Budapest: 55 000 people may have to be evacuated, PM says

June 6, 2013June 7, 2013 The Budapest Times Hungary

Up to 55 000 people could be evacuated in the Budapest area, Hungary’s Prime Minister Viktor Orbán told MTI this

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Flood Watch Budapest: Class 1 Weather warning issued for June 5

June 5, 2013 The Budapest Times Hungary

The Hungarian weather service (OMSZ) has issued a Class 1 weather warning for torrential rain on the afternoon of June

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Flood waters in Central Europe sweep towards eastern Germany

June 5, 2013June 6, 2013 The Sofia Globe staff Czech Republic, Hungary, Slovakia

The surging flood waters that have caused 12 deaths and extensive damage across Central Europe are sweeping north and east

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Several EU countries resist UK push to blacklist Hezbollah

June 5, 2013June 6, 2013 The Sofia Globe staff Bourgas terrorist attack

Several European Union countries reportedly raised questions over the evidence linking Hezbollah to the July 2012 bombing of a bus

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Police, protesters clash as Turkey protests continue

June 5, 2013June 5, 2013 VOANews Turkey

Police in Turkey have used tear gas and water cannons on protesters who continue to gather to speak out against

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MEPs quiz Croatia’s European Commissioner-designate on key consumer priorities

June 4, 2013June 5, 2013 The Sofia Globe staff Croatia

Members of the European Parliament questioned Croatia’s European Commissioner-designate Neven Mimica on EU consumer policy and his plans for the

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Flooding endangers Slovakia

June 4, 2013June 5, 2013 The Slovak Spectator Czech Republic, Slovakia

Because of the heavy rain that hit Europe over the past few days, several countries, including Slovakia, now face the

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Imminent gas drilling off Cyprus forces full use planning

June 4, 2013June 4, 2013 Independent Balkan News Agency Cyprus, energy

The long-awaited moment, the arrival of the Noble oil rig to the maritime exclusive economic zone of Cyprus in order

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